Matt Holliday
If you think back on the Tony La Russa Era of Cardinals baseball (1996-2011), at least one player immediately should spring to mind at each position in the field. Every position, that is, except for one. There’s Yadier Molina at catcher, Scott Rolen at third base, Edgar Renteria at shortstop (or maybe David Eckstein if […]
Posted in: Cardinals Coaches,Cardinals Front Office,Current Cardinals,Former Cardinals,Minor League Cardinals,Non-Cardinals,Offseason
Tagged with: Aaron Miles, Bo Hart, Chase Utley, Daniel Descalso, David Eckstein, Delino DeShields, Edgar Renteria, Fernando Tatis, Fernando Vina, Frankie Frisch, J.D. Drew, Jason Parks, Jim Edmonds, Joe McEwing, Kolten Wong, Lance Berkman, Larry Walker, Luis Alicea, Mark Grudzielanek, Matt Holliday, Mike Matheny, nick punto, placido polanco, Ray Lankford, Red Schoendienst, Rick Hummel, Rogers Hornsby, Ryan Ludwick, Ryan Theriot, Scott Rolen, Skip Schumaker, Tom Herr, Tony La Russa, Tony Womack, Troy Glaus, Tyler Greene, Yadier Molina, Zack Cox
To put it mildly, nothing about this past week has gone as planned. The Winter Meetings turned red hot in a hurry and left every St. Louis fan with a No. 5-sized hole. Now the challenge of moving on without an icon is real, and the only positive comes in watching a new league trying […]
It’s time. Yes, it’s time for the UCB (United Cardinal Bloggers) members to pat each other on the back and remind each other just how awesome we think we are. Okay, I’m exaggerating…slightly. It is actually time for the UCB members to vote on the various annual awards which honor various people and blogs for […]
Posted in: Blogs,General PH8 Stuff,United Cardinal Bloggers
Tagged with: Albert Pujols, Allen Craig, Cardinal, Chris Carpenter, Daniel Descalso, David Freese, Fungoes, Jon Jay, Lance Berkman, Matt Holliday, poisonwilliam, throatwarbler, Yadier Molina
If you love baseball’s “silly season” during which baseball players routinely have the opportunity to injure themselves patting themselves and each other on the back, then the inaugural “Rawlings Gold Glove Awards Show” is just the thing for you. That’s right. ESPN has set aside a whole hour dedicated to an announcement that really shouldn’t […]
Posted in: Awards,Major League Baseball
Tagged with: A.J. Pierzynski, adrian beltre, Adrian Gonzalez, Alex Avila, Alex Gonzalex, Alex Gordon, Andre Ethier, Asdrubal Cabrera, Austin Jackson, Barry Larkin, Brandon Phillips, Brett Gardner, Brian McCann, Cameron Maybin, Carlos Beltran, Carlos Ruiz, Casey Kotchman, Chris Young, Clayton Kershaw, Clint Barmes, Dan Haren, Daniel Descalso, Dustin Pedroia, Erick Aybar, Evan Longoria, Fausto Carmona, Gaby Sanchez, Gerardo Parra, Hiroki Kuroda, Ian Kinsler, J.J. Hardy, Jacoby Ellsbury, James Loney, Jay Bruce, Jeff Francoeur, Joey Votto, John Kruk, Karl Ravech, Kevin Youkilis, Kyle Lohse, Mark Buehrle, Mark Teixeira, Mark Trumbo, Matt Holliday, Matt Kemp, Matt Wieters, Neil Walker, Nick Markakis, Omar Infante, Pablo Sandoval, Peter Bourjos, placido polanco, Rawlings Gold Glove Award, robinson cano, Ronny Cedeno, Ryan Braun, Sam Fuld, Shane Victorino, Torii Hunter, Troy Tulowitzki
[ED Note: I received an e-mail this morning containing an unsolicited story of one Cardinal fan’s recollection of how he watched the Cardinals defeat the Rangers in Game 6 of the World Series. PH8 Reader Matt led off the e-mail with this: “I had to sit down and type out my thoughts about last night. […]
Posted in: 2011 Cardinals Game Notes,Current Cardinals,Non-Cardinals,Playoffs
Tagged with: Albert Pujols, Allen Craig, David Freese, Lance Berkman, Matt Holliday, Nelson Cruz, Texas Rangers, World Series
Tony LaRussa called down to the bullpen while Octavio Dotel was struggling with the whole “making good pitches” thing, and he asked that Jason Motte start warming up. Somehow, the Cardinal bullpen coach, Derek Lilliquist, allegedly heard “Rzepcynski” instead of “Motte”. Astutely, LaRussa saw that Motte was not the one warming up, and he called […]
Posted in: 2011 Cardinals Game Notes,Playoffs
Tagged with: Albert Pujols, Allen Craig, cardinals, David Freese, Derek Lilliquist, Jason Motte, Lance Berkman, Marc Rzepczynski, Marty Mason, Matt Holliday, Octavio Dotel, Rafael Furcal, Skip Schumaker, Tony LaRussa, World Series, Yadier Molina
Been collecting links (and a few other goodies) all day in the interest of sharing with you loyal three readers… Patrick Rishe writes at Forbes.com that he believes the Cards’ deep run into the playoffs and World Series appearance further cements the chances that Albert Pujols will re-sign with St. Louis. At the Mariners blog […]
Posted in: American League,Blogs,Cardinals Coaches,Current Cardinals,Events,Fun,National League,Playoffs
Tagged with: Aaron Gleeman, Albert Pujols, Allen Craig, Bernie Miklasz, Carlos Marmol, CBSNewYork.com, Chris Carpenter, David Freese, David Schoenfield, ESPN.com, Forbes.com, Hardball Talk, InsideSTL.com, Jason Keidel, Jeff Sullivan, Lance Berkman, Lookout Landing, Matt Holliday, NL Championship Series, NL Wild Card, Patrick Rishe, Sporting News, St Louis Post-Dispatch, Stan McNeal, Steve Henson, SweetSpot, Tony La Russa, Tretter, Vega, World Series, Yahoo! Sports
Evidently being the favorite just doesn’t suit the 2011 edition, so it is back to square one as far as these Cardinals are concerned. And as much as it pains me to write this, I wouldn’t want it any other way. St. Louis gets to go out with a bang, fitting since the opposite can […]
Posted in: Busch Stadium,Current Cardinals,National League,Playoffs
Tagged with: Albert Pujols, Brewers, cardinals, Chris Carpenter, David Freese, Edwin Jackson, Jaime Garcia, Matt Holliday, Prince Fielder, Ryan Braun, Tony LaRussa, Zack Greinke
Back in January of last year, we made a “mashup” of the Cardinal teams of 2000 and 2010 – choosing the best player seasons of each year and combining them to form one lineup/roster. In anticipation of NLCS Game Three, here is a similar exercise for the 1982 World Series and 2011 National League Championship […]
Posted in: American League,Current Cardinals,Former Cardinals,Fun,Non-Cardinals,Playoffs
Tagged with: 1982 World Series, Albert Pujols, Allen Craig, Ben Oglivie, Carlos Gomez, Cecil Cooper, Colby Rasmus, Corey Hart, Daniel Descalso, Darrell Porter, David Freese, David Green, Don Money, Gene Tenace, George Hendrick, George Kottaras, Gorman Thomas, Jerry Hairston Jr., Jim Gantner, Jon Jay, Jonathan Lucroy, Keith Hernandez, Ken Oberkfell, Lance Berkman, Lonnie Smith, Matt Holliday, Milwaukee Brewers, nick punto, NL Championship Series, Nyjer Morgan, Ozzie Smith, Paul Molitor, Prince Fielder, Rafael Furcal, Rickie Weeks, Robin Yount, Ryan Braun, Ted Simmons, Tom Herr, Willie McGee, Yadier Molina
What you see happening this week all over Cards’ sites brings back a lot of memories. The high hopes brought by St. Louis in 2009 left many feeling unfinished business after getting swept at this stage. All that makes this improbable run even more amazing to witness. For the crew here at PH8, we each […]
Posted in: Current Cardinals,Former Cardinals,National League,Playoffs
Tagged with: Albert Pujols, Boston, David Freese, Iraq, Jim Edmonds, Lance Berkman, Larry Walker, Matt Holliday, nick punto, Philadelphia, Rafael Furcal, Roy Halladay, Scott Rolen, Tony LaRussa, Yadier Molina
