Todd Wellemeyer
While not something I originally planned on including today, it is important for all of us here at PH8 to express our condolences to the Walters family. We were fortunate to get to know P.J. while interviewing him on UCB Radio, and I look forward to watching him overcome this tragedy and again honor his […]
Posted in: 2009 Cardinals Player Grades,Current Cardinals,Former Cardinals,Minor League Cardinals,Offseason
Tagged with: Adam Wainwright, Chris Carpenter, Chris Perez, Dennys Reyes, Jason Motte, Joel Pineiro, Kyle Lohse, Kyle McClellan, Mitchell Boggs, Ryan Franklin, Todd Wellemeyer, Trever Miller
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
One year ago today, we were talking about an extended start from Joel Pineiro and what it meant for his status in the starting rotation during an up-and-down 2008 season. It is always entertaining to go back to these posts and see how things looked then. Particularly Chris Carpenter coming back soon, Chris Perez being […]
If you needed any more evidence to back up our prior assertion that Chris Duncan is one of the more polarizing players of recent Cardinal history, you need only read the wide variety and massive number of St Louis mainstream media pieces, blog posts, and message board threads on the Duncan-Julio Lugo trade. For every […]
Posted in: Blogs,Cardinals Coaches,Cardinals Front Office,Current Cardinals,Former Cardinals
Tagged with: Boston Red Sox, Brian Cashman, Chris Duncan, Cody McKay, Colby Rasmus, Dave McKay, Fungoes, Joe Thurston, John Mozeliak, Julio Lugo, Rick Ankiel, Shelley Duncan, Todd Wellemeyer, Tony LaRussa
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 […]
Posted in: Current Cardinals,Former Cardinals,Media,Non-Cardinals,Stat Tools
Tagged with: Adam Wainwright, B-R Play Index, Brad Thompson, Chris Perez, Derrick Goold, Houdini, Jason Kendall, Jason Motte, Kyle Lohse, Kyle McClellan, Ryan Franklin, Todd Wellemeyer, Trever Miller, Twitter, Twodini
Trying to overcome nine walks from your pitching staff in one game is pretty difficult, yet there the Cardinals were, with the bases loaded and Yadier Molina at the plate. Alas, it wasn’t meant to be. As Brewers beat-man Tom Haudricourt Twittered during the game: Brewers-Cards, 4-4 in the 8th. If Brewers win, they pull […]
Posted in: 2009 Cardinals Game Notes
Tagged with: Albert Pujols, Brian Barden, Colby Rasmus, Joe Thurston, Joel Pineiro, Manny Parra, Mark DeRosa, Rick Ankiel, Roy Halladay, Skip Schumaker, Stan Musial's Stance, Todd Wellemeyer, Tom Haudricourt, Trevor Hoffman, Twitter, UCB Radio Hour, United Cardinal Bloggers, Yadier Molina
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 […]
Posted in: 2009 Cardinals Game Notes
Tagged with: Adam Wainwright, Albert Pujols, Barry Zito, Bernie Miklasz, C70 at the Bat, Colby Rasmus, Derrick Goold, Joe Strauss, Mark DeRosa, Matt Cain, Matthew Leach, Rick Hummel, Ryan Franklin, San Francisco Giants, Todd Wellemeyer, Twitter, UCB Radio Hour, United Cardinal Bloggers
Earlier this week, Fox Sports Midwest studio anchor and co-host of the “Parris and Burwell” radio show Pat Parris posted to his blog on the 101 ESPN website, indicating he had the answer for the Cardinals’ offensive struggles. Please, Pat, do tell! Instant Help For Offense…Bat Pitcher 9th With a title like that, it seemed […]
Posted in: Cardinals Coaches,Current Cardinals,Former Cardinals,Media,Why hit the pitcher 8th?
Tagged with: Albert Pujols, Baseball Musings, Brendan Ryan, Brian Barden, David Pinto, Fox Sports Midwest, Jason LaRue, Joe Thurston, Mark McGwire, Parris and Burwell, Pat Parris, Pitchers Hit Eighth, Skip Schumaker, Sporting News, STATS, Todd Wellemeyer, Tom Ruane, Tony LaRussa, Tyler Greene
Well, judging by the title, this should be a fun exercise, no? Good thing: Colby Rasmus going three-for-four with a home run, double, single, a run scored and one batted in. Bad thing: Dan and Al going on incessantly about how Rasmus “only needs a triple for the cycle” following the single to put him […]
Posted in: Current Cardinals,Media
Tagged with: Al Hrabosky, Blaine Boyer, Chris Duncan, Chris Perez, Colby Rasmus, Dan McLaughlin, Dennys Reyes, Joe Thurston, Kyle McClellan, Matthew Leach, Rick Ankiel, Ryan Ludwick, Todd Wellemeyer, Trever Miller
Nice of the Cardinals to decide to take a game from Pittsburgh while they were in town. I was beginning to think that the Pirates would wind up in first place in the division by the time the Cards escaped… Mitchell Boggs did “just well enough” in his short outing again to put the Cardinals […]
Posted in: Ballparks,Current Cardinals,UCB Radio,United Cardinal Bloggers
Tagged with: Albert Pujols, Baseball Reference, Bullpen, Colby Rasmus, Daryle Ward, Fantasy Baseball Hot Stove, Hit Tracker, Mitchell Boggs, Pittsburgh Pirates, PNC Park, Rick Ankiel, Ryan Ludwick, ShysterBall, Sports Illustrated, Todd Wellemeyer, Twitter, UCB Radio, UCB Radio Hour, United Cardinal Bloggers
