The Cardinal Nation blog

A specific epidemic of bad behavior toward umpires has hit baseball this week.

The St. Louis Cardinals have retired Tony La Russa’s number 10. Should Albert Pujols be similarly honored in the not-too-distant future?

Reports have Tony La Russa becoming an executive with the Los Angeles Dodgers if Steve Cohen is the winning bidder.

A top player agent and a World Series-winning manager will appear on a Sunday evening television program

Title-winning St. Louis Cardinals managers Red Schoendienst, Whitey Herzog and Tony La Russa will be honored together at the National Baseball Hall of Fame on July 21.

Long-time St. Louis Cardinals third base coach Jose Oquendo explains why be once asked out as the club’s bench coach.

First-year St. Louis Cardinals manager Mike Matheny will be dealing with the media in a more intense manner than ever before. How will both sides react?

St. Louis Cardinals Hall of Famer Red Schoendienst is still in uniform after 70 seasons in professional baseball.

The World Champion St. Louis Cardinals are reportedly making plans to visit the White House on January 17.

Of the seven members of the St. Louis Cardinals pictured at the 2007 All-Star Game, not a one remains in his job today. A potential partial reunion in 2012 could be odd, to say the least.

A look ahead to the top projected stories across the Cardinal Nation in 2012.

The St. Louis Cardinals’ managerial stability has ended with the retirement of Tony La Russa.

The St. Louis Cardinals have a new manager and several new coaches, ushering in a new era for the defending champions.

How important was the Colby Rasmus trade in helping the 2011 St. Louis Cardinals become World Champions?

Third base coach Jose Oquendo will remain on the 2012 St. Louis Cardinals staff, but may be limiting his managerial chances by doing so.

Jose Oquendo is the longest holder of the number 11 in St. Louis Cardinals history, but how much longer will that be?

Videos of recent St. Louis Cardinals World Champions television appearances.

The St. Louis Cardinals set a post-season record for the most pitching changes, but two of them made on Monday night did not work as intended.

St. Louis Cardinals manager Tony La Russa criticized the umpiring on camera during Sunday’s NLDS Game 2.

Could the St. Louis Cardinals’ 2006 World Champion GM-manager-star trio be lured to Chicago’s North Side?

A venture capital firm in partnership with Tony La Russa’s Red Bird Cinema may be forced into bankruptcy

Greg Gibson has ejected Tony La Russa three times in the last four years and been involved in other controversial plays affecting the St. Louis Cardinals.

St. Louis Cardinals manager Tony La Russa covets left-handed reliever Arthur Rhodes and made it known to everyone.

Chicago Tribune columnist Phil Rogers sees Wednesday’s trade centering on Colby Rasmus and Edwin Jackson much differently than others.

In a Tuesday afternoon video, the manager of the St. Louis Cardinals expresses continued concern over his centerfielder Colby Rasmus.

The manager of the St. Louis Cardinals discusses challenges facing his struggling centerfielder Colby Rasmus as well as where he sees the responsibility resides

St. Louis Cardinals manager Tony La Russa maneuvered through the rules and the weather to secure a pitching advantage against Dusty Baker and Cincinnati in Friday’s game one.

Video highlights of the Baseball Writers’ dinner roast are also posted at FOXSportsMidwest.com.

With the best of intentions, I tried to clear up lineup questions with the 2011 St. Louis Cardinals by asking the manager himself.

Quotes from the Tony La Russa roast in St. Louis on Monday night as Billy Bob Thornton, Steve Kline and Bobby Knight levied shots at the long-time St. Louis Cardinals manager.

The long-time manager-pitching coach duo will be back leading the St. Louis Cardinals in 2011 despite a difficult 2010.

The Cardinals promoted a new farm director and filled key open positions following a minor league season of improvement on the field.

The St. Louis Cardinals fired their bullpen coach and promoted his replacement from within.

How MLB managerial openings were filled and how St. Louis Cardinals third base coach Jose Oquendo stacked up.

A series of quick updates on St. Louis Cardinals subjects currently in the news.

Two former St. Louis Cardinals infielders with ties to the Mets are among the candidates for the open New York managerial job. Do they have a chance?

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).

The indefinite waiting to learn of future plans has moved from the manager of St. Louis Cardinals to pitching coach Dave Duncan.

Comparing Mark McGwire’s 2010 St. Louis Cardinals offense to Hal McRae’s 2009 version shows six more runs scored but a 6% drop in home runs.

The St. Louis Cardinals have decided upon their manager for 2011, but three coaching positions remain unsettled.

Performance of his relief pitchers was not the reason the St. Louis Cardinals fired bullpen coach Marty Mason.

One theory suggests Tony La Russa should not sign a one-year contract to return to the St. Louis Cardinals. I disagree with the logic.

Is St. Louis Cardinals third base coach Jose Oquendo a good candidate to move up?

Toronto’s outgoing manager Cito Gaston doesn’t have much good to say about Tony La Russa.

Fans are taking sides in support of the St. Louis Cardinals manager or his centerfielder, but what about the team?

Buzz Bissinger, author and friend of Tony La Russa, makes a series of comments critical of the St. Louis Cardinals organization.

One of the oddest and most famous of Twitter personalities aims a series of shots directly at the manager of the Chicago Cubs.

St. Louis Cardinals manager Tony La Russa and family to appear on feline-focused television show Saturday morning.

St. Louis Cardinals manager Tony La Russa didn’t mince words when asked about the Ryan Howard-Albert Pujols trade rumor.

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.

Joe Torre recounts the story of how the Yankees wanted him as GM and Tony La Russa as manager back in October 1995. Imagine how the MLB landscape might have changed.

The St. Louis Cardinals coaching staff is full of former middle infielders, starting with the manager.

Recent remarks by Tony La Russa rekindle questions about his post-managing future.

A look ahead to the top projected stories across the Cardinal Nation in 2010.

A look back at the top projected stories across the Cardinal Nation in 2009 from one year ago.

Working together, the manager and GM brought great results for the 2009 St. Louis Cardinals.

Just as when Mark McGwire spoke out, St. Louis Cardinals manager Tony La Russa is catching considerable heat for what he said and did not say.

Cardinals manager Tony La Russa wants Mark McGwire to become a late-season pinch-hitter and expects him in St. Louis next weekend.

Trying to return from disc replacement surgery in his neck proved to be too much for Chris Duncan, who was traded to Boston in late July for middle infielder Julio Lugo in a move that unearthed a number of issues.

The youngest Triple-A and Double-A clubs in baseball both made the playoffs, the first time that was accomplished by Cardinals’ clubs in a quarter of a century.

Why has Mark McGwire’s coming out party remained in his most familiar place – limboland?

Major changes occurred among the Cardinals minor league coaching ranks following an uneven 2009 season.

An errant tweet pre-announced a new MLB initiative. You can get in on the ground floor.

St. Louis minor league hitting master Dan Radison is moving to the Washington Nationals as their first base coach.

A collection of recent St. Louis Cardinals-related links of interest with a little commentary sprinkled in.

St. Louis Cardinals manager Tony La Russa reportedly declined an offer from the Washington Nationals to interview for their managerial job.

A collection of recent St. Louis Cardinals-related links of interest with a little commentary sprinkled in.

Will Mark McGwire become the next St. Louis Cardinals’ hitting coach? Could he do it without shedding his considerable personal baggage first?

A San Francisco article offers additional insight into Tony La Russa’s future plans.

St. Louis’ ugly and costly loss on Friday night has to be hung on the manager.

At least one recent Cardinal thinks a World Series win would set up a “leave on top” scenario for the manager and pitching coach.

No Cardinals minor league skipper with at least six years of service has won a higher percentage of regular season games than Chris Maloney.

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.

The St. Louis Cardinals have not played well in recent Septembers. That doesn’t mean they will fail in October, however.

Re-starting an earlier series by reviewing the top St. Louis Cardinals minor league managers in a number of statistical categories

This isn’t the first time that off-field issues may be driving away an important member of the St. Louis Cardinals

This idea looks to be a match made in… well, not heaven. That’s for sure!

Chris Maloney’s Memphis Redbirds have clawed back from 8 ½ games out to take their division lead.

Offering a personal angle on the major stories last week across the Cardinal Nation and digging up some old ones, too

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

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

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

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.

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.

Tony La Russa has made a change to the bottom of the St. Louis Cardinals lineup again, though it is not cut and dried.

St. Louis Cardinals catcher Yadier Molina powered his Puerto Rican team to a big World Baseball Classic victory Monday night. He cares. Why don’t you?

Looking at a typical number of disabled St. Louis Cardinals players to start the season and wondering about any possible correlation with the team’s won-loss record.

A 13-year analysis of St. Louis Cardinals Manager Tony La Russa’s defensive deployment of his starters as well as his starting lineups.

The second of six in-depth looks at St. Louis Cardinals minor league franchises continues with their Appalachian League entry, the Johnson City Cardinals.

The first of six in-depth looks at St. Louis Cardinals minor league franchises begins with the New York-Penn League

A dozen questions to test your knowledge of how St. Louis Cardinals manager Tony La Russa deployed his line-up in 2008.

The St. Louis Cardinals manager’s use of different daily lineups is trending upward and 2009 is shaping up to offer more of the same.

Since Tony La Russa has managed the St. Louis Cardinals, he has called upon non-pitchers to take the mound eight different times. The most recent three were by Aaron Miles. Who will get the mop-up job in 2009?

St. Louis Cardinals-related news includes the Caribbean Series, “A-Fraud”, Joe Torre, MLB Network, TLR on scouts vs. stats, Todd Worrell, Scott Gorgen and more!

With Rick Ankiel and Ryan Ludwick heading for arbitration hearings, how have the St. Louis Cardinals fared in these salary disputes over the years?

Continuing a semi-regular series of quick hits on and links to recent St. Louis Cardinals baseball news on the ‘net.

Tony La Russa suggested Mark McGwire come to spring training – and answer questions from the media. Big Mac passed on both.

An innovative program to provide better support for minor league prospects enters its third season in 2009.

Believe it or not, there is a Top 100 Most Influential Canadians in Baseball list and three with St. Louis ties, Larry Walker, Dave McKay and Stubby Clapp, made the cut.