St. Louis Cardinals – One Last Measure
Baseball is a game of measurement. One hit ball a half inch lower on the barrel could mean the difference between a 90-foot pop up and a 400-foot home run. One short stride can mean the difference between an inning-ending double play and another chance to score a run. One thrown pitch six inches across […]
Cards Come Back, Score Four in Ninth, Stun Nationals
HOW IS THIS EVEN POSSIBLE? How? Seriously. What are the odds? Last year’s run to the title was incredible because, quite frankly, the odds of it happening were incredibly slim. “We’ll never see another post-season like this again,” some said. Apparently, some may have spoken too soon. This was supposed to be a pitcher’s duel. […]
Sizing up the Cardinals’ Post-Season Chances
Oh hey there. Been a while. Welp, we’re quickly approaching that magical time of the year: October. You really can’t beat fall in terms of sports. Post-season baseball. College football. Pro football (well, the players are professional, anyway; the officials…). Hockey (usually [:(]). While it’s pretty unlikely we’ll ever see another post-season run like we […]
Steve’s Fun Bits (About the Cardinals)
Why hello there. I didn’t have a chance to write anything last week, as I was helping oversee a group of volunteers LouFest (the ones selling/pouring drinks, so clearly the awesome volunteers…just kidding, everyone who worked it did a tremendous job), which was a rousing success. Unfortunately, that meant I was at Forest Park all […]
Cardinals Gain Ground, Pirates Continue Falter
Stop me if you’ve heard this one. After a terrific start to the season, the Pirates may be running out of steam. On August 8, they were 16 games over .500. Since then, they’ve lost seven of their last ten games. Meanwhile, the Cardinals have been in a bit of a holding pattern this past […]
Cardinals Rolling; Pirates, Reds Hearing Footsteps?
The Cardinals took yet another game tonight, scoring four off Phillies ace Cliff Lee and closing out a 4-1 win. Don’t look now, but this team is rolling. Wait a minute, you might be saying. They just lost two to San Francisco and lost last night, right? That they did, including a 15-0 stinker laid […]
Cardinals Trade Greene to Houston, Promote Ryan Jackson
And so ends the tenure of one of the most polemical Cardinals players in recent memory. That incredibly loud cheer you heard erupt around St. Louis this afternoon? That wasn’t Busch Stadium going nuts for the Cardinals winning; rather, that was the reaction to the news that the St. Louis Cardinals had traded middle infielder […]
The Trade Deadline
Note: this might be a pretty lengthy post. Read on only if you’re awesome. As a baseball fan, July 31 is one of the most exciting days of the year for me. It’s unofficially the 2/3 point of the regular season, and it’s also the non-waiver trade deadline. As a result, the two or three […]
Cardinals Rally, End Half on High Note
Don’t look now, but (knock on wood) the Cardinals may be setting themselves up for a fantastic second half. With health comes good fortune, and thanks to the energetic returns of Skip Schumaker and Jon Jay, the Cardinals have been playing with resolve the last three weeks, and it’s shown. Since their return, when the […]