This is Part 4 of a series about an alternate timeline in which the St. Louis Cardinals decide to function solely to succeed in 2018, abandoning all interest in long-term player development and instead hoping to win this one title. You can read Part 1, about the first day of trades, which included the acquisitions…
With Saturday's news that the St. Louis Cardinals had fired manager Mike Matheny, most of the attention, unsurprisingly, was on Matheny himself. Matheny, after all, had been the face of the St. Louis Cardinals organization for 6 1/2 seasons as manager and for five seasons as a player in the early 2000s. It was natural…
Although he is just 31 years old and is not yet technically eligible for enshrinement in the National Baseball Hall of Fame, San Francisco Giants catcher Buster Posey has already crafted a more-than-worthy case for enshrinement among Major League Baseball's all-time immortals. The veteran backstop has been among baseball's most valuable players since his rookie…
Editor's note: Mike Bauer (intelligent, talented) wrote this very good post last week about whether the St. Louis Cardinals would fire manager Mike Matheny during the season. I, site manager John Fleming (naive, bad at planning) told him that we should run the post on Monday morning, since there was "no chance" Matheny would be…
Before there was constantly ripping Mike Matheny, there was constantly ripping Tony LaRussa. And before that, ripping Joe Torre, or ripping Whitey Herzog, or (briefly) ripping Red Schoendienst or Mike Jorgensen. Yes, St. Louis Cardinals fans tended to rip Matheny more than the others, at least as far as I can remember or tell, but…
In 2011, following a dramatic seven-game World Series victory and with their farm system suddenly loaded with potential impact Major League players, the St. Louis Cardinals looked as positioned for long-term success as they had arguably at any point in their history. Sure, the 2011 team didn't really "deserve" the World Series title that they…
On Saturday night, following an uninspiring 8-2 loss to the Cincinnati Reds which brought the St. Louis Cardinals to a 47-46 record on the season, the St. Louis Cardinals relieved manager Mike Matheny of his duties, in addition to hitting coach John Mabry and assistant hitting coach Bill Mueller. Bench coach Mike Shildt will serve…
It’s game two of a three game series between the Reds and Cardinals in hot and humid St. Louis. Jack Flaherty takes on Luis Castillo. It was a rough night for the Redbirds last night, we will see if they can turn things around this Saturday afternoon. Lineups https://twitter.com/Cardinals/status/1018185892630892544 https://twitter.com/Reds/status/1018163602157686784 Game Notes MATT CARPENTER hits…
Happy 36th Birthday to all-star catcher and future Hall of Famer, Yadier Molina! When I look at these two teams and think about who is trending in the right direction right now, I'd say it's the Reds. The managerial switch has been monumental for them. If you take out the Reds on the schedule, the…
There's something aesthetically pleasing to me about the Cincinnati Reds being competent. Like, for this weekend I'd prefer they not be, but despite the intense rivalry which formed between the St. Louis Cardinals and the Reds in the early 2010s, I must concede that some of the more enjoyable teams in the last half-decade of…
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