Tonight, the Major League Baseball playoffs begin with the National League Wild Card Game, a Game which will not include the St. Louis Cardinals, who won the National League Central division. In case you hadn’t heard. For any Cardinals fan, those particular games are going to be the highlights, the times where you schedule your…
The St. Louis Bullpen Show–Episode 1: The NLDS Preview
In this first episode of The St. Louis Bullpen Show, John Fleming and Alex Turpin submit their suggested rosters for the Cardinals' NLDS battle with the Atlanta Braves (8:48), look back at the last time the Cardinals and Braves squared off in the postseason (50:11), preview the opponents and the eventual series results (55:12), and…
Constructing a playoff roster for the Cardinals against the Braves in the NLDS
On the final day of the 2019 regular season, the St. Louis Cardinals destroyed the Chicago Cubs 9-0 to clinch their first division title and playoff berth since 2015. Because of this, the Cardinals have earned a berth in the National League Division Series against the Atlanta Braves. And while the Braves may not be…
The Cardinals should destroy the Cubs (again)
The last weekend of the 2016 season for the St. Louis Cardinals will always be remembered for two things: a three-day era of good feelings towards outgoing (like, leaving, not extroverted) left fielder Matt Holliday and it being the last stand for the early 2010s Cardinals mini-dynasty. And it came during a series in which…
Five times Jack Flaherty almost wasn’t a Cardinal that will restore your faith in humanity
Last night, the Sun went down, and just as predictably, St. Louis Cardinals starting pitcher Jack Flaherty looked like the most dominant force in baseball. While Flaherty got off to a somewhat mediocre start to his 2019 season, he continued to add to his unfathomably strong second half of the year. The twenty-three year-old ace…
The weekend in review–10 moments where the Cardinals put the Cubs in the trash
Last week, in preparation of the St. Louis Cardinals' four-game series against the Chicago Cubs, I wrote that the Cardinals should destroy the Cubs. And while referring to a four-game set in which a team outscored its opponent by four total runs as "destroying" is probably a bit generous, the result was there--by wins and…
The Cardinals should destroy the Cubs
I am a man of countless idiotic opinions. I hold beliefs that I have been told are stupid, and wisdom of crowds makes me believe that they are indeed stupid, but this does not keep me from believing them. I believe that The Godfather Part III is not only a good movie, but a deeply necessary counterpoint…
A look back at the great Cardinals trade swindles, from the other side
In the twenty-first century, Major League Baseball’s front office personnel had a major breakthrough in pop culture relevance. With the enormous popularity of Michael Lewis’s book Moneyball, general managers became easily identifiable avatars for fans, particularly sabermetrically-inclined fans. The rising popularity of franchise modes in EA Sports video games, not to mention Baseball Mogul or Out Of…
What is Tommy Edman?
When the St. Louis Cardinals promoted Tommy Edman to the Major Leagues three months ago yesterday, it felt like the wheels were being turned for a few years on the Memphis Shuttle. While Edman had hit well for the Memphis Redbirds in 2019, he was not a particularly acclaimed prospect--FanGraphs ranked him 20th among Cardinals…
Evaluating Dakota Hudson’s awards case
Considering the St. Louis Cardinals are in first place and have been the hottest team in the National League for the last couple months, the team has a shocking lack of viable candidates for National League Most Valuable Player. And I don't mean to win the award, which will almost certainly (deservedly) go to Milwaukee Brewers outfielder…
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