Scott Rolen
Whenever someone familiar with the Cardinals goes on a diatribe about the great lopsided trades that have worked in favor of the team, the Ernie Broglio for Lou Brock deal nearly always gets mentioned. What about the trades that didn’t work out so well for the Redbirds? Do people find no value in evaluating such […]
Posted in: Cardinals Front Office,Current Cardinals,Former Cardinals
Tagged with: Andy Van Slyke, Brendan Ryan, Bud Smith, Cardinal, Chris Perez, Dan Haren, Daric Barton, Doug Nickle, Ernie Broglio, Jess Todd, John Morris, John-Paul Davis, Keith Hernandez, Khalil Greene, Kiko Calero, Lonnie Smith, Lou Brock, Luke Gregerson, Maikel Cleto, Mark DeRosa, Mark Mulder, Mark Worrell, Mike Dunne, Mike LaValliere, Mike Timlin, Neil Allen, placido polanco, Rick Ownbey, Scott Rolen, St Louis, Tino Martinez, Troy Glaus
Adam Wainwright’s mesmerizing curveball that froze future teammate Carlos Beltran and ended Game 7 of the 2006 NLCS stands as the iconic image of the Cardinals’ stunning, logic-defying run to the World Series title that year. But if a play were chosen to represent the unlikely nature of that postseason journey, it might have been […]
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
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
Same song, different verse, eh Walt? MVP-caliber first baseman with bright future? Check. Injury prone third baseman? Check. Potentially talented pitching staff led by innings eater who is signed through the next several seasons? Check. Talented young nucleus mixed with veteran leadership and experienced bullpen help? Check. Sound familiar? We’re either talking about the current […]
Posted in: Cardinals Front Office,Non-Cardinals,Offseason
Tagged with: Brandon Phillips, Bronson Arroyo, Cincinnati Reds, Edgar Rentaria, Jay Bruce, Joey Votto, Johnny Cueto, Scott Rolen, Walt Jocketty
A little later than scheduled, I finally posed my question to the United Cardinal Bloggers for the Fall Roundtable discussions: It would appear as if the Tony La Russa Era is soon coming to a close, but in MLB terms he’s had a unusually long run managing in St. Louis. As we all know, that […]
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Tagged with: Curt Schilling, Darryl Kile, Gabe Molina, Jason Simontacchi, Jose Rodriguez, Josh Pearce, Kevin Joseph, Luther Hackman, Mark McGwire, Matt Duff, Mike Crudale, Nerio Rodriguez, Randy Johnson, Rick Ankiel, Scott Rolen, Steve Kline, Tony La Russa, Travis Smith
I have had a hard enough time keeping up with with the Cardinals in late 2010 and into the off-season much less trying to watch much “other” baseball. Thankfully, the tools at the disposal of an otherwise occupied blogger (FanGraphs, Baseball-Reference, Twitter) are more than enough to formulate the PH8 ballot for the BBA National […]
Posted in: Awards,Baseball Bloggers Alliance,Current Cardinals,National League,Non-Cardinals
Tagged with: Adam Wainwright, Albert Pujols, Brandon Phillips, Jay Bruce, Joey Votto, Josh Johnson, Matt Holliday, Rickie Weeks, Roy Halladay, Ryan Zimmerman, Scott Rolen, Troy Tulowitzki, Ubaldo Jimenez
Ah, it feels good to write a “day-after-game” post again. Who enjoys having baseball back? Cardinals 11, Reds 6 What injuries? Albert Pujols and Yadier Molina both homered, Pujols twice and Molina’s a grand slam, in yesterday’s game. Seems they’re feeling alright, eh? Skip struggles. Skip Schumaker booted a short-hop ground ball that he probably […]
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In an effort to put a new spin on making preseason predictions this year, we decided to get outside input from those who know the division best – other folks writing about the NL Central. It just so happens this falls in line with the United Cardinal Bloggers’ 2010 Predictions project as well, so two […]
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Tagged with: Aaron Harang, Adam Wainwright, Albert Pujols, Alfonso Soriano, Baseball Bloggers Alliance, Brian Corbin, Bronson Arroyo, Bud Norris, Carlos Silva, Chicago Cubs, Chris Carpenter, Cincinnati Reds, Colby Rasmus, Dayn Perry, Derrek Lee, Dusty Baker, Eugene Tierney, Homer Bailey, Houston Astros, Jay Bruce, Jim Rosati, Joey Votto, Johnny Cueto, Lance Berkman, Marlon Byrd, Matt Holliday, Mike Metzger, Milton Bradley, Milwaukee Brewers, National League Central, Orlando Cabrera, Pittsburgh Pirates, Prince Fielder, Randy Wolf, Roy Oswalt, Rudy Jaramillo, Ryan Braun, Ryan Maloney, Scott Rolen, St Louis Cardinals, Stan Musial, United Cardinal Bloggers, Wandy Rodriguez, Will Leitch
The United Cardinal Bloggers‘ January project tasked us bloggers with putting together a Cardinals team made up of the best at each position, in our opinion, during the recently completed decade. Not really any other restrictions placed on this one, other than it was due on Friday. Oops. Better late than never. Not surprisingly, there […]
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Tagged with: Adam Wainwright, Albert Pujols, Cardinals All-Decade Team, Chris Carpenter, Chris Duncan, Darryl Kile, David Eckstein, Edgar Renteria, Fernando Vina, J.D. Drew, Jason Isringhausen, Jim Edmonds, Matt Morris, Mike Matheny, Ray Lankford, Reggie Sanders, Ryan Ludwick, Scott Rolen, So Taguchi, Steve Kline, Woody Williams, Yadier Molina
