Back on July 25, the Cardinals dropped a 7-3 game in Cincinnati, meaning that they lost two of three in Great American Ball Park. Mike Shildt was 3-5 in the start of his career and while we were still excited about the changes that were happening, it still felt like the best we could hope [...]
This series was originally published at the Redbird Daily, but is now proud to call Cards Conclave home. This installment was written by Allen Medlock. If you haven’t, check out the Introductory Article to to gain understanding of how these rankings were built. That article can be found by clicking here. The pressure builds as [...]
Home run #: 55 Date: August 30 Opponent: Atlanta Braves Location: Busch Stadium Pitcher: Dennis Martinez Score: 5-7 Inning: 7 Outs: 0 Runners on: 2 Distance: 501 feet End of day Sammy Sosa total: 54 End of day Ken Griffey Jr. total: 46 After getting a little extra rest the day before courtesy of a heave-ho by Sam Holbrook (which, as we [...]
Matt Carpenter, Miles Mikolas, Carlos Martínez & Michael Wacha Among Big League Participants Playing To Raise Money for Charity ST. LOUIS, Mo., August 30, 2018– For the sixth consecutive year, Adam Wainwright is bringing his annual Big League Impact Fantasy Football Live Draft and its winning fundraising formula of MLB players and fans to Busch [...]
This series was originally published at the Redbird Daily, but is now proud to call Cards Conclave home. This installment was written by Austin Lamb. If you haven’t, check out the Introductory Article to to gain understanding of how these rankings were built. That article can be found by clicking here. 4. Rogers Hornsby – [...]
The Cardinals have dealt with injuries all year long. Adam Wainwright, Alex Reyes, they lost Yadier Molina for a month, plenty of others to choose from. When I decided this year to make a spreadsheet tracking roster moves, I didn’t realize just how many there were going to be. Over the last month or so [...]
Packages Include Game Tickets & Season Preview Dinner with Cardinals Players and Personnel ST. LOUIS, Mo., August 29, 2018– For the 13th consecutive season, the St. Louis Cardinals and Cardinals Vacations are offering a variety of Spring Training travel packages that allow fans to enjoy a VIP baseball experience in Jupiter, Florida. A total [...]
As we’ve talked about all summer long, 20 years ago the baseball world was riveted by two individuals. Other things were big, other things got attention, but by this time of the season, it was Mark McGwire and Sammy Sosa. Each of their at bats could get a national look in. If MLB Network had [...]
CARDINALS 22nd SEASON AT ROGER DEAN STADIUM INCLUDES 15 HOME GAMES; YANKEES, PHILLIES & BRAVES AMONG TEAM’S GRAPEFRUIT LEAGUE HOME OPPONENTS ST. LOUIS, Mo., August 29, 2018– The St. Louis Cardinals announced their 2019 Spring Training schedule today in conjunction with Major League Baseball’s league-wide release. The team’s 31-game Grapefruit [...]
In mythology, a phoenix is a bird that has risen from the ashes, reborn. Well in baseball, there are two teams that have done that during this season, one on each league: our Cardinals and the Oakland A’s over in the American League. The AL West race is especially interesting to me as I’m going [...]
Yesterday’s announcement that the Cardinals had removed the “interim” tag from Mike Shildt’s title set off a minor Shildt storm of reactions. Before the BFiB could fully digest the news, Gyorko came up lame, and the “ZOMG Donaldson 4ever” groupies began chiming in with a new take on an old narrative. Toss the Girardi fanboys [...]
When Mike Matheny was fired on July 14th, who did you think would be managing the Cardinals in 2019? Joe Girardi? Stubby Clapp? Mark McGwire? Those were just a few of the names bandied about in the hours after the managerial change. But what about Mike Shildt, the man given the interim gig? Well, at [...]
