Leading up to the season, excitement stemmed in part from the lineup's anticipated 1-4 with Dexter Fowler, Tommy Pham, Matt Carpenter, and Marcell Ozuna. With all of them producing, we would expect a solid if not dangerous lineup. Yeah, anyway, this is baseball and that doesn't happen. All but Pham have been lackluster at best,…
An extremely brief game recap
There once was a closer named Bud, He entered and it was a dud, '18 Royals are depleted, But the Birds were defeated, At least Wacha was a stud.
A Cardinals expansion draft protected list
If you could only hold on to fifteen current St. Louis Cardinals and risk losing all of the others, who would you fight hardest to keep around?
5/22–Cardinals and Royals play a game of baseball
Hey gang, John here. I won't lie--I'm kind of tired right now so my approach on this recap will be pretty...direct? For those of you who are entertained by my rambling, stream of consciousness style of recaps, you may be sad at the brevity of this recap. For those of you who find my style…
Hey, you wanna write for us?
St. Louis Bullpen has been in existence for about a month, and as site founder, I couldn't be prouder of the collective work of this group of writers. We went from zero to posts (usually several) daily. That said, we hope to expand our operations a bit. After discussing it with the current staff, we…
A Kinda-Too Early Look at Cardinals All-Star Candidates
So far, the 2018 season feels as if it has gone by quickly. Perhaps as a result of starting earlier in the spring, we still are in "spring" baseball, but in reality, we find ourselves just over a quarter of the way through the season, and the critical summer months are shortly ahead of us.…
Recap 5.21.18: Mikolas Cruises to CGSO as Cardinals Clobber Kennedy
I just love Miles Mikolas starts. He works quick, throws strikes, induces a ton of bad contact, and absolutely refuses to walk guys. He also strikes a reasonable number of dudes out. Tonight, Miles takes on the extremely rebuilding Royals. Insert royal wedding joke here. Just kidding, I don't do jokes. Ian Kennedy, who was…
Two-time* World Series champion Royals coming to town: A series preview
The two-time* World Series champion Royals are coming to town for a three-game set. Here's what you need to know about the Royals this year.
The Cardinals, the Royals, and how to build a winner
The 2010 Kansas City Royals kicked off a new decade by winning 67 games and losing 95. This may sound bad, and it is, but this was actually a two win improvement over their 2009 season, when despite having a Cy Young Award-winning season from Zack Greinke, the Royals were a disaster. But there was…
5/20/18–a Cardinals and Phillies recap
Jack Flaherty is love. Jack Flaherty is life.
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