When the St. Louis Cardinals fired Mike Matheny on July 14, they were 47-46, 7.5 games out of first place in the NL Central and 4.5 games out of the wild card. The team looked lost, lackluster, and headed for another October out of the playoffs. Fast forward to tonight's 4-2 win over the Washington…
8/8/18 Recap: Cardinals Shut Down Marlins in 7-1 Win
Matt Carpenter continued to dominate everything in sight, Yadier Molina drove in three runs, and the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Miami Marlins 7-1 on Wednesday night for yet another series win. Mike Shildt's insistence on batting Yadi second paid off in the first inning when Molina hit a solo home run to left field…
Matt Carpenter is an MVP Candidate. Can He Win?
Since the All-Star break, the St. Louis Cardinals have experienced a small resurgence, chalking up three consecutive series wins against contending teams. The team has embraced the youth movement and retooled the bullpen, and they've made a change at manager. You can make an argument for all of these things helping get the Cardinals back…
8/1/18 Recap: Bullpen Carries Cardinals Past Rockies 6-3
We've officially reached August in the rich pageant that is the 2018 St. Louis Cardinals season. Tuesday's act included one of the team's best and most likable players being traded for a really underwhelming return, along with video from last Friday's game showing a firework flying into the stands. There's a metaphor somewhere in that…
From the St. Louis Bullpen drafts: Should the Cardinals Fire Mike Matheny Mid-Season?
Editor's note: Mike Bauer (intelligent, talented) wrote this very good post last week about whether the St. Louis Cardinals would fire manager Mike Matheny during the season. I, site manager John Fleming (naive, bad at planning) told him that we should run the post on Monday morning, since there was "no chance" Matheny would be…
7/11/18 Recap: Cardinals Shut Out by White Sox, Everything is Bad Again
As the St. Louis Cardinals deal with the fallout of another embarrassing clubhouse story (in case you missed it, Mike Matheny has reportedly been allowing Bud Norris to harass and/or haze his younger teammates in the name of "accountability" or something), there's still a game to play tonight, and a chance to end the day…
6/27/18 Recap: Cardinals Fall to Indians in Series Finale
Monday's game between the St. Louis Cardinals and Cleveland Indians was stalled by about a 90 minute rain delay. When the weather cleared out, the Cardinals rode a one-hitter from John Gant (no idea) to a 4-0 win. Another wave of showers pushed back the start of Tuesday's game, and once that delay was over,…
Recap: Cardinals Fall to Padres 4-2
Well, that certainly didn't go as planned. On Star Wars night at Busch Stadium, the St. Louis Cardinals wrapped up their series against the San Diego Padres with a 4-2 loss. This loss caps off a nine game stretch against three of the National League's bottom tier teams. Ideally, you'd like to go at least 6-3 over…
6/6/18 Recap: Cardinals blown out by Marlins 11-3
Between Tuesday night's dud of a performance, and today's news that Alex Reyes will miss the remainder of the season with a torn tendon, it's been a rough 24 hours for the St. Louis Cardinals. Fortunately with baseball, there's always another game the next day. Tonight marks the second game of a nine game stretch…
