30 games over .500. That’s not an easy mark to manage, especially in August. For reference, here’s how some of the more recent Cardinal teams stood after 108 games (which means just one-third of the season remains!) 2014: 57-51 (+6) 2013: 64-44 (+20) 2012: 59-49 (+10) 2011: 57-51 (+6) 2009: 58-50 (+8) 2006: 58-50 (+8) [...]
Well, if nothing else, Cincinnati’s not been able to shut out the Cardinals this time. A small comfort, to be sure. The Cards have also not lost any ground to the Pirates, winning when they win, losing when they lose, and just continuing to click off games on the calendar. Could be a whole lot [...]
Look, a new Conversations and it didn’t take me two months to record it! Got the chance to talk with Nate and Ben of Talking About Birds and had a wonderful time doing it. Give it a listen and be sure to subscribe to their podcast as well!
After a terribly rough Cincinnati series, especially from the perspective of the offense, expectations were tempered for this weekend. Sure, the Rockies’ pitching staff was one of the worst in the league, especially if you look at it through the ERA lens, but we know what such statistics have been worth in the past. After [...]
“Jeez, I’m out of it for a little while, everyone gets delusions of grandeur!”–Han Solo I should know by now not to go anywhere at this time of year. I still remember finding out about the Ryan Ludwick trade sitting in a McDonald’s in Ohio, for instance. Sadly, given my work schedule, it seems the [...]
All things Star Wars need a trilogy and the third annual Star Wars Night at the Ballpark is tonight at Busch Stadium. For the first time, this noted fan of both franchises will be in attendance, hoping that we avoid the casualties that we saw in the first two. Last year, we used the struggles [...]
Not a bad weekend for the Cardinals. Two of three and they had a shot at the third in the late innings, which is probably all you can really ask without getting pretty greedy. Let’s take a look. Friday (4-2 win) Hero: Randal Grichuk. Two for three with a two-run home run that started the [...]
Multiple reports indicate the Cardinals have acquired Steve Cishek from the Marlins for AA pitcher Kyle Barraclough, who I’ll admit I hadn’t ever heard of. No indication what move will be made, but Cishek should strengthen the latter part of the pen and perhaps free up Trevor Rosenthal from time to time.
Well, it wasn’t exactly easy to finish off, but the St. Louis Cardinals proved again last night they can take on all comers and come out victorious. Some good conditions and a little bit of luck didn’t hurt either. When John Lackey gives up two runs in the first inning of a home game, you [...]
Take a one-out single. Add in a hit-by-pitch. Wait another out, then mix in a catcher’s-interference. Then toss in a triple by a guy that hasn’t hit one since 2011. Get six more outs from the bullpen. Serves an entire Nation. Yadier Molina gets the Hero tag for his fourth career triple and perhaps the [...]
Last night’s game had a lot of positive things going for it. For the first, the Cardinals won while Pittsburgh lost, pushing their lead in the Central out to five games. We saw offense, even though they were facing a lefty they’d never seen before. We saw Stephen Piscotty get his first major league hit. [...]
We’ll get to the interesting stuff about the promotion of Stephen Piscotty shortly, but let’s quickly recap this weekend’s series against the Mets. This series saw the return of the team we’d seen much of the first half–somewhat frustratingly so–and thanks to a little help from our friends (at least for the weekend; I don’t [...]
