In yesterday’s post, we postulated that the offense really needed Dylan Carlson back and perhaps Daniel Ponce de Leon could be an answer for those middle innings. Like that gif from Scrubs says, “Wrong wrong wrong wrong, wrong wrong wrong wrong. You’re wrong.” Carlson returned to the lineup last night but there were no notable [...]
Who knew that Dylan Carlson was the glue holding the whole offense together? In the 10 games through Friday, the Cardinals were averaging 3.7 runs per game. That’s not a lot, of course, but it’s enough that the offense wasn’t really much of an issue, especially with the solid pitching that they have. Then Carlson’s [...]
The defense of the bullpen usage from last night really boils down to what Mike Shildt said after the game: “We’re down a run and we have to be able to pitch other guys to hold it there,” said manager Mike Shildt. “We can’t go to the same guys every night that we chase games. [...]
The Cardinals are 5-9 against teams over .500. (They would be 8-12, but the Brewers lost last night to slip under the mark.) Yet they are tied for the third best record in the National League and are 3 1/2 games up on the NL Central. Why? Because they beat up on the bad teams. [...]
After spending a weekend against the Padres in which most everything went wrong, coming home to face the Pittsburgh Pirates is like chicken soup for the soul. Mistakes aren’t as easily capitalized on. Early leads can get you through the night. It’s a lot more likely to hear “That’s a winner!” at the end of [...]
TYLER O’NEILL PLACED ON 10-DAY I.L.; JUNIOR FERNANDEZ OPTIONED ST. LOUIS, Mo., May 18, 2021 –The St. Louis Cardinals announced prior to tonight’s game that they have activated right-handed pitcher Daniel Ponce de Leon (right shoulder inflammation) and first baseman/outfielder John Nogowski (left hand bone bruise) from the 10-day Injured List. The team also announced that outfielder Tyler O’Neill (left [...]
When looking at just how unique the new Minor League model has started out, the internal debate quickly turned into something hard to explain. The game of baseball has always revolved around stats nearly as much as wins and losses unless you are a franchise that embraces tanking. After two weeks and not a single [...]
Imagine what this weekend would have been had the Cardinals been able to actually throw strikes. Nothing would have salvaged Saturday’s loss–when Adam Wainwright isn’t on, things get ugly in a hurry, but you could argue that the Cardinals would have taken two of three from a depleted but still dangerous Padres squad. Friday, they [...]
It’s still pretty early in the season. Not as early as it was in the first week, when people could be hitting .500 and a team like Detroit could be in first given a win on Opening Day. Not as early as it was in mid-April when people were starting to make a big deal [...]
Aramis Ramirez always destroyed the St. Louis Cardinals. For his career, he hit .309/.366/.520 against them. He had 38 home runs (he only had more against Houston) and–this is what I really remember about him–he always seemed to drive in runs. He had more RBI (147) against St. Louis than any other team. No matter [...]
Sometimes the calendar gifts you days such as today that require paying extra attention. The Cardinals can claim later that they planned it all along, but Matthew Liberatore deserves extra attention and with good reason. He isn’t the youngest St. Louis pitcher starting today (Ludwin Jimenez has that honor) although each of the four potential [...]
General Public To Have Opportunity To Purchase Single-Game Tickets for Early June Series vs. Cincinnati & Cleveland on Friday, May 14; All Six Games to Feature Promotional Giveaway ST. LOUIS, Mo., May 12, 2021–The St. Louis Cardinals have announced that single-game tickets for the June weekend series vs. the Cincinnati Reds (June 3-6) and the [...]
