The Cardinals tossed another couple of trends out of the window last night. They had their first loss to a NL East team and their first loss during the week. Guys, we told you, this “losing the weekend” thing only works if you are going to win every game during the week. Do other teams [...]
As the (sigh, old) song goes, “everybody’s working for the weekend“. That must include the Cardinals, because they have won any game that has been held Monday-Thursday. Saturday and Sunday? Not so much. There haven’t been any games on Friday yet so we don’t know if the team considers that part of the work week [...]
Seriously, who is scripting this baseball season? Because yesterday’s game was a mix of tired repeats and cliched writing. And, by the end, it was glorious. Yesterday, the Cardinals won their home opener 3-1 in a game that will only be remembered for one moment. The moment that Nolan Arenado became, truly, a St. Louis [...]
A sweep in Miami isn’t the craziest thing that you could see from the Cardinals. After all, before last night the Cardinals were 64-36 in Miami since the Marlins came into being in 1993. (Busch has been kinder to the Fish, though they still trail there 56-45.) So it’s not the first sweep, but it [...]
You know, I’d just about had this team figured out. If they scored multiple runs in the first inning, they won. Otherwise, they didn’t. No need to wait until the end of the game, the first would tell you all you need to know. Last night, however, they finally sent that shorthand packing. The two [...]
When last we got together in this space, we were still on cloud nine after a not-perfect but still exciting and enjoyable Opening Day. The Cards were 1-0, the offense had clicked, and good times seemed the order of the day. That didn’t last long. While two losses shouldn’t create any more panic than one [...]
Yesterday, we said that the journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step. We might have just seen one of 162 games, but that first step was a doozy in a great way. I mean, what was there not to like? The Cardinals scored six runs in the first inning, meaning that already [...]
It’s Opening Day. One hundred and sixty-two games of potential lie ahead of us. This is where it all begins. Between now and October 3, there are 1,458 innings of action, give or take a dozen. We’re going to see amazing things in those innings. We’re going to see Nolan Arenado, finally clad in the [...]
When Justin Toerner struck out against Trevor Hildenberger yesterday with two outs in the ninth, it closed the book on the 2021 spring training. An awkward affair due to the COVID-related restrictions and structure (five of the six appearances by Carlos Martinez were against the Mets, including his relief work yesterday), it nonetheless did the [...]
Opening Day is just around the corner (knock on wood after 2020, of course) and as such, that means it’s time for everyone’s favorite post series! OK, maybe second favorite after Top Cards on Twitter. It’s Playing Pepper! Year 13 of our intrepid series finds us, as always, asking questions of bloggers (both former and [...]
Opening Day is just around the corner (knock on wood after 2020, of course) and as such, that means it’s time for everyone’s favorite post series! OK, maybe second favorite after Top Cards on Twitter. It’s Playing Pepper! Year 13 of our intrepid series finds us, as always, asking questions of bloggers (both former and [...]
Opening Day is just around the corner (knock on wood after 2020, of course) and as such, that means it’s time for everyone’s favorite post series! OK, maybe second favorite after Top Cards on Twitter. It’s Playing Pepper! Year 13 of our intrepid series finds us, as always, asking questions of bloggers (both former and [...]
