Chicago Cubs

We are officially into MLB transaction season, and this is an important one for the Cardinals. They admit they need a back-end reliever and a big bat in the middle of the lineup. But who…

The Cardinals felt pretty good about playing the Cubs this year after going 6-4 in Chicago against the North-Siders in 2016…Then on Sunday the Redbirds wrapped up a 1-8 season at Wrigley. As troubling as…

During the Blues’ 2016-2017 season, coach Ken Hitchcock was grating on his team.  Hitch is a taskmaster, and his drive was wearing on the players. Veteran Troy Brouwer recognized this and, as legend has it,…

The big question surrounding the mediocre Cardinals has been “should they be buyers or sellers at the trade deadline?” On the Bernie Miklasz show last week, club chairman Bill DeWitt Jr. said they don’t plan…

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 more I liked, and here…

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 pretty darn good in the…

It happens every year at the MLB trade deadline. A team makes a trade and that team’s fan base gripes as soon as they see the prospect or prospects that were exchanged in said trade.…

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 wins are three and four-game…

Forget it, Cardinal Nation, it’s over.  The Cubs have wrapped it up, and the Redbirds won’t be able to catch them.  Whatever adjustment Mike Matheny makes, whatever success Adam Wainwright has, Joe Maddon’s crew will…

There was much consternation throughout the Cardinal fan base over the weekend due to Jason Heyward’s departure to the Chicago Cubs. While I don’t want to minimize the loss, it’s not catastrophic, either. Here are…