Shildt’s ‘Inclusive’ Approach Should Be Refreshing for These Cardinals
Sometimes things just spiral out of control for a coach or manager in sports, and there’s no way of reeling things back in. That’s what happened to Mike Matheny. After…
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Opinion: Are We Sucking the Fun Out of Baseball With Such High Scrutiny?
We had a conversation the other day on The Fast Lane about how the proliferation of analytics has affected the way people enjoy the game. It wasn’t too long ago…
Matheny Should Lose the Excuses and Let the Leaders Lead
Cardinal manager Mike Matheny made headlines, especially here at 101Sports.com last week in an interview with our friend Mark Saxon of ESPN.com. Colleagues Bernie Miklasz and Kevin Wheeler took the…
List: 7 Cardinals’ Pipeline Prospects Who Should Help For Years to Come
Major league baseball recently released their 2017 Top 100 Prospects list. Like last year, Alex Reyes is listed as the best Cardinal prospect, with Carson Kelly, Luke Weaver and Delvin…
Six Reasons Why Signing Dexter Fowler Makes Cardinal Sense
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…
Cardinals Hall of Fame Celebrates Those Former Players Who Should Be in Cooperstown
The Cardinals Hall of Fame induction has quickly sprung to the St. Louis sports calendar’s top portion of the list of great events. The Hall of Fame itself is a…
Cards May Be Forced To Use Reyes In Higher Leverage Situations
Can Alex Reyes handle a late-inning role out of the bullpen over the final two months of the season? The better question is whether the Cardinals can afford to not find out….
Cards’ Injury Woes Are Common With Every NL Wild Card Contender
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…
The Cards Came Out Just Fine Compared to Other Teams Trading for Relievers
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…
Cardinals’ Problems Don’t Look Bad Compared to the Pirates’ Current Outlook
In a 2006 column for the Cleveland Plain Dealer, New York Times best-selling author Regina Brett celebrated turning 50 by putting together a list of 50 lessons she had learned over…