Ned Must Go
I had almost gotten to the point where I felt guilty about writing this. Almost. As the Kansas City Royals moved closer and closer to respectability, Ned Yost seemed to fiddle less and I began to...
View ArticleThe Royals get ready for round two of interleague play
It’s that time of year, interleague play, where some National League fans are annoyed having to play American League teams during the regular season. American League teams don’t let their pitchers...
View ArticleFinal All Stars Named
ALL-STAR GAME MLB.COM FINAL VOTE SPONSORED BY FIRESTONE ENDS Freese, Darvish outlast contenders to win roster spots on All-Star Teams; First-ever Twitter vote attracts strong fan support, trending...
View ArticleIt Shouldn’t Have To Be This Difficult
For most of the last quarter of a century, the Kansas City Royals have done something more difficult than achieving success…they’ve avoided it completely. Royals fans are very well aware of the last...
View ArticleCooperstown Choices: Curt Schilling
With the Hall Of Fame election announcement coming on January 9, 2013, it is time to review the ballot, go over the names, and decide who belongs in the Hall Of Fame. There are twenty four men on the...
View ArticleDavid Freese and the time value of money
The St. Louis Cardinals reached an agreement with third baseman David Freese on Friday on a deal for the 2013 season. The deal will be for a reported $3.1 million dollars, and with it, the team...
View ArticleSign Up For The Birds Eye View
The St. Louis Cardinals will open the season with the Arizona Diamondbacks on April 1. Last season, the group of bloggers known as the United Cardinal Bloggers (UCB) pulled together to provide fans...
View ArticleDepth a growing concern for St. Louis Cardinals
The St. Louis Cardinals will send nine players on to the field Monday at Chase Field in Phoenix for their season opener against the Arizona Diamondbacks, but they won’t have many replacement options...
View ArticleSt. Louis Cardinals bring roller-coaster offense into 2013 season
The St. Louis Cardinals finished second in the National League in hitting last season, but they also had plenty of stretches when the lineup didn’t score more than two runs, even when the pitching...
View ArticleSt. Louis Cardinals offense hasn’t been good, but new month offers hope
The St. Louis Cardinals have gone through a 15-game stretch when they’ve scored more than three runs just five times, yet they’ve won eight of those games. So despite near panic that the lineup has...
View ArticleSt. Louis Cardinals road success could set stage for big summer
The St. Louis Cardinals notched their Major League Baseball-leading 14th road victory Wednesday with a 5-4 win over the Chicago Cubs and continued a trend that could pay off later in the season. The...
View ArticleJoe Kelly would be better choice to start during Jake Westbrook absence
The St. Louis Cardinals suffered the first crack in their best-in-baseball starting rotation Sunday when they placed Jake Westbrook on the 15-day disabled list with elbow inflammation. The team...
View ArticleTriple Play: Miguel Cabrera, Mike Trout, CC Sabathia
Welcome to this week’s edition of the Triple Play. This week, we are discussing Miguel Cabrera and Mike Trout (but not arguing about which one is better), CC Sabathia, D-backs rookie sensation Patrick...
View ArticleCardinals Announce Details Of 2013 Social Media Night
ST. LOUIS, Mo. (May 28, 2013) – The St. Louis Cardinals announced that Social Media Night in the Budweiser Bowtie Bar at Busch Stadium June 4th will focus on fan engagement, including giving fans the...
View ArticleSt. Louis Cardinals face much tougher schedule to begin June
The St. Louis Cardinals have rolled through the second month of the season with a 20-6 record heading into the final two days of May, but they’ll face much stiffer competition as the calendar turns to...
View ArticleLance Lynn is good, but St. Louis Cardinals run support has made him...
No big-league pitcher has won more games than St. Louis Cardinals right-handed starter Lance Lynn in the past year-and-a-half, but that doesn’t mean Lynn has been the best pitcher in that time period....
View ArticleSt. Louis Cardinals give nod to future by sending Michael Wacha back to minors
Major League Baseball teams typically generate significant interest in which minor-league player they are about to bring up to the big leagues, but the St. Louis Cardinals had similar intrigue related...
View ArticleSt. Louis Cardinals starting rotation in natural lull, unless Jake Westbrook...
The St. Louis Cardinals established the best record in Major League Baseball for much of the first half of the season because of their starting pitching rotation. They’ve lost that designation and the...
View ArticleSt. Louis Cardinals reliever Kevin Siegrist having success as if he’s Yasiel...
Away from all of the excitement and attention directed toward Los Angeles Dodgers rookie outfielder Yasiel Puig, the St. Louis Cardinals have a rookie who has arguably had an even better start to his...
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