The Cardinal Nation blog

The St. Louis Cardinals have scored two or fewer runs in four consecutive games – again.

The St. Louis Cardinals are a dramatically different team at Busch Stadium vs. on the road.

The 2010 Cardinals seem to play worse after having a day off than they did just prior.

There are many uncertainties as the Batavia Muckdogs are for sale and their Player Development Contract with the St. Louis Cardinals is also up.

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

Since Tony La Russa became St. Louis Cardinals manager in 1996, his clubs have had only seven longer winning streaks.

St. Louis Cardinals outfielder Allen Craig had a three-RBI game on Sunday as the Dodgers were swept out of town.

Several of the Tampa Bay Rays are modeling hose in the Brendan Ryan, old-school St. Louis Cardinals look.

Looking at how the 2010 St. Louis Cardinals stack up against their peers over time.

St. Louis Cardinals pitchers are not giving up as many home runs as in most recent seasons.

This year’s version of the St. Louis Cardinals has an unusually low quantity of both winning and losing streaks.

The St. Louis Cardinals full system roster view will reflect changes during the remainder of the 2010 regular season.

The St. Louis Cardinals have failed all six times to sweep three-game series this season, but almost always come close.

Both the position players and pitchers were more productive offensively when hitting in their traditional spots in the St. Louis Cardinals batting order.

A cursory glance at how the St. Louis Cardinals pitchers batting eighth compares to when they bat ninth by season does not leave a positive impression.

The 2010 St. Louis Cardinals have already lost five games on walk offs, one short of their worst season since at least 1952.

The St. Louis Cardinals rank among MLB leaders in low-scoring games on both sides of the ledger.

On Wednesday night, St. Louis Cardinals pitcher Adam Wainwright failed in his attempt for a fourth straight one or no run outing of seven innings or more.

The St. Louis Cardinals have been held to no runs by 11 opposing starters in the first 59 games in 2010.

Six St. Louis Cardinals players have 25 RBI or more through 55 games, the most in at least the last half century.

The St. Louis Cardinals have scored at least eight runs on 14 or more hits in three consecutive games.

Albert Pujols’ recent streak of reaching base nine times in a row just fell short of his career best.

Multiple three-base hits in one game aren’t that unusual for the St. Louis Cardinals.

The St. Louis Cardinals aren’t getting many RBI from the sixth spot in their batting order.

The St. Louis Cardinals full system roster view will reflect changes during the 2010 regular season.

I will be back as a panelist on FOX Sports Midwest’s live blog during Monday afternoon’s St. Louis Cardinals home opener. Join in the discussion!

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

Catch me talking St. Louis Cardinals baseball with Matt Perrault and Ken Miller on KXnO FOX Sports Radio 1460 in Des Moines today (Thursday) at 4:35 p.m. CDT.

The St. Louis Cardinals full system view is refreshed to reflect tentative opening season rosters and extended spring camp invitees.

Highlights from Sunday’s St. Louis Cardinals minor league spring training games in Florida.

Highlights from Saturday’s St. Louis Cardinals minor league spring training games in Florida.

Highlights from Friday’s St. Louis Cardinals minor league spring training games in Florida.

Highlights from Thursday’s St. Louis Cardinals minor league spring training games in Florida.

Highlights from Wednesday’s St. Louis Cardinals minor league spring training games in Florida as Shelby Miller stars.

Highlights from Tuesday’s St. Louis Cardinals minor league spring training games in Florida as the Memphis Redbirds hammered Mets ace Johan Santana.

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

Highlights from Sunday’s St. Louis Cardinals minor league spring training games in Florida.

Highlights from Saturday’s St. Louis Cardinals minor league spring training games in Florida.

Highlights from Friday’s St. Louis Cardinals minor league spring training games in Florida.

Highlights from Thursday’s St. Louis Cardinals minor league spring training games in Florida.

Highlights from Wednesday’s St. Louis Cardinals minor league spring training games in Florida.

Highlights from Tuesday’s St. Louis Cardinals minor league spring training games in Jupiter, Florida.

Highlights from Monday’s St. Louis Cardinals minor league spring training games in Port St. Lucie, Florida.

Highlights from Sunday’s St. Louis Cardinals minor league spring training games in Jupiter, Florida.

Highlights from Saturday’s St. Louis Cardinals minor league spring training games from Jupiter, Florida.

Highlights from Friday’s St. Louis Cardinals minor league spring training games from Jupiter, Florida.

Highlights from Thursday’s St. Louis Cardinals minor league spring training games from Jupiter, Florida.

Highlights from Wednesday’s St. Louis Cardinals minor league spring training games from Jupiter, Florida.

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

Looking at three new lists assessing young major league players and international prospects.

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

Just for fun, not for keeps, we’ll take a quick look at where the 2010 Cardinals line up with the gamblers.

McGwire family story and association with Yardbarker leads to repeat national exposure for St. Louis Cardinals-oriented blog.

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

One man’s view of those to consider following on Twitter for St. Louis Cardinals-major and minor league-related information.

The drunken driver who killed a St. Louis Cardinals fan and seriously injured another in Philadelphia last summer accepts a pair of guilty pleas.

A St. Louis Cardinals promotional program new to some has them strangely angry.

A series of somewhat-related, somewhat non-related newspaper-oriented items in the news.

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

Each year Rochester Community Baseball operates the Batavia Muckdogs, they pick up five percent ownership – but there is a catch.

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

After the St. Louis Cardinals ate the final year of Adam Kennedy’s contract, they turned second base over to neophyte Skip Schumaker – and it worked!

McGwire story and association with Yardbarker leads to national exposure for Cardinals-oriented blog.

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.

Using unearned runs to measure fielding prowess, St. Louis Cardinals minor leaguers don’t measure up to par.

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

The Batavia Muckdogs lost less money in 2009 than in 2008, but the deficit still runs in six digits and their patron is hurting, too.

Rankings for the entire Cardinals team, not just their free agents, offer some interesting comparisons.

This blog is officially one year old today, December 12.

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

The title pretty much says it all – links to 2010 schedules for the St. Louis Cardinals and their top minor league affiliates.

Commentary on 20 search arguments that recently brought readers to TheCardinalNationblog.com.

Toronto offers at least one recent indication of scouts coming back into prominence.

Chicagoan Nick Kladis, a member of the St. Louis Cardinals ownership group, passed away on Monday.

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

Long-time Double-A Cardinals radio voice and media contact Mike Lindskog takes job in California.

Tony La Russa’s use of pitchers in the eighth spot in the St. Louis Cardinals lineup ended in late July. Did it matter this season?

The new general manager of the St. Louis Cardinals A-Advanced club has a down-to-earth background.

How much playing time did those called up from Memphis to St. Louis actually receive in the final days of the 2009 season?

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

A comprehensive look at multi-year in-season roster changes across the Cardinals minor league system leads to conclusions that may differ from prevailing perception.

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.

An in-depth look at St. Louis Cardinals participation in the mid-summer prospect showcase shows strong representation from the 2005 draft class.

Rochester group will continue to try to stem continued financial losses in management of Cardinals New York-Penn League affiliate.

Analyzing changes in levels of recognized St. Louis Cardinals minor league standouts since 2004.

The number of St. Louis Cardinals minor league selections for all-star and elite competitions was down 18 percent from 2008.

After a robust 60 games-over-.500 total in 2008, the top six Cardinals minor league clubs posted their fourth losing mark in five years in 2009.

The last two Astros managers lost their jobs when St. Louis arrived in town.

Looking at the results of the first dozen games in September by world champions this decade.

It has been 24 years since the Cardinals’ top two farm clubs have been in the post-season at the same time

The Cardinals Florida facility’s name will remain through 2017

A 2008 New York-Penn League championship did not stem the flow of red ink from the Batavia Muckdogs’ operation

The St. Louis Cardinals have fared very well against elite closers recently

Calling out stat sheet similarities between the St. Louis Cardinals and their Triple-A affiliate, the Memphis Redbirds

Looking at the distances of Cardinals minor league affiliates compared to their NL Central peers

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

The St. Louis Cardinals employ two 2009 Minor League Athletic Trainers of the Year, Chris Conroy and Tim Steinhaus

The Birdhouse has become The Cardinal Nation, while The Cardinal Nation blog… remains The Cardinal Nation blog!

The title pretty much says it all.

Riverfront Times did just that with some current and former Cardinals. Their wrists were slapped as a result. Was it warranted?