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Posted on November 15, 2019November 14, 2019 by John Fleming · 1 Comment

For which free agents should the Cardinals open DeWallet?

One of my favorite and least favorite pastimes of the free agent hot stove season is yelling about how to spend somebody else’s money. On one hand, it is fun to dream of what new players the St. Louis Cardinals could sign, and I prefer being able to preserve these fantasies to, say, the artificially…

Posted on November 12, 2019November 12, 2019 by John Fleming

Cardinals make easiest decision of their offseason, re-sign Adam Wainwright

Adam Wainwright was not the best pitcher available this off-season. Gerrit Cole or Stephen Strasburg was/were (and is/are). Either would be a valuable addition to the St. Louis Cardinals, but not uniquely so. Gerrit Cole has built a growing legacy with the Houston Astros and would remain a valuable member of the team’s World Series-contending…

Posted on November 11, 2019November 10, 2019 by John Fleming · 1 Comment

The St. Louis Cardinals All-2010s Team

Per a quick glance at FanGraphs, 379 players participated in a Major League Baseball regular season game for the St. Louis Cardinals in the 2010s. Given that the Cardinals were the third-winningest team in the sport over the decade, and by some measures the most successful team in the sport since 2010, it should come…

Posted on November 8, 2019November 7, 2019 by John Fleming · 1 Comment

The Team of the 2010s Rankings: Part 5

Twenty-eight teams have been listed and analyzed as candidates for Team of the 2010s. And now, two teams remain (if this is your first time checking out the series, you may want to catch up before you continue forward, though that's really up to you--here are Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, and Part 4).…

Posted on November 7, 2019November 7, 2019 by John Fleming · 1 Comment

The Team of the 2010s Rankings: Part 4

Six teams remain to be listed in the rankings of the greatest teams of the 2010s, and for the first time, every team listed below is one that I consider to be a legitimate contender for the crown. All have some compelling argument to be the decade's best team, though since there is a Part…

Posted on November 6, 2019November 5, 2019 by John Fleming · 3 Comments

The Team of the 2010s Rankings: Part 3

After two days of running through a bunch of teams who, at best, had their moments of glory in the 2010s, Part 3 of The Team of the 2010s Rankings deals with fringe contenders for the crown and teams that, even if they never quite reached the upper echelons of the sport, avoided the devastating…

Posted on November 5, 2019November 4, 2019 by John Fleming · 2 Comments

The Team of the 2010s Rankings: Part 2

Yesterday, in Part 1 of the rankings of the greatest baseball franchises of the 2010s, we delved into some pretty spotty franchises, though near the end, we got into franchises that had their moments. And that's largely what Part 2 is as well--franchises that certainly were not the paragon of success in the decade but…

Posted on November 4, 2019November 3, 2019 by John Fleming · 3 Comments

The Team of the 2010s Rankings: Part 1

In August, with a month and a half remaining in the MLB regular season and with two and a half months remaining until the final World Series champion of the 2010s was crowned, I decided to publish a list of the greatest teams of the decade so far. And now, my "so far" includes the…

Posted on October 28, 2019October 27, 2019 by John Fleming

The Houston Astros don’t get to have this both ways

Baseball is, first and foremost, a people-pleasing business. There is no inherent value in the ability to hit a baseball hard or throw a baseball fast; these are skills which are appreciated because they allow people, namely the fans of participating teams, to feel happy. And the Houston Astros have spent the last week making…

Posted on October 22, 2019October 20, 2019 by John Fleming

A St. Louis Cardinals fan guide to the 2019 World Series

Some people don't watch baseball after the St. Louis Cardinals are eliminated from championship contention. That's fine. You're allowed. I am not one of those people, and many of you reading this are not one of those people. But after you spend an entire season being almost singularly devoted to one specific baseball team, it…

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