If you read the 10th anniversary post, you know that in 2007, the Cardinals went into the All-Star Break with some hope. They went into the break 7.5 games out, but had cut three games off that deficit in just over a week. Chris Carpenter was rumored to be on his way back. Things were [...]
If you’ve read the blog, listened to the podcasts, or followed my Twitter account, you know that I’m not much about talking myself up. I’m much more comfortable on the self-depreciating humor level, in part because it’s often very true. Folks that have been on this ride for a long time know it’s not often [...]
Man, these days without baseball are rough, aren’t they? I mean, I know we’ve complained a lot about the Cardinals this year and some have said that they spend their evenings avoiding the team, but not having the option to turn on a game and pass 2 1/2 hours or so watching the Redbirds is [...]
Hopefully you were around this morning as we kicked off the Greatest Cardinal Moment Tournament. (Or #BestCardsMoment on Twitter.) If you’ve not voted in that yet, go ahead and do it after you vote in our next matchup. Also, feel free to check out our tournament preview podcast! #3 Mark McGwire hits #62 (1998) vs. [...]
As you may have heard, this site, along with The Intrepid STL, Redbird Rants, and Cardsblog, are doing a tournament to determine the greatest moment of the last 125 years of Cardinal history. That tournament kicks off today with the first matchup in the Branch Rickey Regional. If you are following along with the bracket, [...]
If Mike Leake had been more like the Mike Leake we’d seen much of this year against the Marlins or if Carlos Martinez had been more like himself on Friday, the Cardinals would have managed, with all the problems, angst, and miserable play so far, to reach the All-Star Break at .500. Which isn’t exactly [...]
You know what it’s like when you get your car stuck in mud? You give it some gas, but the wheels just spin. You might inch forward, you might slip backwards. That feels to me like a pretty good description of the 2017 St. Louis Cardinals. They win some games, get some hope built up, [...]
OK, let’s start off with the optimistic view of things. We’ve talked about this week against the Mets and the Marlins and said if they could go 5-2 over this stretch, the Cardinals would enter the All-Star Break at .500. Even with the past two days, that’s still possible! Winning today against Miami and sweeping [...]
We talked about last Friday’s game being one of the most enjoyable games to watch this season for the Cardinals. Last night, save for one terrible inning, possibly rivaled it. We said yesterday that Jeff Locke had had his struggles and the Cardinals had done well against him, but I don’t think any of us [...]
On one end, the just-concluded series against the Cardinals and the Nationals heavily leaned St. Louis’s way. On the other, it was clearly a Washington victory. The difference between this series being a win or a loss for the Redbirds centered mainly on one pitch in the middle. It went the Cardinals’ way and we [...]
Who are these Cardinals? They don’t seem to resemble the team we’ve watched much of this season. For the third straight day, St. Louis got the upper hand on a playoff (as of right now) team, destroying the Nationals 8-1. The Cardinals ran up Tanner Roark‘s pitch count (and hung a few runs on him [...]
Hope was the key phrase in Rogue One. Rebellions are built on hope and all that. And while the Cards have given a bit of hope to their fans this week with a few wins, it’s still not clear whether they are Princess Leia, jetting off with the plans, or Jyn Erso, standing on a [...]
