No matter your preference, it is always fun when new players are added to the organization. That can mean via trade, free agency, or even an international signing but the excitement about learning how the player found their way to the Cardinals will top my list every time. St. Louis more than any team in [...]
For one week every June, the clock stops as far as the games go at least in this tiny corner of the Conclave. As much as the season can feel like a grind even to the most faithful, now is the time for hopes and dreams as the Rule 4, or first year player, Draft [...]
My wife and I have a number of TV shows that we record throughout the year, mainly of the superhero variety. We tend not to watch them, however, until the kids get to bed which means we usually have stuff to watch because we just can’t keep up watching one, maybe two shows 3-4 times [...]
REYES RETURNED TO D.L. WITH LAT STRAIN, O’NEILL & GANT OPTIONED ST. LOUIS, MO – May 31, 2018–The St. Louis Cardinals announced numerous roster moves this afternoon prior to their series opener against Pittsburgh, recalling three players from Memphis (AAA), while rookie pitcher Alex Reyes, who made his 2018 debut with 4.0 scoreless innings in a [...]
As was pointed out on Twitter, it was four years ago today that Oscar Taveras made his major league debut. Called up to join a team that was just barely over .500 and four games back in the standings, Tavares had been the object of many fans’ dreams for most of the season. Why were [...]
Home run #: 27 Date: May 30 Opponent: San Diego Padres Location: Qualcomm Stadium Pitcher: Andy Ashby Score: 0-0 Inning: 1 Outs: 2 Runners on: 0 Distance: 423 feet End of day Sammy Sosa total: 13 End of day Ken Griffey Jr. total: 18 We said yesterday that it’s tough for anyone to hit a home run every day. But when you [...]
MAYERS OPTIONED TO MEMPHIS (AAA), LEONE MOVED TO 60-DAY D.L. ST. LOUIS, MO – May 30, 2018– The St. Louis Cardinals announced prior to today’s game that they have activated rookie right-handed pitcher Alex Reyes from the 60-day disabled list and optioned right-handed pitcher Mike Mayers to Memphis (AAA). Right-handed reliever Dominic Leone (right upper arm nerve irritation), out since May [...]
The uneven, herky-jerky ride of the 2018 St. Louis Cardinals lurched back upwards last night, taking a game from the division-leading Milwaukee Brewers and moving to four games behind them, staying 1/2 game behind the Chicago Cubs. As with a lot of wins this season, it was fronted by really good starting pitching, with just [...]
Home run #: 26 Date: May 29 Opponent: San Diego Padres Location: Qualcomm Stadium Pitcher: Dan Miceli Score: 6-0 Inning: 9 Outs: 1 Runners on: 1 Distance: 388 feet End of day Sammy Sosa total: 13 End of day Ken Griffey Jr. total: 18 Even someone like Mark McGwire in 1998, when he seemed to be doing his best superhero impression, wasn’t [...]
Remember that time Anthony Rizzo went out of his way to initiate contact with Padres catcher Austin Hedges on a play at the plate last year? Maybe not, but perhaps you should freshen up on that incident. Rizzo absolutely leveled Hedges, and MLB determined that his slide had violated rule 6.01(i). No fine. No suspension. [...]
The Memorial Day weekend is always one that I wind up not spending much time writing posts (though I did prep a couple more in our Marking McGwire series) and sometimes don’t even get a chance to watch all the games. That has never stopped us from talking about them before, of course, but it’s [...]
If you have spent any time browsing the Conclave or any of our sites before the merger, none of my posts the next month will come as a shock. Just in case you stumbled upon this one in any number of various ways, thanks for reading and pull up a chair – you are gonna [...]
