Chasen Shreve
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Alonso helps Mets gain split; Voit lifts Yanks in opener
NEW YORK (AP) — When it comes to All-Star first basemen, Pete Alonso and Luke Voit are on track to become New York’s power couple. Alonso hit a three-run homer in the first inning off…
1 month ago -
Bernie Bits: Kolten Wong Trusts His Manager, Christian Yelich Is Wrecking the Cardinals, Luke Voit Is Rocking New York
Bernie Bits… 1. It was good to see second Kolten Wong jump out with a two-homer, three-RBI game on the first afternoon of the Cardinals’ new season. Wong’s offensive game has largely depended on his…
4 months ago -
Are The Cardinals Taking a Risk By Having Only One Lefty Reliever In The Bullpen?
The Cardinals will open the season with only one lefthander, the esteemed Andrew Miller, in their bullpen. Rather than carry a second lefty reliever — the marginal Tyler Webb — the Cards went with righthander…
4 months ago -
Phils’ Harper hits first HRs; ‘Cutch, Realmuto also go deep
CLEARWATER, Fla. (AP) — Bryce Harper has been playing catch-up since his free agency carried over into spring training. With a week left until opening day, the Philadelphia Phillies’ big-money addition looks ready to pay…
4 months ago -
Fussin’ and feudin’: Cards, Cubs stoke rivalry, trade barbs
ST. LOUIS (AP) — To St. Louis pitcher John Brebbia, this fussin’ and feudin’ between the Cardinals and Chicago Cubs is a perfect winter warmup. “Honestly, people were kind of forgetting baseball season was coming…
6 months ago -
High Risk, Higher Reward: Cardinals Make a Bold Move For Andrew Miller
Andrew Miller is a big man, a big name, and a big-game hunter in the postseason. Assuming that the Cardinals and Miller finalize their free-agent contract, the Cards have added one of the more fearsome…
7 months ago -
Odd path to playoffs: Kratz, Voit, Brasier take longer road
Of course Erik Kratz kept hoping for a moment like this. That’s why he stuck around, through a dozen big league organizations, a couple of cruel demotions in the minors, a bunch of near-misses in…
9 months ago -
How to Make the ’19 Cardinals a Playoff Team in an Ultra-Competitive NL
The “what” is the easy part…it’s the “how” that gets complicated. What the Cardinals and their fans want is a return to the playoffs. How they get there is the part that takes hard work…
10 months ago -
The 2018 Cardinals Weren’t Bad. They Just Weren’t Good Enough.
Let’s go full Tony La Russa here and play a hard nine. Nine reasons why the Cardinals failed to reach the postseason for the third consecutive season: 1. They weren’t good enough. Sometimes we sit…
10 months ago -
Bird Bytes: The Cardinals Failed Miserably In a Big Test Against the Superior Brewers
What a mess. It isn’t just that the Cardinals lost all three games to the Milwaukee Brewers. It’s how they lost. 1. Giving away a game on Monday. 2. The St. Louis pitchers getting blasted…
10 months ago