Carlos Beltran
Get used to that combination, in that order, Cards fans. Something tells me we may see plenty of wins from it this season. Remember when Mitchell Boggs said at the Winter Warm-Up that he “could compete with anybody” and expected himself to be “really good”? I do, and I think Mike Matheny was listening too. […]
Posted in: 2012 Cardinals Game Notes,Cardinals Coaches,Current Cardinals,NL Central Division
Tagged with: Bob Castellini, Carlos Beltran, Daniel Descalso, Derek Lilliquist, Jason Motte, Kyle Lohse, Lance Berkman, Mike Matheny, Mitchell Boggs, Skip Schumaker, Tyler Greene
Another series win (one game against the Marlins counts, right?) for the home team, and in-division against another predicted challenger for the division title, and the Cards leave Milwaukee at 3-1 heading to Cincy. There was a lot to like this weekend, and then a tip-of-your-cap day on Saturday when Zack Greinke silenced the Cardinal […]
Posted in: 2012 Cardinals Game Notes,Cardinals Coaches,Current Cardinals,NL Central Division,Non-Cardinals
Tagged with: Carlos Beltran, Corey Hart, Jenifer Langosch, Lance Lynn, Matt Carpenter, Mike Matheny, Mitchell Boggs, Rafael Furcal, Randy Wolf, Ryan Braun, Shane Robinson
Around this same time last year as part of the annual UCB project to make predictions for all 6 divisions, I not-so-boldly picked the top three as the Brewers, Cardinals, and the Reds (see here for proof). Based on the individual rosters, it wasn’t difficult to put those three in order. It was actually the […]
Posted in: National League,NL Central Division,United Cardinal Bloggers
Tagged with: Adam Wainwright, Albert Pujols, Alfonso Soriano, Andrew Cashner, Andrew McCutchen, Anthony Rizzo, Aroldis Chapman, Carlos Beltran, Casey McGehee, Chicago Cubs, Chris Carpenter, Cincinnati Reds, Houston Astros, Jon Jay, Prince Fielder, Ryan Braun, Sean Marshall, Yadier Molina
If you are going to prognosticate and likely do a poor job of it, you might as well start by shaking up your Magic 8 Ball and thinking about the National League West division first. It may very well be a 2 team race out West, but I would not want to put money on […]
Posted in: National League,United Cardinal Bloggers
Tagged with: Aubrey Huff, Barry Zito, Brandon Belt, Buster Posey, Carlos Beltran, Clayton Kershaw, Cody Ross, Colorado Rockies, Daniel Hudson, Diamondback, Ernesto Frieri, Heath Bell, Ian Kennedy, Josh Collmenter, Los Angeles Dodgers, Luke Gregerson, Mat Latos, Mike Adams, National League West, Todd Helton, Trevor Cahill
Reading a couple of posts over at STLCardinalBaseball this weekend led me into a bit of a debate with Ray over whether the Cardinals routinely pay market value for their players or not. Spurred on by the ongoing discussions about what market value may look like for one Yadier Molina, Ray took a look at […]
Posted in: Blogs,Cardinals Front Office,Current Cardinals,Former Cardinals,Free Agents,Non-Cardinals,Offseason
Tagged with: Aaron Miles, Adam Dunn, Adam Wainwright, Albert Pujols, Brad Penny, C.C. Sabathia, carl crawford, Carlos Beltran, Cesar Izturis, Cliff Lee, Dennys Reyes, Felipe Lopez, Gerald Laird, Jake Westbrook, Jason Bay, Jason LaRue, Jayson Werth, Joel Pineiro, John Mozeliak, John Smoltz, Kyle Lohse, Kyle McClellan, Lance Berkman, Matt Clement, Matt Holliday, nick punto, Rick Ankiel, Ryan Franklin, Ryan Ludwick, Skip Schumaker, Trever Miller, Yadier Molina
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 […]
