Scott Rolen
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 […]
Posted in: Cardinals Coaches,Current Cardinals,Former Cardinals,Fun
Tagged with: Adam Wainwright, Albert Pujols, Blake Hawksworth, Brad Penny, Brendan Ryan, Chris Carpenter, Craig Paquette, Darryl Kile, Dave Veres, David Freese, Dennys Reyes, Edgar Renteria, Fernando Tatis, Fernando Vina, Garrett Stephenson, Jason Motte, Jim Edmonds, Kyle Lohse, Kyle McClellan, Mark McGwire, Matt Holliday, Mike James, Mike Matheny, Mike Timlin, Rick Ankiel, Ryan Franklin, Ryan Ludwick, Scott Rolen, Skip Schumaker, Yadier Molina
Last night some friends and I took advantage of being close to the home of the Kane County Cougars, Elfstrom Stadium. The team recently completed a renovation and expansion of their stadium and they did a nice job. The Cougars are the Class A Midwest League affiliate of the Oakland Athletics. It was a great […]
Posted in: Minor League Cardinals
Tagged with: Adam Veres, Anvioris Ramirez, Chris Berroa, Dan Thomas, Domnit Bolivar, Dusty Napoleon, Elfstrom Stadium, Guillermo Toribio, Jack Cawley, Jeremy Barfield, Jesse Barfield, Jose Guzman, Josh Barfield, Kane County Cougars, Midwest League, Miguel Tapia, Nick McCully, Nino Leyja, Oakland Athletics, Petey Paramore, Quad Cities River Bandits, Rich Rocobaldo, Ryde Rodriguez, Scott Rolen, Steve Parker, Steve Scarsone, Tyler Ladendorf, Xavier Scruggs
Matt Capps should be thankful that Albert Pujols cannot throw a 100 mph fastball. Or that he would likely never bat versus the Cardinals in a situation to be hit anyway. Or that Albert just didn’t feel like maiming a guy who could arguably be laughed at for calling himself a closer in the first […]
Posted in: 2009 Cardinals Game Notes
Tagged with: Albert Pujols, Bernie Miklasz, Joel Pineiro, John Russell, Johnny Cueto, Khalil Greene, Kyle Lohse, Matt Capps, Pittsburgh Pirates, Scott Rolen, Tiger Woods, Todd Wellemeyer, Tony LaRussa
[Ed. note – I know it’s July. I know I’m about four-ish weeks late with this post. Sue me. Better late than never, right?] I was lucky growing up where I did, about a half-hour east of St Louis – “on the Illinois side.” I was able to attend Cardinal games fairly regularly, thanks to […]
Posted in: Awards,Busch Stadium,Cardinals Coaches,Current Cardinals,Events,Former Cardinals,Media,Non-Cardinals,United Cardinal Bloggers
Tagged with: 1982 World Series, Adam Wainwright, Albert Pujols, Boston Red Sox, Busch Stadium, Carlos Beltran, Chris Carpenter, Colby Rasmus, Cy Young Award, Danbury Mint, Detroit Tigers, Hrabosky's Ballpark Saloon, Karlos Beltran, Mark McGwire, NL MVP, NLCS, Paddy O's, Scott Rolen, St Louis Post-Dispatch, Stan Musial, Tony Gwynn, Tony LaRussa, Troy Glaus, UCB, United Cardinal Bloggers, Yadier Molina
Here it is, probably not much anticipated, but I’m excited about bringing it to you. I should qualify my choices for this lineup. Each player must have played 50% of his games at the position listed in the given season and have 450 at-bats for that season. The following is the lineup, based upon the […]
Posted in: Cardinals Coaches,Current Cardinals,Former Cardinals
Tagged with: Albert Pujols, Chris Carpenter, Delino DeShields, Edgar Renteria, Jim Edmonds, Mark McGwire, Ryan Ludwick, Scott Rolen, Tony LaRussa, Yadier Molina
While some of these wouldn’t necessarily qualify as a “move” in most minds, here are – in my opinion – the most influential moves/non-moves/transactions made by the Cardinals’ brass during the 2008 calendar year. (In no particular order.) Trade Scott Rolen for Troy Glaus. I still wonder to this day if John Mozeliak fell out […]
Posted in: Awards,Cardinals Coaches,Cardinals Front Office,Current Cardinals,Events,Former Cardinals,Minor League Cardinals
Tagged with: Adam Wainwright, Brian Fuentes, Chris Duncan, Chris Perez, Colby Rasmus, Dave Duncan, Felipe Lopez, Jason Motte, John Mozeliak, Khalil Greene, Kyle Lohse, Kyle McClellan, Mark Worrell, Memphis Redbirds, NL MVP, Petco Park, Ryan Ludwick, San Diego Padres, Scott Rolen, Tony LaRussa, Troy Glaus, Yadier Molina
As part of yet another great United Cardinal Bloggers project, I give you my top five stories of 2008 as pertains to the St Louis Cardinals. 1. Lohse signs late, then signs early Kyle Lohse was on the rader of GM John Mozeliak for most of the winter prior to the 2008 season. Lohse was […]
Posted in: Awards,Busch Stadium,Cardinals Coaches,Cardinals Front Office,Current Cardinals,Former Cardinals,Minor League Cardinals,Non-Cardinals,Offseason,United Cardinal Bloggers
Tagged with: Albert Pujols, Busch Stadium, Chris Perez, Colby Rasmus, Dave Duncan, Jason Motte, Jeff Luhnow, John Mozeliak, Jose Oquendo, Kyle Lohse, MVP, Pop Warner, Rico Washington, Ryan Howard, Scott Rolen, Stan Musial, Tony LaRussa, Toronto Blue Jays, Troy Glaus, UCB, United Cardinal Bloggers, Walt Jocketty
First, thanks as always to Daniel over at C70 for setting this up, be sure to check in with his Awards post for links to the other tallies. Without further ado, my ballot for this year’s Cardinals Blogger Awards: 1) Player of the Year Ryan Ludwick Yadier Molina Albert Pujols Sure, I could make arguments […]
Posted in: Awards,Ballparks,Blogs,Cardinals Coaches,Cardinals Front Office,Current Cardinals,Former Cardinals,Media,Minor League Cardinals,NL Central Division,Non-Cardinals,Playoffs,United Cardinal Bloggers
Tagged with: 2008 Cardinal Blogger Awards, Adam Wainwright, Albert Pujols, Atlanta Braves, Bernie Miklasz, Bernie's Extra Points, Bird Land, Braden Looper, Bryan Anderson, Busch Birds, C70 at the Bat, Cardinals Diaspora, Cesar Izturis, Chicago Cubs, Chris Duncan, Chris Perez, Colby Rasmus, Cubby Bear, Danny Haren, Derrick Goold, Fungoes, Future Redbirds, Jason Isringhausen, Jess Todd, Joe Mather, John Mozeliak, Kyle Lohse, Kyle McClellan, la Beisbolista, Mark Mulder, Matt Morris, Matthew Leach, Milwaukee Brewers, NL Awards, NL MVP, NL Wild Card, Pitchers Hit Eighth, Ryan Franklin, Ryan Howard, Ryan Ludwick, Scott Rolen, Skip Schumaker, Spring Training, The Rundown, Tony LaRussa, Top 7 Cardinal Prospects, Top 7 Prospects, Troy Glaus, UCB, UCB Roundtable, United Cardinal Bloggers, Viva El Birdos, Wrigley Field, Yadier Molina, You're Not a Golfer
So today is my turn in the esteemed United Cardinal Bloggers’ Roundtable discussions taking place this month of October. I’ve had a great time going back and forth with this red bleeding bunch, no matter agreeing or disagreeing. While most of the Cardinal fandom is focused on who the Redbirds can add this off-season, I […]
Posted in: Blogs,Cardinals Front Office,Current Cardinals,Former Cardinals,Non-Cardinals,United Cardinal Bloggers
Tagged with: Albert Pujols, Bill James, Brian Fuentes, C70 at the Bat, Cardinal Nation Globe, Cardinals GM, Chris Carpenter, Honus Wagner, Jim Edmonds, John Mozeliak, Mark Mulder, Mark Teixeira, Ozzie Smith, Redbird Ramblings, Rick Ankiel, Ryan Ludwick, Scott Rolen, St Louis Cardinals, Stan Musial's Stance, The Redbird Blog, UCB, UCB Roundtable, United Cardinal Bloggers
This has been a tough season to really understand. At the beginning not much was anticipated. Rotation seemed shaky with Carpenter out and three rookies in the outfield and an injury prone 3B taking over for perennial gold glovers Edmonds and Rolen, together with all the uncertainty of Pujols’ elbow, tempered expectations to say the […]
Posted in: Current Cardinals
Tagged with: Albert Pujols, Atlanta Braves, Ben Sheets, Braden Looper, CC Sabathia, Chicago Cubs, Chris Carpenter, Chris Perez, Houston Astros, Jaime Garcia, Jim Edmonds, Kyle Lohse, Lance Berkman, Milwaukee Brewers, NL Wild Card, Philadelphia Phillies, Pittsburgh Pirates, Russ Springer, Scott Rolen, St Louis Cardinals, Starting Rotation, Todd Wellemeyer
