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The Revolving Door At Second

No aspect of the 2012 Cardinals comes with more questions than the middle infield, where one position has no clear starter and one has a veteran with something to prove. Rafael Furcal returns on a two-year contract with the Redbirds, ...

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2011 St. Louis Cardinals and 2012 New York Giants; Brothers in Runs to the Title

The 2012 New York Giants just finished a miraculous run to the super bowl by beating the New England Patriots for the second time in four years. They were 7-7 at one point in the season and left for dead, ...

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Developing a Winning Formula

 A good friend of mine used to say, “This is a very simple game. You throw the ball, you catch the ball, you hit the ball. Sometimes you win, sometimes you lose, sometimes it rains.” Think about that for a ...

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GETTING STUPID WITH THE SQUIRREL

This absurdity showed up on the Cardinals’ Facebook page today.  David Browning, who left the first comment on it, put the rally squirrel situation perfectly. “Okay, this is just getting stupid now.” The image has generously been hidden from the ...

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Keeping You Informed: Ticket Registration

The Cardinals know you want tickets.  They know you want to see Opening Day.  They know you want to see the Cubs.  They know, also, that just about everyone is in the same boat when it comes to that.So, in ...

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MCCLELLAN STAYING–FOR THE MOMENT

Kyle McClellan was being offered up to the rest of the Majors in an attempt to make payroll space for Roy Oswalt, but such a notion has since been all but defested by Oswalt’s desire for a deal much bigger ...

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SUPPAN TO SAN DIEGO

Ex-Cardinal Jeff Suppan has signed a minor league deal with the Padres–not the Pirates–after spending a year in AAA for the Royals. Suppan came on with the Cardinals in his tenth season in ’04 and won playoff MVP when they won in &#...

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Ozzie’s Shadow

In sports, music, and entertainment, legends come along every so often that need only a first name.

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Black History Month: Curt Flood Broke A Different Barrier

Flood’s most important contribution to baseball is his challenge of the game’s vaunted anti-trust exception, and how he helped usher in a new era of player rights and rising salaries.

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The Numbers Game: Will Kyle Lohse fulfill his contract?

On March 14, 2008, the St. Louis Cardinals signed Kyle Lohse to a unsuspecting one-year deal worth $4.5 million. He and his agent Scott Boras parlayed his 15-6 record with a 3.78 ERA and a 3.1 WAR into a four-year, ...

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Not The News – Vol IX

Just about everyone in Cardinal Nation has had plenty of time to become acquainted with the latest flapdoodle involving Skip Schumaker’s latest baseball card from Topps.  It features the now famous Busch Squirrel (aka Rally Squirrel), and it really is ...

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Cardinals Minor League Report – Shortstop Prospects

Ahh, the shortstop. Without a doubt, the most important defensive player on the field. A good shortstop can make an average pitcher look great. For years, St Louis saw this effect in action as they watched Ozzie Smith track down ...

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A Look at the Coaching Staff of the Cardinals Affiliates: Memphis Redbirds

  Today we look at the coaching staff for the Cardinals AAA affiliate Memphis Redbirds. From their website we find this information: They open on the road on April 6 at Oklahoma City and return for their home opener on ...

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Going To WAR On The Trades Of The GMDM Era- Part 5: 2010

Using WAR, just how has Dayton Moore performed as General Manager of the Kansas City Royals?

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Media Minutes: Oswalt, Cora, & new reporter on Cardinals’ beat

This week’s edition of Media Minutes is more or less in the same boat as last week. Roy Oswalt is still just a rumor that seems to lose ground every day. The good news is the Super Bowl is over ...

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Book Review: Summer Of ’68

If Bryan Adams had decided to do a prequel to his big hit, he might have started it out something like this:There was turmoil in the citiesThe country had a lot of hateBut man, there was some great pitchingWas the ...

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Second to Last

The Royals have been inactive again this week.  This week, will continue our look at the American League Central infielders by reviewing the second basemen of each team.  The following statistics will give us a view of each player’s 2011 ...

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NON-AMERICAN INDIAN: BRAVES LOGO IS OFFENSIVE TO AMERICAN INDIANS

“The jerseys of those less-enlightened times featured a savage on the sleeve and it’s a wonder that anyone ever thought the image was okay.  The logo strips Native Americans of any humanity and turns them into a one-dimensional character devoid of ...

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RAY VINSON & TONY LARUSSA: TAKE FOUR

You got that right!  Tony LaRussa and some literally high-browed mortgage lender have made yet another lame, backfiring ad for your amusement.  This one involves Albert Pujols. [abrindisi9999]

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I Was So Excited the Super Bowl Ended, I Proclaimed it is BASEBALL SEASON! Counting It Down!

  I was sooo excited when the Super Bowl ended. I got out of my season and proclaimed, ” It is BASEBALL SEASON!” I am sick and tired of all the sports shows talking about football every day all year ...

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Super Bowl on TV but Cardinals baseball on the brain

The New York Giants beat the New England Patriots in Super Bowl XLVI last night, battling back in what was truly a great game that went down to the final play. I lost money playing box pools. Other than that ...

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The Home Stretch

Can you feel it?  That weight that has been lifted off our collective shoulders?No more do we have to worry about some inferior game.  No more do we have to put up with talk of quarterbacks and touchdowns.  We can ...

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Moneyball and The MLB Amateur Draft

Yes, I know I am a little behind the curve since I am just now watching Moneyball. I am hooked. While it surely won’t replace some of my favorite baseball movies it has made the list and gotten me to ...

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ANKIEL STAYS WITH DC

Former Cardinal Rick Ankiel will return to the Nationals, signing a minor league deal with them today that included a spring training invite. Ankiel, of course, was a pitcher with the Cards before converting to a power outfielder.  He spent ...

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Sermon for Today

I am thinking about these things now, on Super Bowl Sunday more than ever. Football be darned, Baseball is almost here!

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Our Season Is Almost Here!

Super Bowl Sunday brings I-70 to prove why baseball is better than football.

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Space Oddity: Or Why Baseball Is Superior To Football

In celebration of Super Bowl Sunday, examine why football is inferior to baseball.

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PENNY TO JAPAN

Former Cardinal Brad Penny is joining the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks in Japan after going 11-11 with a 5.30 ERA with the Tigers in his age 33 season. Penny, you’ll recall, played nine games with a 3.23 ERA with the Cardinals in ...

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PENNY TO JAPAN

Former Cardinal Brad Penny is joining the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks in Japan after going 11-11 with a 5.30 ERA with the Tigers in his age 33 season. Penny, you’ll recall, played nine games with a 3.23 ERA with the Cardinals in ...

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Cardinals Don’t Need Oswalt, But It Would Be Nice To Have Him

The St. Louis Cardinals technically have a full pitching staff that includes five starting pitchers with a combined eight World Series championship rings, but they still might trade one of them for a pitcher who has no rings.

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Cardinals Don’t Need Oswalt, But It Would Be Nice To Have Him

The St. Louis Cardinals technically have a full pitching staff that includes five starting pitchers with a combined eight World Series championship rings, but they still might trade one of them for a pitcher who has no rings.

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Black History Month: The All-Time Royals

An all-time black Kansas City Royals lineup.

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Redbird Rants Recap: 1/29/12 – 2/4/12

The talk around the St. Louis Cardinals and Redbird Rants this week has been Roy Oswalt. First he was packing his bags and well on his way. Then he met up with the Texas Rangers. The Boston Red Sox were in ...

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CARDS TO GET CORA

The Cardinals are close to signing infielder Alex Cora to a minor league deal. Cora has primarily played middle infield during his career, but had 35 games at third for the Nationals during a 91-game season in which he hit ...

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EM WEEK IN REVIEW (JAN 29 — FEB 4)

> We thought Roy Oswalt would come to the Cardinals after a Kyle McCellan trade, provided the Rangers couldn’t get their reliever to Baltimore first.  But in a seemingly minor move seemingly seen only by EM, the Orioles signed three ...

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CARDINALS OFFSEASON SUMMARY

ADDITIONS Carlos Beltran J.C. Romero Koyie Hill Erik Komatsu Eugenio Velez R.J. Swindle Andres Serrano [Adam Wainwright, Mike Matheny] SUBTRACTIONS Albert Pujols Octavio Dotel Edwin Jackson Ryan Theriot Nick Punto Gerald Laird Arthur Rhodes Corey Patterson [Tony LaRussa, Dave Duncan, ...

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EXCLUSIVE: MATHENY GETS HIS DREAM HOME BACK

Mike Matheny is going back home. He had his dream home built in the early 2000s 30 miles west of St. Louis–a nice joint with 17 rooms, a batting cage, a home theater, a pool to land in after coming ...

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Beyond Busch: NL Central Rotation Previews & MLB Notes

This week Beyond Busch presents it’s first preview of the St. Louis Cardinals’ NL Central competitors focusing on each team’s rotation. Pitching wins championships so this is where we will begin. We will then cover the bullpen, pr...

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(Draft) Picky, Picky

Every MLB team shows time and again that the ultimate weapon to wield is depth.

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2012 Royals Potpourri I

Here is 2012’s first Royals Potpourri

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