On Sunday night, a team that does not play in St. Louis defeated another team that does not play in St. Louis in the championship game of a sport that is not baseball. But I promise we're going to get there. In an objectively thrilling, tightly-contested game, the Kansas City Chiefs beat the San Francisco…
The Cardinals signed Matt Carpenter? *THAT* Matt Carpenter?
Huh.
Nick Saban, Bill Belichick, the St. Louis Cardinals, and the importance of adaptation
On Wednesday afternoon, news broke that the greatest coach in the history of college football was retiring. On Thursday morning, news broke that the greatest coach in the history of professional football was retiring (or possibly being retired, but he will no longer be coaching regardless). These are not stories related to the St. Louis…
The Cardinals’ rotation rebuild was all it was ever going to be
The St. Louis Cardinals had a mediocre starting rotation in 2023 and four of the six pitchers who started the most games for the team last season were no longer on the team by the time free agency started--Jack Flaherty and Jordan Montgomery were dealt at the trade deadline, Adam Wainwright retired, and Dakota Hudson…
The Lance Lynn deal is history repeating more than you might think
The last two years have been an endless stream of nostalgia for St. Louis baseball fans. Both with the return of Albert Pujols and saying goodbye to Yadier Molina and Adam Wainwright, memories of happier seasons than a 71-91 have permeated throughout the Busch Stadium air. This morning, the Cardinals signed Lance Lynn, who pitched…
FANFIC: A conversation between John Mozeliak and CAA’s Jeff Berry about Shohei Ohtani
Convincing Shohei Ohtani to sign in St. Louis may not be easy, but you can't do it unless you try it.
The ones that got away
The thing that really stands out when one watches highlights of José Adolis García, as he was known at the time, during his time as a St. Louis Cardinal, besides the fact that he tripped rounding third base and the Cardinals were eliminated from playoff contention by the Milwaukee Brewers because there is only one…
The MLB Playoffs are whatever you make of them
In 2023, the Milwaukee Brewers won 92 regular season games, which gave them the fifth-best record in Major League Baseball. Finishing ahead of Milwaukee in the standings were, respectively, the 99-win Tampa Bay Rays, the 100-win Los Angeles Dodgers, the 101-win Baltimore Orioles, and the 104-win Atlanta Braves. And with the MLB postseason field reduced…
The 2023 MLB postseason rootability rankings (for a Cardinals fan)
Like most people who read this website, I am a fan of the St. Louis Cardinals. But I am also a fan of baseball, and when the MLB postseason hits, that still matters to me independent of the presence or absence of my favorite baseball team. But despite the lack of Cardinals, I do still…
Requiem for the pitching win
On Tuesday, September 12, Adam Wainwright won his 199th career game. He allowed two runs in five innings, walking three batters and striking out three batters; these are not great statistics, but he did get 11 ground balls, which is impressive enough. Of his 199 career wins, this was certainly not his greatest triumph nor…
St. Louis Bullpen 