Previewing the 2012 St. Louis Cardinals – First Base
For the first time since 2003, the St. Louis Cardinals will open the season with a first baseman not named Albert Pujols. I’ll let that sink in. Stings the nostrils. I’ve already shared my thoughts on Albert and his defection to the Angels, so I won’t delve back into that. Re-hashing the past isn’t what ReviewSTL […]
Previewing the 2012 St. Louis Cardinals – Catchers
Can you really believe it’s been three months since the finish to one of the most incredible baseball seasons in history? Actually, I can. Because it’s been three incredibly long months. This winter has been nothing short of a paradigm shift for the St. Louis Cardinals. Withing the course of a couple months, the Cardinals […]
End of an Era: Pujols Bolts for the Coast
I wasn’t old enough to see Stan Musial in his prime. I wish I could have. I hear stories about his amazing hitting, his generosity, his willingness to break racial boundaries and sit with his teammates in a time that such an act would earn the odium of others. For the last 11 years, I […]
Hollywood Bound (Sort of): Pujols Heading to Angels
In a move pretty much nobody expected, Albert Pujol$ is set to sign with the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim for a ten-year deal worth between $250-260 million total. The deal reportedly includes a full no-trade clause. Right now I think pretty much all of St. Louis is in shock, and from the reactions of […]
Thoughts on Tony La Russa, Retirement From St. Louis Cardinals
It was about when I turned eight or nine that I really started to pay attention to the Cardinals and Major League baseball. Ozzie Smith was my baseball idol; I grew up playing shortstop, always wearing the number 1. He was pretty much at the end of his career by the time I really started paying […]
Tony La Russa Announces Retirement As St. Louis Cardinals Manager After 16 Seasons
At a press conference called by the St. Louis Cardinals this morning, manager Tony La Russa announced his retirement after 33 years of managing in the major leagues. The last 16 years were spent with the St. Louis Cardinals, during which time he amassed a record of 1408-1182 during the regular season. The Cardinals also […]
Clear Eyes, Full Hearts, Can’t Lose: St. Louis Cardinals Win World Series
Sorry, Friday Night Lights. I’m borrowing your line. People tend to overuse superlatives to the point that they become hyperbole. Greatest ever. Best ever. Most incredible. Blah blah blah. The problem is, I don’t know how else to describe the last two months of baseball. When the Cardinals woke up on August 25, they had […]
St. Louis Cardinals Win World Series Game 6. Ten Down, One to Go.
There comes a point in time where words are simply insufficient. There are things in nature you just can’t describe. How do you describe something’s color? With another color. Well, how do you describe that color? And so on. This game started off with the makings of possibly the worst, least climactic World Series clincher […]
Why They Play the Game
With the loss of Adam Wainwright before spring training even got fully underway, most pundits decided to write the St. Louis Cardinals off. It is, after all, pretty tough to win anything when you lose your ace, let alone a 20-game winner who’s placed in the top 3 of the Cy Young voting the last […]
St. Louis Cardinals Win NLCS, Enter World Series. Four More to Go.
It has to start somewhere. Believe it or not, we owe a few members of the Milwaukee Brewers organization thanks. Thanks, Prince Fielder, for hitting the game-winning home run in the All Star game to give us home field advantage. Thanks, Ron Roenicke, for continuing to pitch to David Freese, even though he was absolutely […]