Remember Dan Poncedeleon? He's a 26-year-old Cardinals AAA pitcher who has made national sports headlines precisely once in the past two seasons. Last May, Dan took a scorching comebacker off his noggin that nearly killed him and put him in the hospital for an extended stay with a traumatic brain injury. His progress back has…
Two newest NL Central managers square off at Great American Ball Park: A series preview
If you would have asked me to do a NL Central mangers power ranking before the start of the 2018 baseball season, it would have gone something like this: Joe Madden Craig Counsell Clint Hurdle Mike Matheny Bryan Price This sort of arbitrary exercise comes with a lot of qualifiers, but I've always been of…
How baseball responds to Josh Hader reflects baseball’s larger problems
On Saturday night, Milwaukee Brewers reliever Josh Hader received a rousing ovation from the home crowd at Miller Park. Although Hader has been one of the best relief pitchers in baseball in 2018, the overwhelmingly positive nature of his entrance was a reflection of the events surrounding Hader four nights earlier. Had Tuesday night never…
Cardinals lose finale, series to Cubs- a 7/22 recap
It's the final game of a five game series against the North Siders from Chicago. The Cardinals won games two and four, the Cubs won game one and three. Miles Mikolas takes the mound for the Redbirds with Jose Quintana starting for the Cubbies. Should be a fun one from Wrigley! Let's play ball! Lineups…
Game 2 Recap: A win, indeed.
Just hours after a disappointing loss in an exceedingly winnable game, the Cardinals set out to even the series against the formidable Cubbies. The Cardinals have a new lineup, offensively and defensively, for the second game of today's double header. Dexter Fowler is out, Harrison Bader is in at right field. Greg Garcia is out…
7/21 Game 1 Recap: Feast or Famine
Luke Weaver vs. Tyler Chatwood FIRST INNING: Cubs take a 1-0 lead. Rizzo led off with a triple and scored on a fielder’s choice double play ball. Jesse Rogers @ESPNChiCubs With his lead off triple today, Anthony Rizzo is hitting .588 with a .667 OBP when he leads off a game for the Cubs in…
Matt Carpenter beats the Cubs on a Friday afternoon at Wrigley
This afternoon, because rules, the St. Louis Cardinals played a Friday afternoon game at Wrigley Field against the Chicago Cubs. This is a recap of that game. Here were the lineups. https://twitter.com/Cardinals/status/1020345124285534208 https://twitter.com/Cubs/status/1020314078173179904 Here are the events which transpired. I would first like to dedicate this recap to margaritas, a beverage which I consumed moderate-to-large…
Selling Carlos Martinez
The St. Louis Cardinals aren't too far away from being fully devoted sellers. They are a bad weekend from having such a marginal chance at making the playoffs that retaining certain players just wouldn't have much tangible value for the Cardinals, beyond the entertainment of them being around for a fruitless season. The obvious cases…
7/19/18 Recap: Cardinals Slop Themselves Vs. Cubs, Lose 9-6
The Cardinals begin their second half with a key five game series against the Cubs. This is a critical juncture in the season for the Cardinals as it could not only dramatically affect their playoff hopes, but affect the general direction of the organization going forward for years to come with the trade deadline…
The Cardinals ought to steamroll the Cubs this weekend
Since becoming manager of the Chicago Cubs before the 2015 season, Joe Maddon has a regular season winning percentage just a tick above the .600 mark. Over the course of a 162-game schedule, this puts his Cubs teams at a pace of over 97 wins per season, which surely everybody reading this knows is very…
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