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You’ve been given control of the decision-making process for the Cardinals just this once. After you have bounced around in John Mozeliak’s office and called in Mike Matheny for a discussion about banning the bunt, you have to call Scott Boras and invite him in for a chat. Would you rather extend Kyle Lohse’s stay […]
Whenever someone familiar with the Cardinals goes on a diatribe about the great lopsided trades that have worked in favor of the team, the Ernie Broglio for Lou Brock deal nearly always gets mentioned. What about the trades that didn’t work out so well for the Redbirds? Do people find no value in evaluating such […]
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Set aside all concerns about the relative importance of FIP, xFIP, and quality starts. Free your mind of the shackles that ERA and ERA+ seek to limit your perspective by using. Understand that wherever you go, there you are. Once you have done all that, only then can you see the truth that has been […]
Be realistic, and please admit that you have certain players you do not wish to see leave the Cardinals or the farm system. For whatever your reasons, you have grown emotionally attached to 1 or more, and the thought of them in another team’s uniform amounts to baseball sacrilege. Well, try setting aside those thoughts […]
Posted in: Cardinals Front Office,Current Cardinals
Tagged with: Cardinal, Chris Carpenter, Daniel Descalso, Fernando Salas, Jaime Garcia, Jake Westbrook, James Shields, Jason Motte, Joe Kelly, Lance Lynn, Marc Rzepczynski, Mitchell Boggs, Trevor Rosenthal, Tyler Greene
If you follow my Twitter feed or have an unnatural fascination with my references to 8 lb burritos, you have probably seen references made to some of my favorite bloggers in the Cardinal National blogosphere. I frequently refer to Bob Netherton (@CardinalTales) on Twitter as the “Bob Gibson of Bloggers” due to his engaging way […]
In the “Breaking Bad” series, I attempt to break down raw data about a specific player to try and understand or maybe explain their relative level of success. Since Joe Kelly has 6 starts at the Major League level under his belt, now seems like a great time to analyze Joe’s body of work for […]
While some see Matt Carpenter getting the start at 2nd base last night as just a way to get him some at-bats, I see something else. I see the seemingly innocuous occurrence as a harbinger of something in the works. How else might one explain the sudden need to get Matt some playing time? After […]
Chris Carpenter will have season-ending surgery which means that he will not throw a truly meaningful pitch in the 2012 season. Lesser men might call it quits. Lesser men do not throw a masterpiece together for game 5 of the NLDS while facing Roy Halladay and the Phillies. Lesser men do not have postseason records […]
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Tagged with: 2011 World Series, Adam Wainwright, Brandon Dickson, Cardinal, Chris Carpenter, Jaime Garcia, Jake Westbrook, Joe Kelly, Kyle Lohse, Lance Lynn, Miguel Batista, Roy Halladay
In case you missed it, Bob Netherton over at the blog On the Outside Corner absolutely made every attempt to paint the black yesterday on a great hot button topic. It’s a must-read before you finish this piece. Go ahead. I’ll wait. Maybe he caught the corner, and maybe he threw a few just a […]
Best Fans in Baseball: AL Central and AL East Brackets Word. It’s a “Double Hump Day” poll. You know what that means? Yeah. Double the hump day fun. Vote to see who joins the Braves, Cardinals, Cubs, Giants, and Rangers in the finals.
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