“Even the Mona Lisa’s falling apart.” After a fortuitous start to the season, the Cardinals managed to hit a rough patch for a couple weeks. While the Cardinals managed to go 35-18 in the first two months, they stumbled at the end of June and lost seven of nine games, going 14-14 in June as […]
With summer comes heat and humidity, barbecues and bikinis, and of course, baseball. And with baseball comes the inevitable discussion about classic baseball films. This summer’s brought some milestones as far as baseball classics with the 20th anniversary of The Sandlot and the 25th anniversary of Bull Durham. We sat down this weekend and discussed some of […]
Sometimes, it’s the quietest guys that can make the loudest impact. Way back in my day when I was a teenager at the turn of the century, my parents sent me to DeSmet Jesuit, one of the numerous private Catholic high schools in the St. Louis area. I was fortunate enough to make some terrific […]
If you asked Joe Kelly to define his role with the Cardinals, he probably would have been more assertive last year than right now. When Jaime Garcia began to display arm problems last year in the middle of the season, the Cardinals brought Kelly up as some temporary relief, and he did so well they […]
He was meant to be a stopgap. With 2011 first-round pick Kolten Wong hitting his way through the minors, he was asked to learn to play second simply so the Cardinals could get his bat in the lineup. Along with shortstop, second base has been the biggest area of need for the Cardinals the past […]
“Heroes get remembered, but legends never die.” Few films have retained the staying power that The Sandlot has over the course of 20 years. Sometimes, a film inadvertently comes to represent a generation. Sure, there were some great films released in 1993, but other than a select few (Jurassic Park!), how many do you still watch on […]
If you instantly recognized the movie just by the first name I mentioned, you may want to head to TASK Field tomorrow morning. Working in conjunction with Cardinals Care and Fox Sports Midwest, 20th Century Fox is helping dedicate TASK (Team Activities for Special Kids) Field, a ballfield for disabled children. To help dedicate the […]
First off, let me wish you a happy Memorial Day weekend. It’s unlikely I’ll update before Monday, but I hope you take time to reflect on why most people get a holiday Monday. The sacrifices of those who gave their lives in service to this country, whether you agree with the cause or not, should […]
Why, hello there. In part one of this series, I talked about a few of the stat lines for hitting, so I thought in part two, I’d talk about my favorite aspect of the game: pitching. Again, please note this isn’t meant to be an all-encompassing breakdown of sabermetrics; rather, just an intro to a […]
So, on my way to Illinois this weekend, I had some time (ok, a lot) to ponder baseball. One of my good friends who I knows reads this column was asking me a few questions about the game, and I realized that at times, I probably present stats and acronyms that not everyone will comprehend. […]
