Adam Wainwright is struggling. Will the team continue to opt for the short-term strategy of DL stints or take more drastic measures?
Will Mike Matheny acknowledge the decline of Adam Wainwright?
5/13/18 Recap: The Cardinal bats look stale, Matheny embarrasses a Cardinal legend
Adam Wainwright returns from the DL in not-so-great fashion, and the Cardinal bats have a hard time kicking the weekend jet lag.
The case for inefficiency
The story of a stat nerd son finding joy in the inefficient team that turned his mother into a die-hard baseball fan.
5/12/18 Recap – The Cardinals lose 2-1 in San Diego
There's always a debate on which time zone is best for sports and it is a fluid conversation depending on the circumstances. If you're the type of person who must see the puck drop or the first pitch but you live on the west coast and work a normal 9-5 job, then Pacific Time can…
ICYMI: John Fleming’s Thursday 5/10 Recap, from On Location at Petco Park
Site manager John J. Fleming is currently in San Diego, and he recapped Thursday night's game from Petco on his phone through a non-negligible, but undetermined, quantity of beer. John posted the recap, and some folks may have gotten to it through Twitter, but it never hit the front page here on the site. It…
Ranking the great Cardinals/Padres trades
The Cardinals keep making seemingly fair trades with the San Diego Padres from which they emerge as clear victors.
5/11/18 Recap – Save Some Dingers for Later, Guys
Game 2 of the set in San Diego saw Luke Weaver take the fight to the Friars lineup, facing Eric Lauer, a 22-year-old 2016 1st round draft pick out of Kent State. 2 things about Lauer - he'd probably be a top 10 prospect in most systems, and he'd probably still be in the minors…
Was Albert Pujols the player of the 2000s?
There are three main candidate for the title of best player from 2000 to 2009. Despite a late start, Albert Pujols is one of them.
Imagining a more traditional career path for Tommy Pham (Pt. 2)
You didn't need to be reminded of this, but Tommy Pham is a hero. I don't mean in a patriotic sense (though I would certainly pledge my allegiance to him), rather a baseball sense. Since his call up last May, he's been the National League's best player and a delightful story that even the most optimistic Cardinal prospect hounds couldn't have predicted.
5/10 recap: A Cardinals/Padres recap
Hello, St. Louis Bullpen readers. This is a recap of the May 10 contest between the St. Louis Cardinals and San Diego Padres. As an esteemed baseball journalist, I have traveled to Petco Park, from which I am covering the game. In the interest of impartiality, I am not wearing a Cardinal’s shirt (I am…
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