Kids Ages 7-13 Can Learn Baseball Fundamentals from Former Cardinals Players & Coaches ST. LOUIS, Mo., April 26, 2018– Registration is now open for the 14th annual St. Louis Cardinals Alumni Kids Clinics presented by Academy Sports + Outdoors. Each year, Cardinals Alumni Kids Clinics provide kids ages 7-13 with an opportunity to learn baseball [...]
PITCHER JOHN BREBBIA OPTIONED TO MEMPHIS ST. LOUIS, MO – April 26, 2018– The St. Louis Cardinals announced prior to today’s game that they have recalled right-handed pitcher John Gant from Memphis (AAA) and optioned right-handed pitcher John Brebbia to the triple-A Redbirds. Gant, 25, has excelled at Memphis, posting a 3-0 mark with a 2.25 ERA in his [...]
A post yesterday wasn’t happening after a late night recording a Meet Me at Musial/Gateway To Baseball Heaven crossover (Infinity War, eat your heart out), but that turned out to be a good thing. What would have been completely a downer post now gets leavened by a very good outing by the local nine. Let’s [...]
Home run #: 10 Date: April 25 Opponent: Philadelphia Phillies Location: Veteran Stadium Pitcher: Jerry Spradlin Score: 3-5 Inning: 7 Outs: 2 Runners on: 1 Distance: 419 feet End of day Sammy Sosa total: 5 End of day Ken Griffey Jr. total: 8 Reaching double digits in home runs usually means you’ve had a pretty solid year. I mean, if [...]
Discounted Tickets Available for May Interleague Games vs. White Sox & Twins ST. LOUIS,Mo., April 24, 2018– The St. Louis Cardinals and Community Coffee are teaming up once again to present fans with a special discount ticket offer. On sale now, fans can purchase tickets for just $5 to watch the Cardinals take on the [...]
Hey there folks… Going into this season I’d planned to write an article about Paul DeJong, our young SS who had a breakout year last season, hitting .285 with 25 homers and 26 doubles in 443 PA. He ended up with a .532 slugging percentage. He also had 124 strikeouts and an OBP only 40 [...]
If you follow me on Twitter, you know that this past weekend was the annual blogger event at Busch Stadium, affectionately known as #ucbweekend. The fun and buzz from that will take a while to wear off and I need to write something on what John Mozeliak and Bill DeWitt III said (though STL Hat [...]
Home run #: 9 Date: April 21 Opponent: Montreal Expos Location: Olympic Stadium Pitcher: Trey Moore Score: 0-0 Inning: 3 Outs: 2 Runners on: 1 Distance: 437 feet End of day Sammy Sosa total: 3 End of day Ken Griffey Jr. total: 8 It was a weird quirk but, until April 21 of that legendary season, Mark McGwire had [...]
As we know, running through a road trip undefeated is a tough chore for any team. Last year, the Cards had that trip through Atlanta and Miami, but those things are pretty rare (and, sadly, that was not a sign of things to come). So when the Cardinals went into Thursday’s game with an extra [...]
Green Week & Grateful Dead Tribute Night Highlight Second Homestand of 2018 ST. LOUIS,Mo., April 19, 2018– After a winning road trip in Cincinnati and Chicago, the Cardinals return to Busch Stadium for their second homestand of the season. The six-game homestand kicks off with a three-game series against the Cincinnati Reds (April 20-22) and [...]
PITCHER JOHN BREBBIA OPTIONED TO MEMPHIS ST. LOUIS, MO –April 19, 2018– The St. Louis Cardinals announced prior to today’s game that they have recalled rookie outfielder Tyler O’Neill from Memphis (AAA) and optioned right-handed pitcher John Brebbia to the triple-A Redbirds. O’Neill, 22, was off to a terrific start at Memphis, batting .388 while leading the Pacific Coast [...]
ST. LOUIS,Mo., April 18, 2018– In celebration of the 48th anniversary of Earth Day on April 22, the St. Louis Cardinals will host its 9th annual Green Week at Busch Stadium from April 20-22. Following is a list of activities designed to reduce waste and promote recycling and energy efficiency both inside and outside of Busch Stadium. #4AGreenerGame Friday, [...]
