Opening Day – After Action Report
And boom goes the dynamite. 2010 opening day was, on the whole, one of the more interesting opening days in years. No no-hitters or anything like that, just pure, unadulterated, baseball. The Cardinals won their first season opener in four years, winning 11 to 6 over the Reds. Overall, it was a good first win […]
2010 Cardinals Baseball Preview – Relief Pitching
Wrapping up the 2010 preview is relief pitching. Since there’s an abundance of pitchers in the bullpen, I’m just gonna highlight some of the guys who stand out more than the others. Ryan Franklin 2009 stats (from baseballreference.com): 4-3, 1.92 ERA, 44 K, 38 Sv, 1.197 WHIP All Star The man known only as Beard […]
Cards Update – Trade
Apparently, I need to amend one of my previous posts. MLB.com is reporting the Cardinals have traded utility infielder Julio Lugo to the Baltimore Orioles for either a player to be named later or cash considerations. The trade makes a lot of sense for the Cardinals. With the addition of Felipe Lopez, Lugo essentially became […]
2010 Cardinals Baseball Preview – Starting Pitching, Part Deux
Bear with me, it’s almost over. ^ Words that have haunted me all my life. Spring training is winding down, and as the Cardinals begin their preparations to move back north, it would appear that most of the roster decisions have been made. This includes the starting rotation, which had only one real choice to […]
2010 Cardinals Baseball Preview – Starting Pitching
If I’m Cardinals manager Tony LaRussa, I know the first three men I’d trust to hand my balls to. The first is the equipment manager who rubs them in mud and ensures a good grip on the balls is attainable. The second and third would be two gentlemen named Chris Carpenter and Adam Wainwright. The […]
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 […]
2010 Cardinals Baseball Preview – Third Base
Continuing around the horn in the preview of the 2010 St. Louis Cardinals, we arrive to the one glaring weakness the 2009 Cardinals had: third base. After Troy Glaus arrived in 2008, he was expected to man his sack [Editor: umm, what?] through 2009. The swap for Scott Rolen worked out very well for the […]
2010 Cardinals Baseball Preview – Second Base
Opening Day countdown = 11 days. Home Opener countdown = 18 days. Finally, a crappy day of weather in St. Louis so you all may suffer inside like me. The third entry in the 2010 preview of the Cardinals focuses on second base. Although there are likely three or four position players who could play […]
2010 Cardinals Baseball Preview – First Base, Rams Draft Thoughts
Moving on in the preview of the 2010 St. Louis Cardinals, we get to first base. Apparently we have a pretty good first baseman whose sole diet just might consist of the crushed career of Brad Lidge. Albert Pujols, 5 2009 Stats (from baseballreference.com): .327 BA, 47 HR, 135 RBI, 16 SB, .443 OBP, .658 […]
