Post archive for ‘Events/Info’
August 23rd, 2010 •
158 Comments • Category:
Cardinals History, Jaime Garcia • Tagged as Cardinals history, Jaime Garcia, shutouts, St. Louis Cardinals
St. Louis Cardinals pitcher Jaime Garcia tossed a three-hit shutout on Sunday. How often has it happened in the last 90 years?
August 12th, 2010 •
14 Comments • Category:
Cardinals History, Chris Carpenter • Tagged as Cardinals history, Chris Carpenter, St. Louis Cardinals, winning streaks
Putting St. Louis Cardinals pitcher Chris Carpenter’s nine consecutive wins against the Cincinnati Reds into historical context.
August 2nd, 2010 •
159 Comments • Category:
Cardinals History, Jake Westbrook • Tagged as Cardinals history, Jake Westbrook, St. Louis Cardinals
A look at how starting pitchers acquired in deadline deals prior to Jake Westbrook fared for the St. Louis Cardinals.
July 27th, 2010 •
115 Comments • Category:
FOX Sports Midwest, Television and Radio • Tagged as FOX Sports Midwest, KTRS, St. Louis Cardinals, television and radio
In the most recent Nielsen research data, the St. Louis Cardinals games have taken over the highest local ratings in baseball.
July 26th, 2010 •
50 Comments • Category:
Cardinals History • Tagged as Baseball Hall of Fame
A one-hour video tour of one of nation’s greatest museums, located in Cooperstown, New York.
July 23rd, 2010 •
145 Comments • Category:
Batavia Muckdogs (SS), Business of Baseball • Tagged as Batavia Muckdogs, Business of Baseball, St. Louis Cardinals
Lack of attendance is killing the St. Louis Cardinals New York-Penn League affiliate, the Batavia Muckdogs.
July 15th, 2010 •
132 Comments • Category:
FOX Sports Midwest, KSDK Channel 5, Television and Radio • Tagged as FOX Sports Midwest, KSDK, St. Louis Cardinals telecasts, television and radio
Starting next season, FOX Sports Midwest will be televising all games that were on KSDK in recent years.
May 5th, 2010 •
2 Comments • Category:
Cardinals History, Chris Duncan, Nick Stavinoha • Tagged as Cardinals history, Chris Duncan, Nick Stavinoha, pinch-hitting, St. Louis Cardinals
Nick Stavinoha is only one short of tying for the most pinch-hit home runs in a season by a Cardinal since Tony La Russa became manager in 1996.
May 3rd, 2010 •
5 Comments • Category:
Cardinals History, Dizzy Dean, Jaime Garcia, Steve Carlton, Woody Williams • Tagged as Cardinals history, Dizzy Dean, Jaime Garcia, St. Louis Cardinals, Steve Carlton, Woody Williams
Of course it is early, but Jaime Garcia’s 2010 start matches that of a couple of Hall of Famers, including one named “Lefty.”
May 3rd, 2010 •
75 Comments • Category:
Cardinals History • Tagged as Cardinals history, quality starts, rotation, St. Louis Cardinals
With another quality start on Monday night in Philadelphia, the St. Louis Cardinals rotation would establish their longest string of quality starts since 1973.
May 2nd, 2010 •
15 Comments • Category:
Cardinals History, Kyle Lohse • Tagged as Cardinals history, Kyle Lohse, St. Louis Cardinals
Kyle Lohse deserved a win on Saturday after tossing seven innings of one-run ball for the St. Louis Cardinals, but instead took a no-decision.
May 1st, 2010 •
21 Comments • Category:
David Freese, KSDK Channel 5, Television and Radio • Tagged as David Freese, KSDK Channel 5, St. Louis Cardinals, television and radio
The Cardinal Nation Blog will again be highlighted on KSDK Channel 5, the Sunday home of the St. Louis Cardinals. This time, the focus is on David Freese’s six RBI on Thursday.
April 30th, 2010 •
1 Comment • Category:
Cardinals History, Colby Rasmus • Tagged as Cardinals history, Colby Rasmus, four-run games, St. Louis Cardinals
On Thursday, St. Louis’ Colby Rasmus did something only four other Cardinals in team history had accomplished in a single game.
April 29th, 2010 •
50 Comments • Category:
Cardinals History, David Freese • Tagged as Cardinals history, David Freese, six RBI, St. Louis Cardinals
St. Louis Cardinals third baseman David Freese drove in six runs against the Atlanta Braves Thursday afternoon. We tell you how unique that is.
April 26th, 2010 •
0 Comments • Category:
Adam Wainwright, Brad Penny, Cardinals History • Tagged as Adam Wainwright, Alan Foster, Brad Penny, Cardinals history, pitching streak, St. Louis Cardinals
Two St. Louis Cardinals hurlers have current runs of four starts of seven innings or more and two or fewer earned runs. The last time it was done even once to start a season was in 1973.
April 25th, 2010 •
30 Comments • Category:
Adam Wainwright, Brad Penny, Cardinals History, Jaime Garcia • Tagged as Adam Wainwright, Brad Penny, Cardinals history, Jaime Garcia, St. Louis Cardinals, starting pitching streak
Three St. Louis Cardinals starters are working on pitching streaks of six innings or more while allowing two or fewer runs.
April 22nd, 2010 •
1 Comment • Category:
Bob Gibson, Cardinals History, Chris Carpenter • Tagged as Bob Gibson, Cardinals history, Chris Carpenter, St. Louis Cardinals, strikeouts
Chris Carpenter added his name to an exclusive list on Thursday night with his second consecutive ten-strikeout game for the St. Louis Cardinals.
April 20th, 2010 •
32 Comments • Category:
Cardinals History, Kyle Lohse
The St. Louis Cardinals’ run of seven consecutive starts of seven innings or more allowing two or fewer runs ended Tuesday night in Arizona. The team record may be 12, set in 1944.
April 20th, 2010 •
36 Comments • Category:
Brad Penny, Cardinals History • Tagged as Brad Penny, Cardinals history, St. Louis Cardinals, starting pitching streak
The St. Louis Cardinals are working on run of seven consecutive starts of seven innings or more allowing two or fewer runs.
April 18th, 2010 •
26 Comments • Category:
Adam Wainwright, Cardinals History • Tagged as Adam Wainwright, Cardinals history, St. Louis Cardinals, starting pitching streak
With his complete game on Sunday, St. Louis Cardinals starting pitcher Adam Wainwright extended the team’s streak of seven or more innings pitched while allowing two or fewer earned runs to six games, longest since 1986.
April 18th, 2010 •
28 Comments • Category:
Cardinals History, Jaime Garcia • Tagged as Cardinals history, Jaime Garcia, St. Louis Cardinals, starting pitching streak
The St. Louis Cardinals are working on run of five consecutive starts of seven innings allowing two or fewer runs.
April 17th, 2010 •
11 Comments • Category:
Cardinals History, Chris Carpenter, Felipe Lopez
Felipe Lopez and Chris Carpenter powered the Cardinals to a comeback win over the Mets Friday. Each man’s feat was notable in the context of team history.
April 14th, 2010 •
39 Comments • Category:
Bud Selig, Business of Baseball, Post-Season • Tagged as Bud Selig, Business of Baseball, MLB, Post-Season
Major League Baseball’s commissioner sees more Wild Card teams as “very attractive.”
April 13th, 2010 •
15 Comments • Category:
Bob L. Miller, Cardinals History, Lindy McDaniel, Von McDaniel • Tagged as Bob L. Miller, Cardinals history, Lindy McDaniel, St. Louis Cardinals, Von McDaniel
Brothers Lindy and Von McDaniel along with Bob L. Miller joined the St. Louis Cardinals in the 1950’s without playing in the minor leagues first.
April 9th, 2010 •
23 Comments • Category:
Business of Baseball, St. Louis Cardinals • Tagged as Business of Baseball, Fan Cost Index, St. Louis Cardinals, ticket prices
The St. Louis Cardinals rank ninth in the 2010 MLB Fan Cost Index with a 0.7 percent increase compared to 2009.
April 7th, 2010 •
17 Comments • Category:
Albert Pujols, Cardinals History • Tagged as Albert Pujols, Cardinals history, runs scored
When he crossed the plate four times on opening day, Albert Pujols tied for the fourth-most such games in St. Louis Cardinals history.
March 29th, 2010 •
0 Comments • Category:
Quad Cities River Bandits (A), Television and Radio • Tagged as Quad Cities River Bandits, Radio and television
Rather than stop audio broadcasts of their games entirely, the Quad Cities River Bandits will live stream 2010 home games on the internet.
March 17th, 2010 •
4 Comments • Category:
John Smoltz, Television and Radio • Tagged as John Smoltz, St. Louis Cardinals, television and radio
Former St. Louis Cardinals pitcher John Smoltz accepts three broadcasting jobs.
March 16th, 2010 •
26 Comments • Category:
Spring Training News, St. Louis Cardinals • Tagged as regular season records, spring training records, St. Louis Cardinals
Comparing St. Louis Cardinals spring vs. regular season batting average and ERA during the 2000-2009 period.
March 14th, 2010 •
5 Comments • Category:
Business of Baseball, Tony La Russa • Tagged as Bud Selig, Business of Baseball, MLB realignment, Tony La Russa
A wild idea reportedly offered up in an MLB brainstorming session seems to have many overly concerned while a key member in the room denies it even came up.
March 8th, 2010 •
29 Comments • Category:
St. Louis Cardinals, Television and Radio • Tagged as Baseball Prospectus, HGH testing, KMOX, KTRS, prospect rankings, radio, St. Louis Cardinals, stats, umpires
Offering up some links to interesting St. Louis Cardinals-related reading around the web.
March 4th, 2010 •
5 Comments • Category:
Spring Training News • Tagged as regular season records, spring training records, St. Louis Cardinals
With Thursday’s first spring training game upon us, I looked at St. Louis Cardinals spring records during the La Russa era with an eye toward the regular season.
March 3rd, 2010 •
1 Comment • Category:
Spring Training News, Television and Radio • Tagged as Brian Walton, KXnO FOX Sports Radio, radio appearances, St. Louis Cardinals
Catch me talking St. Louis Cardinals spring training baseball news with Matt Perrault and Ken Miller on KXnO FOX Sports Radio 1460 in Des Moines today (Wednesday) at 5:45 p.m. Central.
February 24th, 2010 •
39 Comments • Category:
Batavia Muckdogs (SS), Depth Charts/Roster Matrix, Dominican Summer League Cardinals (R), Gulf Coast League Cardinals (R), Johnson City Cardinals (SS), Memphis Redbirds (AAA), Palm Beach Cardinals (A-Adv), Quad Cities River Bandits (A), Spring Training News, Springfield Cardinals (AA), St. Louis Cardinals, Venezuelan Summer League Cardinals (R) • Tagged as Batavia Muckdogs, depth charts, Dominican Summer League Cardinals, Gulf Coast League Cardinals, Johnson City Cardinals, Memphis Redbirds, Palm Beach Cardinals, Quad Cities River Bandits, roster matrix, rosters, spring training news, Springfield Cardinals, St. Louis Cardinals, Venezuelan Summer League Cardinals
The St. Louis Cardinals full system rosters are refreshed to reflect spring training camps, both major and minor league.
February 21st, 2010 •
2 Comments • Category:
Cardinals History, Don Lang, Freddie Schmidt, Herman Franks, Marty Marion, Stan Musial • Tagged as Cardinals history, Don Lang, Freddie Schmidt, Herman Franks, Marty Marion, St. Louis Cardinals, Stan Musial
Stan Musial isn’t the oldest or even second-oldest former St. Louis Cardinals player living. The latter is the relatively-unknown Freddie Schmidt.
February 20th, 2010 •
16 Comments • Category:
Business of Baseball • Tagged as Business of Baseball, St. Louis Cardinals
The St. Louis Cardinals have announced a new program to add money to tickets for spending at the ballpark. Like anything, there are both benefits and risks.
February 13th, 2010 •
28 Comments • Category:
Spring Training News, Television and Radio • Tagged as spring training news, St. Louis Cardinals, television and radio
Spring training television and radio plans for the 2010 St. Louis Cardinals.
February 9th, 2010 •
16 Comments • Category:
Quad Cities River Bandits (A), Television and Radio • Tagged as Quad Cities River Bandits, St. Louis Cardinals, television and radio
In addition to a change in personnel, the St. Louis Cardinals Midwest League affiliate’s games will no longer be on radio.
February 8th, 2010 •
19 Comments • Category:
Business of Baseball, Spring Training News • Tagged as chicago cubs, Lou Piniella, spring training, spring training news, St. Louis Cardinals, team debt
A quick check of recent news items pertaining to the St. Louis Cardinals’ chief rivals from Chicago.
February 5th, 2010 •
8 Comments • Category:
Albert Pujols, Free Agency • Tagged as Albert Pujols, contract, free agency, St. Louis Cardinals
Wanting to set the record straight about his contract status, the Cardinals first baseman takes his story directly to the fans.
February 3rd, 2010 •
43 Comments • Category:
Television and Radio • Tagged as FOX Network, St. Louis Cardinals, television and radio
FOX Sports will carry eight St. Louis Cardinals Saturday afternoon games during the 2010 season.
February 3rd, 2010 •
2 Comments • Category:
Cardinals History • Tagged as Cardinals history, St. Louis Cardinals
Those working for and around the St. Louis Cardinals today reach back to the 1940’s.
January 27th, 2010 •
26 Comments • Category:
Spring Training News • Tagged as spring training news, St. Louis Cardinals
New and changed uniform numbers for players invited to St. Louis Cardinals major league spring training.
January 26th, 2010 •
179 Comments • Category:
Cardinals History, Stan Musial • Tagged as Cardinals history, St. Louis Cardinals, Stan Musial
A search through baseball history is underway to identify a most unusual Stan Musial photo.
January 23rd, 2010 •
19 Comments • Category:
Free Agency, Matt Holliday, Scott Boras • Tagged as free agency, Matt Holliday, Scott Boras, St. Louis Cardinals, top stories of the year
For the ongoing services of outfielder Matt Holliday, the St. Louis Cardinals and agent Scott Boras carried out an intricate dance for months.
January 18th, 2010 •
40 Comments • Category:
Arbitration, Financials/Payroll, Ryan Ludwick, Skip Schumaker • Tagged as Arbitration, budget, payroll, Ryan Ludwick, Skip Schumaker, St. Louis Cardinals
The St. Louis Cardinals wouldn’t have to wait until their arbitration cases are settled to make their next move, but they may have good reasons for doing so.
January 17th, 2010 •
8 Comments • Category:
Spring Training News, Television and Radio • Tagged as spring training news, St. Louis Cardinals, television and radio
Preliminary spring training television and radio plans for the 2010 St. Louis Cardinals.
January 11th, 2010 •
15 Comments • Category:
Events/Info, St. Louis Cardinals • Tagged as Events/Info, St. Louis Cardinals, Winter Warm-Up
Autograph prices at the St. Louis Cardinals fan event, Winter Warm-Up, demonstrate an appreciation of the down economy.
January 9th, 2010 •
48 Comments • Category:
Albert Pujols, Free Agency, Mark Teixeira • Tagged as Albert Pujols, free agency, Mark Teixeira, St. Louis Cardinals
If the Cardinals ever reach the point of considering the unthinkable, trading Albert Pujols, Mark Teixeira’s history provides an important lesson.
January 7th, 2010 •
21 Comments • Category:
Albert Pujols, Free Agency, Matt Holliday • Tagged as Albert Pujols, free agency, Matt Holliday, St. Louis Cardinals
Why the conditions may be right for the St. Louis Cardinals to move to lock up Albert Pujols.
January 6th, 2010 •
87 Comments • Category:
Free Agency, Matt Holliday, Scott Boras • Tagged as free agency, Matt Holliday, Scott Boras, St. Louis Cardinals, trade
Now that the Cardinals have agreed to terms with outfielder Matt Holliday on a record-setting new contract, is the jury in on the big trade that brought him to St. Louis in the first place?
December 30th, 2009 •
46 Comments • Category:
Free Agency, Matt Holliday • Tagged as free agency, Matt Holliday, St. Louis Cardinals
Erroneous news on a supposed new Matt Holliday offer from the St. Louis Cardinals is amplified all over cyberspace before being pulled.
December 29th, 2009 •
32 Comments • Category:
Free Agency, Matt Holliday, Scott Boras • Tagged as free agency, Matt Holliday, Scott Boras, St. Louis Cardinals
Why might both Scott Boras and the St. Louis Cardinals consider a shorter-term contact for free agent Matt Holliday?
December 29th, 2009 •
18 Comments • Category:
Free Agency, Mark DeRosa • Tagged as free agency, Mark DeRosa, San Francisco Giants, St. Louis Cardinals
Is Mark DeRosa’s reported two year, $12 million deal with the San Francisco Giants out of line with the market? If not, why didn’t the St. Louis Cardinals jump in?
December 27th, 2009 •
51 Comments • Category:
Business of Baseball, Financials/Payroll, St. Louis Cardinals • Tagged as Busch Stadium, Business of Baseball, Cincinnati Reds, financials/payroll, St. Louis Cardinals
Some major league clubs have advantageous leases that offer flexibility but shackle their communities. Others carry stadium-related debt.
December 21st, 2009 •
1 Comment • Category:
First-Year Player Draft, Shelby Miller, Top Stories of the Year • Tagged as first-year player draft, Shelby Miller, St. Louis Cardinals, top stories of the year
The St. Louis Cardinals ventured into unfamiliar territory when making their first-round pick in the 2009 draft.
December 21st, 2009 •
46 Comments • Category:
Chris Duncan, Free Agency • Tagged as Barry Meister, Chris Duncan, free agency, St. Louis Cardinals
The agent of former Cardinals outfielder Chris Duncan is making some interesting claims.
December 20th, 2009 •
48 Comments • Category:
Free Agency, Matt Holliday, Scott Boras • Tagged as free agency, Matt Holliday, MLB Players Association, Scott Boras, St. Louis Cardinals
The MLB Players Association plays a powerful, but almost-invisible role in placement of top free agents.
December 19th, 2009 •
27 Comments • Category:
Free Agency, Jack Clark, Johnny Damon, Matt Holliday • Tagged as free agency, Jack Clark, Johnny Damon, Matt Holliday, New York Yankees, St. Louis Cardinals
There may be something for Matt Holliday to learn from this week’s Johnny Damon saga and a similar story from over two decades ago.
December 17th, 2009 •
47 Comments • Category:
Free Agency, Mark Teixeira, Matt Holliday, Scott Boras • Tagged as free agency, Mark Teixeira, Matt Holliday, New York Yankees, Scott Boras, St. Louis Cardinals
Can the St. Louis Cardinals learn anything from a dissection of the New York Yankees’ 2008 pursuit of Mark Teixeira?
December 17th, 2009 •
6 Comments • Category:
July 2nd Signings, Top Stories of the Year, Wagner Mateo • Tagged as July 2nd signings, St. Louis Cardinals, top stories of the year, Wagner Mateo
The sweetest amateur free agent signing in St. Louis Cardinals team history quickly went sour.
December 16th, 2009 •
15 Comments • Category:
Free Agency, John Mozeliak, Matt Holliday, Theo Epstein • Tagged as free agency, john mozeliak, Matt Holliday, St. Louis Cardinals, Theo Epstein
The St. Louis Cardinals are getting to the point where they need to force Scott Boras to declare his hand regarding Matt Holliday.
December 13th, 2009 •
30 Comments • Category:
Free Agency, Garrett Atkins, Matt Holliday • Tagged as Colorado Rockies, free agency, Garrett Atkins, Matt Holliday, St. Louis Cardinals
A pair of former big bats from the Colorado Rockies are now free agents. The St. Louis Cardinals are thinking about at least one of them.
December 11th, 2009 •
0 Comments • Category:
Television and Radio • Tagged as Brian Walton, radio appearances, St. Louis Cardinals
Brian Walton joins Friday “Sportsnight” on St. Louis’ KTRS 550 at 8:05 p.m. Central.
December 10th, 2009 •
1 Comment • Category:
Spring Training News, St. Louis Cardinals • Tagged as Roger Dean Stadium, spring training, St. Louis Cardinals, ticket prices
The progression of St. Louis Cardinals spring training ticket prices since 2000.
December 9th, 2009 •
47 Comments • Category:
August Busch, Bill DeWitt Jr., Cardinals History • Tagged as August Busch, Bill DeWitt Jr., Cardinals history, Sam Breadon, St. Louis Cardinals
Passed over in the Hall of Fame veterans committee vote was the winningest St. Louis Cardinals owner ever, Sam Breadon.
December 8th, 2009 •
8 Comments • Category:
Cardinals History, Whitey Herzog • Tagged as Cardinals history, Hall of Fame, retired numbers, St. Louis Cardinals, Whitey Herzog
Rather than retiring the number of every new Hall of Famer, the St. Louis Cardinals need a two-tiered system.
December 7th, 2009 •
77 Comments • Category:
Cardinals History, Whitey Herzog • Tagged as Cardinals history, Hall of Fame, St. Louis Cardinals, Whitey Herzog
Whitey Herzog and the other six most-winning St. Louis Cardinals managers in club history are either in or locks for the Hall of Fame.
December 7th, 2009 •
2 Comments • Category:
Cardinals History • Tagged as Cardinals history, Cardinals Museum, St. Louis Cardinals
St. Louis Cardinals history remains in mothballs while development project flounders.
December 6th, 2009 •
44 Comments • Category:
Free Agency, Matt Holliday, Scott Boras • Tagged as free agency, Matt Holliday, Scott Boras, St. Louis Cardinals
Why is the Matt Holliday contract situation causing heightened emotions across Cardinal Nation?
December 4th, 2009 •
18 Comments • Category:
Bud Selig, Business of Baseball, Michael Weiner • Tagged as Bud Selig, Business of Baseball, International draft, Michael Weiner, MLBPA
Recent comments attributed to management and the union are positive, but will they actually get to work on it?
December 2nd, 2009 •
27 Comments • Category:
Arbitration, Free Agency • Tagged as Arbitration, Elias Rankings, free agency, St. Louis Cardinals
Based on Tuesday’s arbitration offers, the St. Louis Cardinals may get four compensatory picks, but exactly where they will fall in the 2010 draft is unclear.
December 1st, 2009 •
1 Comment • Category:
Fantasy Baseball, Television and Radio • Tagged as fantasy baseball, radio appearances, St. Louis Cardinals
Brian Walton joins minorleagueball.com’s John Sickels and host Jeff Erickson of Rotowire.com on Fantasy Focus on Blog Talk Radio Tuesday at 1:00 p.m. Eastern time.
November 28th, 2009 •
153 Comments • Category:
Rule 5 Draft • Tagged as Rule 5 Draft, St. Louis Cardinals
How the St. Louis Cardinals went from 59 players eligible for the Rule 5 draft down to 21.
November 23rd, 2009 •
11 Comments • Category:
Free Agency • Tagged as 40-man roster, free agency, St. Louis Cardinals
A net of four veteran jobs may be lost on the St. Louis Cardinals year-to-year. Does that mean anything?
November 18th, 2009 •
20 Comments • Category:
Financials/Payroll • Tagged as financials/payroll, St. Louis Cardinals
A significant discrepancy in a widely-used database reflecting the St. Louis Cardinals’ player payroll has been corrected.
November 14th, 2009 •
1 Comment • Category:
Cardinals History, Sam Breadon • Tagged as Cardinals history, Hall of Fame, Sam Breadon, St. Louis Cardinals
The St. Louis Cardinals owner during a record period of prosperity is being considered for election to Baseball’s Hall of Fame.
November 13th, 2009 •
12 Comments • Category:
Spring Training News • Tagged as chicago cubs, Grapefruit League, spring training, St. Louis Cardinals
With distance a problem in spring training, would the Cardinals benefit by a possible move of the Chicago Cubs to Naples, Florida?
November 1st, 2009 •
9 Comments • Category:
Barry Bonds, Bud Selig, Business of Baseball, Mark McGwire, Tony La Russa • Tagged as Barry Bonds, Bud Selig, Business of Baseball, Mark McGwire, St. Louis Cardinals, Tony La Russa
A collection of recent St. Louis Cardinals-related links of interest with a little commentary sprinkled in.
October 25th, 2009 •
3 Comments • Category:
Mark Mulder, Memphis Redbirds (AAA), Post-Season, Virgil Hill Jr. • Tagged as 1987 World Series, mark mulder, Memphis Redbirds, St. Louis Cardinals, Virgil Hill Jr.
A collection of recent St. Louis Cardinals-related links of interest with a little commentary mixed in.
October 24th, 2009 •
44 Comments • Category:
Free Agency, Matt Holliday • Tagged as free agency, Matt Holliday, St. Louis Cardinals
It looks like a number of big money teams will get in on the Matt Holliday chase. Every one decreases the Cardinals’ dwindling chances of retaining him.
October 20th, 2009 •
17 Comments • Category:
Arbitration, First-Year Player Draft, Free Agency • Tagged as Arbitration, first-year player draft, free agency, St. Louis Cardinals
The St. Louis Cardinals have passed up the potential opportunity for 16 additional draft picks the last four seasons.
October 19th, 2009 •
85 Comments • Category:
First-Year Player Draft • Tagged as first-year player draft, St. Louis Cardinals
A review of the St. Louis Cardinals early draft picks over the last six years, with special focus on regular versus compensatory selections.
October 18th, 2009 •
4 Comments • Category:
Free Agency, Tony La Russa • Tagged as free agency, St. Louis Cardinals, Tony La Russa
A San Francisco article offers additional insight into Tony La Russa’s future plans.
October 15th, 2009 •
52 Comments • Category:
Free Agency, Matt Holliday, Scott Boras • Tagged as free agency, Matt Holliday, Scott Boras, St. Louis Cardinals
A long-term contract with a two-year out for Matt Holliday might not be as crazy as it first may sound.
October 14th, 2009 •
0 Comments • Category:
Fantasy Baseball, Television and Radio • Tagged as fantasy baseball, radio appearances, St. Louis Cardinals
Brian Walton joins FantasyPros911.com’s Lenny Melnick and Paul Greco on their weekly Talking Baseball Live show on Blog Talk Radio Wednesday at 8:15 p.m. Eastern time.
October 13th, 2009 •
78 Comments • Category:
Free Agency, Rick Ankiel • Tagged as free agency, Rick Ankiel, St. Louis Cardinals
St. Louis Cardinals outfielder Rick Ankiel will become a free agent. It may be best for all involved for the 30-year-old to move on.
October 12th, 2009 •
6 Comments • Category:
Business of Baseball • Tagged as attendance, Business of Baseball, St. Louis Cardinals
As the old saying goes, figures never lie and liars never figure. Have it your way – 2009 is the fifth highest total attendance in history or the biggest single-season loss since Harry Truman was president.
October 10th, 2009 •
49 Comments • Category:
Free Agency, Post-Season • Tagged as free agency, St. Louis Cardinals
To kick off the off-season, a quick look at those who may have played their last game as St. Louis Cardinals.
October 10th, 2009 •
12 Comments • Category:
Post-Season • Tagged as Post-Season, St. Louis Cardinals
Two perspectives on the Cardinals chances of coming back against the Dodgers based on past League Division Series.
October 9th, 2009 •
0 Comments • Category:
St. Louis Cardinals, Television and Radio • Tagged as Brian Walton, radio appearances, St. Louis Cardinals
Catch Brian Walton talking Cardinals baseball with Matt Perrault and Ken Miller on KXnO FOX Sports Radio 1460 in Des Moines today (Friday) at 6:05 p.m. Central.
October 8th, 2009 •
56 Comments • Category:
Matt Holliday, Post-Season • Tagged as Bill Buckner, Don Denkinger, Matt Holliday, St. Louis Cardinals
Matt Holliday’s error did not end the 2009 NLDS, yet the blueprint for the blame game has been in place for a long time.
October 8th, 2009 •
25 Comments • Category:
Albert Pujols, Mark DeRosa, Post-Season • Tagged as Albert Pujols, intentional walks, Mark DeRosa, runners stranded
Historically-based factoids from the Cardinals’ NLDS game one loss Wednesday night.
October 8th, 2009 •
1 Comment • Category:
John Smoltz, Kyle Lohse, Post-Season • Tagged as John Smoltz, Kyle Lohse, Post-Season
Now available in relief, two veteran Cardinals starters have been there before.
October 7th, 2009 •
33 Comments • Category:
All-Star Game - 2009, Post-Season • Tagged as Brian O’Nora, Dana DeMuth, Ed Rapuano, Jeff Nelson, Mike Everitt, St. Louis Cardinals, Tony Randazzo, umpires
Dana DeMuth and his crew of five umpires have been assigned to work the St. Louis-Los Angeles NLDS.
September 20th, 2009 •
3 Comments • Category:
Cardinals History, Chris Maloney • Tagged as Cardinals history, Chris Maloney, minor league managers, St. Louis Cardinals
No Cardinals minor league skipper with at least six years of service has won a higher percentage of regular season games than Chris Maloney.
September 18th, 2009 •
11 Comments • Category:
Post-Season, Tony La Russa • Tagged as Post-Season, September record, St. Louis Cardinals, Tony La Russa
2009 is the third time this decade that the St. Louis Cardinals entered the final month with a double-digit lead. That hasn’t yet meant much in October.
September 17th, 2009 •
13 Comments • Category:
Post-Season, Tony La Russa • Tagged as Post-Season, September record, St. Louis Cardinals, Tony La Russa
The St. Louis Cardinals have not played well in recent Septembers. That doesn’t mean they will fail in October, however.
September 15th, 2009 •
140 Comments • Category:
Adam Wainwright, Chris Carpenter, Joel Pineiro, Television and Radio • Tagged as Adam Wainwright, Chris Carpenter, Joel Pineiro, Televison and radio
The Cardinal Nation blog has again been highlighted on KSDK Channel 5, the Sunday home of the St. Louis Cardinals. This time, the focus was on three 15-game winners – if Joel Pineiro can squeeze out one more…
September 12th, 2009 •
18 Comments • Category:
Cardinals History • Tagged as 1-0 losses, Cardinals history, St. Louis Cardinals
Looking back at recent 1-0 St. Louis Cardinals defeats, including Friday’s game with Atlanta