Oscar Taveras Always in the Heart of Cardinal Nation
One week ago, Cardinal’s nation was dealing with the calamity of being eliminated from the post season by the San Francisco Giants. Today, that loss is put into perspective, by the true tragedy of the death of 22-year old outfielder Oscar Taveras. Early Sunday evening, the sports world was shocked to learn that Taveras and […]
2014 St. Louis Cardinals Preview – Second Base
St. Louis has had a bit of a revolving door when it comes to the middle of the infield. Second base has been the worst overall culprit. How bad? The last player to start more than two seasons in a row as the opening day second baseman was Fernando Vina, whose final season with the […]
Cardinals Pull Within One Game of Pittsburgh
Well hey, don’t look now, but the Cardinals actually managed to play some solid ball this past week. Yes, I know, earlier this season, 4-2 would be par for the course, perhaps even mediocre, but with the post-season woes the team’s gone through, a 4-2 week is a welcome respite, especially coming against Pittsburgh and […]
Cards Promote Top Prospect Wong
Hoping to shore up the middle infield for the stretch run, the Cardinals have announced that they will be promoting second baseman Kolten Wong from Memphis and optioning outfield Adron Chambers back to Memphis. The Cardinals’ first-round pick in 2011, Wong was selected primarily on the strength of his bat, slashing .378/.492/.560 his final year. […]
Previewing the 2012 St. Louis Cardinals – Second Base
Welp, here’s where the preview gets tricky. For the past three years, Skip Schumaker’s been manning second base for the Cardinals, but with the acquisition last year of Nick Punto coupled with the emergence of Daniel Descalso and the shift of Ryan Theriot to second once the Cardinals traded for Rafael Furcal, Skip became a […]
St. Louis Cardinals Add a Wong to Cox, Pujols Mix (Baseball News)
Addressing the Cardinals organization’s glaring need for a quality middle infielder, the team selected the 22nd overall pick Kolten Wong, a second baseman from the University of Hawaii. Should Wong and last year’s top pick Zack Cox join Albert Pujols in the infield someday, the Cardinals will be set with a Wong, Cox, and Pujols […]
