This series was originally published at the Redbird Daily, but is now proud to call Cards Conclave home. This installment was written by Rusty Groppel. If you haven’t, check out the Introductory Article to gain understanding of how these rankings were built. That article can be found by clicking here. Happy Thanksgiving to everyone! Whether [...]
This series was originally published at the Redbird Daily, but is now proud to call Cards Conclave home. This installment was written by Adam Butler. If you haven’t, check out the Introductory Article to gain understanding of how these rankings were built. That article can be found by clicking here. Welcome back to our countdown [...]
By taking Wednesday’s finale in Miami, the Cardinals have captured 4 consecutive series wins. This is a feat that this franchise hasn’t accomplished in 11 months, last doing so in the opening weeks of September, 2017. That stretch involved 4 series against the 4 worst records in the NL. What makes the current run impressive [...]
This series was originally published at the Redbird Daily, but is now proud to call Cards Conclave home. This installment was written by Adam Butler. If you haven’t, check out the Introductory Article to gain understanding of how these rankings were built. That article can be found by clicking here. The past couple of weeks [...]
Side notes to the dismissal of manager Mike Matheny were the subtractions of hitting coaches John Mabry and Bill Mueller. While the change in leadership — and in-game strategy — was of the most importance, a different message for an inconsistent lineup ranked right behind it. The immediate returns in the first few weeks with [...]
This series was originally published at the Redbird Daily, but is now proud to call Cards Conclave home. This installment was written by Rusty Groppel. If you haven’t, check out the Introductory Article to gain understanding of how these rankings were built. That article can be found by clicking here. The rankings roll on as [...]
The 8-man bullpen. It’s been a point of ridicule for the St. Louis Cardinals, namely Mike Matheny, for the past two seasons. Often described as a crutch or safety blanket that the manager desired, most fans and media had a distaste for that aspect of the roster management. This discontent was not so much in [...]
This series was originally published at the Redbird Daily, but is now proud to call Cards Conclave home. This installment was written by Rusty Groppel. If you haven’t, check out the Introductory Article to gain understanding of how these rankings were built. That article can be found by clicking here. The lower end of our [...]
The Cardinals schedule over the final two months provides them with a great chance to move up in the NL Wild Card race. This isn’t in the traditional sense that you might be thinking of, which is having many games against bad teams and thus giving you a chance to bank wins. Rather, the schedule [...]
This series was originally published at the Redbird Daily, but is now proud to call Cards Conclave home. This installment was written by Rusty Groppel. If you haven’t, check out the Introductory Article to gain understanding of how these rankings were built. That article can be found by clicking here. No good list would truly [...]
This series was originally published at the Redbird Daily during the 2017-18 offseason, but as we continue to merge our two sites, it is now proud to call Cards Conclave home. We will be re-releasing this series throughout the month of August. This installment was written by Rusty Groppel. Come one, come all! Welcome Cardinals [...]
Late Saturday night, the Cardinals gave fans the team’s first — and hopefully not last — trade for a Major League player in this deadline period. In a continuation of the weekend’s major bullpen overhaul, the Cardinals acquired LHP Chasen Shreve and RHP Giovanny Gallegos from the New York Yankees in exchange for Luke Voit [...]
