Cardinals’ Bullpen a Concern
I figured that the key for the Cardinals would be home cooking after playing 26 of their first 38 games on the road and, sure enough, they’ve taken two out…
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Wainwright to Kershaw “I’m Taking Cy Young Away From You.”
[soundcloud url=”https://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/147439690″ params=”color=ff5500&auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_artwork=true” width=”100%” height=”166″ iframe=”true” /] Cardinals ace Adam Wainwright has apparently been texting Clayton Kershaw, telling the Dodgers pitcher he’s planning on taking the Cy young Award away…
Cardinals Can’t Presume Cakewalk in NL Central
Most of the baseball media has anointed the Cardinals as National League Central champs, 100-game winners and even “the perfect team” before the 2014 season has even started. Yes, the…
It’s World Series Berth or Bust for 2014 Cardinals
In less than a week, the Cardinals will start workouts that will begin defense of their National League championship of 2013. As they get started, they’ve had a lot of…
Cardinals Represent Bedrock of Stability in Fickle Sports World
I once worked for a place that treated its employees like bottles on a conveyor belt. This company became so accustomed to hiring people that when I turned in my…
Baseball Writers’ Logic Doesn’t Add Up for Molina, Matheny
The Major League awards season is complete, and the teams with the best records in each league, the two teams that ultimately met in the World Series, the Cardinals and…
Cardinals Enjoying Embarrassment of Pitching Riches
Ever since I’ve been a Cardinal fan, they’ve always had some good pitching, and many times they’ve had power arms. The template was set long ago, but when I started…
Cardinals’ Recent Roster Turnover All Part of Master Plan
As the Cardinals start “Revenge Tour, 2013” and try to atone for the 2009 playoff loss to the Dodgers and the World Series loss to Boston five years before that,…
Matheny Makes Right Calls After All
Many members of Cardinal Nation became incredibly upset early on Sunday afternoon when, with home-field advantage throughout the playoffs on the line, they saw Mike Matheny’s final-day lineup. It had…
Wacha Waylays Nationals, Elbows His Way Into Postseason Discussion
The Busch Stadium crowd of 38,940 had a feeling something special was unfolding early in Tuesday night’s game. Cardinal rookie Michael Wacha, making his ninth major league start, set down…