Pick-Six: Paul DeJong & The Memphis Militia Has Sparked the Cards
A stream of consciousness on local and national sports headlines… 1. One of the bigger issues the Cards’ have had this season has been… …a lack of production in the…
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Pick Six: Pham’s Future Is Uncertain, but He’s Fun to Watch Right Now; Cards Should Be Deadline ‘Buyers’
A stream of consciousness on local and national sports headlines… Too often, we in the media feel the need to… …make proclamations. I’m as guilty of this as anyone. I…
Six Reasons Why Signing Dexter Fowler Makes Cardinal Sense
The Cardinals signed Dexter Fowler last week, and upon hearing of the $82.5 million deal over five years, I asked myself if this makes sense. The more I looked, the…
Top Six Losses that Cost the Cardinals the 2016 Postseason
You may have gotten tired of me saying in The Fast Lane during the season, “if the Cardinals miss the playoffs by a game, we’ll look back on that one.”…
Cards’ Injury Woes Are Common With Every NL Wild Card Contender
The Cardinals appear to have found their way for the umpteenth time this season. In splitting four games at Chicago, the Cardinals were terrible in the first two losses, and…
Five Big Second Half Questions Facing the Cardinals
Major League Baseball has reached the All-Star Break and thus, Cardinal fans will have a short reprieve from riding the hellish roller coaster the club has subjected them to every…
Holliday Detractors Should Look at Ryan Howard and Philly for Perspective
As Ryan Howard made the final out and walked slowly back towards the Phillies’ dugout for Saturday’s home loss, a fan tossed a beer bottle in his direction. Howard wasn’t…
Peralta’s Return Will Tighten Cards’ Defense, Memorial Day Should Tighten Rotation
The Cardinals have been the definition of average, of mediocrity, just past the 2016 season’s quarter pole. They’ve played like a .500 team. Their record is 23-21. Among those 23…
Monday’s Loss Was a Perfect Microcosm of the 2016 Cardinals’ Issues
If someone wanted to provide a glimpse of the Cardinals’ issues in attempting to reach the postseason a sixth consecutive year, all they’d have to do is re-play Monday night’s…