Breaking Down The MVP Candidates
October 2, 2010 by Jess Coleman · Leave a Comment
While the Cy Young debate in the American League is getting a lot of attention, the Most Valuable Player award is not. Although it is discussed occasionally, people are not giving it the attention that it deserves. The front-runner(s) at this point are Robinson Cano, Miguel Cabrera, and Josh Hamilton. All have had incredible seasons, but […]
Cardinals Continue to Battle Injuries
March 25, 2010 by Daniel Shoptaw · Leave a Comment
Things were rolling along. Â Matt Holliday was back from his rib cage injury and starting to find his groove. Â Albert Pujols was back from his back, relieving a lot of worries in Cardinal Nation. Â Everything was great, until yesterday’s game, when Yadier Molina pulled up lame, left the game, and was diagnosed with a strained […]
A Pain in the Back
March 23, 2010 by Daniel Shoptaw · Leave a Comment
The Cardinals split up the squad yesterday and wound up with two wins, including a huge eighth inning that brought them from behind against the Red Sox. Â So what’s the major story today? Albert Pujols’s back, of course. Â The man gets a hangnail, Cardinal Nation hyperventilates. Â With good reason. This is starting to trouble me […]
Wounded Birds
March 11, 2010 by Daniel Shoptaw · Leave a Comment
While there was plenty of news from the game yesterday, the biggest discussion point probably happened before the first pitch was ever thrown. Albert Pujols and Matt Holliday were both scratched from yesterday’s game against the Nationals. Â Pujols’s back still isn’t quite right and Holliday has a strained rib cage muscle. Â A team that looks […]