Joe Torre
For better or worse, baseball managers in St. Louis will probably be compared to Whitey Herzog for a long time to come. Many fans (possibly an inordinate amount) who watched Cardinals baseball during the 80′s have a fondness for Herzog and his style of baseball that has not been equalled by Joe Torre or Tony [...]
[Ed. note - Once again we are taking part in a United Cardinal Bloggers project. This month is the ever popular pre-season Roundtable discussions. You can find the full schedule of roundtable questions and posts at the UCB website. I wrote and sent out this question one week ago, the night before Baby PH8 was [...]
Posted in: Ballparks,Blogs,Busch Stadium,Former Cardinals,United Cardinal Bloggers
Tagged with: Busch Memorial Stadium, Busch Stadium, Cardinal Nation, Charlie James, Cracker Jack, Dane Iorg, Dodger Stadium, Ernie Hayes, Garry Templeton, George Hendrick, Jack Buck, Joe Torre, Keith Hernandez, Mark McGwire, Mike Shannon, Nolan Ryan, Ozzie Smith, Red Schoendienst, Robin Yount, Stan Musial, Vince Coleman, Whitey Herzog, Wilbert Harrison, World Series, Yadier Molina
In the handful of hours since the Cardinals lost Game One of the NLDS to the Dodgers, the realization has set in that the Dodgers didn’t play much (if any) better than the hometown club. Sure, they had more timely hits – both with the bat and by the ball – than the Cards, but [...]
Posted in: Cardinals Coaches,Cardinals Front Office,Current Cardinals,Playoffs,Umpires
Tagged with: Albert Pujols, Bill DeWitt, Chris Carpenter, Dana Demuth, Joe Torre, John Mozeliak, Matt Holliday, Matt Kemp, NLDS, pitchFx, Rafael Furcal, Randy Wolf, Russell Martin, TBS, Tony LaRussa
With the home team hosting the All-Star Game this season, I expected to experience a Renaissance of sorts. You see, the All-Star Game and its surrounding Festivities have not really captivated me for years. Sure, I saw the Ted Williams tribute a few years ago. I watched them close old Yankee Stadium down last season. [...]
Posted in: American League,Events,National League,Playoffs
Tagged with: All Star Break, All-Star Game, Joe Torre, MLB, MLB Home Run Derby, Ted Williams, World Series, Yankee Stadium
Let’s round out the NL before jumping into the postseason. Los Angeles Dodgers – The return of Manny Ramirez pretty much sealed up this division for the Dodgers. Clayton Kershaw has big-league experience on his resume now, and will confound NL West hitters with his nasty stuff. Joe Torre must be cautious to keep his [...]
Posted in: National League,United Cardinal Bloggers
Tagged with: Arizona Diamondbacks, Barry Zito, Brandon Webb, Clayton Kershaw, Colorado Rockies, Danny Haren, Jay Cutler, Joe Torre, Los Angeles Dodgers, Manny Ramirez, Matt Holliday, NL West, Predictions, Randy Johnson, San Francisco Giants, Tim Lincecum, UCB, United Cardinal Bloggers
