Is the Cardinals’ gamble on Miles Mikolas worth it?
Whenever a Major League team signs a player to a big-money contract, it’s a lot like going to the window at the race track…or at the least making a big…
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Top Six Losses that Cost the Cardinals the 2016 Postseason
You may have gotten tired of me saying in The Fast Lane during the season, “if the Cardinals miss the playoffs by a game, we’ll look back on that one.”…
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…
Peralta’s Return Will Tighten Cards’ Defense, Memorial Day Should Tighten Rotation
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…
Five Reasons the Cardinals Should be Better in the Second Half
If most of us somehow knew before the season the circumstances the Cardinals have faced up to the 2015 All Star break, we wouldn’t have pegged the team as the leaders in…
Cards’ Five Keys to Beating Dodgers in NLDS
So after all of the ups and downs of the regular season, after injuries, trades, Major League injuries and disappointments, minor-league call-ups, and enough calls for Mike Matheny and John…
Adams Only Oversight for Cards on All-Star Roster
The Cardinals got all the All-Star Game representatives they deserved on the National League squad that will play at Target Field in Minneapolis on July 15. Obviously, if you’re…
Cardinals Need More Than Taveras to Revive Season
Can Oscar Taveras spark the Cardinals this season like Yasiel Puig did for the Dodgers last year? That’s a question some fans have bandied about since the team recalled their…
Cards Still Need More From Big 3
Even with the back-to-back 5-0 wins in Toronto over the weekend, the 2014 Cardinals are still trying to find their way. Their pitching still projects to be fine; they still…
Cardinals’ Offensive Funk Is Startling
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