In these days of power – power hitting, power pitching, other aspects of the game, while not gone are much less talked about and sometimes forgotten. One of those aspects is speed. Not speed itself per se, but what having it can do. By having speed, a player (and the team he’s on) can create [...]
At this point in 2011, it was still hard to believe that there was going to be a postseason. But it wasn’t as inconceivable as it was a week before. Then, as now, the Cards just finished with Milwaukee and were about to play Cincy. Three Small Steps Rafael Furcal led off with a home [...]
The Cardinals went into Milwaukee, a place where they are quite happy to play, against a team that they have done quite well against, and won two out of three. Even that is a little disappointing, given the situation, but sweeps are hard. The problem is that with just a little bit less luck, they’d [...]
