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Earlier we took a look at the possible award bonuses that Cardinal players can earn in 2010 – now we’ll tally the performance bonuses that are on the table for the upcoming season.
Brad Penny
Penny can earn an additional $1.5mm on top of his $7.5mm one-year deal if he pitches 204 innings or more during the [...]
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With names from Cardinal teams past popping up everywhere – Mark McGwire is the team’s new hitting coach and possible pinch-hitter (depending on whether Tony would ever really push for such a thing), and now Jim Edmonds has “challenged” LaRussa to give him a roster spot (believe what you will there) – I thought it [...]
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Without a doubt this is a list in flux, and I presume that’s the case for more folks than just yours truly.
Last season’s list bore little resemblance to what it would’ve been in mid-July of this season, and neither of those would match with the list below. Even my late posting of this list [...]
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Spurred on again by Baseball-Reference’s Stat of the Day blog who ran the first streak number below (6+ IP) this morning, I’ve been fiddling around with the B-R Play Index and came up with a bunch of my own that feature some Cardinals.
Longest streak in 2009 for a starting pitcher going six or more innings [...]
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In another game that many would argue the 2008 Cardinals didn’t have a chance in, the 2009 Redbirds emerge victorious to win another series against the Dodgers, their fifth win this season in the seventh and final regular season matchup with the NL West leaders.
Notes
Adam Wainwright was brilliant early, then seemed as if a switch [...]
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I learned a new baseball term (or maybe just a local one) on Thursday night, when Derrick Goold Twittered back at yours truly explaining that Adam Wainwright’s getting out of another bases loaded situation on Tuesday night in Milwaukee was known as a ‘Houdini’. (Get it? Escape? Good.)
Well, of course, the Play Index at Baseball-Reference.com [...]
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Wa-hey! That’s a winner!
After another frustrating night on offense from the Cardinals (don’t know about you, but I find it virtually impossible to tell anymore if the Cardinal lineup is that bad, or if we are just seeing great pitching each night – let’s call it both), the Cards finally were able to make good [...]
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[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 Sherwood Farnham. If you're not already following Sherwood on Twitter @Mstrdstr12, you should be. It should be [...]
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Tony LaRussa wanted the Cardinals to show they could win those games too.
The 3-2 affairs, the 2-1 dances.
The Cards proved they could win the close game on the back of (dare I say it?) a good performance by the bullpen.
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Chris Perez slammed a door. Kyle McClellan did his best Jason Isringhausen impersonation, loading [...]
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While searching through my favorite repository for MLB contract information, Cot’s Baseball Contracts, I came across a very valuable tool for Cardinal fans with an eye on the future and how the organization might be able to leverage their payroll.
I was originally headed over to Cot’s to begin to compile a multi-year outlook on the [...]
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