No one may ever know if any of the names on this list were close to being dealt, but John Mozeliak probably could have left a voice recording specifying what it would take to land any of the top 5-6. In the end, however, the Cardinals made the smart move long-term by holding on to [...]
–Keep calm and start winning– It’s a good thing the new Stan Musial Veterans Memorial Bridge is almost completed. Judging from most of the reactions I’ve seen over the last day or two, the Poplar Street, EADS, Jefferson Barracks, and Clark bridges don’t collectively provide enough room for all the jumpers in the greater St. [...]
Unsurprisingly, Yadier Molina has been officially put on the disabled list. Somewhat more surprisingly, he’s going to have company in the form of Shane Robinson. Brock Peterson and Adron Chambers (who gets his first action of the year) get the call-ups.
They said it couldn’t last. They said that “statistics” and “math” required that this could not go on forever. The Cardinals defied a lot of brilliant people for a long time. Then on Friday in Atlanta, math, probability theory, and regression came calling for the Cardinals. The results have been ugly, just by the eye [...]
Bases loaded. Nobody out. The 2-3-4 hitters coming up. It had all the appearances of a revival for St. Louis. After all, they typically do well in these situations and they were due. Boy, were they due. A base hit here and the pendulum could swing back to them with a vengeance. Instead, Jon Jay [...]
With the news that Jake Peavy has been dealt to Boston and Cliff Lee appears to be going nowhere, the Cardinals can focus on improving other areas of the team. Erick Aybar of the Angels would be an interesting play at shortstop for the right price, but the trade deadline may be quiet except for [...]
