The Cardinal Nation blog

The St. Louis Cardinals placed seven prospects on their 40-man roster to protect them from the Rule 5 draft, more than 27 organizations. Does it mean anything?

Major League Baseball’s plan to add two wild cards may be off the table for 2011, but is far from dead.

The St. Louis Cardinals have only six minor league free agents this year. What might that tell us?

The St. Louis Cardinals will be taking on their Double-A club in Springfield, MO on March 29.

St. Louis Cardinals first baseman Albert Pujols now says he wants to get a new contract done before the 2011 season begins.

Could the St. Louis Cardinals’ chance of keeping Albert Pujols beyond 2011 be heading south?

Is it better for a team to spend its entire payroll budget early or hold some in reserve?

The top-ranked free agent from the St. Louis Cardinals has already been released.

There is a lot of buzz about soon-to-be free agent infielder Miguel Tejada possibly heading to St. Louis. No one is talking about a major fly in the ointment, however.

Calling out a pair of interesting articles about the St. Louis Cardinals star player and his former teammate (along with his current manager, sort of).

A quick look at two proposals to expand Major League Baseball’s Wild Cards.

An apparent typo in a service time date has led to an incorrect conclusion on several prominent sites.

A group of 36 contracts to go on the block includes ones signed by seven St. Louis Cardinals Hall of Famers.

Sporting News magazine has taken on the task of ranking cities based on sporting success.

Links to four St. Louis Cardinals major and minor league schedules already released for 2011.

Friday night’s suicide squeeze by Matt Pagnozzi was the St. Louis Cardinals’ first in three years.

St. Louis Cardinals pitcher Chris Carpenter collected his 17th complete game for the club, the most over the last decade, but few compared to past greats.

How might the record deal for Texas Rangers television rights affect the St. Louis Cardinals?

In many ways, 1924 was a year like 2010 would later turn out to be for the St. Louis Cardinals.

Three St. Louis Cardinals tentative 2011 spring training games with the Atlanta Braves are the first to be made public.

Who is trailing Albert Pujols and Stan Musial with the most multiple-home run games in St. Louis Cardinals history?

Despite solid play on the field, the St. Louis Cardinals’ top four minor league clubs had down attendance in 2010.

A promising new way to watch MLB games over the internet has proven to be extremely disappointing.

St. Louis Cardinals minor leaguers posted the system’s highest winning percentage since 1966 and could set a new high in championships, too.

Progress is being made in improving the financials of the Memphis Redbirds while attempting to attract new events to AutoZone Park.

St. Louis Cardinals pitcher Jaime Garcia tossed a three-hit shutout on Sunday. How often has it happened in the last 90 years?

Putting St. Louis Cardinals pitcher Chris Carpenter’s nine consecutive wins against the Cincinnati Reds into historical context.

A look at how starting pitchers acquired in deadline deals prior to Jake Westbrook fared for the St. Louis Cardinals.

In the most recent Nielsen research data, the St. Louis Cardinals games have taken over the highest local ratings in baseball.

A one-hour video tour of one of nation’s greatest museums, located in Cooperstown, New York.

Lack of attendance is killing the St. Louis Cardinals New York-Penn League affiliate, the Batavia Muckdogs.

Starting next season, FOX Sports Midwest will be televising all games that were on KSDK in recent years.

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.

Of course it is early, but Jaime Garcia’s 2010 start matches that of a couple of Hall of Famers, including one named “Lefty.”

With another quality start on Monday night in Philadelphia, the St. Louis Cardinals rotation would establish their longest string of quality starts since 1973.

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.

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.

On Thursday, St. Louis’ Colby Rasmus did something only four other Cardinals in team history had accomplished in a single game.

St. Louis Cardinals third baseman David Freese drove in six runs against the Atlanta Braves Thursday afternoon. We tell you how unique that is.

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.

Three St. Louis Cardinals starters are working on pitching streaks of six innings or more while allowing two or fewer runs.

Chris Carpenter added his name to an exclusive list on Thursday night with his second consecutive ten-strikeout game for the St. Louis Cardinals.

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.

The St. Louis Cardinals are working on run of seven consecutive starts of seven innings or more allowing two or fewer runs.

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.

The St. Louis Cardinals are working on run of five consecutive starts of seven innings allowing two or fewer runs.

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.

Major League Baseball’s commissioner sees more Wild Card teams as “very attractive.”

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.

The St. Louis Cardinals rank ninth in the 2010 MLB Fan Cost Index with a 0.7 percent increase compared to 2009.

When he crossed the plate four times on opening day, Albert Pujols tied for the fourth-most such games in St. Louis Cardinals history.

Rather than stop audio broadcasts of their games entirely, the Quad Cities River Bandits will live stream 2010 home games on the internet.

Former St. Louis Cardinals pitcher John Smoltz accepts three broadcasting jobs.

Comparing St. Louis Cardinals spring vs. regular season batting average and ERA during the 2000-2009 period.

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.

Offering up some links to interesting St. Louis Cardinals-related reading around the web.

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.

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.

The St. Louis Cardinals full system rosters are refreshed to reflect spring training camps, both major and minor league.

Stan Musial isn’t the oldest or even second-oldest former St. Louis Cardinals player living. The latter is the relatively-unknown Freddie Schmidt.

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.

Spring training television and radio plans for the 2010 St. Louis Cardinals.

In addition to a change in personnel, the St. Louis Cardinals Midwest League affiliate’s games will no longer be on radio.

A quick check of recent news items pertaining to the St. Louis Cardinals’ chief rivals from Chicago.

Wanting to set the record straight about his contract status, the Cardinals first baseman takes his story directly to the fans.

FOX Sports will carry eight St. Louis Cardinals Saturday afternoon games during the 2010 season.

Those working for and around the St. Louis Cardinals today reach back to the 1940’s.

New and changed uniform numbers for players invited to St. Louis Cardinals major league spring training.

A search through baseball history is underway to identify a most unusual Stan Musial photo.

For the ongoing services of outfielder Matt Holliday, the St. Louis Cardinals and agent Scott Boras carried out an intricate dance for months.

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.

Preliminary spring training television and radio plans for the 2010 St. Louis Cardinals.

Autograph prices at the St. Louis Cardinals fan event, Winter Warm-Up, demonstrate an appreciation of the down economy.

If the Cardinals ever reach the point of considering the unthinkable, trading Albert Pujols, Mark Teixeira’s history provides an important lesson.

Why the conditions may be right for the St. Louis Cardinals to move to lock up Albert Pujols.

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?

Erroneous news on a supposed new Matt Holliday offer from the St. Louis Cardinals is amplified all over cyberspace before being pulled.

Why might both Scott Boras and the St. Louis Cardinals consider a shorter-term contact for free agent Matt Holliday?

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?

Some major league clubs have advantageous leases that offer flexibility but shackle their communities. Others carry stadium-related debt.

The St. Louis Cardinals ventured into unfamiliar territory when making their first-round pick in the 2009 draft.

The agent of former Cardinals outfielder Chris Duncan is making some interesting claims.

The MLB Players Association plays a powerful, but almost-invisible role in placement of top free agents.

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.

Can the St. Louis Cardinals learn anything from a dissection of the New York Yankees’ 2008 pursuit of Mark Teixeira?

The sweetest amateur free agent signing in St. Louis Cardinals team history quickly went sour.

The St. Louis Cardinals are getting to the point where they need to force Scott Boras to declare his hand regarding Matt Holliday.

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.

Brian Walton joins Friday “Sportsnight” on St. Louis’ KTRS 550 at 8:05 p.m. Central.

The progression of St. Louis Cardinals spring training ticket prices since 2000.

Passed over in the Hall of Fame veterans committee vote was the winningest St. Louis Cardinals owner ever, Sam Breadon.

Rather than retiring the number of every new Hall of Famer, the St. Louis Cardinals need a two-tiered system.

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.

St. Louis Cardinals history remains in mothballs while development project flounders.

Why is the Matt Holliday contract situation causing heightened emotions across Cardinal Nation?

Recent comments attributed to management and the union are positive, but will they actually get to work on it?

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.

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.

How the St. Louis Cardinals went from 59 players eligible for the Rule 5 draft down to 21.

A net of four veteran jobs may be lost on the St. Louis Cardinals year-to-year. Does that mean anything?