Clinching Doesn’t Solve Everything

The Cardinals were able to lock up the NL Central this weekend.  They weren’t able to lock down worries about the postseason, however.

The Cardinal Fan’s Dilemma

Last night’s results was about the worst-case scenario for those that want to see the Cards clinch the NL Central on the field.

Launching In Houston

Is there any way the Cardinals can arrange to play October facing Houston?

Cardinals Solve the Mystery

Sorry for the delay in today’s post, but the power went out at my house last night and, as far as I know, hasn’t returned yet.  Perhaps I need to have Mark DeRosa come by.

Razor Thin Margins

If Ryan Ludwick hits a fly ball, the Cards would have won three straight games against the Cubs in the ninth inning.  What a weekend series, huh?  Let’s recap:

Stumbling Down the Stretch

Like I said last night, who would have thought going into this home stand that the only game the Cardinals would win would be the game started by Todd Wellemeyer?

A Game of Inches

Bases loaded.  One out.  Albert Pujols at the plate.  Everything you’d want, as a Cardinals fan, in a scoreless game.

Getting Run Over

Say, did anyone get the license plate of that truck?

Cards and Braves Tangle

Not much happened on the off day, which is pretty much what you want to hear this time of year.  There’s a nice article up at the Post-Dispatch about Brendan Ryan and how he’s developed as a shortstop, but that’s about it.

Cardinals Hit, Pitch, Win

Exactly how wonderful of a position for Cardinal fans was yesterday?  The team already has won the first two games of the series and you’ve got Adam Wainwright on the hill.  So things are looking pretty good.

Enjoy the Holliday

Some of us weren’t too thrilled when John Mozeliak pulled the trigger and acquired Matt Holliday from the A’s.  While the future cost is still to be determined, it’s safe to say the present reality makes that deal look like a steal.

Big Weekend, Big Innings, Big Players

In case you haven’t noticed–and judging by the comments, you haven’t–I took a long holiday weekend and wasn’t able to work my way back to the blogging platform.  I may have watched more of the Cardinals than I have in a while, though, which was great.  So let’s recap the last, well, almost week.

Holliday Time

Someone, I can’t remember who now, noted last week on Twitter that Albert Pujols and Matt Holliday had yet to have a game where they both homered.  Everyone, take out your to-do lists and check that one off.

Brooms Work Fine on Nats

For the third time in August, a weekend series resulted in a clean sweep by the Cardinals.  This sweep gave you some of everything–the dramatic walk off win, the explosive offense win, the Cy Young candidate win.  How can you ask for more?

Offense, Bullpen Lets Down Carpenter

While Chris Carpenter wasn’t the pitching Jedi yesterday that we in Cardinal Nation have come to expect, you have to think that in most times, with most bats, two runs in six innings is likely enough to get you a win.  Even if a guy walks the last two guys in the order, that’s not […]

Oh, That Cardinal Pitching

I’m a pitching fan.  I love seeing dominant pitching performances, low-hit games, games where you know that early runs will hold up and the game moves briskly along.

Something Special

While Adam Wainwright may not get his own MLB “Beyond” commercial like his first baseman did, but the Cardinal right-hander is producing some living history of his own.

Off Day Miscellany

No major moves.  No breaking stories.  Just a quiet, ho-hum off day.  Which means there’s not too much to write about.  So let’s just hit a few links before we take a look at the series that starts tonight vs. Houston.

Cardinals Continue to Push

It wasn’t necessarily a perfect series against the Padres this weekend, but it definitely was a positive one.  The Cards never lost any on their division lead and were able to push it out to eight games.  They may have lost a pitcher, but they may have gained one (or at least more than they […]

Pujols Pulls It Out

It’s always good to have the best player in baseball on your team.

Can’t Win Them All

Well, it’s not like the Cards were going to run off a 40+ game winning streak.  (Though that obviously would have been nice.)  Going up against a team that has the best record in the division with their ace on the mound using a fifth starter is not the sort of game you have a […]

Late Night Happiness

How nice is it to wake up in the morning and not only see that the Cards kept the lead they had when I fell asleep, but also to find out they extended their lead at the same time?

Putting the Padres Out to Pasture

A real nice weekend in St. Louis, full of interesting twists and turns.  For the most part, the Cardinals took care of business and were able to show that this is a very different team than what we saw earlier in the year.  The team earlier in the year probably loses two out of three […]

Playing the Ace

Is there anything better in Cardinal Nation than having Chris Carpenter on the mound and dealing?  What, you want an Albert Pujols home run as well?  Sure!

Missed Opportunities

Too bad Mitchell Boggs didn’t show up for the first inning.  Too bad Jose Oquendo doesn’t realize that Yadier Molina isn’t exactly Mr. Swift.  Too bad the big bats couldn’t come through in the ninth.  Plenty of opportunities for the Cardinals to extend their lead in the Central, but none of them came to pass.

Cardinals Keep Pushing

Another day, another win and another Cubs loss.  I’m pretty sure Cardinal fans could get used to this.  It’s nice to have that three-game cushion at the top of the standings.

Using the Brooms

Nice to see the Cardinals finally get a sweep, even if it was against a team they should have swept and even if they had a little trouble in doing it.  Let’s take a look at the highlights of this weekend’s series against Pittsburgh.

Talking Cardinal Baseball

Falling Flat

You’d like to believe in momentum.  You’d like to think that after a stirring comeback on Tuesday night, the Cardinals could run off a good long winning streak, inspired by that rally.  You’d like to think that a team that was defeated in such a fashion wouldn’t put up much of a fight.

El Hombre Is Back

Don’t think too many would argue that Albert Pujols got back on track last night.  Nobody would say that it wasn’t a welcome sight, especially in a game that, a month ago, the Cardinals would have quietly lost.

Taking a Breather

While there are problems with not playing, including the inconvenient fact that the Cubs did play and win, tying the Cardinals for first, St. Louis really needed the day off yesterday.

Cards Wrap Homestand, Stay In First

This close.  This close to a 7-0 home stand.  While it’s not good to be greedy, it’s a little disappointing to be so close and not get there.  Still, 5-2 against the Dodgers and Astros is pretty solid.  Let’s take a look at the last few games:

Game of the Year

Last night, as I’m listening to the UCB Radio Hour and visiting sites around the web, I noticed that one of my Facebook friends (and fellow mods at CardsClubhouse) said something about this being “the game of the year” in his status. And that was before the Cardinals pulled it out.

You Can Only Hope to Contain Them

For a while, it looked like the Dodgers were going to be able to tame the new-look Cardinals. Then the sixth inning rolled around.

Cardinals Enjoy Their Homecoming

No matter the long term ramifications of John Mozeliak’s machinations, one thing seems to be clear. These guys can hit.

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