Following his go-ahead home run in the eighth inning of his first game at Busch Stadium, Nolan Arenado was annointed as a superhero. Sure, St. Louis Cardinals fans would have been excited had John Nogowski or whoever else hit the home run, but because it came off the bat of Nolan Arenado, a player deemed…
Matt Carpenter is out to make all of the haters repent
Last night, Matt Carpenter hit his first home run of the 2021 season for the St. Louis Cardinals, and admittedly, it was a pretty weird experience. It wasn't an especially game-significant home run--besides the offensive explosion of the fifth inning rendering it moot, it only bumped up the Cardinals' win probability from 77% to 89%.…
On Nolan Arenado’s curtain call, since I guess we’re worrying about curtain calls now
On Thursday, Nolan Arenado hit a go-ahead two-run home run in his first home game as a member of the St. Louis Cardinals. As often happens at Busch Stadium, the roaring crowd demanded that Arenado, following his return to the Cardinals' dugout, hop back out and salute the crowd. He did, the crowd got excited…
I guess this is happening–a borderline reckless 2021 MLB preview
Today is Opening Day in Major League Baseball, a day which the league will happily tell you should be a holiday, and a day which I will happily tell Major League Baseball should be on a weekend if they want us all to watch baseball all day. The good news is that, unlike last season,…
Why the Milwaukee Brewers are the biggest threat to the 2021 St. Louis Cardinals
Despite the Cardinals acquiring the bigger name, the Milwaukee Brewers had the best off-season in the National League Central
The end of the road
A look ahead to a season in which we inevitably look back.
The twenty-five greatest Cardinals of the last twenty-five years: #1–Albert Pujols
For eleven glorious seasons, the Cardinals got to experience one of the three greatest first basemen who ever lived.
The twenty-five greatest Cardinals of the last twenty-five years: #2–Yadier Molina
The "Yadier Molina can't hit well enough to stick around in the Major Leagues" takes are now old enough to drive
The twenty-five greatest Cardinals of the last twenty-five years: #3–Jim Edmonds
Before Jim Edmonds, the Cardinals were a sideshow for Mark McGwire. Once Jim Edmonds arrived, they were a serious contender.
The twenty-five greatest Cardinals of the last twenty-five years: #4–Adam Wainwright
A look at Adam Wainwright, from postseason hero reliever to staff ace to innings-eating veteran
St. Louis Bullpen 