Aesthetically, Matt Carpenter has checked every possible box for the label of "fan favorite" for the St. Louis Cardinals. He is a classic overachiever--he was drafted in the 13th round at age 23 out of Texas Christian University, signing for a famously low bonus of $1,000 (this has much more to do with his lack…
A month ago, arranging a pitching staff for a St. Louis Cardinals postseason run was nothing more than a framing device for an article. It certainly wasn't based in any sort of reality--it was just a way of asking for the best four starting pitchers on the Cardinals. But a lot has chanaged in the…
In 2015, when Bud Norris played for the San Diego Padres, comments made by the veteran pitcher to USA Today's Jorge L. Ortiz raised many eyebrows and have followed Norris for the next three years, and will likely continue to follow him beyond that. In an article exploring that the majority of baseball brawls involve…
This is, technically, a series preview of the upcoming three game set at Coors Field between the St. Louis Cardinals and Colorado Rockies. The Cardinals, as most of you are well aware, have been red-hot under interim manager Mike Shildt and currently hold the National League's top Wild Card spot. The Rockies are just 1/2…
After Matt Adams put up a lackluster 2016 season, one in which he was barely above league average at the plate (an unacceptably low level of offensive production for somebody with as little defensive value as he does), the St. Louis Cardinals of 2017 were ready to move on to alternative solutions at first base.…
Despite the fact that I own and operate a website about Major League Baseball, I actually don't watch MLB Network all that much. I don't have a great answer as to why--maybe I'm mentally programmed to gravitate towards ESPN to such a degree that even though I've stopped watching ESPN for the most part unless…
Hello, fellow Sleep Refusers. John here to take you through tonight's (probably last night's, by the time this ends) game between the St. Louis Cardinals and Los Angeles Dodgers. Let's take a look at the lineups. https://twitter.com/Cardinals/status/1031696161806143493 https://twitter.com/Dodgers/status/1031662524624584704 So on the surface, the Dodgers have the pitching edge tonight. Austin Gomber has pitched well, but…
I attended the final game of the Mike Matheny era, and it was one of the most defeating games I've ever attended. Granted, there were rain delays and it was against the Reds and blaming Mike Matheny directly for the loss would be more than a bit unfair, but there was absolutely no energy. And…
The rookie campaign of St. Louis Cardinals outfielder Harrison Bader is as bewildering and unexpected as any Cardinals debutante since, well, I guess Paul DeJong last year. And Aledmys Diaz the year before that. And most people weren't expecting young Allen Craig or Matt Carpenter to be such certifiable Professional Hitters as relatively old rookies.…
Having already clinched their seventh consecutive series victory on Saturday night, the St. Louis Cardinals arrived back at Busch Stadium this afternoon with a chance to sweep the Milwaukee Brewers and create a game-and-a-half gap between the two NL Central and Wild Card contenders. In years past, this meant the notorious "Sunday lineup". But now…
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