National League
If nothing else, the annual Rawlings Gold Glove Award winners remind us that most voters probably don’t actually watch much baseball. If they did, Derek Jeter would not have taken home the award in 2010. If Rawlings has accomplished anything, it’s that they have got one thing right. The additional step of naming finalists for […]
Posted in: Awards
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153 games down and 9 to go with the Cardinals owning a 2 1/2 game lead over the Brewers for the 2nd wild card spot in the National League. Ironically, that’s exactly the same advantage that the Braves held last year over the Cardinals with 9 games to play. That didn’t work out so well […]
Posted in: Current Cardinals
Tagged with: Allen Craig, Atlanta Braves, braves, Brewers, Cardinal, Daniel Descalso, David Freese, Diamondbacks, Fernando Abad, Jason Motte, Los Angeles Dodgers, Matt Holliday, Milwaukee Brewers, National League, Pete Kozma, St Louis Cardinals
Calculating the “magic number” for playoff contenders was so very simple just a few decades ago. Do the math for 2 divisions in the NL, do it for the 2 divisions in the AL, and “voila!” you were done. Then Bud Selig came along and ruined the whole thing. Okay, Emperor Bud does not deserve […]
Who will move on from the AL West division to face the National League representatives in the final round. The Braves are the fan base beast of the NL East, the Giants took the NL West, and the NL Central gets 2 reps – the Cardinals and Cubs. Why? Because a blog about the Cardinals […]
Posted in: American League,Polls
Tagged with: American League West, Atlanta Braves, braves, Cardinal, Chicago Cubs, Los Angeles Angels, National League, National League Central, NL Central, Oakland A's, Seattle Mariners, Texas Rangers
Heading into a changing of the guard campaign, PH8 didn’t want to be left out of the fun. That’s why for 2012 our three loyal readers need to update their bookmarks to follow the fantasy fun. Two seasons at ESPN brought different champs (The Molina Brigade and Penny Can), and they both return anxious to […]
How fitting that in the “Year of the Pitcher” we would be tasked with casting a ballot for the Baseball Bloggers Alliance’s Walter Johnson Award, choosing the top pitcher of the season for the National League. Thankfully, this award is also based upon the regular season, which keeps us within the “Year of the Pitcher” […]
Posted in: Awards,Baseball Bloggers Alliance,National League,Non-Cardinals
Tagged with: Arizona Diamondbacks, Clayton Kershaw, Cliff Lee, Felix Hernandez, Ian Kennedy, Los Angeles Dodgers, Madison Bumgarner, Matt Cain, National League, NL Awards, Philadelphia Phillies, Roy Halladay, San Francisco Giants, Triple Crown, Walter Johnson Award
Didn’t see that finish coming either, huh? And after this summer, any further need to gamble, skydive, or even ride coasters is forever muted. The Cardinals are winners in my book no matter what happens in October, but a couple of playoff gems by Chris Carpenter would help keep the playoff beard from going all […]
Posted in: 2011 Cardinals Game Notes,Current Cardinals,Playoffs
Tagged with: Chris Carpenter, Jayson Stark, Kyle Lohse, National League, National League Division Series, Philadelphia Phillies, Roy Halladay, St Louis Cardinals, Yadier Molina
Lance Berkman. Matt Holliday. Yadier Molina. Two of these things are much more alike than the other. But Yadi’s pretty good too. Berkman and Holliday follow a very similar trajectory, with Lance having a one-year head-start on Matt in age that they reached the bigs. Berkman had a big year, his biggest actually, in his […]
The kind folks at Holiday Inn really want to make the four loyal readers of PH8 happy. To that end, Holiday Inn – the Official Road Trip Partner of MLB – has provided us with a $75 gift card to Dick’s Sporting Goods *AND* some All-Star Game swag to give away to you, our loyal […]
Posted in: American League,Current Cardinals,Events,Former Cardinals,Fun,Major League Baseball,National League
Tagged with: All-Star Game, American League, Holiday Inn, Home Run Derby, Major League Baseball, Matt Holliday, National League, Stan Musial
When the St. Louis Cardinals Public Relations team talks, we listen. When they send out a simple request to help support Stan Musial, we break out the kevlar jerseys to take to the baseball fields in his honor. Fortunately, all the team asked the Cardinal blogger community to do was help get out the most […]