WADDELL OPTIONED TO MEMPHIS (AAA), PLACED ON COVID I.L. ST. LOUIS, MO., July 16, 2021 – The St. Louis Cardinals announced today that they have selected the contract of veteran left-handed reliever T.J. McFarland from Memphis (AAA) and optioned lefty Brandon Waddell to Memphis. To make room for McFarland on the team’s 40-player Major League roster, Waddell has [...]
Legendary Catcher to be Immortalized with Bronze Statue Unveiling and Dedication Outside Busch Stadium, Uniform No. 23 to be Retired by Organization ST. LOUIS, Mo., July 15, 2021–The St. Louis Cardinals organization announced today that it will pay tribute to National Baseball Hall of Fame catcher Ted Simmons on Saturday, July 31, before the team’s 6:15 PM [...]
SELECTIONS INCLUDE 12 PITCHERS, 4 INFIELDERS, 4 OUTFIELDERS & A CATCHER ST. LOUIS, Mo., July 13, 2021–The St. Louis Cardinals concluded their 2021 Major League Baseball Draft, selecting 21 players over the three-day event. The Cardinals selected 18 collegians and three high school preps. The players represented 12 states with six players hailing from California [...]
In 2007, the Cardinals entered the All-Star Break at 40-45. They won their final game before the break as Todd Wellemeyer and four relievers held San Francisco and Barry Zito (one of the few times they got the upper hand on Zito, it feels like) scoreless, winning 7-0. They were 5-3 in July and, while [...]
After a much-needed break from everything negative in June, the Cardinals celebrated turning the calendar. This week brings plenty of optimism for the organization as multiple players sporting the Birds on the Bat are honored in Colorado. It started with the Future Stars game as Memphis teammates Nolan Gorman and Matthew Liberatore earned spots on [...]
OVIEDO OPTIONED TO MEMPHIS (AAA) & MARTÍNEZ MOVED TO 60-DAY I.L. ST. LOUIS, MO., July 9, 2021 –The St. Louis Cardinals announced today that they have signed veteran right-handed pitcherLuis García to a free-agent contract, and that he will join the team for its series-opening game this afternoon in Chicago. To make room for García on [...]
There are a couple of ways to approach last night’s 5-2 loss to the Giants. The Cardinals won the first two games and it is very hard to sweep any team, much less a team that has the best winning percentage in baseball. They were competitive in this one and it would have been nice [...]
Before we get too far down the way, let’s acknowledge that the answer to the title of this post is probably “no”. Two wins in a row is a nice thing, don’t get me wrong. The last time the Cardinals won two in a row against a team that wasn’t really bad (Arizona, Miami, Pittsburgh, [...]
Baseball is an unpredictable thing. We know that, of course, but the game continues to provide example after example. How could a team that went 2-8 against the Tigers, Pirates, and Rockies come out and not only beat the best team in baseball, but the pitcher having the best season this side of Jacob deGrom? [...]
At the end of Rogue One, after the Death Star plans have been carried onto the Tantive IV and onto the bridge, Princess Leia is asked “what have they brought us?” “Hope”, she responded. I asked Ben Godar last night on Meet Me at Musial if the sweep of the Diamondbacks had produced any hope [...]
There’s nothing quite like taking a mess and turning into something orderly. Even if your whole house is a disaster area complete with FEMA on your front yard, getting one room back to livable state, looking sharp with things put away and furniture dusted, can feel like an accomplishment. That holds even if that was [...]
That’s why they got him, folks. When Nolan Arenado was acquired for the Colorado Rockies (the team that is 1) still paying him this season and 2) will do so as he goes against them this weekend), as fans we thought he’d do a few things. He’d get key hits. He’d hit big home runs. [...]
