Thirty-three times in St. Louis Cardinals history, a pitcher making his first career start in the Major Leagues posted a Game Score of 65 or better. The third most recent time occurred on May 30, 2013, courtesy of Michael Wacha (if you don't remember this particular game--Wacha was awesome, Mitchell Boggs blew a one-run lead…
Welp, last night was a roller coaster of emotions. Let's hope for better tonight in Cincy. Lefty Austin Gomber takes the mound for the Redbirds tonight, let's see if he has similar success to Poncdeleon. Let's ride. Lineups Peraza- SS Gennett- 2B Votto- 1B Suarez- 3B Duvall- LF Ervin- RF Casali- C Bailey- P Hamilton-…
Although I gave glowing reviews to Mike Shildt's first foray into Major League managing, the weekend series against the Chicago Cubs exposed the new St. Louis Cardinals manager as susceptible to the managerial shortcomings which are common, even in the hyper-intellectual environment of 2018 Major League Baseball. Which isn't to say that I think Mike…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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