San Francisco Giants
The 2012 season for the St. Louis Cardinals came to a rather abrupt, sobering halt tonight. Taking time to reflect and collect one’s thoughts before writing a post-mortem might be a savvy move. I am not that man. So, please go elsewhere for brevity, hat tipping, and the usual exchange of pleasantries that often follows […]
Posted in: National League,Playoffs
Tagged with: Adam Wainwright, Barret Browning, Cardinal, Chris Carpenter, Jaime Garcia, Jake Westbrook, Jason Motte, Joe Kelly, Kyle Lohse, Pete Kozma, Rafael Furcal, Sam Freeman, San Francisco Giants, Shelby Miller, St Louis Cardinals, Trevor Rosenthal, World Series
2012 NLCS at BUSCH STADIUM St. Louis Cardinals – San Francisco Giants How Fans Can Enjoy Championship Series Baseball and Rally Support for the Cardinals ST. LOUIS – October 16, 2012 – As the reigning World Series Champion St. Louis Cardinals return home from San Francisco tied with the Giants (1-1) after the first two […]
In the comments, feel free to tell us who you picked for the division winners and the wild cards…
Posted in: Polls
Tagged with: Arizona Diamondbacks, Atlanta Braves, Chicago Cubs, Cincinnati Reds, Colorado Rockies, Houston Astros, Los Angeles Dodgers, Miami Marlins, Milwaukee Brewers, New York Mets, Philadelphia Phillies, Pittsburgh Pirates, San Diego Padres, San Francisco Giants, St Louis Cardinals, Washington Nationals
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
I’m big on the Giants. Yep, I’m HUGE on the Giants. Giants Dodgers Padres Rockies Diamondbacks They’ve got a full year of Buster Posey, Madison Bumgarner, and they’ve got some potential breakthrough talent (Brandon Belt). Even if Huff drops off a bit this year, they still have the makings of a 95-win team in that […]
Posted in: National League,United Cardinal Bloggers
Tagged with: Adrian Gonzalez, Arizona Diamondbacks, Brandon Belt, Buster Posey, Colorado Rockies, Jon Garland, Los Angeles Dodgers, Madison Bumgarner, Ryan Ludwick, San Diego Padres, San Francisco Giants
As part of the Baseball Bloggers’ Alliance’s yearly awards voting process, we hold the honor of helping choose who wins the BBA’s Willie Mays Award for the National League – the winner being recognized by the BBA as the NL’s most outstanding rookie player or pitcher. 3. Buster Posey, San Francisco Giants Posey was Bryce […]
Posted in: Awards,Baseball Bloggers Alliance,Blogs,National League
Tagged with: Atlanta Braves, Baseball Bloggers Alliance, Bryce Harper, Jaime Garcia, Jason Heyward, Kyle McClellan, National League West, Rich Hill, San Francisco Giants, Tommy John, Willie Mays
Brendan Ryan is penciled into the first slot in Tony La Russa’s batting order today, facing Barry Zito and the San Francisco Giants. This will be the first time back in the lead-off spot for Ryan since July 1 against the Milwaukee Brewers. Ryan has obviously improved at the plate as the season has gone […]
St. Louis Cardinals @ San Francisco Giants 8:10 CT TV: Fox Sports Midwest Radio: KTRS-550 Probable Starters: Adam Wainwright vs. Barry Zito The Cardinals dropped an ugly one last night — including two errors, and a .083 BA with RISP — against the always nasty Tim Lincecum. Tonight is a 12-6 dreamers delight, as Adam […]
[Ed. Note: Better late than never, we always say at PH8…] The National League West might be the MLB division most up for grabs in 2010. The three teams at the top all have question marks in their own right, and it’s likely that whichever can cover its warts best will wind up in the […]
Posted in: National League,United Cardinal Bloggers
Tagged with: Adrian Gonzalez, Arizona Diamondbacks, Colorado Rockies, Frank McCourt, Jamie McCourt, Jim Tracy, Los Angeles Dodgers, National League West, Petco Park, San Diego Padres, San Francisco Giants
Many Cardinal fans have experienced increased teeth-gnashing since yesterday’s news that Mark DeRosa is signing with the San Francisco Giants on a seemingly reasonable contract, at two years, $12 million. Is all of this consternation really necessary? I dug into the Bag of Internet Baseball Tricks™ today and put to bed what little concern still […]
