If you’ve read the blog, listened to the podcasts, or followed my Twitter account, you know that I’m not much about talking myself up. I’m much more comfortable on the self-depreciating humor level, in part because it’s often very true. Folks that have been on this ride for a long time know it’s not often [...]
Over the past few years, I’ve developed an affinity for the community that’s established around THE San Francisco Giants Blog. Craig Vaughn is a passionate Giants fan and has an active and tight-knit group of commentors at the site. They’ve always been great to interact with me, asking questions about the Cards and putting up [...]
It’s hard to believe that the Cardinals have been playing games for over a week and a half already, isn’t it? Three weeks from Sunday will be Opening Day, meaning that spring training is more than half over. Time waits for no one, it seems. Colin from The Redbird Daily posed the question yesterday in [...]
10th Anniversary of Busch Stadium and ’06 World Series Highlight Opening Day 2016 ST. LOUIS, Mo., April 7, 2016 – A pre-game ceremony that welcomes home the 2015 National League Central Division Champions, honors the team’s Hall of Famers, and commemorates the great tradition of Opening Day in St. Louis will punctuate a day of [...]
Days until Opening Night, Cardinals vs. Cubs on ESPN: 2 First player/coach to wear #2: Jack Smith (1923) Last player/coach to wear #2: Red Schoendienst (1995) Player/coach to wear #2 in the most seasons: Schoendienst (14 player, 43 total) Number of players/coaches to wear #2: 17 Last time not worn: 1996, but only because it [...]
This winter, the St. Louis Cardinals made it clear that they expected Carlos Martinez to be the fifth starter in their rotation. Yesterday, the Cardinals named Martinez as that fifth starter. However, as you know, it’s been anything but a straight path for the young righthander. We’ve talked about the fifth spot over and over [...]
It was the first real weekend of spring. No snow, warmer temperatures, and baseball being played. Many of us got our first glimpse of the boys in red for 2015 on Saturday, when MLB Network ran a delayed broadcast of the Cardinals and Nationals. I only saw a few moments, but it was a wonderful [...]
The title of this post is true, of course. Spring training games count for about as much as a politician’s promise, but even so, you’d like to see your team end it on a high note, looking ready to dive into the season. The Cardinals’ last game in Jupiter was anything but a high note. [...]
The Cards sent three more players to minor league camp yesterday. Tim Cooney, Lee Stoppelman and Travis Tartamella. Of course, none of these were expected to be on the roster–though Stoppelman was my dark horse to make an impact on this season–and it’s more about carving out the actual 2014 St. Louis Cardinals out of [...]
Matt Carpenter, 13th round, 2009 draft. Matt Adams, 23rd round, 2009 draft. Allen Craig, 8th round, 2006 draft. Trevor Rosenthal, 21st round, 2009 draft. Kevin Siegrist, 41st round, 2008 draft. Tell me why, again, the fact that Aledmys Diaz got a relatively paltry sum means that he must not be worth the hype? I’m not [...]
How fans can enjoy World Series baseball and rally support for the Cardinals ST. LOUIS, Mo. (October 23, 2013) – After beating the Los Angeles Dodgers to win their 19th National League Pennant, the St. Louis Cardinals are returning to the World Series for the fourth time in ten years. The series matchup with the Boston Red [...]
