Yadier Molina
With the Cardinals facing the prospect of giving a substantial pay raise to arguably the best player in baseball, I thought I’d try and help the team out with some fundraising ideas. No ordinary bake sales or car washes will do for this team, though. This situation calls for some extraordinary, out-of-the box ideas, and […]
Not so fast. Slow down there, wonder fan. How much money are we talking about and for how long? 8 yrs and $240M? 10 yrs and $300M? 7 yrs / $225M plus the Gateway Arch and a riverboat? Seriously? I’ve heard or read just about every variation you can imagine for the next Pujols contract in […]
“I say and I say it again, you’ve been had. You’ve been took. You’ve been hoodwinked, bamboozled, led astray, run amok.” ~Malcolm X (Malcolm X – a Spike Lee joint) I couldn’t have said it better myself (probably because Denzel Washington has a way better speaking voice, and he’s well…Denzel). Someone has tried to pull the […]
Posted in: Cardinals Front Office,Current Cardinals,Free Agents,Major League Baseball,Non-Cardinals
Tagged with: Adam Wainwright, Albert Pujols, aldous huxley, Allen Craig, Aubrey Huff, Cardinal Nation, Chris Carpenter, Colby Rasmus, denzel washington, kiener plaza, Lance Berkman, malcolm x, Rickie Weeks, shin-soo choo, Yadier Molina
C’mon! You didn’t think I was going to go into some long-winded analogy about cholesterol, heart-healthy diets, and cardiology, did you? Did you? I’m not that predictable, or at least I hope I’m not that predictable. No, I’m talking about the heart of the order. In this case, I’m specifically talking about Rasmus-Pujols-Holliday. Consider what […]
Posted in: Cardinals Front Office,Current Cardinals
Tagged with: Albert Pujols, Allen Craig, Colby Rasmus, David Freese, Gerald Laird, Jon Jay, Jose Oquendo, Lance Berkman, Matt Holliday, Ryan Theriot, Skip Schumaker, Yadier Molina
Yes, I’m pretty sure the Cardinals have gone to plaid, but I’ll explain that later. Focus on poker first, because I have a serious poker/baseball question to ask. Are the Cardinals going “all in” for 2011? For those of you who aren’t familiar with the phrase “all in”, it’s a poker term that refers to a […]
Posted in: Cardinals Front Office,Current Cardinals,Former Cardinals
Tagged with: Aaron Miles, Adam Wainwright, Albert Pujols, Chris Carpenter, Gerald Laird, Jake Westbrook, Jose Oquendo, Kyle Lohse, Lance Berkman, Matt Holliday, Ryan Franklin, Ryan Theriot, Skip Schumaker, Trever Miller, Yadier Molina
It’s a double-edged sword of a question that needs asking. Is Cooperstown really worthy? Is it worthy of all the respect it is given, considering just how much the people charged with its hallowed gate-keeping have dropped the ball over the years? Also, is it really worthy of all the hoopla, considering that it sits out […]
The Gold Glove which is technically the “Rawlings Gold Glove Award” is voted on by the managers and coaches of each league. Voters are not permitted to vote for players from their own team in an effort to eliminate bias. That said, it’s probably fair to say that most voters don’t take the time to […]
Posted in: Awards,Current Cardinals,Major League Baseball,National League
Tagged with: Albert Pujols, Andre Ethier, Brandon Phillips, Bronson Arroyo, Gold Glove, National League, placido polanco, Shane Victorino, Troy Tulowitzki, Yadier Molina
I watched last night’s game while also trying to get some other things done – multi-tasking! – and decided I’d try to keep some stream of consciousness notes on the game so I could easily recall some things to write about today. Well, if you watched the game or have checked the box score – […]
Posted in: 2010 Cardinals Game Notes,Current Cardinals,Former Cardinals
Tagged with: Albert Pujols, Allen Craig, Brendan Ryan, Brett Myers, Brian Cardinal, Colby Rasmus, Dave Duncan, David Freese, Felipe Lopez, Houston Astros, Hunter Pence, Jake Westbrook, Jason Motte, Jon Jay, Kyle McClellan, Lucas Johnson, Mike MacDougal, Randy Winn, Ryan Ludwick, Tony La Russa, Yadier Molina
Take a look at the win probability graph for last night’s loss from Fangraphs: It’s almost as if this graph, for last night’s game, might as well illustrate the way the Redbirds’ season has gone in 2010. Started out strong, had a couple of early hiccups where the offense sputtered a bit, but ultimately ran […]
As part of a Baseball Bloggers Alliance Project, Josh, Andrew and I cast our ballots for the 2010 National League All-Star team. In order to keep things simple, two out of three votes was a lock, no need for further discussion. We managed to lock up all but one outfield position in that voting manner. […]
Posted in: Baseball Bloggers Alliance,Current Cardinals,Events,National League
Tagged with: Adam Dunn, Adrian Gonzalez, Albert Pujols, Aubrey Huff, Baseball Bloggers Alliance, Brandon Phillips, Brian McCann, Charlie Manuel, Chase Utley, Corey Hart, David Wright, Hanley Ramirez, Josh Willingham, Marlon Byrd, Matt Holliday, Miguel Olivo, MLB All-Star Game, National League, Roy Halladay, Ryan Zimmerman, Troy Tulowitzki, Ubaldo Jimenez, Yadier Molina