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,…
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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…
Cardinals Can’t Away from Pittsburgh Soon Enough
I will be glad when the Cardinals finish their weekend series against Pittsburgh. This edition of the Redbirds simply has difficulty against teams with winning records. Not too long ago,…
Wainwright’s Blow-Up Not a Trend But a Hiccup
Cardinal Nation was beside itself when Adam Wainwright was rocked and the Cardinals fell to the Reds Wednesday night at Busch Stadium. One guy on Twitter was upset that D’Marco…
Rams-Packers Musings, Wong’s Arrival and More Quick Hits
Boy, what a week in sports… Jo-Lonn Dunbar is suspended by the NFL for failing a PED test. It’s great to see the Rams be ahead of the curve in…
Rapid Reactions to the Weekend in Sports
Even though it’s the Hall of Fame Game and we don’t see anybody’s No. 1 units for any period of time, it was great to see the NFL back with…
Molina’s Absence Makes Cards Even More Vulnerable
We’ve spent most of the first 100 games talking about catcher Yadier Molina being indispensable, and being the Most Valuable Player in the National League. Obviously, we’ll get a great…
Sweep at Braves’ Hands Shouldn’t Derail Cards’ Deadline Mindset
I spent what was probably an annoying amount of time during the All Star break talking about how important the Cardinals’ series against San Diego and Philadelphia were because of…
NL Central Race Becomes Battle of Attrition
My thought before this baseball season started was that, if National League Central teams only experienced ordinary injury issues during the season, the Reds would win the division and that…