Adam Wainwright pitched a grand total of one inning at the former Busch Memorial Stadium, which was the home field of the St. Louis Cardinals from 1966 through 2005. It was his MLB debut, on September 11, 2005, and despite the thrill of a debut, the results are probably ones he would prefer to forget--a…
Edgar Renteria’s Case for the Cardinals Hall of Fame
The ballot for the Cardinals Hall of Fame Class of 2023 was released on Thursday, with voting continuing through April 21. Fans will have the opportunity to vote for one of Joaquin Andujar, Steve Carlton, David Freese, Matt Morris and Edgar Renteria to take their place alongside the team’s numerous legends inside Ballpark Village. This…
The MLB playoffs are whatever you want them to be
The 2022 Los Angeles Dodgers were an unholy juggernaut of baseball dominance--with 111 wins, they defeated their opponents with surgical precision throughout the season, amassing the highest win total of any MLB team since 2001. They lost one of the best free agents of last offseason--shortstop Corey Seager--and replaced him seamlessly with Trea Turner, and…
Bruce Sutter broke the mold
R.I.P. Bruce Sutter (1953-2022)
A look back at the 2011 National League Division Series
Eleven years ago today (specifically, tonight), the lone postseason series ever contested by the St. Louis Cardinals and the Philadelphia Phillies concluded. Today, the two teams add a new chapter to their postseason history. Only time will tell if their 2022 tilt reaches the heights of 2011, a series filled to the brim with drama…
The greatest Albert Pujols regular season home runs of 2022
A comprehensive ranking of every Albert Pujols bomb from 2022
A champagne toast to the most meaningless baseball games imaginable
There's something inherently silly and strange about locker room celebrations in sports, something bizarre and contradictory about celebrating sporting greatness by acting like a reckless maniac and consuming some adult beverages that lessen your motor skills. Maybe it makes more sense after a championship, when there will be months until the next game. But following…
The Greatest Twenty Teammates of Albert Pujols
When Albert Pujols debuted in Major League Baseball, there was an active player named Jesse Orosco, who was born on April 21, 1957. When he retires at the end of this season, the Majors will include Baltimore Orioles infielder Gunnar Henderson, who was born on June 29, 2001, a day by which Albert Pujols had…
Yadier Molina and Adam Wainwright are St. Louis
Tonight, Yadier Molina and Adam Wainwright will make history, together, in their hometown.
Paul Goldschmidt, Nolan Arenado, and Tommy Edman are on the verge of Cardinals history
The 2004 St. Louis Cardinals have the most wins in franchise history among seasons where most of the league's top players were not on active duty during World War II. If the 2022 Cardinals, a team which is already in good position to make the postseason, were to win the final twenty-four games of their…
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