Well, folks, the St. Louis Cardinals won three of four games against a very good Colorado Rockies team, and I'm ready to trick myself into believing that the playoffs are a possibility. Here's what happened in the first game of my period of delusion. First, the lineups. https://twitter.com/Cardinals/status/1025481455101730817 https://twitter.com/Pirates/status/1025508740181749761 Oh great, the Pirates are using…
Chris Archer is part of Cardinals/Pirates now–a series preview
Say you know a big St. Louis Cardinals fan who spent the last week completely out of the loop of Cardinals news. He or she knows the sport fairly well but hasn't been around the latest trade deadline news. Obviously, the explaining about Tommy Pham being traded is going to be a big headline, but…
Every baseball player should be more like Tommy Pham
If I woke up tomorrow and were suddenly a Major League Baseball player, I think I'd play a lot like Tommy Pham. Now, the reason for this is pretty simple--I'm a terrible baseball player, even by the standards of a beer league player, and I would have no choice but to play like Tommy Pham,…
The Cardinals should inquire about Josh Donaldson
My stance on the St. Louis Cardinals, as those who read my post earlier today could probably tell, is that they should not be buyers at this trade deadline. Their chances of making the postseason are slim--not only are they several games behind a playoff spot, but there are several other teams chasing the playoff…
Let’s get crazy about a potential Cardinals/Yankees blockbuster
This is probably going to be a boring trade deadline for the St. Louis Cardinals (unless this sentence is already out of date by the time this article actually publishes, which is entirely possible). The Cardinals aren't good enough to buy and they don't have enough obvious short-term assets to acquire splashy, high-end prospects without…
Cardinals finally play Rockies–a series preview
A bunch of these series previews become redundant because the St. Louis Cardinals keep playing the same teams over and over. Particularly in the division, this is the case. Most of you know the basic construction of the Chicago Cubs and Cincinnati Reds and don't really need to be reminded, "Hey, this Joey Votto character?…
Cubs beat Cardinals in a boring, boring game–a 7/29 recap
As a personal affront to me, the Cardinals and Cubs not only played a night game on Sunday, but also it was delayed by weather. But before this become an obnoxious diatribe about how games start too late these days, here were the starting lineups. https://twitter.com/Cubs/status/1023656086694506503 https://twitter.com/Cardinals/status/1023699712774430721 8:23--John Gant throws the first pitch. Okay then!…
Let’s just enjoy baseball for its own sake: a Cardinals/Cubs preview
The last several years of watching St. Louis Cardinals baseball have been built around the postseason. When you're right in the thick of a postseason run (and, in most cases, eventually reaching it to October baseball), this only makes sense. But on July 27, postseason baseball seems like a long shot. If the Cardinals sweep…
A very brief history of Cardinals mediocrity
Who is your favorite St. Louis Cardinals player of the 2010s, one of the more successful decades in the history of one of baseball's most successful franchises? Mine is Jon Jay. Jon Jay was the most ordinary player I can fathom. In six seasons in St. Louis, Jay had a 107 wRC+, making him 7%…
Daniel Poncedeleon, Austin Gomber, and the greatest first starts in Cardinals history
Thirty-three times in St. Louis Cardinals history, a pitcher making his first career start in the Major Leagues posted a Game Score of 65 or better. The third most recent time occurred on May 30, 2013, courtesy of Michael Wacha (if you don't remember this particular game--Wacha was awesome, Mitchell Boggs blew a one-run lead…
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