Cardinals Recap/Trade Thoughts
Finally, another sweet. Granted, this time it was against the Pittsburgh Pirates. But, any port in a storm. What went right this weekend for the Cardinals? Offense The offense finally got going this weekend, Friday night notwithstanding (although they did manage nine hits). Albert Pujols went 5 for 13 with two home runs and three […]
Avoiding the Broom, Other Baseball Thoughts, T.O.
Whew. One week after sweeping the Dodgers and nearly sweeping Philadelphia, the Cardinals nearly found themselves victim of the same trend, pulling out a late-night victory against the Cubs. This spared the Cardinals of the ignominy of losing to the cubs, and me losing a bet, forcing me to streak around my friend’s apartment complex […]
Halfway Home: The St. Louis Cardinals at the All-Star Break
With the All-Star game tonight marking the slightly-over-halfway point of the season, it’s a good time to look over how the Cardinals have done thus far. At 47-41, it’s safe to say thus far the results have been a little underwhelming. Like me with my women, the Cardinals started off strong before they faltered and […]
Halcyon Days
I hope you folks are enjoying this stretch of Cardinals baseball. For the first two months of the season, the pitching carried the team while the defense and offense sorta straggled along. I said at the beginning of the season, if we can get the lineup going, we’ll have one of the best in baseball. […]
Beyond His Years – P.J. Walters and STL Cardinals
Few men have to go through what P.J. Walters has gone through the last five months. Even fewer have had to do it at the age of 25. This past winter, P.J. and his wife had their first child, Annabelle, born approximately 14 weeks prematurely. As expected, she faced several health problems from the outset […]
A Bad Luck Charm?
So far, the Cardinals have lost five home games. So far, I’ve been at four of them. Perhaps the Cardinals should pay me to stay away at this point. Went to the game Tuesday night with my ever-lovely friend Liz, but we had to leave after seven because I had to bartend. We managed to […]
Cardinals Weekend Wrap-Up
Well, another weekend’s come and passed, and another Cardinals series win. This habit of winning two out of three isn’t all that bad. I’ll share a few thoughts, as that’s what I get paid to…wait, I don’t get paid. But I’m going to share my thoughts anyway. – Props to Adam “Bulldog” Wainwright for managing […]
2010 Cardinals Baseball Preview – Outfield
Before I bust into the outfield preview, a thought on the NFL draft. Today’s the pro day at Oklahoma, where Sam Bradford is expected to throw 50-60 balls. Unless he becomes the NFL equivalent of Chuck Knoblauch, he’s widely expected to solidify his status as the number one pick. Honestly, the more I hear about […]
St. Louis Cardinals Spring Training 2010 Thoughts
Spring training greetings from…well, St. Louis. Sorry, my travel budget for this job is pretty much restricted to gas money to go to the local bar. As the weather warms up (and, in St. Louis, fluctuates constantly), opening day looms ever nearer. If you’re like me, you’ll be playing hooky and watching the game. Unless […]
