When last we spoke, things were looking up. After a disastrous game in Milwaukee, the Cards had lost a heartbreaker, then won four in a row over the Brewers and the Indians and looked a bit like the Cardinals we hoped to see on a regular basis. Surely, surely the clouds were lifting. Surely we [...]
This article was originally published at the Redbird Daily by Colin Garner, and is now proud to call the Cards Conclave home. Throughout July we’ll be re-running all 30 Prospect articles as we lead up to Colin’s Mid-Season Prospect Update later in the month. In Collaboration with Kyle Reis and Birds On The Black, Colin [...]
This article was originally published at the Redbird Daily by Colin Garner, and is now proud to call the Cards Conclave home. Throughout July we’ll be re-running all 30 Prospect articles as we lead up to Colin’s Prospect update later in the month. In Collaboration with Kyle Reis and Birds On The Black, Colin Garner presents [...]
Home run #: 37 Date: June 30 Opponent: Kansas City Royals Location: Busch Stadium Pitcher: Glendon Rusch Score: 0-4 Inning: 7 Outs: 0 Runners on: 0 Distance: 472 feet End of day Sammy Sosa total: 33 End of day Ken Griffey Jr. total: 32 While Sammy Sosa‘s mark of 20 home runs captivated the nation and pushed him right into the [...]
Home run #: 36 Date: June 27 Opponent: Minnesota Twins Location: Metrodome Pitcher: Mike Trombley Score: 4-1 Inning: 7 Outs: 2 Runners on: 1 Distance: 431 feet End of day Sammy Sosa total: 32 End of day Ken Griffey Jr. total: 30 It seems quaint now to think of interleague play as these blocks of time during the schedule when the [...]
Coming into last night, Corey Kluber, the defending Cy Young award winner in the American League, was looking for his third such trophy. He had a 2.10 ERA, he had all of 12 walks on the season, he had a .544 OPS against, and was striking out a batter an inning. Going up against him [...]
Oftentimes in a season, we say, “It can’t get any worse, they have no place to go but up now.” And so often, we’re wrong. Things might get better for a little bit and then they just revert to form. Or they wind up going out and actually losing more games. It’s not often that [...]
The Cardinal Conclave is proud to announce that Adam Butler, Colin Garner, Rusty Groppel, Graham Jacobi, Austin Lamb, and Allen Medlock of The Redbird Daily will be bringing their insights and contributions to the Conclave in the near future. All of these authors have contributed pieces to The Redbird Daily in its year and a [...]
Home run #: 35 Date: June 25 Opponent: Cleveland Indians Location: Jacobs Field Pitcher: Dave Burba Score: 0-0 Inning: 1 Outs: 1 Runners on: 0 Distance: 461 feet End of day Sammy Sosa total: 31 End of day Ken Griffey Jr. total: 30 Getting back to some old American League stomping grounds seemed to invigorate Mark McGwire. He had two against [...]
Home run #: 34 Date: June 24 Opponent: Cleveland Indians Location: Jacobs Field Pitcher: Jaret Wright Score: 0-7 Inning: 4 Outs: 1 Runners on: 0 Distance: 449 feet End of day Sammy Sosa total: 31 End of day Ken Griffey Jr. total: 30 After back-to-back days with a home run a week ago, Mark McGwire went quiet with the bat as [...]
Last night, the 2018 Cardinals looked like they could take their place along one of the most legendary teams in baseball history. Not the 1927 Yankees. Not the 1975 Reds. Not the 2001 Mariners. No, last night the Cardinals looked like they were a match for the 1962 New York Mets. We’ve seen bad games [...]
TEAM RECALLS RHP JOHN GANT FROM MEMPHIS (AAA) MILWAUKEE, Wisc. – June 21, 2018 – The St. Louis Cardinals announced prior to tonight’s series opener in Milwaukee that they have placed right-handed pitcher Michael Wacha on the 10-day disabled list (left oblique strain) and have recalled right-handed pitcher John Gant from Memphis (AAA). Wacha, who exited yesterday’s game in the 4th inning, [...]
