Matt Carpenter
Pitchers Hit Eighth has the distinct honor of calling the third inning action in the United Cardinal Bloggers’ 2013 Progressive Game Blog. If you’ve not seen one of these things before, here is the gist of it, from the UCB site: If you’ve never read one of our Progressive Game Blogs before, you are in […]
Posted in: 2013 Cardinals Game Notes,Current Cardinals,Non-Cardinals,United Cardinal Bloggers
Tagged with: Adam Wainwright, Allen Craig, Carlos Beltran, Jean Segura, Kyle Lohse, Matt Carpenter, Matt Holliday, Rickie Weeks, Ryan Braun, United Cardinal Bloggers, Yovani Gallardo, Yuniesky Betancourt
Have you ever wanted a personalized message from a big-league ballplayer? From one who plays for the Cardinals, at that? Nevermind asking a Cardinal to write a treatise to how cool you are on their latest baseball card or a fresh horsehide from the team store – now you can get a personalized voice message […]
Based on what we saw in 2012, feigned knowledge of the minor league system, and some tarot cards someone left in the driveway, I shall attempt to predict the future. Barring an unexpected retirement or alien abduction, the 2013 Cardinals have roughly $89.5M guaranteed in salary to 9 players. Add up some guesstimates for arbitration-eligible […]
Posted in: Cardinals Front Office
Tagged with: Adam Wainwright, Allen Craig, Cardinal, Chris Carpenter, Daniel Descalso, David Freese, Jake Westbrook, Jon Jay, Kyle McClellan, Matt Carpenter, Matt Holliday, Pete Kozma, Rafael Furcal, Shelby Miller, Skip Schumaker, Trevor Rosenthal
After the Giants took to Twitter to make some rather unoriginal topics trend on Twitter last night, I think it only right to fight fire with a nuclear unicorn weapon. Of course, the hashtags in use have no impact on the game, but they provide a cathartic release for those of us who are sick […]
Posted in: National League,Playoffs
Tagged with: Allen Craig, Daniel Descalso, Jon Jay, Matt Cain, Matt Carpenter, Matt Holliday, Pete Kozma, Rally Unicorn, RallyUnicorn, Skip Schumaker
As you can see from the look on McKayla Maroney’s face, McKayla is not impressed with Social Media Night at Busch Stadium. Perhaps she was not alone, either. An extremely unscientific and informal poll of random people who attended Social Media Night on Wednesday left me with the impression that people were generally unimpressed with […]
While some see Matt Carpenter getting the start at 2nd base last night as just a way to get him some at-bats, I see something else. I see the seemingly innocuous occurrence as a harbinger of something in the works. How else might one explain the sudden need to get Matt some playing time? After […]
Ask a group of Cardinal fans about why the team sits 1.5 games behind the Reds in the NL Central division, and the 2 words most likely to appear in responses are “injuries” and “pitching”. Certainly, injuries to key players have piled up and taken a toll on the team. Losing both a pitching Carpenter […]
Posted in: Cardinals Front Office,Current Cardinals
Tagged with: Allen Craig, Cardinal, Chris Carpenter, Jake Westbrook, Jon Jay, Kyle McClellan, Lance Berkman, Matt Carpenter, Scott Linebrink, Skip Schumaker
Admit it. The “Baby Birds” are no longer babies, if they ever really even were at all. Maybe these guys seem new like a breath of fresh air, but most of them have been around more than a year or two. Some of them have been in the organization for several years. Consider some of […]
Posted in: Cardinals Front Office,Current Cardinals
Tagged with: Allen Craig, Daniel Descalso, David Freese, Fernando Salas, Florida State University, Jon Jay, Lance Lynn, Matt Carpenter, Shane Robinson, Texas Christian University, Tony Cruz, Tyler Greene
That’s right. The magic number for the Cardinals to eliminate the Chicago Cubs from the NL Central division title is 135. That would still leave the Cubs with a shot at the wild card, but it really is never too early to start taking shots at how bad the Cubs are. Why? Why not? Also, […]
Posted in: 2012 Cardinals Game Notes,Current Cardinals
Tagged with: Adam Wainwright, cardinals, Chicago Cubs, Chris Duncan, Cincinnati Reds, David Freese, Dry Humping World Series Trophy, Jake Westbrook, Jon Jay, Kyle Lohse, Lance Berkman, Lance Lynn, Matt Carpenter, Milwaukee Brewers, Mitchell Boggs, Pittsburgh Pirates
In this crazy world of ours, where nuclear war could break out at any moment, one must be ready for the worst at all times. Baseball is no different, and if any team should be doing as many duck-and-cover drills as infield drills, it’s the Cardinals. This is part of the deal when you stock […]
Posted in: Current Cardinals,General PH8 Stuff,Minor League Cardinals
Tagged with: Allen Craig, Brandon Dickson, Bryan Anderon, Carlos Beltran, Chris Carpenter, Daniel Descalso, David Freese, Eduardo Sanchez, Eugenio Velez, Jon Jay, Kyle Lohse, Lance Berkman, Lance Lynn, Matt Carpenter, Pete Kozma, Rafael Furcal, Scott Linebrink, Shelby Miller, Skip Schumaker, Tony Cruz, Tyler Greene, Yadier Molina