A look at the greatest players under all 27 presidents of the Professional Baseball Era, plus predictions on the best of the next one
Are the Cardinals endangering an unprecedented run of Hall of Fame-caliber players?
You probably weren't alive the last time the Cardinals didn't have a credible Hall of Fame candidate on their roster. That may be coming soon.
What are the 2021 St. Louis Cardinals?

We know what the San Diego Padres want to be. We know, for better or worse, what the Tampa Bay Rays want to be. But what are the Cardinals?
Scott Rolen–A perfect Hall of Fame candidate for 2021

The top of the Hall of Fame ballot for 2021 is filled with feel-bad stories. Scott Rolen is a refreshing exception to that.
The indefensibility of letting Kolten Wong walk

You may have noticed that this is my first time weighing in on a moment which has now passed—whether the St. Louis Cardinals should pick up a $12.5 million option for 2021 on the contract of second baseman Kolten Wong, which it was revealed this afternoon that the Cardinals were not going to do. And…
When you stop believing the lie
Justin Turner has offered a spot-on metaphor for the lie Major League Baseball fed us in 2020.
Let’s take a deep breath about Randy Arozarena
Do you remember Bo Hart? I remember Bo Hart. I could never forget Bo Hart. Bodhi J. Hart was a 26 year-old second baseman, four years removed from being a 33rd round draft pick, languishing in the minor leagues for the St. Louis Cardinals organization when, in 2003, an injury to Miguel Cairo forced the…
Bob.

I always viewed Bob Gibson as the first modern baseball player. Like all St. Louis Cardinals fans, I grew up revering Stan Musial, even though I had never seen him play. Not only had I never seen him play, but I couldn't even comprehend the idea that he really did play. He seemed like an…
Why isn’t Jack Flaherty starting Game 1 of the Wild Card Round?

He entered the season as the ace. By many measures, he was the team's best pitcher in 2020. Why is Jack Flaherty being relegated to Game 3?
Everyone is going to hate us so much–a Cardinals/Padres playoff preview
We are at least half a decade removed from the peak of people hating the St. Louis Cardinals. Also, the Cardinals were better from 2011 through 2015 than they were from 2016 through 2020. I wonder if the two are related. Probably not. They probably just managed to overcome the objectively bad and evil things…