So I know I said that I’d try to do Heroes and Goats while I was gone on my trip to Ohio, but given the fact that I had such limited access and I wasn’t able to do more than see the scores the day after, it seemed better to try to get home, get [...]
SOCOLOVICH OPTIONED TO MEMPHIS (AAA) ST. LOUIS, Mo., July 24, 2016 – The St. Louis Cardinals have purchased the contract of right-handed pitcher Mike Mayers(pronounced MY-ers) from Triple-A Memphis to make his Major League debut tonight against the Los Angeles Dodgers. To make room on the team’s 25-man roster, the Cardinals optioned right-handed pitcher Miguel [...]
A few days ago, a did a poll on twitter asking the following question: Who would be the better long term asset for the Cards, Aledmys Diaz or Stephen Piscotty? Here are the results. Overwhelmingly the voters chose Piscotty. Currently both Diaz and Piscotty have the exact same WAR: 3.1. Diaz, of course was an [...]
A long, long while ago I used to run a contest on a couple of message boards called YNOT. (Full disclosure, the Montreal Expos board on what was then Baseballboards.net and now doesn’t exist did it first, but they let me borrow it.) I did it on the blog a few times as well, though [...]
Now that we are three days into the four-day All-Star Break, I probably should recap the last four games of the first half, shouldn’t I? We’d hate for Heroes and Goats to go unnamed, of course. Thursday (5-1 win vs. Pittsburgh) Hero: Adam Wainwright. There were a few strong offensive performances, but not much is [...]
First off, congratulations to Matt Carpenter who made the All-Star team and will be in San Diego despite being unable to play. I also want to congratulate Aledmys Diaz for making the All-Star roster as his replacement. I can’t help but wondering though whether Diaz deserved to be on the roster from the beginning and [...]
CATCHER MICHAEL McKENRY PURCHASED FROM MEMPHIS (AAA) ST. LOUIS, Mo., July 7, 2016 – The St. Louis Cardinals announced prior to today’s game that they have placed All-Star infielder Matt Carpenter (right oblique strain) on the 15-day disabled list and purchased the contract of catcher Michael McKenry from Memphis (AAA). Carpenter, named on Tuesday [...]
I think we can officially move Cardinal fandom to Frustration Index Level Rasmus. Fans are advised to avoid Twitter if at all possible and keep World Series DVDs at the ready for a reduction in symptoms.
I really wanted to write an optimistic or at least somewhat happier post today. Between the bullpen and Matt Carpenter‘s oblique, though, there’s really not a lot of joy to be found. Let’s talk about the game first. It looked like things were going to go well for a while. Our Hero is Aledmys Diaz, [...]
CARDINALS PURCHASE CATCHER ALBERTO ROSARIO FROM MEMPHIS (AAA) ST. LOUIS, Mo. , July 6, 2016 – Prior to tonight’s game, the St. Louis Cardinals placed catcher Brayan Peña on the 15-day disabled list today with left knee inflammation. Rookie catcher Alberto Rosario has been purchased from Triple-A Memphis and is expected to be available for [...]
I should have written on the Fourth of July. If I’d sat down that morning to write about the Cardinals, I’d have had a much more upbeat post for you. A sweep of the Brewers, running their winning streak against National League teams to 11. The Cubs had struggled over the weekend, and while we [...]
Randal Grichuk Recalled from Triple-A Memphis ST. LOUIS, Mo. , July 5, 2016 – The Cardinals have placed infielder/outfielder Brandon Moss on the 15-day disabled list today with a left ankle sprain. Outfielder Randal Grichuk has been recalled from Memphis (AAA). Moss is leading the team with 17 home runs (T12th in the National League) [...]
