Los Angeles Dodgers
Chris Carpenter’s fine outing against the Cincinnati Reds last night had me wondering: The Cardinals’ starting pitching staff has been phenominal (with a few hiccups) in the last month or so, but are they clearly distancing themselves from the rest of the league in that regard? Well, classic metrics tell us it is so. The [...]
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Tagged with: Aaron Harang, Adam Wainwright, Bill James, Bird Land, Bullpen, Chicago Cubs, Chris Carpenter, Cincinnati Reds, Edinson Volquez, Game Score, Houston Astros, Jake Peavy, Joel Pineiro, Johnny Cueto, Kerry Wood, Kyle Lohse, Los Angeles Dodgers, Milwaukee Brewers, NL Central, NL Central Division, San Diego Padres, Starting Rotation, Tony LaRussa, Twitter, Yovani Gallardo
[Ed. note - While the usual suspect around here is on vacation, we've drummed up some great guest posters to take the reins and keep our loyal readers (all three of you) entertained. Today's guest post is from Brad Taylor. You can usually find Brad writing on his own blog over at bradtaylor.tumblr.com. Thanks Brad!] [...]
Posted in: American League,Current Cardinals,Former Cardinals,National League,NL Central Division
Tagged with: Albert Pujols, Alfonso Soriano, Aramis Ramirez, Arizona Diamondbacks, Atlanta Braves, Brandon Webb, Carlos Zambrano, Chicago Cubs, Cincinnati Reds, Florida Marlins, Houston Astros, Jason Isringhausen, Kosuke Fukudome, Lance Berkman, Los Angeles Dodgers, Manny Ramirez, New York Mets, New York Yankees, NL Central, Philadelphia Phillies, Pittsburgh Pirates, Rich Harden, Washington Nationals
Let’s see if I can remember who I picked to win divisions in the previous posts… AL Playoffs Cleveland Indians over New York Yankees When Alex Rodriguez struggles upon his return from hip surgery, ultimately shutting it down in September, the window opens for the Evil Empire to go down. Tampa Bay Rays over Los [...]
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Tagged with: Adam Kennedy, Adam Wainwright, Albert Pujols, Alex Rodriguez, Carlos Zambrano, CC Sabathia, Chicago Cubs, Chris Carpenter, Citizens Bank Park, Cleveland Indians, Cole Hamels, Daniel Murphy, David Price, Eric Wedge, Jason Isringhausen, Joe Blanton, Joe Maddon, LA Angels of Anaheim, Los Angeles Dodgers, Manny Ramirez, MLB, New York Yankees, Philadelphia Phillies, Predictions, Shane Victorino, St Louis Cardinals, Steve Bartman, Tampa Bay Rays, Tony LaRussa, UCB, United Cardinal Bloggers, Victor Martinez
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
Today brought us some great posts across the Cardinal blogosphere, not so indirectly focused toward an article that appeared yesterday in the St Louis Post-Dispatch. I don’t have a lot to add to what Pip and C70 have already said regarding the venom being spewed toward Cardinal management, nor about the media’s involvement in provoking [...]
Posted in: Agents,Blogs,Cardinals Front Office,Current Cardinals,Former Cardinals,Free Agents,Media,Minor League Cardinals
Tagged with: Aaron Miles, Adam Wainwright, Alan Embree, Arthur Rhodes, Bill DeWitt, Brian Fuentes, Carl Pavano, Casey Blake, CBS Sportsline, Cesar Izturis, Chicago Cubs, Chris Carpenter, Chris Perez, Damaso Marte, Daniel Cabrera, David Freese, Edgar Renteria, ESPN.com, Felipe Lopez, Francisco Rodriguez, Jamie Moyer, Jason Giambi, Jason Motte, Jeremy Affeldt, Joe Nelson, Joel Pineiro, John Mozeliak, Kansas City Royals, Kerry Wood, Khalil Greene, Kyle Farnsworth, Kyle Lohse, LA Angels of Anaheim, Los Angeles Dodgers, Matthew Leach, Milton Bradley, New York Mets, New York Yankees, Philadelphia Phillies, Rafael Furcal, Randy Johnson, Russell Branyan, Ryan Dempster, San Francisco Giants, Scott Boras, Skip Schumaker, St Louis Post-Dispatch, Tim Lincecum, Trever Miller, Troy Glaus, Tyler Greene
It’s smorgasboard time at PH8. We made another appearance (albeit brief, at the end of the show) on UCB Radio on Wednesday night. Chet from 4thebirds did the hosting, and he did a wonderful job at that. It’s a great listen, you can check it out in the little box at the top right up [...]
Posted in: Blogs,Current Cardinals,Former Cardinals,Media,Media Appearances,Offseason,UCB Radio
Tagged with: Billy Beane, Derrick Goold, Khalil Greene, Los Angeles Dodgers, Mark Worrell, Oakland A's, Paul DePodesta, San Diego Padres, UCB Radio
Ed. Note: My apologies to PH8 contributor StLCards, who put this post up a few days ago, and I didn’t even realize it was here. Please read below. —– Last week amidst all the Jake Peavy rumblings I came across a headline that basically indicated the Rockies were now ready to accept less for Holliday. [...]
Posted in: Current Cardinals,Free Agents,Minor League Cardinals,Non-Cardinals
Tagged with: Albert Pujols, Boston Red Sox, Brian Cashman, Brian Fuentes, CC Sabathia, Chicago Cubs, Chris Duncan, Colby Rasmus, Colorado Rockies, Derek Lowe, Felipe Lopez, Garrett Atkins, Jake Peavy, Jeff Kent, Junichi Tazawa, LA Angels of Anaheim, Los Angeles Dodgers, Manny Ramirez, Matt Holliday, New York Yankees, Orlando Hudson, Rick Ankiel, Ryan Ludwick, Skip Schumaker, St Louis Cardinals, Troy Glaus, Yadier Molina
I’ve been spending most of my Cardinal brainpower lately keeping up with those prolific writers of the United Cardinal Bloggers. These guys are making me think really seriously about what I know about the Cardinals and what I’ve yet to learn. At any rate, I’m throwing my $0.02 in there. Check out the discussions posted [...]
Fresh off of a two-inning, one hit, no runs performance yesterday afternoon, Jason Isringhausen is hopefully feeling a little better about himself. I hope that Tony doesn’t feel the same. Sure, Izzy finally put together some pitches, even throwing most for strikes. This does not in the slightest form mean that he should be allowed [...]
Posted in: Cardinals Coaches,Cardinals Front Office,Current Cardinals,Non-Cardinals
Tagged with: Adam Wainwright, Braden Looper, Bullpen, Chris Carpenter, Chris Perez, Clayton Kershaw, Dave Duncan, Jaime Garcia, Jason Isringhausen, Joel Pineiro, Kyle Lohse, Kyle McClellan, Los Angeles Dodgers, Ron Villone, Russ Springer, Ryan Franklin, Starting Rotation, Tony LaRussa
Cardinal starting pitcher Joel Pineiro gave the team a much needed seven inning start last night against the Dodgers. Pineiro wasn’t particularly sharp early, surrendering three runs in the first three innings, but the big Cardinal fourth inning – puntuated by back-to-back home runs by Albert Pujols and Ryan Ludwick (is there an internal MVP [...]
Posted in: Cardinals Coaches,Current Cardinals,NL Central Division,Playoffs
Tagged with: Adam Wainwright, Albert Pujols, Braden Looper, Bullpen, Chris Carpenter, Chris Perez, Jason Isringhausen, Joel Pineiro, Kansas City Royals, Kyle Lohse, Los Angeles Dodgers, NL Wild Card, Ryan Ludwick, Starting Rotation, Todd Wellemeyer, Tony LaRussa
