We’ve come to the end of the 2017 season. Congratulations to the Houston Astros on winning their first World Series title in franchise history. I know my friends over at Astros County are delirious right now and with good reason. It’s always a great thing when you win the final game of the season and [...]
It’s been a while since we’ve got together, though that doesn’t mean that I’ve not been writing. (I’ve been trying to get ahead of the Exit Interviews, coming soon, and so far so good.) With the finalization of the coaching staff this week, though, I’d thought I’d drop my two cents in, even though they [...]
The Dodgers have spared us. All hail LA. We know that, in just a little over a week, we will no longer be living in a world that lists the current World Champion as “Chicago Cubs.” Chicago’s season ended with a League Championship flameout after they were able to barely squeak by the Washington Nationals. [...]
We’ve talked a lot this year about what’s wrong with the Cardinals. When a team that we expect to be in the postseason flounders to 83 wins this year and misses October for the second consecutive year while the Cubs continue their season, it’s not surprising that things are going to turn negative. As a [...]
It’s been a quiet week for the Cardinals, for the most part, which means a quiet time here at the blog. (Though we are still taking your Twitter user ratings!) I’ve had a few ideas on posts but I haven’t gotten around to writing on them, though Allen and I did get a Meet Me [...]
Regular readers of the site may remember (but likely don’t) that the beginning of October is a tough time for me to blog. My day job–well, my only job–takes me out of town and getting up early to blog runs the risk of me fighting sleep on the drive there and back. When they are [...]
With the regular season now behind us, it’s time to turn to that annual tradition we have around these parts. No, not that one yet. No, we’ll get to that one. Man, that one is in the spring. No, it’s time for the third annual Top Cards on Twitter event! In 2015, we kicked this [...]
The coffin is nailed shut. Elvis has left the building. The fat lady has sung. Dan Buffa’s out of coffee. Whatever your metaphor, it well applies to the St. Louis Cardinals, who will be playing games that don’t technically matter for the first time since 2010. On one hand, it’s a little strange to be [...]
We’ve written off this team many times during the season, only to see them put together a little run or to see opponents in the race stumble. Hope has reappeared, only to be dashed again. Finally, though, this team is on the edge of the precipice. One more loss and they are home for the [...]
They just can’t go away. They’ve tried, mind you. They’ve lost three games in a row, two of which in extremely ugly fashion. They’ve shown little spirit since Friday night’s rally in Pittsburgh. It’s like that was the last bit of oomph the Cardinals had, but it didn’t time out right. My wife talks about [...]
I used the analogy last night on Gateway to Baseball Heaven that the Cardinals, especially over the last couple of months, have been the fisherman in this State Farm commercial: Instead of dangling a dollar, though, they put a little postseason hope on that hook. You don’t want to grab for it, but eventually it [...]
And yes, I know, the literal answer to the post title’s rhetorical question is in large part “Memphis”, but that’s not exactly what I’m going for here. Back in April or May or heck, possibly even July, this team would have made a key error and never recovered. Now, with postseason within sight, the Cardinals [...]
