Starting With Three Losses: A Historical Perspective of The Olde Towne Team
April 4, 2011 by Mike Lynch · Leave a Comment
A long, cold, wet winter that still hasn’t completely transformed into spring here in the Pacific Northwest was made much more palatable by the thought of All-Stars Carl Crawford, Adrian Gonzalez and Bobby Jenks wearing Boston’s carmine hose for the first time, not to mention veteran reliever Dan Wheeler, who wrapped a 2.36 ERA for […]
2011 Pre-Season Preview: AL East – Boston Red Sox
April 1, 2011 by Jeffrey Brown · Leave a Comment
The Red Sox prospects for the 2011 season are so bright, Adrian Gonzalez has got to wear shades Boston Red Sox (2010 record: 89-73) The 2010 edition of the Boston Red Sox was a very good ballclub. Entering the season, it appeared they would have an extraordinary pitching staff but a questionable offense. As it […]
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 […]
Doing It The Hard Way
July 29, 2010 by Daniel Shoptaw · Leave a Comment
When I turned on the game a little late last night, I was well-pleased to see that the Cards had already been serious, putting up six in the top of the inning. Â And even though Jaime Garcia allowed two runs of his own in the bottom of the frame, I figured the Cards were well […]
Desert Mirage
June 14, 2010 by Daniel Shoptaw · Leave a Comment
The Cardinals won the first game in Arizona, but that was just the oasis in the losing streak. Â A quick recap: Friday (5-2 win) Hero: Brendan Ryan. Â He’s still not found himself at the plate entirely, slipping back around .200, and a home run was about the most unlikely thing that could have happened in […]
Redbirds Roll Through Weekend
May 3, 2010 by Daniel Shoptaw · Leave a Comment
It was a very busy weekend for me, but the Cardinals did a lot of working as well. Â By now you know all about the games, but let’s take a quick look at Thursday through Sunday to get our Heroes and our Goats. Â (If you want a more in-depth look, my Week that Was column […]
Dark Horse Comes Galloping Up the Stretch
March 22, 2010 by Daniel Shoptaw · Leave a Comment
The Cardinals had a pretty eventful weekend, even with their Sunday game being rained out. Â More data points for decisions were made and one possible move was revealed. Â Spring training is so much fun, isn’t it? The biggest news of the weekend was likely the announcement that Adam Ottovino is in the running for a […]
