I’m not breaking any news here, so I’ll just jump right in. The Cardinals are making the long awaited move to promote their top hitting prospect, slugging 2B Nolan Gorman — with Derrick Goold reporting that he will be in the lineup Friday in Pittsburgh. And as a bonus, Goold also reported that the team [...]
Pujols takes a curtain call following his first homerun in front of the St. Louis crowd, 4/9/01. — — — — It’s Opening Day, my friends. Baseball is officially back. Albert Pujols is in the Cardinals starting lineup. Adam Wainwright is starting. It’s going to be Bedlam at Busch. It truly is one of the [...]
Let me start by saying that I do not have an answer to the question that I pose. Mostly, this is me calling out the continued failure of the Cardinals front office and the their affinity to sit on their hands. Specifically, their failure to address the desperate need for Major League starting pitching. I [...]
“Hey (baseball), how we doin’ man?” “It’s been a while man, life is so rad.” “Aw man, hell, brah, this is the best, man. I’m so glad (baseball’s) back…and stuff, this is great, man.” “Ah man, it’s gonna be the best, I’m so stoked.” Did I manipulate lines from Weezer’s Undone – The Sweater Song [...]
St. Louis Cardinals infielder Nolan Arenado smiles as he jogs out to his position during spring training baseball practice Monday, Feb. 22, 2021, in Jupiter, Fla. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson) — — — — Been a minute since I’ve posted on this blog. Hopefully this is the start of a writing groove. Let’s talk defense. The [...]
The Cardinals outfield has been a messy place in recent years. There are a lot of names, but not a lot of production. We don’t need to rehash it. As it stands, Dylan Carlson, Dexter Fowler, and Harrison Bader would project as the starting 3. Behind them are O’Neill, Thomas, and Dean. Frankly, I’m still [...]
Photo Credit: Associated Press — — — — Hey there, been awhile. Between a lack of baseball, discouraging baseball news, a two week stretch without Cardinals baseball, and my own personal case of writer’s block — it’s been quite a while since I contributed to this blog. So here’s a little something to break the [...]
With no baseball, or sports in general, we’ve had to get creative to stay entertained. With March Madness also cancelled, many folk have taken to creating tournament brackets for, well…pretty much everything — from cereal, to Star Wars characters, to Taylor Swift songs. So now I’m getting in on the act, combining my two greatest [...]
Sep 18, 2019; St. Louis, MO, USA; St. Louis Cardinals pinch hitter Matt Wieters (32) celebrates with third baseman Tommy Edman (19) after hitting a two run home run off of Washington Nationals starting pitcher Max Scherzer (not pictured) during the seventh inning at Busch Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Jeff Curry-USA TODAY Sports — — — [...]
St. Louis Cardinals’ Tyler O’Neill rounds the bases after hitting a solo home run off Philadelphia Phillies relief pitcher Luis Garcia, right, during the sixth inning of a baseball game Saturday, May 19, 2018, in St. Louis. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson) — — — — I don’t like “straw man” arguments, so I try not to [...]
MLB, we have a problem, and (this time) it has nothing to do with Houston. Forgive what will surely be a disorganized stream of consciousness… Major League Baseball has been hellbent on telling its fans how bad and boring the game is for many years now. The issue — they hammered into our brains — [...]
Alex Reyes, Matt Carpenter, and Carlos Martinez at Cardinals Spring Training camp in Jupiter, FL ; Photo Credit: Laurie Skrivan — STLToday.com/St. Louis Post-Dispatch — — — — It’s a tired Spring Training cliche — so much so that it has turned into somewhat of a running joke among fans and media alike. Every year [...]
