MLB baseball

For the second time in two weekends, the unique magnificence of the St. Louis sports fan was on display Friday, Saturday and Sunday as Albert Pujols returned to Busch Stadium, to thunderous standing ovations each…

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 Mabry’s jobs to make one…

We learned this week that MLB owners elected Rob Manfred as their new commissioner. Much of the discussion as he takes over the job from Bud Selig next January is in regards to the problems…

On Monday, Adam Wainwright was named the National League’s starting pitcher for this year’s All-Star Game, and I don’t know how the city of Los Angeles didn’t shut down. I don’t know how public schools…

Word spread on Tuesday afternoon that the Cardinals were interested in Red Sox starter Jake Peavy. First it was Peter Gammons tweeting that the Cards “want” Peavy, and then ESPN.com’s Jayson Stark reported shortly thereafter…

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 voted in like Yadier Molina…

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 top prospect from Memphis on…

Where would the Cardinals be without John Mozeliak and his outstanding scouting department led by Dan Kantrovitz? Probably somewhere between “Panic City” and whatever hole the Cubs have been hiding in for the past 105…

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,…

Know what’s even better than a red-hot Matt Adams, Allen Craig’s rising batting average or a bullpen that doesn’t cause fans to reach for Tums? Traction. The Cards are finally playing like many expected they…