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…
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…
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…
Editor's note: The following post was written by Adam Felder, a guest blogger for St. Louis Bullpen whose previous work writing about the St. Louis Cardinals could be found at the blog Double Birds. Let’s not sugarcoat this: at present, Dexter Fowler is a bad baseball player. There is no way you can squint at…
Back in May, I told you about the real superstar coming over from Japan's NPB, Miles Mikolas. Two months later, his main competition in that category has given up pitching. Meanwhile, All-Star rosters have been announced, and Mikolas is the lone Cardinal to represent his team at the ASG. Here's his wife Lauren's reaction: https://twitter.com/Fearless_Charm/status/1016112381259329536…
In 2016, the St. Louis Cardinals missed the postseason, finishing one game behind the San Francisco Giants for the second Wild Card berth. In the off-season, they signed Dexter Fowler to replace, in a roundabout way with Randal Grichuk as an intermediary, Matt Holliday, and Brett Cecil, effectively replacing the Tommy John surgery-bound Zach Duke.…
This afternoon, in San Francisco, the St. Louis Cardinals squared off against the Giants, a team against whom the local nine has a winning record during the Mike Matheny era but against whom I can only remember Travis Ishikawa and (underratedly) Michael Morse socking dingers, as well as Randy Choate making errant throws to first…
The St. Louis Cardinals faced off against the San Francisco Giants this afternoon at AT&T Park. The Cardinals started their ace, Carlos Martinez, while the Giants' hurler today was Jeff Samardzija, who, I don't know, used to be pretty good? Coming off a nearly 4 fWAR season, Samardzija has had an abysmal year. He started…
It's a Friday night in the city by the bay and there is baseball to play. John Gant gets the start for the Cardinals against Derek (Pudge's son) Rodriguez for the Giants. The Cardinals are looking for their fourth straight victory and a jump in the standings in both the NL Central and NL Wild…
We're on our fifth day of Hustlegate, and there's no end in sight. If you have any familiarity with the Cardinals, you're aware that John Mozeliak's comments about Dexter Fowler's effort level have reached a fever pitch in national sports news. As I've followed the story, I've noticed that it's focused on a (large) excerpt…
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