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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A Week from Trade Deadline, Cardinals Need to Make Moves
Major League Baseball’s non-waiver trade deadline is a week away, and the Cardinals’ haves and needs are agonizingly clear. It’s doubtful that John Mozeliak and Mike Girsch will be able…
Adam Wainwright is Losing His Battle with Father Time
From childhood on, I’ve always been a guy that roots for athletes to stave off the onset of time. I’ve come to realize that the sports adage that Father Time…
Pujols Achieves Greatness, but Does It Wearing the Wrong Red Cap
Perhaps like you, I wonder if Albert Pujols has ever second guessed his decision to leave the Cardinals for the riches of Anaheim when he left for SoCal after the…
Cardinals Need a Star; Aren’t Built to Win in 2017
For twenty years under the guidance of Bill DeWitt Jr, the Cardinals have masterfully operated their 40-man roster and done a remarkable job of evaluating their talent and building units…
Six Thoughts On an Exciting Cardinals Farm System
It was quite a week, watching the emergence of 21-year-old Magneuris Sierra in a Cardinal uniform, causing havoc with the opposition at the plate, on the bases and in the…
If Molina Wants to Retire as a Cardinal, He Has to be Reasonable
Over the course of the last week, Cardinals catcher Yadier Molina and his brother Bengie have said, among other things, that; 1) Yadier wants to end his career as a…
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.”…
The Cardinals are Having one of the Most Improbable Home Run Seasons in History
With four more home runs Sunday, the Cardinals have a National League leading 173 on the season. Their NL record streak of nine straight multi-homer games ended Saturday night in…
Mozeliak’s Trade Deadline Plans Shouldn’t Involve Alex Reyes
Three years ago, the rumor mill had the White Sox rejecting a deal that would have sent Carlos Martinez to Chicago in exchange for shortstop Alexei Ramirez. Could you imagine? Carlos…