A look at the greatest players under all 27 presidents of the Professional Baseball Era, plus predictions on the best of the next one
Are the Cardinals endangering an unprecedented run of Hall of Fame-caliber players?
You probably weren't alive the last time the Cardinals didn't have a credible Hall of Fame candidate on their roster. That may be coming soon.
Scott Rolen–A perfect Hall of Fame candidate for 2021
The top of the Hall of Fame ballot for 2021 is filled with feel-bad stories. Scott Rolen is a refreshing exception to that.
Bob.
I always viewed Bob Gibson as the first modern baseball player. Like all St. Louis Cardinals fans, I grew up revering Stan Musial, even though I had never seen him play. Not only had I never seen him play, but I couldn't even comprehend the idea that he really did play. He seemed like an…
The Cardinals’ All-Time “Second Best Team” Team
In the middle of the St. Louis Cardinals' deeply annoying loss yesterday afternoon to the Cincinnati Reds, news broke that Albert Pujols had tied Willie Mays on the all-time Major League Baseball home runs list. As Pujols's record chases tends to do, it invited plenty of historical comparisons and general remembraces of the Cardinals legend.…
The six tiers of Cardinals transaction revisionism
Some players would be virtually impossible for the St. Louis Cardinals to have on their team. Take Alex Bregman, for instance. The Houston Astros superstar third baseman was drafted in 2015 before the Cardinals ever had a draft pick, he was never considered a player realistically on the trading block, and he signed an extension…
Lou Brock and joy
Lou Brock played his final game for the St. Louis Cardinals over forty years ago. Most of the people who will read this post do not remember seeing Lou Brock play live. On Sunday, Lou Brock died at the age of 81, following several years of failing health, but his legacy in the hearts and…
A Cardinals fan’s guide to watching the Blues since they’re actually playing this weekend
As of right now, the St. Louis Cardinals are scheduled to play their sixth and seventh games of the 2020 season on Saturday. But, given recent events, at the very least, it is probably time to plan for contingencies. On each of the last two Fridays, Cardinals games in the coming weekend were cancelled, and,…
The Cardinals’ All-Alphabet Team
There are twenty-six letters of the alphabet. There are twenty-six players on a Major League Baseball active roster. So I had an idea. How good of a baseball team could I compile in which every player’s last name begins with a different letter? It’s pretty simple—I get one guy whose last name begins with A.…
Five terrible St. Louis Cardinals who lasted longer than the Confederacy
In the wake of the murder of George Floyd by a police officer in Minneapolis, the United States of America is engaging in a long-overdue reevaluation of our history of racism. To say that this was provoked by the Floyd murder, while technically true, undersells the story. This was the culmination of years of protests…
