Mike Matheny
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Matheny’s Chance to Grow Up as Manager
At the beginning of this baseball season, the Cardinals thought their top six starting pitchers were Adam Wainwright, Michael Wacha, Shelby Miller, Lance Lynn, Joe Kelly and the injured Jaime Garcia. When Kelly got hurt,…
6 years ago -
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 are tied for the fourth-best…
6 years ago -
Wong Playing Like He’s Planning to Stay
How good was Kolten Wong on Tuesday night vs. the Yankees? So good that I didn’t even realize he was 0-for-4 at the plate. Wong has played with more confidence, focus and aggressiveness over the…
6 years ago -
Cardinals Represent Bedrock of Stability in Fickle Sports World
I once worked for a place that treated its employees like bottles on a conveyor belt. This company became so accustomed to hiring people that when I turned in my two-week notice (which was only…
7 years ago -
Matheny Makes Right Calls After All
Many members of Cardinal Nation became incredibly upset early on Sunday afternoon when, with home-field advantage throughout the playoffs on the line, they saw Mike Matheny’s final-day lineup. It had Jake Westbrook as the starting…
7 years ago -
Relief Corps’ Youth Mandates Heavy Innings Load by Cards Starters
The Cardinal bullpen reached a danger zone last weekend in Florida when, after Adam Wainwright pitched seven innings in New York, relievers had to get 12 outs on Friday, 12 on Saturday, 11 on Sunday…
7 years ago