“Expectation is a funny thing. To have no expectations of someone means they’ve done nothing to excite you about their potential. Do something worth paying attention to, though, and the hopes and dreams of an entire (occasionally overwhelming) fan base drop from the sky and land squarely upon the shoulders of an unsuspecting hopeful. Thus, [...]
The year was 2001. I was 11 years old; I was just starting to really become a diehard Cardinals fan. That season I fell in love with a baseball player by the name of Albert Pujols. That year Albert was unanimously named the NL Rookie of the Year after setting an NL rookie record with [...]
Years. I thought I’d have years and years to enjoy the always smiling, extraordinary talented new member of our Cardinal family. I am heartbroken. On a warm spring day in May, Twitter almost blew up with Card fans spreading the news. Rumors were flying that Oscar was called up. At last! Finally! Our most anticipated [...]
Cardinals general manager John Mozeliak is in the Dominican Republic with manager Mike Matheny to attend the funeral services for 22-year-old rookie Oscar Taveras, who tragically passed away Sunday as a result of a car accident. Mozeliak took time on Monday evening to speak with media members on a conference call. Below is a transcript [...]
MIKE MATHENY STATEMENT ON OSCAR TAVERAS “I was asked last night to give some words regarding the tragic death of Oscar Taveras, but I just simply couldn’t. First of all, it felt like a bad dream that could not be real, and when reality kicked in, my words didn’t even seem to make sense. To [...]
When Oscar Taveras didn’t get called upon to start Game 2 of the National League Championship Series, it all but solidified the fact that the talented rookie’s role in the 2014 postseason would be reduced to pinch hitting and late-game replacements. It wasn’t much of a surprise because, after all, it was fellow rookie outfielder [...]
