St. Louis Bullpen has been in existence for about a month, and as site founder, I couldn't be prouder of the collective work of this group of writers. We went from zero to posts (usually several) daily. That said, we hope to expand our operations a bit. After discussing it with the current staff, we…
The Cardinals, the Royals, and how to build a winner
The 2010 Kansas City Royals kicked off a new decade by winning 67 games and losing 95. This may sound bad, and it is, but this was actually a two win improvement over their 2009 season, when despite having a Cy Young Award-winning season from Zack Greinke, the Royals were a disaster. But there was…
5/20/18–a Cardinals and Phillies recap
Jack Flaherty is love. Jack Flaherty is life.
Who should handle shortstop duties in Paul DeJong’s absence?
Paul DeJong is on the Disabled List, and Jedd Gyorko, Greg Garcia, and Yairo Munoz look to be in the hunt for playing time.
Postponed start makes local baseball writer cranky–a 5/18 recap
The Cardinals scored a bunch of runs, which they should honestly do more often.
The case for a Dexter Fowler/Harrison Bader platoon
Harrison Bader has shown incredible prowess against left-handed pitchers and deserves to start against them.
Miles Mikolas tops Lance Lynn on a Wednesday afternoon–a 5/16 recap
Hello, folks. This afternoon, the St. Louis Cardinals, led by starting pitcher Miles Mikolas, took Target Field this afternoon in a matchup against Our Old Friend™ Lance Lynn. Here’s how things went down. In the top of the first inning, the Cardinals offense struck first (I mean, obviously; like, I assume if you care enough…
Did the Cardinals dodge a bullet in Lance Lynn?
The Cardinals did not re-sign Lance Lynn in the off-season, and the Twins got what was assumed to be a steal. Did the Cardinals actually dodge a major bullet?
Will Mike Matheny acknowledge the decline of Adam Wainwright?
Adam Wainwright is struggling. Will the team continue to opt for the short-term strategy of DL stints or take more drastic measures?
The case for inefficiency
The story of a stat nerd son finding joy in the inefficient team that turned his mother into a die-hard baseball fan.
