Before the game yesterday afternoon, I listened to Mike Matheny in his pregame chat with Mike Shannon. Both of them indicated that Tuesday night’s rally was something that could inspire confidence, that the team could “feed on for awhile”. Apparently, rallies don’t go as far as they used to*. (Not to be confused with Rally’s, [...]
There was a saying about Bob Gibson. I’m not sure who said it first, I’m thinking Tim McCarver during his playing days, but I could easily be wrong. The saying went something like this: “Gibson is the luckiest man on earth. He always pitches on the days the other team doesn’t get any runs.” Obviously, [...]
In case you’ve not seen them elsewhere, the Cards have released pictures of the 2013 NL Championship ring that the players will get tonight. Suffice it to say, it’s purty. All photos from Taka Yanagimoto, team photographer.
It wasn’t a perfect home opener for the Cardinals. There was a lot of stuff falling from the sky, though given the winter we’ve had I guess we should be thankful it wasn’t snow. The Clydesdales didn’t get to trot around the field. The absence of Stan Musial was still felt on just the second [...]
The Cardinals spent a weekend in Pittsburgh, a place that used to be a home away from home but lately has been much more difficult. There, we saw sporadic offense and Pedro Alvarez played Babe Ruth, things that we’ve come to expect from a trip to the Iron City. But, hey, at least they figured [...]
For the third straight day, the Cardinals and Reds played a one-run ballgame. However, save for the rain, Thursday’s affair had little in common with the taut, pitching-dominated games we saw during the rest of the series. There is a school of thought, given his stuff and some of the peripherals, that Lance Lynn is [...]
Yep, another rainy day in Cincy. Game will not start at 11:35 CDT and, if it does start, it’ll likely be much later in the afternoon. I expect the players are in the clubhouse getting in a nap.
After two games, the Cardinals have scored only one run, a home run by Yadier Molina. This would be much more distressing if they hadn’t split those games and the loss wasn’t another 1-0 score. Last night, Michael Wacha and Tony Cingrani showed why they are two of the top young pitchers in the game. [...]
If the wait since Monday’s game wasn’t bad enough, tonight’s game has been delayed until 7:30 CDT at earliest, with no bets being taken on whether that time schedule sticks or if they get the game in at all.
The opening day festivities are in the past (though there’s obviously another batch of them coming on Monday) and the season now is starting to get into a rhythm. It takes a while–the Cards continue to bounce between day games and night games, with the back to back evening affairs in Pittsburgh on Friday and [...]
Congratulations to Bob Gibson, who took home the Favorite Living Cardinal title, 25-18 over Red Schoendienst. All hail Gibby!
The Cardinals have had their issues on Opening Day recently. Last year, the Diamondbacks used a three-run fourth to win 6-2. In 2011, victory was within their grasp until Ryan Franklin allowed a two-out, game-tying home run to Cameron Maybin. The Cards lost in extra innings. In 2009, Jason Motte allowed four runs in the [...]
