Carlos Beltran
There is no questioning the results thus far. Cardinals’ GM John Mozeliak has built a good track record during his time with the team. Is there a method to his madness? Maybe. He may not have a printed set of blueprints for building a team, but he certainly seems to have an idea of [...]
Posted in: Cardinals Front Office,Current Cardinals
Tagged with: Adam Wainwright, cardinals, Carlos Beltran, Chris Carpenter, Jaime Garcia, Jake Westbrook, Jason Motte, JC Romero, Kyle Lohse, Kyle McClellan, Lance Berkman, Matt Holliday, Rafael Furcal, Redbirds, Roy Oswalt, Skip Schumaker, St Louis Cardinals, Yadier Molina
Having read some of the other great lists posted at the other United Cardinal Blogger sites today, it’s both clear to me and worries me a bit that I’ve interpreted the assignment differently. Not convinced that’s a good or a bad thing, I’ve decided to press forward with my own interpretation and list. As such, you’ll [...]
Posted in: Baseball Hall of Fame,Blogs,Busch Stadium,Current Cardinals,Events,Former Cardinals,United Cardinal Bloggers
Tagged with: Adam Wainwright, Albert Pujols, Bob Gibson, Brian Bartow, Carlos Beltran, Clydesdales, Darryl Kile, David Freese, Enos Slaughter, Glenn Brummer, Jack Buck, Jim Edmonds, Mark McGwire, Mark Whiten, Ozzie Smith, Stan Musial, World Series, Yadier Molina
When asked what his thoughts were when he heard that Albert Pujols had signed with the Angels, Lance Berkman responded, “I thought I was gonna be playing first.” Berkman went on to say that Pujols’ departure surprised him, that a year ago he would’ve said there was no way Pujols would leave St. Louis before [...]
Adam Wainwright’s mesmerizing curveball that froze future teammate Carlos Beltran and ended Game 7 of the 2006 NLCS stands as the iconic image of the Cardinals’ stunning, logic-defying run to the World Series title that year. But if a play were chosen to represent the unlikely nature of that postseason journey, it might have been [...]
Rumor has it that Carlos Beltran and Rafael Furcal have already made a determination about which player will wear the #15 jersey in 2012. Technically, Beltran has the rightful claim as a function of his MLB tenure, but it is customary for the incoming player to come to some sort of sordid agreement with [...]
Will Leitch, life-long Cardinal fan (and also of New York Magazine, his book Are We Winning?, and Editor Emeritus of Deadspin) was our guest for the first post-Pujols recording. We discussed that subject at length, as well as what the future holds for the Cardinals sans Albert Pujols, and just a little Fighting Illini chatter [...]
If you love baseball’s “silly season” during which baseball players routinely have the opportunity to injure themselves patting themselves and each other on the back, then the inaugural “Rawlings Gold Glove Awards Show” is just the thing for you. That’s right. ESPN has set aside a whole hour dedicated to an announcement that really shouldn’t [...]
Posted in: Awards,Major League Baseball
Tagged with: A-Gon, A.J. Pierzynski, adrian beltre, Adrian Gonzalez, Alex Avila, Alex Gonzalex, Alex Gordon, Andre Ethier, Asdrubal Cabrera, Austin Jackson, Barry Larkin, Brandon Phillips, Brett Gardner, Brian McCann, Cameron Maybin, Carlos Beltran, Carlos Ruiz, Casey Kotchman, Chris Young, Clayton Kershaw, Clint Barmes, Dan Haren, Daniel Descalso, Dustin Pedroia, Erick Aybar, Evan Longoria, Fausto Carmona, Gaby Sanchez, Gerardo Parra, Hiroki Kuroda, Ian Kinsler, J.J. Hardy, Jacoby Ellsbury, James Loney, Jay Bruce, Jeff Francoeur, Joey Votto, John Kruk, Karl Ravech, Kevin Youkilis, Kyle Lohse, Mark Buehrle, Mark Teixeira, Mark Trumbo, Matt Holliday, Matt Kemp, Matt Wieters, Neil Walker, Nick Markakis, Omar Infante, Pablo Sandoval, Peter Bourjos, placido polanco, Rawlings Gold Glove Award, robinson cano, Ronny Cedeno, Ryan Braun, Sam Fuld, Shane Victorino, Torii Hunter, Troy Tulowitzki
[Ed. note - I know it's July. I know I'm about four-ish weeks late with this post. Sue me. Better late than never, right?] I was lucky growing up where I did, about a half-hour east of St Louis – “on the Illinois side.” I was able to attend Cardinal games fairly regularly, thanks to [...]
Posted in: Awards,Busch Stadium,Cardinals Coaches,Current Cardinals,Events,Former Cardinals,Media,Non-Cardinals,United Cardinal Bloggers
Tagged with: 1982 World Series, Adam Wainwright, Albert Pujols, Boston Red Sox, Busch Stadium, Carlos Beltran, Chris Carpenter, Colby Rasmus, Cy Young Award, Danbury Mint, Detroit Tigers, Hrabosky's Ballpark Saloon, Karlos Beltran, Mark McGwire, NL MVP, NLCS, Paddy O's, Scott Rolen, St Louis Post-Dispatch, Stan Musial, Tony Gwynn, Tony LaRussa, Troy Glaus, UCB, United Cardinal Bloggers, Yadier Molina
The Cardinals begin another homestand tonight, starting with a three-game set versus the New York Mets. We exchanged quick Q&A with Mike Nichols over at MetsBlog.com. Mike had some interesting questions for me that you can read here, and below are his responses to mine: PH8: The struggles of the Cardinals and Mets bullpens, respectively, [...]
Posted in: Awards,Ballparks,Interviews,Non-Cardinals
Tagged with: Brandon Webb, Bullpen, Carlos Beltran, Citi Field, Coors Field, Daniel Murphy, David Wright, Francisco Rodriguez, Jerry Manuel, JJ Putz, Johan Santana, John Maine, Jose Reyes, MetsBlog.com, Mike Nichols, New York Mets, NL Awards, NL Cy Young, NL MVP, NL ROY, Shea Stadium, Tim Lincecum
Another week, another frustrating set of performances from the Cards’ bullpen. Not that I haven’t appreciated him before, and I haven’t taken notice of his other-worldly performance in his career to-date, but Cardinal fans should really take pause at being so lucky to watch Albert Pujols on an everyday basis. The man is an incredible [...]
Posted in: Sunday Spitballs
Tagged with: Aaron Miles, Albert Pujols, Bill Belichick, Brett Wallace, Bullpen, Carlos Beltran, Central Division, Chicago Cubs, Chris Perez, Dave Duncan, Jason Isringhausen, Jason LaRue, Johnny Damon, Kansas City Royals, Lance Lynn, Mark Mulder, Mike Parisi, Mitchell Boggs, Randy Flores, Russ Springer, Sunday Spitballs, Yadier Molina
