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The Greatness of Opening Day in St. Louis: Red Jackets, Clydesdales, And The Red Sea.
The Cardinals’ annual home opener is a special event that never fails to delight and inspire. Friday afternoon the famous red sea inside Busch Stadium will roll with good times, carried happily by powerful undercurrents.…
3 weeks ago -
AP study: MLB average salary on track for 2nd straight drop
NEW YORK (AP) — Even with huge new contracts for Bryce Harper, Manny Machado and Nolan Arenado, Major League Baseball’s average salary is on track to drop on opening day for an unprecedented second straight…
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Goldschmidt, Cardinals finalize $130M deal for 2020-24
JUPITER, Fla. (AP) — Paul Goldschmidt wanted to stay in St. Louis, just like Mark McGwire, Jim Edmonds and Matt Holliday. Acquired in December from Arizona, the six-time All-Star first baseman gave up a chance…
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Bernie Bits: Surging Blues, O’Reilly For the Selke Trophy, Carlos Martinez Contract Trap
Bernie Bits … For Feb. 20, 2019. Let’s go with some notes on The Note: 1. We’d have to say that Ryan O’Reilly ranks way up there on any unofficial list of St. Louis athletes…
2 months ago -
DeJong, Carpenter homer as Cardinals beat Reds 12-5
ST. LOUIS (AP) — Paul DeJong closed out a rough August with two big swings. It’s another positive sign for the rolling St. Louis Cardinals. DeJong hit a three-run homer and a two-run single for…
8 months ago -
Cardinals Have a Tough Schedule the Rest of the Way, and That’s a Good Thing
The computers are still spitting out nasty numbers on the Cardinals’ playoff chances. Both Baseball Prospectus and Fangraphs give the Cards a 14.2% shot at returning to the postseason for the first time since 2015.…
9 months ago -
Matt Carpenter Is a Great Leadoff Man. Why Does This Make So Many People Cray Cray?
Matt Carpenter is the Cardinals’ leadoff hitter. He should bat first in the lineup. Unless, of course, the Cardinals are trying to weaken that lineup and lose more games. Carpenter is the No. 1 hitter.…
9 months ago -
LEADING OFF: Cards’ Carpenter hot, Fiers debuts for A’s
A look at what’s happening around the majors today: MATTY WOODWORK Matt Carpenter has four homers in five games heading into St. Louis’ series finale against Miami. Carpenter hit his 30th home run in a…
9 months ago -
As Pujols Approaches 3,000 Hits, STL Fans and Former Teammates Wonder ‘What If?’
Albert Pujols entered Friday just six hits shy of 3,000 and those paying attention in Cardinal Nation continued to wonder ‘what if’ when considering how great it would have been had he remained in St.…
12 months ago -
Bird Bytes: Here’s a Vote For Ray Lankford, Who Should Be in the Cardinals Hall of Fame.
Time to serve up some Bird Bytes. Let’s do it … 1. The Cardinals are out with the fan ballot for their 2018 Hall of Fame voting. What a fun list. An entertaining list. Outfielders Vince…
1 year ago