Cardinal fans, step back and breathe for me. One of the worst things about baseball is the way it can turn on a dime inside 24 hours. This time last night, Adam Wainwright was setting up the mighty Yoenis Cespedes for a knee buckling curve ball that would end the Red Sox threat and lead [...]
Pat Neshek didn’t just turn into a great pitcher in 2014. He has been pretty good before and with a few different baseball teams. The seven year veteran broke onto the scene in 2006 with the Minnesota Twins and dazzled in his rookie season. In 37 innings, he compiled a 0.78 WHIP(walks and hits per [...]
Back in 1997, I was calmly sitting down on my living room floor when my lovely grandmother dropped a tidbit of neighborhood information. Her new neighbors were Bill DeWitt III and his family. To her, she saw a gentleman and his wife and two dogs. To me, it was the son’s owner just moved in [...]
Good afternoon ladies and gents, Bear with me and the title of this entry because I am going to try and walk a straight line as I run through this latest stream of consciousness. I happen to be watching the Kevin Costner baseball flick, and while it isn’t the tightest or most well made film [...]
As the Cards take on the Milwaukee Brewers, I will unleash a round of pregame rambling for you to digest as the first pitch sails into the mitt. Allen Craig has taken an at bat in Boston and lined out. Joe Kelly is probably busy becoming the clubhouse joker that he perfected in St. Louis. [...]
Right off the bat, it’s tough to lose a classy guy like Joe Kelly and a hitter that served as an RBI production factory for two straight seasons like Allen Craig. That’s surface level critiquing right there. When you pop the hood on this John Lackey deal, things look much nicer. Let’s break it down [...]
The earth didn’t shatter today when The Cardinals traded Springfield prospect James Ramsey to the Cleveland Indians for righthanded pitcher Justin Masterson. However, when examined closely, the deal is one to appreciate and for several reasons. Let’s roll down five of those real quick. 1.Low Cost/High Reward John Mozeliak wasn’t going to leverage the farm [...]
In a perfect world, the 2014 season would be a gas for Cardinals fans. There would be no need for 64 different articles about the decline of Allen Craig‘s swing(I have accounted for 6 of those). There wouldn’t be a need for a baseball swing forensic analyst to consider looking at Craig’s broken swing. The [...]
There were so many people worried about Trevor Rosenthal earlier this season. He was a walking medical emergency on the mound. Walking batters. Creating big counts. Throwing a ton of innings. Rosenthal didn’t settle down until two men were on base and the count was full on batter #3. Some guys just can’t make it [...]
Greetings from the South Side of the Lou, As the Cardinals aim to even the series in Chicago today, I will provide some pregame bits. Fodder, insight and a little something to chew on as the weekend unfolds. A.J. Comes To Town The most hated man in baseball is a Cardinal. John Mozeliak hasn’t pulled [...]
It would be easy to place the blame on Mike Matheny and Jon Jay for missing a walk in the seventh inning. Cards fans could point at the umpire, Dan Bellino as well. In doing so, they would be lowering themselves to bush league tactics. A missed walk didn’t doom the Cards. Their bats went [...]
Ladies and gentlemen, it’s hot outside and Cardinal Nation is stirring. I didn’t come here to bash Allen Craig or Mike Matheny‘s lineups. I have done plenty of each on social media and there’s fine meaning to the phrase, “Once you tweet, it’s out there”. I am going to talk about a more fun and [...]
