Not With a Bang
October 29, 2011 by Gerry Von Hendy · Leave a Comment
It is over: Alan Craig squeezes the fly in his mitt and at the mound the Cardinals, the team from out of nowhere, (yes, the Cardiac Cardinals, and why hasn’t someone used this tag already?) pile on. They are the champions of baseball for 2011. I had thought that the Cardinals might win Game Seven. […]
World Series 2011 Observations
October 29, 2011 by Bill Gilbert · 2 Comments
The 2011 World Series will be remembered as a great one despite an anti-climactic Game 7. Before that there were 4 nail-biters plus Albert Pujols epic game and an unforgettable game 6. If ever there was a team of destiny, it’s the 2011 St. Louis Cardinals. Future regular season and World Series comebacks will be […]
2011 Pre-Season Preview: NL Central – St Louis Cardinals
March 16, 2011 by Jeffrey Brown · 2 Comments
Could 2011 be Albert Pujols’ last season in a Cardinals uniform? St. Louis Cardinals (2010 record: 86-76) As spring training got underway a few weeks ago, the Cardinals were a serious threat to win the NL Central division title. But with the Albert Pujols contract situation hanging like The Sword of Damocles above everyone’s head […]
Card Shuffling Proves Effective
June 15, 2010 by Daniel Shoptaw · Leave a Comment
The big news prior to yesterday’s game was the fancy new lineup that Tony La Russa was running out there. Â Matt Holliday was hitting second, Ryan Ludwick was hitting fourth and, to the great joy of some, the pitcher was hitting eighth. Now, it’s hard to know if the lineup switcheroo was at all to […]
Cardinals Struggling In LA
June 9, 2010 by Daniel Shoptaw · Leave a Comment
You know, when the offense is clicking, you think things are just going to roll on forever. Â However, even with an offense like the Cardinals’, when you take out a couple of pieces, the Jenga tower apparently falls down. Another game without David Freese or Colby Rasmus turns into a 1-0 loss. Â Chris Carpenter deserved […]
Their Reputation Preceeds Them
May 26, 2010 by Daniel Shoptaw · Leave a Comment
You know that going into San Diego, it’s going to be a tough place to score runs. Â The park is designed for pitching and the Padres usually take advantage of that with some pretty solid pitchers. Â Last night was a textbook example of that. Even though Adam Wainwright deserved so much better, striking out 12 […]
Live From Spring Training ’10: Cardinals vs. Astros
March 22, 2010 by Bill Gilbert · Leave a Comment
Astro starter, Wandy Rodriguez, couldn’t find a pitch he could get past the St. Louis Cardinals’ all right handed batting order in the first inning and was rocked for 5 runs in a Monday game at Kissimmee.. The big blows were a 2-run double by Ryan Ludwick and a 3-run homer by David Freese. After […]
Talk and Action
February 18, 2010 by Daniel Shoptaw · Leave a Comment
As everyone knows by now, the pitchers, the catchers and other assorted players and Cardinal brass showed up in Jupiter yesterday. The hitting coach dwarfed them all. Mark McGwire came to camp yesterday and, as he often does, stole the spotlight. This time, in my mind, it was in a positive way, as he talked […]
Those Sweet Words
February 17, 2010 by Daniel Shoptaw · Leave a Comment
What did you say? I know what you were singing But my ears won’t stop ringing Long enough to hear Those sweet words And your simple melody I just have to hear Those sweet words Spoken like a melody I just want to hear Those sweet words –Norah Jones, “Those Sweet Words“, Feels Like Home […]
