At times this season, this seemed almost impossible. When the Cardinals were going 9-18 in May, we wondered if they’d win another regular-season game, much less get to the postseason. When they reached the All-Star Break at .500 and in third place, we hoped they had a run in them but we weren’t sure. When [...]
For many, the narrative on Matt Carpenter‘s season was written weeks before the Cardinals clinched the Central last Sunday. Entering September, Carpenter was hitting .219/.329/.374, had been on the IL multiple times, and benched in favor of Tommy Edman. The idea that Carpenter was finished as a productive major-league hitter was not without merit: he [...]
For the fifth straight year, as the Cardinals wrap up the regular season, we spend some time looking at the Cardinal community on Twitter that we just spent six months with (and, this year, have more time together to come!) If you’ve not done this before, you can go back through the posts of the [...]
Tickets for Four Potential NLCS Home Games on Sale Wednesday at Noon ST. LOUIS, Mo., September 30, 2019– As St. Louis gears up for a Division Series matchup with the Atlanta Braves, tickets for potential National League Championship Series games will go on sale Wednesday, October 2, at noon CT. Based on results from [...]
Saturday, September 30th, 2006: On the heels of losing 8 of their previous 10 games to allow Houston to climb within 1.5 games of the Central Division lead, the Cardinals were down 2-0 entering the bottom of the 8th inning against Milwaukee. A loss would send them to the seasons final* day with a .5 [...]
It’s the final day of the regular season. We should be sipping mimosas and watching some out-of-market football game. NOPE. We’ll instead be watching through our fingers as the Cardinals try to prevent the Cubs from fully returning the ‘sweep’ favor, with the added bonus of clinching the NL Central title. That 19-inning game in [...]
If you aren’t acquainted with Scenes from an Italian Restaurant by Billy Joel, fix that. A rare three-in-one song, it tells the story about high school friends getting together and reminiscing. The line “from the high to the low to the end of the show” seemed to be a great descriptor of the last couple [...]
Sep 16, 2019; St. Louis, MO, USA; The moon rises over the St. Louis Cardinals World Series Champions flags after a game against the Washington Nationals at Busch Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Jeff Curry-USA TODAY Sports — — — — And here we are. The six month marathon of the regular season draws to a close. [...]
I’m not here to talk about the tough finish to the Arizona series or division clinching scenarios. Not today. As a bit of a distraction on the final off-day of the regular season, I decided to peruse the statistics of the 2019 Cardinals and look for interesting numbers. My goal was to find any milestones, [...]
Sep 14, 2019; St. Louis, MO, USA; St. Louis Cardinals third baseman Tommy Edman (19) is congratulated by catcher Yadier Molina (4) after hitting a solo home run off of Milwaukee Brewers starting pitcher Jordan Lyles (not pictured) during the second inning at Busch Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Jeff Curry-USA TODAY Sports — — — — [...]
Watching Carlos Martinez has been a bit of a roller-coaster ride as he’s come out of the bullpen this season. However, despite some scary moments, he has turned out 21 saves in 24 opportunities behind a solid 3.50 ERA and 26.5% Strikeout-rate. Unfortunately, a bad outing struck at the wrong time on Thursday night at [...]
Apr 28, 2019; St. Louis, MO, USA; St. Louis Cardinals starting pitcher Jack Flaherty (22) throws the ball against the Cincinnati Reds during the second inning at Busch Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Joe Puetz-USA TODAY Sports — — — — We’ve been talking about it — staring at it on the calendar — for couple months [...]
