The Cardinal Nation blog

What’s being discussed in Washington as the St. Louis Cardinals prepared to play the Nationals in a four-game series.

Ryan leaves Thursday’s game with a tight hamstring after Greene sits out with a tight forearm. How might the St. Louis Cardinals compensate?

How the Wednesday pitchers match up against the opposing lineups.

Committing the most errors in MLB over a season doesn’t rule out making the playoffs, but it sure is rare.

Head-to-head stats from the six Cardinals-Cubs games to date indicates a leader among “equals”.

Putting Albert Pujols’ Saturday grand slam into historical context.

Forbes ranks the Cardinals as MLB’s eighth most valuable franchise.

The St. Louis Cardinals rank tenth in the 2009 MLB Fan Cost Index with a 1.2 percent decline compared to 2008.

How the Thursday afternoon pitchers match up against the opposing lineups.

Springfield Cardinals utilityman Steven Hill is leading the Double-A Texas League in batting average, slugging and OPS.

What others are saying about the St. Louis Cardinals and their NL Central rivals.

Depending on how you look at it, St. Louis Cardinals average attendance is down either 9.4% or 5.1% year-to-year.

With the worst pitching in the Texas League, the Springfield Cardinals are trying to outscore their opposition. They’re being led by an unexpected source, second baseman Daniel Descalso.

How have the Cardinals and Cubs Sunday starting pitchers fared against the opposing lineups in the past?

The entire Double-A bullpen for the Cardinals are new to the level this season and their early results reflect the difficulties in making the jump.

How might the Cardinals and Cubs Saturday starting pitchers fare against the opposing lineups?

It is agreed that the St. Louis Cardinals player development system needs to deliver results. Should one man take all the blame or receive all the credit?

The St. Louis Cardinals are hitting and pitching well in the early going of the 2009 season.

Cardinals outfielder Chris Duncan seemed to have been involved in every key play in Thursday’s series opening victory over the Cubs – both good and bad.

Looking at how many first-round and top 100 picks made by the St. Louis Cardinals in recent years became major leaguers.

Like Chris Carpenter today, former St. Louis Cardinals pitcher Woody Williams was shelved by a ribcage injury back in 2002.

Early performance of the 2009 St. Louis Cardinals relievers compared to the 2008 version and the rest of the National League.

Stop for a few moments and appreciate the greatness of Albert Pujols.

The St. Louis Cardinals are currently deploying four regular outfielders. Why is that surprising to some?

St. Louis Cardinals third baseman Troy Glaus’ alleged steroids use in 2003 and 2004 is back in the news again.

St. Louis Cardinals reliever Jason Motte delivered in a non-pressure situation on Saturday. What is next?

Reliever Luis Perdomo, the primary reminder of the Anthony Reyes era, has been claimed off waivers by San Diego

A complete listing of all 282 players currently known to be under contract in the St. Louis Cardinals organization from top to bottom by level and position.

Starting pitcher Chris Carpenter joined 55 other St. Louis Cardinals who have thrown a no-hitter or one-hitter in the last half century.

Starting pitchers for Memphis, Springfield, Palm Beach and Quad Cities to open the 2009 season.

When the St. Louis Cardinals need reinforcements from Triple-A, who will receive the call?

An assessment of Cardinals players on the season-opening disabled list during the La Russa years in St. Louis.

Catch Brian Walton on KXnO FOX Sports Radio in Des Moines on Wednesday, April 8 at 2:30 p.m. Central time.

St. Louis Cardinals reliever Jason Motte blew his first 2009 save opportunity on Opening Day. What happens next could be crucial.

The Palm Beach Cardinals of the A-Advanced Florida State League have announced their season-opening roster.

Not yet having the roster for the St. Louis Cardinals A-Advanced club won’t stop us from speculating.

The St. Louis Cardinals have purchased the contracts of David Freese, Colby Rasmus and Joe Thurston.

Outfielder Amaury Cazaña is playing for his third Mexican League team in three years and 15th stop overall just since 2005.

The Springfield Cardinals of the Double-A Texas League have announced their 24-man season-opening roster.

St. Louis Cardinals minor league spring training game action from Friday, April 3.

The Memphis Redbirds of the Triple-A Pacific Coast League have announced their season-opening roster.

The Quad Cities River Bandits of the Single-A Midwest League have announced their season-opening roster.

Colby Rasmus and David Freese will be the most St. Louis Cardinals non-roster players to make their MLB debut to open a season since 1998 and tie for tops in the La Russa era.

St. Louis Cardinals minor league spring training game action from Thursday, April 2.

What might the St. Louis Cardinals spring training statistics tell us, if anything?

St. Louis Cardinals minor league spring training game action from Wednesday, April 1.

Reactions to what others are saying about the St. Louis Cardinals.