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Not not those talking heads. These Talking Heads. “You may ask yourself, ‘Well, how did I get here?’” -David Byrne How DID we get here? If someone had gone into hibernation at the end of April and woke up in early September, without the convenience of having a standings sheet in front of them, the [...]
Posted in: Cardinals Coaches,Cardinals Front Office,Current Cardinals,Former Cardinals,Major League Baseball,National League,Playoffs
Tagged with: Atlanta Braves, Chris Carpenter, Colby Rasmus, Dave Duncan, David Byrne, Derek Lilliquist, Edwin Jackson, Jaime Garcia, Jake Westbrook, John Mozeliak, Kyle Lohse, NL Wild Card, Octavio Dotel, Rafael Furcal, Talking Heads
As we all prepare for tonight’s Cards versus Astros and Phillies versus Braves games that may determine the final playoff spot in the National League, I thought it appropriate to bring a little levity to a high-leverage situation. It just so happens that Braves manager Fredi Gonzalez has some managerial tendencies that tweak that teams [...]
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This post has been clanking around in my head for some time, a couple of weeks now at least, just waiting for the right moment – the right time to finally put words to screen, to find what it is that remains of the 2011 Cardinals season. Away from the whiplash fans (“Tonight’s win was [...]
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Tagged with: Albert Pujols, Atlanta Braves, Brendan Ryan, Colby Rasmus, Corey Patterson, Jake Westbrook, James McDonald, Jason Motte, John Mozeliak, Matthew Leach, Milwaukee Brewers, Rickie Weeks, Ron Roenicke, Ryan Braun, Tony La Russa
As part of the Baseball Bloggers’ Alliance’s yearly awards voting process, we hold the honor of helping choose who wins the BBA’s Willie Mays Award for the National League – the winner being recognized by the BBA as the NL’s most outstanding rookie player or pitcher. 3. Buster Posey, San Francisco Giants Posey was Bryce [...]
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Tagged with: Atlanta Braves, Baseball Bloggers Alliance, Bryce Harper, Jaime Garcia, Jason Heyward, Kyle McClellan, National League West, Rich Hill, San Francisco Giants, Tommy John, Willie Mays
[Ed. note - As a charter member of the St. Louis Cardinals chapter of the Baseball Bloggers Alliance (BBA) (along with fellow UCB members C70 at the Bat, Fungoes, and Stan Musial's Stance), PH8 been afforded the honor of carrying an official vote for a couple of the BBA's 2009 MLB Awards. You can find [...]
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NLDS St. Louis Cardinals (90-66) versus Los Angeles Dodgers (93-64) NLDS Colorado Rockies (88-68) versus Philadelphia Phillies (90-66) —– The Phillies and Dodgers continue to play similar to the Cards, that is, relatively poorly compared to their prior months. Philly is 4-6 in their last ten, with the Cards and Dodgers both 5-5. Philadelphia would [...]
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Tagged with: Atlanta Braves, Cincinnati Reds, Colorado Rockies, Florida Marlins, Houston Astros, Los Angeles Dodgers, Milwaukee Brewers, NL Playoffs, NL Wild Card, NLDS, Philadelphia Phillies, St Louis Cardinals, Wild Card
[Ed. note - While the usual suspect around here is on vacation, we've drummed up some great guest posters to take the reins and keep our loyal readers (all three of you) entertained. Today's guest post is from Brad Taylor. You can usually find Brad writing on his own blog over at bradtaylor.tumblr.com. Thanks Brad!] [...]
Posted in: American League,Current Cardinals,Former Cardinals,National League,NL Central Division
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The Cards took two of three from the Wee Bears this weekend, continuing their strong play at home. Sunday was a different story at Busch III unfortunately, but we’re choosing to stay on the postitve side regarding overall outcome of the series. A few quick hitters this morning, then we focus on the Braves: —– [...]
Posted in: Busch Stadium,Cardinals Coaches,Current Cardinals,Former Cardinals,NL Central Division,Non-Cardinals
Tagged with: Albert Pujols, Alfonso Soriano, Atlanta Braves, Blaine Boyer, Busch Stadium, Chicago Cubs, Cincinnati Reds, Jose Oquendo, Khalil Greene, Kosuke Fukudome, Pittsburgh Pirates, Rick Ankiel, Ryan Ludwick, Skip Schumaker, Todd Wellemeyer, Tony LaRussa, Trever Miller, Washington Nationals, Yadier Molina
Because I’m a glutton for punishment, I’m trying to start up a daily morning post that will allow me to put up short tidbits (in addition to Twitter, Facebook, the UCB site, etc) on my thoughts from the previous night’s game, news and notes, etc. I’m trying to keep things fresh for the loyal readers [...]
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Back for another day of predictions, and today we move into the Senior Circuit to explore the NL East. Philadelphia Phillies – Hard to pick against a team that won the World Series in 2008 and should be as strong if not better this season. They will have a full season of Joe Blanton in [...]
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Tagged with: Adam Dunn, Alex Rodriguez, Atlanta Braves, CC Sabathia, Daniel Murphy, Derek Lowe, Florida Marlins, Garret Anderson, Joe Blanton, Johan Santana, Kenshin Kawakami, Kiko Calero, Montreal, New York Mets, NL East, Pat Burrell, Philadelphia Phillies, Raul Ibanez, Stephen Strasbourg, Tom Glavine, UCB, United Cardinal Bloggers, Washington Nationals
