Michael Grueser, age 63, passed away early this morning after battling cancer for two years. For 99% of you, that means absolutely nothing. You may be wondering if he was some obscure Cardinal player or had something to do with the Cards. He didn’t. However, he was my father-in-law and since baseball was so much [...]
Given the sloppiness and general disappointment of the home opener, it was nice to see the Redbirds come out and play a couple of stronger games to take the series against the Brewers. Let’s take a look at both games quickly. Wednesday (4-2 win) Hero: Matt Holliday. His two-run single in the first put the [...]
Have you ever bought one of those real fancy fireworks? You know, the big kind that promises a lot of color and noise, probably with some great or unique packaging. And then you light it up and nothing really happens? That was yesterday in Busch Stadium. Whatever else happens, you know the home opener is [...]
The Cardinals actually got to play three consecutive games this weekend. No off days, no rainouts, no nothing. It was a rare find for the first week and the Redbirds took advantage, winning two of three in the Queen City. Let’s hit the highlights. Friday (5-4 loss) Hero: This game saw the offense spread around [...]
In 2014, the Cardinals shut out their opponent 23 times. They were also shut out 12 times. So far, 2015 looks like they took 2014, kept it in the fridge all winter, then thawed it out for use this season. An Opening Day shutout gave us the good side of the equation, while yesterday in [...]
There are many ways that the 2015 season could have started. Few would have been more pleasant than what we got last night. I don’t think any of us had major concerns about Adam Wainwright, at least overall. However, he did have a shorter spring training than most and he’s had problems at times on [...]
All right, we’ve flawlessly* picked how the divisions will shake out. However, that’s not the way the season ends. It ends with one team holding the trophy. So let’s try to figure out who that might be. *–Flawlessly might not be accurate. Flawful, maybe so. American League Wild card game: Detroit vs. Chicago ALDS: Seattle [...]
The end of spring training also brings an end to our Playing Pepper series. I’ve always felt these posts help the time between pitchers and catchers reporting and Opening Day go by so much quicker and I hope that you feel the same. If you missed any of these posts or just want to revisit [...]
It’s one of the annual traditions here at C70 At The Bat, our trip around the majors in blog form. Since 2009, I’ve been asking bloggers from other teams about what’s going to happen with their squad in the coming season. It’s always fun to see what the opposition is thinking and how optimistic some [...]
It’s one of the annual traditions here at C70 At The Bat, our trip around the majors in blog form. Since 2009, I’ve been asking bloggers from other teams about what’s going to happen with their squad in the coming season. It’s always fun to see what the opposition is thinking and how optimistic some [...]
After the excitement of yesterday, when we talked about the only division that matters, I can’t fault you for being less enthused about going out West. We know what those West Coast trips are like, full of late games and barely-propped-up eyelids. Basically the same concept applies here. National League West Los Angeles–Even though the [...]
It’s one of the annual traditions here at C70 At The Bat, our trip around the majors in blog form. Since 2009, I’ve been asking bloggers from other teams about what’s going to happen with their squad in the coming season. It’s always fun to see what the opposition is thinking and how optimistic some [...]
