I hope you’ve been enjoying this look back like I have. It’s fascinating to see some of the same problems we talk about now were part of that 2011 team as well, plus seeing the reaction to things as they happened. After the huge shakeup, the club still had to play some games and a [...]
The Mets are a good team, neck and neck with the Cardinals in the wild card race. They have their flaws, of course, but they are a quality team. Yet if you were to tell folks that St. Louis would go in and take two of three, that probably wouldn’t have surprised many people. The Cardinals [...]
If you blog long enough (usually about a week, though some of us don’t even make it that long), you are going to be wrong about something. The first blush reaction to the Colby Rasmus trade isn’t the same as the post-Series lens we use to look at it today. Fair is fair, though, so [...]
The calm before the storm, right before things radically changed. You can hear the thunder in this piece, though we didn’t know it at the time that Edwin Jackson was not going to settle in Toronto. Continuing The Roll So far, so good. The Cardinals have a home stand against the two worst teams in [...]
$6 Tickets Available for Cardinals vs. Reds on August 8-10 ST. LOUIS, Mo., July 27, 2016 – The St. Louis Cardinals are partnering with On the Run to provide fans with a special discount ticket offer. Starting today, fans can purchase $6 Pavilion and Terrace level seats to watch the Cardinals square off against division [...]
Fans Asked to Create Videos Showcasing Their Most Treasured Cardinals Collectible & the Story Behind the Item ST. LOUIS, Mo., July 26, 2016 – The St. Louis Cardinals announced that they have launched the Cardinals Treasure Hunt Fan Video Contest, a new #CardsFanFlix fan engagement promotion encouraging fans to submit videos sharing the stories behind [...]
The trading deadline was starting to heat up and, it appeared, so were the Cardinals as we again look back at the World Series year of 2011. According To Plan Looking at the schedule, the Cardinals needed this week to be a successful one. Four games against the woeful Astros and a weekend series against [...]
Whether conveniently, an issue with the medical staff, or somehow a recent development, Trevor Rosenthal has been placed on the DL and Dean Kiekhefer recalled.
Last week, Carlos Martinez was scheduled to take the mound Tuesday, but rain came and forced a cancellation, creating a doubleheader the next day. Apparently that was such a good idea the Cardinals thought they’d do it again this week. I guess it could have been worse. I mean, if you are playing the God [...]
The Cardinals have brought up veteran pitcher Jerome Williams from Memphis. Mike Mayers was sent down and Jordan Walden was moved to the 60-day DL.
We started this series earlier in the year but let it drop as the season got started. However, this is about the time five years ago that things got interesting, so let’s jump back in the time machine and take a look at what was going on as #11in11 really got started. Treading Water We [...]
Major League Baseball players are a fortunate class. Even the rookie minimum is more than many of us will make in years of work, perhaps even in our entire careers. They have first-class accommodations. They get plenty of attention and exposure, perhaps even respect. I mean, even at my advanced age (an age that ticks [...]
