John Axford
Late last night/early this morning, we posted our 1982/2011 Cards and Brewers roster mash-ups. The idea behind this undertaking is to find the best players, hitters, and pitchers from the 1982 and 2011 Milwaukee Brewers teams and make a roster with them – same for the 1982 and 2011 Cardinals. Now it’s time for the […]
Posted in: American League,Current Cardinals,Former Cardinals,National League,Non-Cardinals,Playoffs
Tagged with: 1982 World Series, Bob Forsch, Bruce Sutter, Chris Carpenter, Dave LaPoint, Doug Bair, Fernando Salas, Francisco Rodriguez, Jason Motte, Jim Slaton, Joaquin Andujar, John Axford, John Stuper, Kyle Lohse, Mike Caldwell, Milwaukee Brewers, NL Championship Series, Pete Vuckovich, Randy Wolf, Rollie Fingers, Shaun Marcum, Yovani Gallardo, Zack Greinke
The Brewers went out and traded for Francisco Rodriguez (K-Rod) from the Mets. That means that the Cardinals need to respond with a trade of their own, right? Wrong. The team’s needs haven’t changed just because one of their main competitors for the division title made a move. Instead, the management team will see the […]
Posted in: Current Cardinals,NL Central Division,Non-Cardinals
Tagged with: Brian Fuentes, cardinals, David Pauley, Earned run average, Grant Balfour, Heath Bell, Jaime Garcia, John Axford, Koji Uehara
Cardinals fans at Busch Stadium this weekend have been treated to three starting pitching gems so far in just two games – two for the good guys (Jaime Garcia and Kyle Lohse) and one by the opposing Brewers (Yovani Gallardo). Lohse’s required a bit more wiggle work, but he was outstanding again nonetheless. We enter […]
Posted in: 2011 Cardinals Game Notes,Cardinals Coaches,Current Cardinals,Live Blog,NL Central Division,Non-Cardinals,United Cardinal Bloggers
Tagged with: Al Hrabosky, Albert Pujols, Busch Stadium, Carlos Gomez, Casey McGehee, Colby Rasmus, Dan McLaughlin, Daniel Descalso, Jaime Garcia, Jason Motte, John Axford, Jonathan Lucroy, Kyle Lohse, Lance Berkman, Mark Kotsay, Matt Holliday, Milwaukee Brewers, Mitchell Boggs, Progressive Game Blog, Rickie Weeks, Ryan Franklin, Ryan Theriot, Tyler Greene, United Cardinal Bloggers, Yadier Molina, Yovani Gallardo, Yuniesky Betancourt
This piece was originally titled “World’s Worst 5×5 Fantasy League Baseball Guide for Spork Users“, but I determined that was decidely too pessimistic and catered to a very small audience (spork users). It was also a ridiculously long title, so I abandoned it in favor of something a bit easier to remember. Keep in mind […]
Posted in: Fantasy Sports,Fun
Tagged with: 5x5 Fantasy Baseball, Adam Wainwright, Albert Pujols, Alex Rodriguez, Brian Wilson, Buster Posey, Carlos Marmol, Carlos Pena, Cliff Lee, Colby Rasmus, ESPN, ESPN Fantasy Baseball, Fantasy Baseball, Fantasy Baseball Guide, Heath Bell, Joakim Soria, Joey Votto, John Axford, Jonathan Papelbon, Lance Berkman, Matt Capps, Matt Holliday, Roy Halladay, Ryan Franklin, Starlin Castro, Tim Lincecum, Ubaldo Jimenez, Vladimir Guerrero, Yahoo, Yahoo Fantasy Baseball