Randy Karraker
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It ain’t over ’til it’s over
A guy approached me at the grocery store on Sunday and announced, “you know, this Cardinal series is over.” While submitting to the idea that being down 2-0 to Washington doesn’t look good, I had…
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Despite injuries, Braves will be a tough out for the Cards in NLDS
St. Louis and Atlanta. Here we go again. For the fourth time, the Cardinals and Braves will play in the post-season, and the Cardinals have a pretty distinct edge…so far. In 1982, the Cards swept…
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This Cardinal playoff team has been greater than the sum of its parts
Sunday concluded a phenomenal weekend for the Cardinals, a weekend in which they broke the backs of the Cubs and the hearts of their fans by winning four straight one-run games and clinching at least…
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This pennant race loss is squarely on the manager
Every manager must go through his first pennant race, and at times nearly impossible decisions need to be made, for better or worse, when a team faces adversity. Cardinals manager Mike Shildt found himself in…
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Cards have now shown they have playoff ability
Last week I wrote a piece about my concerns about the Cardinals, primarily based on the lack of experience most of the roster has in the pressurized months of September and October. One thing I…
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St. Louis mourns the loss of a champion and friend
There’s so much I can tell you about Chris Duncan. So much. I’ll just tell you a few stories to give you what I think the essence of my friend was. As a player, Dunc…
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My biggest question about the Cardinals? Experience.
When the Cardinals went to the World Series under Whitey Herzog in the 80’s and under Tony LaRussa in the 00’s, the teams had lots of experience as they traversed September. In addition to Herzog…
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Mizzou gives away their opener. They need to learn to not lose before they can win
Well, maybe that NCAA bowl ban isn’t such a big deal now. Missouri…banned from post-season play by the NCAA because of academic improprieties…was hoping for a great season, a reversal by the NCAA, and participation…
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Patrick Maroon is a hometown hero forever
Truer words than this were never spoken… Pat Maroon: "I'm a hometown hero, baby!" #stlblues pic.twitter.com/eAOUfpDlgf — FOX Sports Midwest (@FSMidwest) June 15, 2019 Last year, the Tampa Bay Lightning had an historic regular season…
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The Cardinals are in first place. Why should I be upset?
We’ve had an interesting debate over the last week in The Fast Lane about how we feel about the Cardinals. Chris Rongey can’t be happy that they simply win games and are in first place,…