Outside of St. Louis Cardinals fanbase this season, all the talk seems to have focused on the Cubs and how good they are. Inside there has been some lamenting at times that the Cardinals can’t win the division. In response to that I say: Remember 2011. That year the Cards finished second in the division [...]
Tickets on Sale Now for Margaritaville Night on Friday, September 9 ST. LOUIS, Mo., August 18, 2016 – Today the St. Louis Cardinals announced the addition of Margaritaville Night to the 2016 Theme Ticket schedule. On Friday, September 9, Parrotheads, beach lovers and baseball fans alike will be transported to Margaritaville when the Cardinals [...]
The Cardinals spent the off day Monday visiting NASA (a different Ground Control than the one Chris Correa visited) and apparently charged up their bats while they were at it. Even though the offense generally hasn’t been a problem this season, after this series the Cards are riding their first four-game “serious” streak since the [...]
The Cardinals have announced Seth Maness will have Tommy John surgery Thursday, while Matt Holliday will have thumb surgery tomorrow.
SAM TUIVAILALA RECALLED FROM MEMPHIS (AAA) ST. LOUIS, Mo., August 16, 2016 – The St. Louis Cardinals announced today that they have placed right-handed pitcher Seth Maness (right elbow strain) on the 15-day disabled list, retroactive to August 14, and recalled right-handed pitcher Sam Tuivailala from Memphis (AAA). Maness, who missed time while on the [...]
If ever there was a line to summarize the 2016 Cardinals, the ending of Guardians of the Galaxy might just be it. Any time you try to summarize this team, you’ve got something good and something bad, though not always in equal measure. We’re behind on the games, so let’s go catch up. Wednesday (3-2 [...]
There are some days that it’s tough to know what to talk about in this space. The games, sadly, are often very similar and somewhat depressing to relive. There’s nothing happening off the field. Things seem stagnant. Then there are days like yesterday, when everything happens. Let’s get the game out of the way first, [...]
MICHAEL WACHA PLACED ON 15-DAY D.L. WITH SHOULDER INFLAMMATION ST. LOUIS, Mo., August 9, 2016 – The St. Louis Cardinals announced prior to tonight’s game that they have purchased the contract of rookie right-handed pitcher Alex Reyes from Memphis (AAA) and placed right-handed pitcher Michael Wacha (right shoulder inflammation) on the 15-day disabled list. To make [...]
The Cardinals’ top prospect Alex Reyes has been promoted to the big leagues and, per Twitter source @cardsfanmatt, is already at Busch Stadium. The move has not been officially announced.
As you all know, a while back the Cardinals replaced a struggling Trevor Rosenthal with Sueng-hwan Oh, a Korean IFA we signed on the off-season. So how has Oh performed so far? In 11 save chances this year, he’s converted 9 while blowing 2. His ERA is currently 2.02 Rosenthal had 18 opportunities, blew 4. [...]
After eight innings last night, I was doing some searches to find ways to describe how this team was making most of its fans feel. I finally settled on the noted philosopher Rachel Green: I mean, we thought that losing a series to the Reds, followed by losing a series to the Braves, had to [...]
Ticketed Lunchtime Event Scheduled For August 24 Prior To Game Against New York Mets ST. LOUIS, Mo., August 8, 2016 – The St. Louis Cardinals are hosting an exclusive Speaker Series event with Cardinals outfielder Stephen Piscotty on Wednesday, August 24, from 11:30 a.m. to 1:15 p.m. at Busch Stadium. As part of the event, [...]
