After scuffling in Cincinnati, the Cards came home to take on a Rockies team that doesn’t have to worry about .500, they have to worry about staying above .400. Putting a very bad team in front of your very good pitcher is a great way to end a losing streak. Before we get to that [...]
Every time this Cardinal team starts to get us excited, they do their darndest to temper that excitement. While the most recent good times were the longest of the season, it feels like the roller coaster might be going through another dip right now. Of course, you wonder how things would have been different if [...]
The Cards have played two games in Cincinnati and split the two. Earlier in the year, I think we’d have been fairly happy with that result. Right now, when they are winning almost every game put before them, any sort of loss is a reason for anguish. (Oh, who am I kidding, anguish is part of [...]
Is this the same team? The same team that caused heartburn medication to be at a premium, the same team that couldn’t string together quality wins if they were spotted the needle and thread? Is that the same team we just saw roar through Milwaukee? This last week, the Cardinals took on the two serious [...]
The calendar turns to September and the Cardinals start winning. We have seen that act before. — Tom (@Haudricourt) September 3, 2014 What is it about the stretch run that invigorates this franchise so? It doesn’t always happen, of course, but it seems more likely than not that when the seasons start to change and [...]
When an author sits down to write a script or a novel or some other work of literary fiction, they can set the narrative. If they want their characters to fall in love, they’ll have them “meet cute” and develop their relationship. If they want the princess to be rescued, they’ll have her been kidnapped [...]
Clara: If you don’t have a plan we’re dead.The Doctor: Yes. We are. So just tell me.Clara: Tell you what?The Doctor: Well, there’s no point now. We’re about to die, just tell me who you are.Clara: You know who I am.The Doctor: No I don’t. I look at you every single day and I don’t [...]
When the Cardinals were recently on a stretch where they’d scored four runs in ten straight games, I sort of felt that was a low bar to celebrate. I mean, four runs is right at the league average this year (3.98, per Baseball-Reference as I write this). They are 55-18 when they hit that level, [...]
There was a strong sense of the familiar last night in Pittsburgh. A dominant performance by the Pirate starter to keep the Cards off the board? We saw that Monday as well. A rally against the Pirates bullpen? We’d seen that before as well. All the Cardinals needed was to score late and they’d have [...]
For six innings last night, the Cardinals look listless. Absolutely no offense to speak of and only the great starting pitching was keeping them in the game. Sound familiar? Seems pretty much the way things are going this year, especially when you apply it to the division race. Nothing seems to be going right, yet [...]
Frustrate [fruhs-treyt]: to make (plans, efforts, etc.) worthless or of no avail; defeat; nullify: to disappoint or thwart (a person): see St. Louis Cardinals. This is baseball, I guess, when a team isn’t a dominant team. A team just good enough to play with the big boys, but inconsistent enough not to be able to beat up [...]
Every month, as you probably know by now, the United Cardinal Bloggers do some sort of blogging project. There are some that are pretty fixed–the rest of the year will be some annual recurring ones–but there are a few months that get to be free for some unique or interesting ideas. August is one of [...]
