Been kind of chaotic for me lately, and, to be honest, blog post ideas have eluded me, so I’m hoping to kick start myself (that sounds painful) with a few quick hits. I might toss a few of these type posts out there for a bit until I get back into a groove. 1) We [...]
Hey there folks. Hope everyone is off to a good start this morning. I am so far, as my second cup of coffee has me turbo-charged this morning. Figured it was time to write an article I’ve been putting off for a few days, along with mowing the lawn (looks outside) man that grass is [...]
Morning all, I hope everybody is having a good Friday so far! Recently I read an article by David Schoenfield of ESPN about World Series Matchups he’d like to see, which can be read here. He includes ones he doesn’t want to see as well, including ones like the Giants versus anybody (which I wholeheartedly [...]
First off, an irony report: The day after I wrote an article on hit low-hit/no-hit games aren’t quite as special as they used to be, Mike Fiers, who the Astros acquired in the Carlos Gomez trade, tossed a no-hitter. Since I live in the Houston region, I was lucky enough to catch the last inning [...]
Been raining a ton in Galveston these last few days, trapping me inside in the mornings just when I was starting to get back into my early morning walking to the beach and back routine. Anyway, as I sit here, I am thinking about a few things happening in baseball of late… Last night, two [...]
Lets say, just for a moment, that the Cardinals collapsed, fell out of first, but recovered enough to make the Wild Card Game. (Yes, I know it won’t happen. Humor me here.) That leads to the question, which is the focus of this post: Who would start that game? Do you go with the guy [...]
I’m going to give you a slash line: .266/.365/.478 with 16 homers and 29 doubles.All of this done in 387 AB’s. Pretty good, no? Those stats belong to Matt Carpenter. I remember not long ago, everybody was freaking out about Carp, wondering what had happened to him. It’s called a slump people, even the good [...]
I know, I know, two posts in a week, what’s this world coming to? ;) Did you know that there are other rookies in the National League other than the Cubs kiddies and Joc Pederson? It’s true! The national media’s obsession with those Cub rookies has obscured other good rookies in the National League, not [...]
During the trading deadline, the Cards picked up a pair of former closers, Steve Cishek and Jonathan Broxton. In the off-season they signed the currently injured Jordan Walden, another former closer. All of this while having a very good closer in Trevor Rosenthal. Presumably, Cishek and Broxton will be valuable members of the bullpen, seamlessly [...]
I know this a Cards blog, but I used to once upon a time write about non-Cards things that caught my eye on occasion. It helped keep me posting when I’d hit my quota of praising Yadi. Giving my lack of posting of late, I thought I’d do a little bit of that here to [...]
I have, on occasion, differed with other Cards fans on things (Jon Jay, Jaime Garcia, my fascination with Ty Kelly) and that’s one of the things about being a fan that’s we can all have our own opinions. One of the things I agree with everyone else on though: Yadier Molina is a Cardinals legend. [...]
Ahh, memories. The good ones often last a lifetime. Take for example, Ozzie Smith. He was such a good fielder with a flair for the dramatic. I remember the pregame back flips, the diving stops that he somehow made seem ordinary. I also remember how he made himself into a solid hitter. The glove is [...]
