When you looked at this series before it began, Wednesday’s game seemed to be the hardest of the bunch. Sure, Lance Lynn was going and he could be expected to give you a quality start, but Johnny Cueto seemed to be on another level and, at best, you could hope that the Cards kept it [...]
Here’s where narrative makes all the difference. For the second straight night, the Cardinals rallied and won in walk-off fashion. So, if you are the optimist, the narrative is that this team is finally showing some spirit, they are coming together at the right time, they are starting to jell. On the flip side, look [...]
There haven’t been too many games this season where the pitching staff of the Cardinals has been able to blow one lead, much less two, and still wind up with a victory. After all, if the Cardinal bats were able to produce a lead, it seems to be asking a bit much these days for [...]
The Cardinals took three of four from the Padres this weekend. The Padres are a team now seven games under .500 with an offensive production that resembles a Imperial Stormtrooper’s blaster accuracy–not a lot of hits, few scores. So why is it that it seems the Cards were able to escape with a series win [...]
After Hall of Famer to be Tony La Russa stepped down from the managerial slot in 2011, John Mozeliak tapped Mike Matheny for the job. All he brought to the spot was the knowledge of a catcher and the reputation of being a leader of men. No experience in the big chair, as it were. [...]
Leading up to last night’s game, there was talk about how Justin Masterson may have tinkered with his mechanics, trying to improve on two dismal starts in Cardinal red that led folks to wonder if John Mozeliak had lost his touch. Let’s just say Masterson is a pretty darn good tinkerer. Seven scoreless innings on [...]
If frustration levels could be set on the same scale as our defense readiness, St. Louis Cardinals fans would be at DEFCON 2, I think. After a nice run through the Red Sox, the Redbirds got pummeled in Baltimore and now have dropped two in a row to a Miami team that might be OK [...]
After a few false starts, I finally got a chance to see Guardians of the Galaxy last night. A wonderful movie, one I thoroughly enjoyed, but in one part as they were out in space, I thought I saw an object that I recognized, but it didn’t make much sense for it to be there. [...]
I’m pretty sure this is not how the Cardinals were hoping a meeting of old roommates was going to go. It’s been 60 years since the Orioles were the Browns, playing in Sportsman’s Park. A few things have changed since then, mainly that these aren’t the hapless Browns anymore. Friday (12-2 loss) Hero: A.J. Pierzynski. [...]
As you know if you’ve read this blog very long, I’m very lucky to be on the mailing list for the University of Nebraska Press, probably the biggest baseball book outlet out there. There are so many books that I have piled up now, books that I’ve read that I need to review but so [...]
Part of the fun of being involved in a blogger community is the ability to interact with other writers and try a few projects out to see how they work. My friend Doug, one of the new additions to the UCB, writes over at Baseball Geek in Galveston and he proposed a question swap, where [...]
Got a handful of lightning A hatful of rain And I know I said I’d never do it again And I love you pretty baby but I always take the long way home. —Norah Jones, “The Long Way Home“ Last night there was more than a hatful of rain, but Kolten Wong surely had a [...]
