Post archive for ‘Non-Cardinals’
November 29th, 2011 •
67 Comments • Category:
Albert Pujols, Free Agency, Theo Epstein • Tagged as Albert Pujols, Boston Red Sox, chicago cubs, free agency, Jim Hendry, Prince Fielder, St. Louis Cardinals, Theo Epstein
Is reported interest by the Chicago Cubs in free agent Albert Pujols a new chapter of an old story?
October 8th, 2011 •
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Chris Carpenter, Post-Season, Zack Greinke • Tagged as Chris Carpenter, Post-Season, Zack Greinke
On the eve of NLCS Game 1, Milwaukee starter Zack Greinke ripped St. Louis Cardinals pitcher Chris Carpenter.
August 10th, 2011 •
40 Comments • Category:
Greg Gibson, Tony La Russa • Tagged as Greg Gibson, St. Louis Cardinals, Tony La Russa
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.
August 3rd, 2011 •
29 Comments • Category:
Arthur Rhodes, Tony La Russa • Tagged as Arthur Rhodes, St. Louis Cardinals, Tony La Russa
St. Louis Cardinals manager Tony La Russa covets left-handed reliever Arthur Rhodes and made it known to everyone.
July 31st, 2011 •
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Marlon Byrd, Matt Holliday, Starlin Castro • Tagged as chicago cubs, Marlon Byrd, Matt Holliday, Mike Quade, St. Louis Cardinals, Starlin Castro
Chicago Cubs outfielder Marlon Byrd supports a slide by St. Louis Cardinals outfielder Matt Holliday that took out his teammate Starlin Castro on Saturday.
June 15th, 2011 •
107 Comments • Category:
Bud Selig • Tagged as Major League Baseball, realignment
Recapping some of the key elements of the rumored MLB realignment proposals with a chance to express your opinion.
June 4th, 2011 •
54 Comments • Category:
Jim Hendry, Mike Quade • Tagged as chicago cubs, Jim Hendry, Mike Quade
The Cubs’ general manager may be in trouble and the team is floundering under his choice as skipper.
May 29th, 2011 •
59 Comments • Category:
Albert Pujols, Todd Helton • Tagged as Albert Pujols, Colorado Rockies, St. Louis Cardinals, Todd Helton
Colorado’s Todd Helton eventually renegotiated his nine-year contract downward after his performance declined. Would Albert Pujols do the same?
February 24th, 2011 •
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Adam Wainwright, Jonny Gomes • Tagged as Adam Wainwright, Cincinnati Reds, Jonny Gomes, St. Louis Cardinals
Many in the Cardinal Nation are upset over Adam Wainwright’s injury. Should they be angry at the Reds’ Jonny Gomes, too?
February 22nd, 2011 •
59 Comments • Category:
Albert Pujols, Derek Jeter, Free Agency • Tagged as Albert Pujols, Derek Jeter, free agency, New York Yankees, St. Louis Cardinals
Bad feelings remain in New York even after a new deal with Derek Jeter was done. Could the same thing happen in St. Louis with Albert Pujols?
December 26th, 2010 •
71 Comments • Category:
Jason LaRue, Johnny Cueto, Top Stories of the Year • Tagged as Jason LaRue, Johnny Cueto, St. Louis Cardinals, top stories of the year
The St. Louis Cardinals experienced both highs and lows during a series sweep in Cincinnati on August 9-11.
December 2nd, 2010 •
67 Comments • Category:
Business of Baseball, Fay Vincent • Tagged as Business of Baseball, Fay Vincent
Why would a former commissioner want Major League Baseball players to push for team ownership shares?
November 30th, 2010 •
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Andy LaRoche, Blake Hawksworth, Brendan Ryan, Brian Tallet, Lance Berkman, Mark McGwire, Matt Pagnozzi, Ryan Theriot • Tagged as Andy La Roche, Blake Hawksworth, Brendan Ryan, Brian Tallet, Lance Berkman, Mark McGwire, Matt Pagnozzi, Ryan Theriot, St. Louis Cardinals
A series of quick updates on St. Louis Cardinals subjects currently in the news.
November 28th, 2010 •
14 Comments • Category:
Albert Pujols, Derek Jeter, Free Agency, Tino Martinez • Tagged as Albert Pujols, Derek Jeter, free agency, St. Louis Cardinals, Tino Martinez
One columnist suggests the St. Louis Cardinals should sign Derek Jeter to replace Albert Pujols.
November 17th, 2010 •
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Colby Rasmus, Dan Uggla • Tagged as Colby Rasmus, Dan Uggla, St. Louis Cardinals, trade rumors
According to a media report, the Florida Marlins expected Colby Rasmus from the St. Louis Cardinals in return for Dan Uggla.
November 16th, 2010 •
114 Comments • Category:
Albert Pujols, Dan Uggla, Jake Westbrook, Jose Oquendo, Juan Uribe • Tagged as Albert Pujols, Dan Uggla, Jake Westbrook, jose oquendo, Juan Uribe, St. Louis Cardinals
A series of quick updates on St. Louis Cardinals subjects currently in the news.
November 15th, 2010 •
69 Comments • Category:
Dan Uggla, Fernando Vina, St. Louis Cardinals • Tagged as Dan Uggla, Fernando Vina, Florida Marlins, St. Louis Cardinals, trades
Even considering a trade for Florida’s Dan Uggla would require a major change in strategy for the St. Louis Cardinals, but it has been done before.
October 31st, 2010 •
109 Comments • Category:
Free Agency, Miguel Tejada • Tagged as free agency, Miguel Tejada, Tags: St. Louis Cardinals
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.
October 30th, 2010 •
73 Comments • Category:
Carlos Quentin, Colby Rasmus, Ryan Ludwick • Tagged as Carlos Quentin, Chicago White Sox, Colby Rasmus, Ryan Ludwick, St. Louis Cardinals
Word is that the White Sox are targeting St. Louis Cardinals centerfielder Colby Rasmus in trade, with Chicago offering a player with a very familiar profile and red flags attached.
September 26th, 2010 •
15 Comments • Category:
Bud Selig • Tagged as Bud Selig, Major League Baseball
There is a much better chance that the commissioner of Major League Baseball might actually share some valuable information if asked a few tough questions.
August 26th, 2010 •
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Albert Pujols, Alex Rodriguez • Tagged as 400 home runs, Albert Pujols, Alex Rodriguez, St. Louis Cardinals
St. Louis Cardinals slugger Albert Pujols has become the 47th member of MLB’s 400 home run club, doing it faster than all but two of them.
June 28th, 2010 •
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Buzz Bissinger, Lou Piniella, Tony La Russa • Tagged as Buzz Bissinger, Lou Piniella, St. Louis Cardinals, Tony La Russa
One of the oddest and most famous of Twitter personalities aims a series of shots directly at the manager of the Chicago Cubs.
June 9th, 2010 •
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Bud Norris, St. Louis Cardinals • Tagged as Bud Norris, shut out, St. Louis Cardinals
The St. Louis Cardinals have been held to no runs by 11 opposing starters in the first 59 games in 2010.
May 9th, 2010 •
24 Comments • Category:
Garrett Jones, Ryan Ludwick • Tagged as Garrett Jones, Pittsburgh Pirates, Ryan Ludwick, St. Louis Cardinals
The Pirates and Cardinals right fielders this weekend traveled long roads before achieving major league success.
April 23rd, 2010 •
16 Comments • Category:
Felipe Lopez, Jose Canseco • Tagged as Felipe Lopez, Jose Canseco, position players pitching, St. Louis Cardinals
St. Louis Cardinals infielder Felipe Lopez took the mound with a sore elbow, not disclosing pre-existing discomfort until afterward. Was he tough or careless?
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.”
March 15th, 2010 •
9 Comments • Category:
Albert Pujols, Ryan Howard, Tony La Russa • Tagged as Albert Pujols, Ryan Howard, St. Louis Cardinals, Tony La Russa
St. Louis Cardinals manager Tony La Russa didn’t mince words when asked about the Ryan Howard-Albert Pujols trade rumor.
January 9th, 2010 •
49 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.
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 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 14th, 2009 •
42 Comments • Category:
Bud Selig, Tony La Russa • Tagged as Bud Selig, MLB, Tony La Russa
An errant tweet pre-announced a new MLB initiative. You can get in on the ground floor.
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 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?
November 24th, 2009 •
55 Comments • Category:
Chris Carpenter, Joe Mauer • Tagged as Chris Carpenter, Cy Young Award, Joe Mauer, Most Valuable Player, St. Louis Cardinals
Minnesota’s Joe Mauer missed the first month and won the AL MVP in a landslide while Chris Carpenter lost the NL Cy Young Award because he missed 30 games.
November 21st, 2009 •
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Adam Wainwright, Chris Carpenter, Tim Lincecum • Tagged as Adam Wainwright, Chris Carpenter, Cy Young Award, St. Louis Cardinals, Tim Lincecum
Using an MVP-like scoring system for the Cy Young Award keeps Tim Lincecum on top.
November 10th, 2009 •
105 Comments • Category:
Mike McCoy, Roy Halladay • Tagged as Mike McCoy, Roy Halladay, St. Louis Cardinals, Toronto Blue Jays, trades, waivers
Toronto has made a habit of claiming former Cardinals off the waiver wire. Could the two rekindle trade talks, too?
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 29th, 2009 •
43 Comments • Category:
Alex Rodriguez, Barry Bonds, Bud Selig, Mark McGwire • Tagged as Alex Rodriguez, Barry Bonds, Bud Selig, Mark McGwire
Why might Bud Selig be looking at Mark McGwire differently than he does at Barry Bonds and Alex Rodriguez?
June 2nd, 2009 •
22 Comments • Category:
Albert Pujols, Kyle Lohse, Manny Ramirez, Memphis Redbirds (AAA) • Tagged as Albert Pujols, Kyle Lohse, Manny Ramirez, Memphis Redbirds, St. Louis Cardinals, Tony La Russa
A collection of recent St. Louis Cardinals-related links of interest with a little commentary mixed in.
May 12th, 2009 •
11 Comments • Category:
Bud Selig, St. Louis Cardinals • Tagged as Bud Selig, designated hitter, roster, St. Louis Cardinals
A take off on a current issue as a way to reconcile a long-standing inconsistency across MLB.
April 21st, 2009 •
11 Comments • Category:
Blaine Boyer, David Freese, Jess Todd, Mitchell Boggs, P.J. Walters, Pedro Martinez • Tagged as Blaine Boyer, Cecil Cooper, Comcast, Dave Duncan, David Freese, Jess Todd, Mitchell Boggs, p.j. walters, Pedro Martinez, St. Louis Cardinals
What others are saying about the St. Louis Cardinals and their NL Central rivals.
March 11th, 2009 •
15 Comments • Category:
Albert Pujols, Alex Rodriguez • Tagged as Albert Pujols, Alex Rodriguez, St. Louis Cardinals, steroids
St. Louis Cardinals first baseman Albert Pujols is unquestionably the top name in baseball still untainted by proof of steroids use. That just makes him a bigger target for unsubstantiated allegations.
March 6th, 2009 •
19 Comments • Category:
Dennys Reyes, Pedro Martinez • Tagged as Dennys Reyes, payroll, Pedro Martinez, St. Louis Cardinals
The St. Louis Cardinals’ signing of reliever Dennys Reyes may signal the end of any more spending until at least mid-season.
March 5th, 2009 •
4 Comments • Category:
Free Agency, Pedro Martinez • Tagged as closer, free agency, Pedro Martinez, St. Louis Cardinals
A rumor has surfaced that the St. Louis Cardinals might be considering an offer to veteran Pedro Martinez to be their 2009 closer. That seems a bad idea for many reasons.
March 4th, 2009 •
6 Comments • Category:
Mark Teahen, Skip Schumaker • Tagged as Kansas City Royals, Mark Teahen, outfielders in the infield, Skip Schumaker, St. Louis Cardinals
The St. Louis Cardinals aren’t the only club trying to convert an outfielder to second base this spring. In fact, they weren’t even the first to consider the idea for 2009.
February 14th, 2009 •
9 Comments • Category:
Alex Rodriguez, All-Star Game - 2009, Bud Selig, Manny Ramirez, Scott Boras, Television and Radio • Tagged as Alex Rodriguez, All-Star Game, Bud Selig, designated hitter, instant replay, Manny Ramirez, Scott Boras, television blackouts
Some fans are worried that MLB Commissioner Bud Selig will try to re-write the record books due to the steroids scandals. Realistically, they have little reason for concern.
February 14th, 2009 •
23 Comments • Category:
Barry Bonds • Tagged as Barry Bonds, MLB, PEDs, steroids
Writing for FoxSports.com, columnist Jason Whitlock believes he has linked the origin of the steroids era to race. I can neither express how strongly I disagree with him nor understand why he went there, anyway.
February 8th, 2009 •
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Alex Rodriguez, Braden Looper, Joe Torre, Mike DiFelice, Scott Gorgen, Todd Worrell, Tony La Russa, Trever Miller • Tagged as Alex Rodriguez, Bob Costas, Brad Knox, braden looper, Brian Shouse, Caribbean Series, Cookie Rojas, Edgar Gonzalez, Joe Torre, Mike DiFelice, MLB Network, Randy Wolf, Scott Gorgen, Todd Worrell, Tom Verducci, Tony La Russa, Trever Miller
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!
February 7th, 2009 •
44 Comments • Category:
Alex Rodriguez, Mark McGwire • Tagged as Alex Rodriguez, Barry Bonds, Gene Orza, Jason Giambi, Mark McGwire, PEDs, Roger Clemens, steroids
The only positive outcome from the steroids allegations against Alex Rodriguez was apparently the test itself.
January 7th, 2009 •
21 Comments • Category:
Aaron Miles, Free Agency, Jerry Hairston, Jr., John Mozeliak • Tagged as Aaron Miles, Jerry Hairston, john mozeliak
The St. Louis Cardinals have missed out on another free agent. This time it is versatile infielder/outfielder Jerry Hairston, Jr.
January 4th, 2009 •
35 Comments • Category:
Kenshin Kawakami, Koji Uehara • Tagged as kenshin kawakami, koji uehara, St. Louis Cardinals
In the race to sign Japanese free agent pitcher Kenshin Kawakami, the St. Louis Cardinals are competing with the Orioles and Twins, according to a Sunday report from Japan.
December 29th, 2008 •
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Anthony Reyes, Brian Fuentes, Colby Rasmus, George Kissell, Kyle McClellan, Luis Perdomo, Matt Holliday, Skip Schumaker, Top Stories of the Year • Tagged as Anthony Reyes, brian fuentes, Colby Rasmus, George Kissell, Kyle McClellan, Luis Perdomo, Matt Holliday, Skip Schumaker
Brian Walton’s look back at the biggest stories across the St. Louis Cardinal Nation during 2008 continues with those ranked 11 through 15.
December 25th, 2008 •
22 Comments • Category:
Albert Pujols, Alex Rodriguez, Mark Teixeira • Tagged as Albert Pujols, Alex Rodriguez, Mark Teixeira
Mark Teixeira’s signing with the New York Yankees means the biggest spending club in baseball is set at first base for the next eight seasons. Albert Pujols is tied to the St. Louis Cardinals for only the next three.
December 24th, 2008 •
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Albert Pujols, Odalis Perez, St. Louis Cardinals • Tagged as Albert Pujols, Odalis Perez, St. Louis Cardinals
The St. Louis Cardinals would be better off if free agent left-hander Odalis Perez lands in the National League Central – with one of their competitors!
December 18th, 2008 •
7 Comments • Category:
Free Agency, Kenshin Kawakami, Koji Uehara • Tagged as kenshin kawakami, koji uehara, St. Louis Cardinals
The St. Louis Cardinals are considering a pair of 33-year-old Japanese free agent pitchers that are outside of the expensive posting process, Kenshin Kawakami and Koji Uehara.
December 16th, 2008 •
16 Comments • Category:
Arbitration, Braden Looper, Brian Fuentes, Free Agency, Roberto De La Cruz • Tagged as Arbitration, braden looper, brian fuentes, free agency, roberto de la cruz, St. Louis Cardinals
The cost of acquiring Brian Fuentes or any other Type A free agent went up due to the Cardinals’ decision to not offer Braden Looper arbitration. Is it part of a bigger plan?
December 9th, 2008 •
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