The Cardinal Nation blog

Josh Jones’ second weekly report on the 2009 VSL Cardinals.

Chris Carpenter can tie a 41-year-old St. Louis Cardinals record with a fifth consecutive shutout start on Saturday.

The St. Louis Cardinals are dropping their use of tandem starting pitchers in their second of two full-season affiliates where deployed.

Brian Walton will be participating in a live blog during Saturday night’s St. Louis Cardinals game.

Some believe St. Louis Cardinals prospects are overvalued internally and are untouchable via trade. Others are reluctant to paint with such a wide brush.

The St. Louis Cardinals have no plans to bring up prospect Brett Wallace to try to fix their third base problem. What are some of the key considerations?

Chris Carpenter is the only active pitcher to collect ten or more strikeouts in a game for the St. Louis Cardinals. It hasn’t always been a rarity, however.

The former Cy Young Award-winning pitcher turned doctor and pitching coach responds to recent articles related to his interaction with the St. Louis Cardinals

What if the St. Louis Cardinals asked fans to cover part of the cost of keeping Albert Pujols under contract?

Josh Jones is providing weekly reports on the VSL and DSL Cardinals this season. Here is his first.

Curious about the best St. Louis pitching performances over five games and more during the last 50 years? If so, it’s right here!

The St. Louis Cardinals’ relievers are leading the world in lowest percentage of inherited runners scoring. That is good, but not the end-all.

The St. Louis Cardinals rarely have held opponents to two or fewer runs in three consecutive games. One occurred this week. Can they reach four or even five?

At least one well-placed writer sees continued conflict between the Cardinals major league staff and the organization’s player development function.

Major League Baseball Advanced Media received a patent for technology that protects their blackout rules.

The St. Louis Cardinals system rosters are refreshed to reflect the start of the regular season of the Venezuelan Summer League.

Complaints that the St. Louis Cardinals didn’t sign enough veterans to minor league contracts do not hold water.

The St. Louis Cardinals almost moved to Milwaukee in 1953. How might it have changed the face of the game?

A new photographic essay by Doug Feldmann covers the Cardinals’ rich history.

St. Louis Cardinals minor league pitcher Kenny Maiques was suspended 50 games, joining three other Cards farmhands who recently tested positive. The organization’s total is 13 over the last five years.

Kyle Lohse is being asked to open the homestand coming off a very rough period for the St. Louis Cardinals. The question is whether or not he is up to the task.

The Cardinals enjoy one of the top three owners in Major League Baseball, according to Sports Illustrated

The St. Louis Cardinals starting pitchers are struggling as a group.

A take off on a current issue as a way to reconcile a long-standing inconsistency across MLB.

The Cardinals manager’s staffs have been very static in recent years. It is a two-edged sword.

The 2009 St. Louis Cardinals have used ten rookies, including five MLB first-timers already this season

The Quad Cities River Bandits of the Midwest League have dropped from five tandem pairings to four

Should the extent of a coach’s tree be a part of how he is assessed with the greats?

St. Louis Cardinals manager Tony La Russa pulled starter Mitchell Boggs after 4 1/3 innings of two-run ball on Wednesday.

The A-Advanced Palm Beach Cardinals abandoned tandem starting pitching three weeks earlier in 2009.

On Cinco de Mayo, a quick run through some of the players who have worn the number “5” for the St. Louis Cardinals over the years.

Forbes ranked MLB stadiums on affordability, access, participation and concessions.

What was being discussed on Sunday before and after the Cardinals rainout in Washington

Checking in from Washington on Saturday

What is being discussed as the Cardinals prepared to take on the Nationals in game two of their weekend series.