This weekend, the St. Louis Cardinals will face the Kansas City Royals in a three-game set at Kauffman Stadium to resolve an age-old question--who is better at baseball, the 35-79 team or the team whose record isn't abysmal? This may feel like an obvious answer, but Cardinals/Royals is a rivalry which can bring out the…
As has been explained on probably close to a weekly basis on this website and others, the St. Louis Cardinals have a problem. Well, kind of. It's actually a great problem to have, in and of itself--they have a surplus of good hitters such that first baseman/occasional corner outfielder Jose Martinez, who has been the team's second-best…
Matt Carpenter continued to dominate everything in sight, Yadier Molina drove in three runs, and the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Miami Marlins 7-1 on Wednesday night for yet another series win. Mike Shildt's insistence on batting Yadi second paid off in the first inning when Molina hit a solo home run to left field…
As longtime (three month) readers of St. Louis Bullpen may remember, I attended three St. Louis Cardinals games in San Diego from May 10-12 (I even recapped one of them from the stadium after sucking down some cheaper-than-at-Busch-Stadium Bud Lights). One of the friends with whom I attended games brought with him a Matt Carpenter…
Miles Mikolas is going for his 12th win of the 2018 campaign tonight in Miami. The Cardinals nearly came back in last night's loss to the Marlins and are looking to get back on track with the Lizard King on the bump. Lineups https://twitter.com/Cardinals/status/1026936064030777345 https://twitter.com/DailyMLBLineup/status/1026920240117166081 Game Notes Marlins get a leadoff base hit by Dietrich…
Since the All-Star break, the St. Louis Cardinals have experienced a small resurgence, chalking up three consecutive series wins against contending teams. The team has embraced the youth movement and retooled the bullpen, and they've made a change at manager. You can make an argument for all of these things helping get the Cardinals back…
https://twitter.com/Cardinals/status/1026567359346208768 https://twitter.com/Marlins/status/1026574150448635905 Wei-Yin Chen is the sort of player that is around not because he is skilled, or because he holds a particular place in the hearts of his team and fans, but because he is owed a lot of money on a multi-year contract. He's 33, doesn't strike batters out, doesn't manage contact, and…
Before anyone gets mad about the title of this post, let me very clear about something--we do not owe the owners of the Miami Marlins nor their front office personnel an apology. The swindle perpetrated by the ownership group, most famously including Derek Jeter (while it is probably unfair to blame him for the sins…
The drawbacks of Tyson Ross, whom the St. Louis Cardinals claimed yesterday off waivers from the San Diego Padres, are apparent from a quick glance at his Baseball Reference page. In twenty-two starts this season, Ross has mediocre overall numbers--in 123 1/3 innings, he has a mediocre 4.45 ERA and a mediocre 4.55 FIP. In…
Round Four of Jack Flaherty vs. Trevor Williams happened this afternoon while I was also simultaneously trying to write some words about Tyson Ross. I work hard for you people! So if I end up screwing up my tabs, my bad. If I blank out on a significant inning, check out the site tomorrow. Here…
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