The Cardinals travel to Philadelphia to take on the Phillies for their next three-game set. After going 2-4 in a pair of disappointing series against the lowly Padres and some other ball team, the Cardinals find themselves 4 games behind the division leader Brewers and half a game back of the Cubs. Probable matchups probably…
Jordan Hicks and modern young Cardinals
There are two things that stand out immediately about St. Louis Cardinals rookie relief pitcher Jordan Hicks--he throws preposterously hard and he is very young. There really isn't much to say about the former--"Aroldis Chapman is the only person in the same stratosphere of velocity" and call it a day from there. That Hicks has…
Local baseball team participates in game which it wins: a 6/17 recap
Baseball has been pretty boring lately. Frankly, I'm impressed that you're still reading these. But apparently you are, and for your service, I shall provide you with what you want (with the possible exception of "a merciful end to the season, replaced by some other activity to occupy your leisure time during the Summer of…
6/16: Troubling Trends – Errors and base running doom Cards in 6-3 loss
I love attending night games during the summer, especially on the weekends when you don't care how late it goes. Growing up in St. Louis, you learn to embrace the humidity. As the sweat trickles down my forehead, I feel like I'm a part of the live action. To me, summertime and baseball go together…
Weather hot. Cubs hot. Cards not. – a 6/15 recap
The Cardinals and Cubs take the field for a weekend series at Busch tonight. It’s the 2,405 meeting between the friendly/hated rivals as the Cubbies look to get revenge on the Redbirds after a three-game sweep by St. Louis at the beginning of May. In that series the Cardinals walked off twice, including a rain-delay,…
Partying in Rickettsville: A Cardinals – Cubs series preview
(Author's note: For whatever reason, I thought this series was at Wrigley, and I wrote this preview accordingly. Take the title, for instance. I am a fool. That said, what follows is still mostly applicable to a series at Busch and I hope you enjoy it anyway.) The Chicago Cubs organization doesn't need much in…
What if the 2018 St. Louis Cardinals had gone all-in? Part 2
This is Part 2 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…
Do the Cardinals rely too much on the home run?
On Monday, the Cardinals muscled their way to a 5-2 victory over the San Diego Padres by way of three home runs launched by JosĂ© MartĂnez, Marcell Ozuna, and Jedd Gyorko. All five Cardinals runs scored as a result of one of these homers, which has become somewhat customary for the Birdos this season. In…
Recap: Cardinals Fall to Padres 4-2
Well, that certainly didn't go as planned. On Star Wars night at Busch Stadium, the St. Louis Cardinals wrapped up their series against the San Diego Padres with a 4-2 loss. This loss caps off a nine game stretch against three of the National League's bottom tier teams. Ideally, you'd like to go at least 6-3 over…
All of your DH (and anti-DH) arguments are missing the point
Those who support and those who dislike the designated hitter rule tend to be engaged in two completely different discussions.
St. Louis Bullpen 