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Healthy Wainwright optimistic heading into season for Cards
ST. LOUIS (AP) — At 37, Adam Wainwright remains confident in his ability to still be effective on the mound for the Cardinals. Wainwright made just eight starts in an injury-plagued 2018 season, giving up…
1 week ago
Bernie Bits: The Special Paul Goldschmidt Edition. (Almost) Everything You Need To Know
While it’s true that Paul Goldschmidt has been hugely successful when facing NL Central teams in his career, some of the numbers being put out there are devoid of context. Here’s what matters: How has…
2 months ago
Your 2018 St. Louis Cardinals Postseason Awards and Superlatives
If the Cardinals aren’t going to win many national awards, we’ll make our own. The entire country centers their attention around the coasts. There’s East Coast Bias and West Coast Bias, but there’s no Midwest…
3 months ago
Bringing Wainwright Back Is Fine, As Long As He Truly Earns A Roster Spot.
The Cardinals and Adam Wainwright are extending their relationship for a while longer, with the beloved veteran agreeing to a one-year contract that’s packed with incentives. And this is fine. This isn’t a long-term deal…
4 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…
5 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…
5 months agoBrewers clinch playoff spot, sweep Cards 2-1; Cubs also in
ST. LOUIS (AP) — Fortunately for the Milwaukee Brewers, they didn’t slip up. The Brewers clinched their first playoff spot since 2011 by ensuring at least a spot in the NL wild-card game, helped Wednesday…
5 months ago
A Big Problem For the Cardinals In September: The Young Starters Are Struggling
After going double ugly and losing the first two games to the Brewers, the Cardinals have an 11-12 record in September. From the first day back from the All-Star break until the end of August,…
5 months agoYelich, Brewers dent Cards’ playoff chances with 12-4 win
ST. LOUIS (AP) — Milwaukee’s last NL MVP thinks he is about to get some company. Led by Christian Yelich’s silky smooth game, the Brewers are closing in on the playoffs. Yelich homered and drove…
5 months agoAdams lifts Cardinals past Giants 5-3
ST. LOUIS (AP) — Cardinals manager Mike Shildt likes going to Matt Adams in big spots. He showed why Friday night. Adams sliced a broken-bat, two-run double down the third-base line, lifting St. Louis to…
5 months ago