Baseball

The 2017 baseball season turns four months old this week, and it’s been a wild ride for the Cardinals.  Their opening day starting eight has been decimated, their bullpen has failed them multiple times, and…

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 three-hole. Entering Wednesday’s game against…

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 to put together a team…

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 is undefeated is true, but…

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 2011 season.  Without question, the…

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 that were set up to…

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 field. While Sierra has been…

The guys debate what’s a desirable amount of sports knowledge in a significant other, whether a man cave ironically keeps you from being a man, and when it’s appropriate to boo at a sporting event.…

The usual disclaimer: it’s early, and it would be foolish to get conned by mini-sample size tricks. That said, Seung Hwan Oh isn’t the same pitcher that we watched last season. And that’s a concern.…

For the second night in a row, it was Cardinals 2, Pirates 1 … It’s a winning streak! The first of the season for the Cards. Progress? Starting pitching yes. In the two wins over…