Years ago, young men went out west searching for gold, riches, and glory beyond measure. The 2018 Cardinals? Yeah, they understand that. When you have a West Coast swing this late in the season, it doesn’t always bode that well for your chances. Add to the time lag and different rhythms for your body the [...]
Home run #: 54 Date: August 26 Opponent: Florida Marlins Location: Busch Stadium Pitcher: Justin Speier Score: 1-0 Inning: 8 Outs: 0 Runners on: 1 Distance: 509 feet End of day Sammy Sosa total: 52 End of day Ken Griffey Jr. total: 43 There wasn’t any thought of a pennant race when the Marlins came into Busch Stadium in August of 1998. The [...]
This series was originally published at the Redbird Daily, but is now proud to call Cards Conclave home. This installment was written by Adam Butler. If you haven’t, check out the Introductory Article to gain understanding of how these rankings were built. That article can be found by clicking here. As we hit #8 in [...]
This series was originally published at the Redbird Daily, but is now proud to call Cards Conclave home. This installment was written by Rusty Groppel. If you haven’t, check out the Introductory Article to gain understanding of how these rankings were built. That article can be found by clicking here. We continue to roll on [...]
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 gain understanding of how these rankings were built. That article can be found by clicking here. Our countdown of the 100 [...]
Derrick Goold started this. Please direct all your complaints to him. Last night’s game recap, inspired by John Mellencamp. Jack and DeJong A little ditty about Jack and DeJong Two American kids growing up in the heartland Jack he’s going to be a baseball star DeJong smashing home runs that go really far Suckin’ down [...]
Home run #: 53 Date: August 23 Opponent: Pittsburgh Pirates Location: Three Rivers Stadium Pitcher: Ricardo Rincon Score: 2-4 Inning: 8 Outs: 2 Runners on: 0 Distance: 393 feet End of day Sammy Sosa total: 51 End of day Ken Griffey Jr. total: 42 “Do you want to know the terrifying truth or do you want to see me sock a few dingers?” [...]
As the Redbird Daily continues to merge with the Cards Conclave, we are proud to feature some of our most popular articles from the past as part of the Redbird Daily Flashback series. This article was written in Decmeber of 2017 by Colin Garner of our very own Prospect Preacher blog and the Prospects to be Named Later podcast. In this [...]
This series was originally published at the Redbird Daily, but is now proud to call Cards Conclave home. This installment was written by Clay Beyersdorfer of the Last Man Up podcast. If you haven’t, check out the Introductory Article to gain understanding of how these rankings were built. That article can be found by clicking [...]
By late August, everyone in the country was focused on the home run race between Mark McGwire and Sammy Sosa. There was a sense of excitement around the sport, something that it had been sorely missing since the 1994-95 strike had wiped out the World Series. While Cal Ripken’s passing of Lou Gehrig‘s consecutive game [...]
Home run #: 52 Date: August 22 Opponent: Pittsburgh Pirates Location: Three Rivers Stadium Pitcher: Francisco Cordova Score: 0-0 Inning: 1 Outs: 2 Runners on: 0 Distance: 477 feet End of day Sammy Sosa total: 49 End of day Ken Griffey Jr. total: 41 When I was growing up, I always thought that the big power hitters were supposed to hit fourth. [...]
TEAM TO OPEN SEASON MARCH 28; HOME OPENER SET FOR THURSDAY, APRIL 4 vs. PADRES; ANGELS, ASTROS & ATHLETICS TO VISIT BUSCH & CUBS MAKE PAIR OF WEEKEND VISITS ST. LOUIS, Mo., September 22, 2018– The St. Louis Cardinals, in conjunction with Major League Baseball’s league-wide release, today announced their 2019 [...]
