Only seven percent (18) of the 255 players in the Baseball Hall of Fame are catchers, a number that exceeds only that of third baseman (17). It's not entirely clear why so few third baseman have made the Hall but that's not the case when it comes to catchers. For non-pitchers, the most efficient path…
Yadier Molina made the All Star Game on reputation… and that’s OK
Yadier Molina's numbers may not be the best, but his reputation is more than qualified for the 2018 All Star Game
Mike Matheny is losing his clubhouse and yes I’m sick of having to write this article
When the St. Louis Cardinals signed veteran Bud Norris in February, the public response was more than a bit unenthusiastic. Coming just days after it was reported that the Chicago Cubs were signing highly-coveted free agent starting pitcher Yu Darvish to a six-year, $126 million contract, acquiring what looked like a back-of-the-bullpen depth piece was…
7/11/18 Recap: Cardinals Shut Out by White Sox, Everything is Bad Again
As the St. Louis Cardinals deal with the fallout of another embarrassing clubhouse story (in case you missed it, Mike Matheny has reportedly been allowing Bud Norris to harass and/or haze his younger teammates in the name of "accountability" or something), there's still a game to play tonight, and a chance to end the day…
How many Cardinals would play in the World Cup of Baseball?
Until 2009, there was a formal event called the World Cup of Baseball--it was scheduled in September and thus Major League Baseball players could not participate. Today, we have the World Baseball Classic, a vastly superior tournament to the WCB, but one which still lacks more than a few of the best baseball players in…
The Futility of Trading for Mike Moustakas
We are entering mid-July, the buyers and sellers across baseball are starting to emerge, and this can only mean that the summer hot stove is heating up. What does this mean for the 2018 Cardinals? Well, as the writers on this fine blog have discussed, this isn't exactly clear. Despite having serious ground to make up…
DEXTER FOWLER AND KOLTEN WONG HOMER IN THE SAME GAME. HELL. YEAH. – a 7/10 recap
The Cardinals are in their third and final city of a nine-game road trip that has had it's ups and downs. Freshly named All-Star Miles Mikolas takes the mound for St. Louis as the head into the Southside of Chicago for a two game series. It's Cardinals-White Sox tonight from Guaranteed Rate Field (blah). Let's…
Why I’m getting a really bad feeling about the White Sox–a series preview
The Chicago White Sox are terrible. Like, they're really bad. At present, they are 30-60 and saying that they're trying to be better than that would probably constitute false advertising. They have a bunch of acclaimed prospects, some of whom (second baseman Yoan Moncado and starting pitcher Lucas Giolito) are currently in the Majors, but most…
All-Star Update: Yadi replaces Buster Posey on NL Squad, #VoteCarp
Yesterday we gave you a roundup of the Cardinals' contribution(s?) to the NL All-Star team that will take on the DH-loving junior circuit squad a week from today. There has been a significant upgrade since then at the backup to the backup catcher position. As I told you yesterday: Kind of surprising omission: Despite an…
A live-blogging of Drew Magary’s latest Cardinals piece
Yesterday, Deadspin columnist Drew Magary wrote an article about the St. Louis Cardinals. It was called "I Can't Get Enough Of The Shitass Cardinals Feuding With One Of Their Own Players". I have not read it. This isn't a matter of grand principle. I'm not consciously avoiding the article--I was just busy all day and…
St. Louis Bullpen 