The Cardinal Nation blog

Vote for which player injuries will have the greatest impact on the 2012 St. Louis Cardinals.

Looking back at St. Louis Cardinals’ season-opening left-handed relief pitchers since 1996.

St. Louis Cardinals hitters had an unusually futile day with strikeouts on Thursday.

As a part of MLB schedule changes starting in 2013, the St. Louis Cardinals and Kansas City Royals may no longer play six times annually.

Looking back at how the National League Central leaders performed in April and ahead to their May schedule.

Another chance to receive a free World Championship replica ring is coming in both St. Louis and Springfield.

Through the first 17 games, the St. Louis Cardinals are playing much improved defense.

All the details behind the St. Louis Cardinals 2012 home opener this Friday, April 13.

An Opening Day reminder that spring training results aren’t worth much of anything.

The St. Louis Cardinals system view reflects rosters for 2012 full-season play with all organization players listed by level and position.

Major League Baseball has defined its Social Media Policy. The nation’s labor-management arbitrators may be getting more work as a result.

Breaking down complaints from Milwaukee GM Doug Melvin about the impact of September roster sizes on the St. Louis Cardinals making the 2011 post-season.

The gamblers have established opening betting lines on how many games each MLB club will win this coming season. Do you agree or disagree?

A look around the changing intersection of St. Louis Cardinals major and minor league baseball, Twitter and Facebook.

A St. Louis Cardinals-themed exhibit is coming to President Bill Clinton’s museum in Little Rock.

Vote on which recent St. Louis Cardinals-related topic has been most beaten to death in your opinion.

The St. Louis Cardinals full system view reflects rosters for 2012 spring training with all organization players listed by level and position.

Some apparently believe the St. Louis Cardinals need a clear leader to replace Albert Pujols. I am not one of them.

St. Louis Cardinals photos from Sunday’s second session of the 2012 Winter Warm-Up at St. Louis’ Hyatt Regency at the Arch.

19 St. Louis Cardinals players have been invited to major league spring training camp as non-roster invitees.

FOX Sports Midwest will produce two 30-minute shows from the 2012 Cardinals Winter Warm-Up.

A regular update of St. Louis Cardinals major and minor league players on Twitter.

No team in history overcame a Wild Card deficit of 10 or more games to win the World Series – until the 2011 St. Louis Cardinals did it.

Autograph prices at the St. Louis Cardinals fan event, Winter Warm-Up, are slightly up for 2012, though post-season heroes are up substantially.

MLB.com is looking to hire stats stringers, digital scorers for games, for the 2012 season for several clubs, including the St. Louis Cardinals.

Reviewing the new book about the 2011 St. Louis Cardinals World Champions, penned by accomplished author Rob Rains and enhanced by dozens of full-page photos.

The St. Louis Cardinals full system view reflects rosters for the 2011-2012 off-season.

Now is your chance to bid on an authentic 2004 St. Louis Cardinals National League Championship ring and other team memorabilia.

Jerseys, spikes, caps and bats from the St. Louis Cardinals’ run to the World Championship will be displayed at the Baseball Hall of Fame.

Accomplished St. Louisan Rob Rains has written a new book about the 2011 St. Louis Cardinals World Champions.

The St. Louis Cardinals have announced their NLDS roster, consisting of 11 pitchers and 14 position players.

How the 2011 St. Louis Cardinals’ rate of hitting into double plays compares to other teams past and present.

Looking at the splits to help understand why Milwaukee is leading the National League Central and St. Louis is not.

Apparently legitimate concerns over late afternoon shadows making play dangerous could have been handled more discreetly by the St. Louis Cardinals.

The St. Louis Cardinals are making a free ticket offer on 9/11/11 to emergency first responders.

Vote for what you believe has been the biggest inhibitor to the St. Louis Cardinals’ 2011 season.

The Cardinal Nation is giving away two pairs of tickets to a special evening at Busch Stadium.

A look at when Tony La Russa’s St. Louis Cardinals clubs let go of first place for the last time.

The St. Louis Cardinals are stranding twice as many runners when playing Milwaukee than against their other opponents.

The St. Louis Cardinals have not been able to win five consecutive games this season. Not cracking off a long streak has not served them well in the past.

A recent study shows tempers are shorter in Major League Baseball when the heat is on.

With over two months of play remaining, the 2011 St. Louis Cardinals have already taken as many walk off losses as in 13 of Tony La Russa’s 15 full seasons as manager.

Auditing an earlier estimate of 2011 player churn across the St. Louis Cardinals system.

What move might the St. Louis Cardinals make to clear space on their 40-man roster for a fresh pitcher?

More and more major and minor league players across the St. Louis Cardinals organization are using Twitter to share news.

A guest editorial on direct observations of the decline in decorum from St. Louis Cardinals fans.

The St. Louis Cardinals full system view reflects rosters for the 2011 regular season and short-season clubs.

A reminder that player criticism should always have its bounds.

Trying to get the little things right – including first names of St. Louis Cardinals’ minor leaguers.

The Cardinal Nation site has been an especially busy place since the draft.

A Cincinnati business is profiting from the bad feelings between the St. Louis Cardinals and Cincinnati Reds.

The St. Louis Cardinals are blowing ninth-inning leads at a record pace, but aren’t receiving any help via offensive comebacks.

Who will be the next closer of the day for the St. Louis Cardinals?

The St. Louis Cardinals’ sixth-inning offensive explosion on Thursday night ranked among their biggest ever.

The St. Louis Cardinals once made the playoffs with a 7-9 record over their first 16 games. This year, they are 8-8.

A lack of top free agents lost means the St. Louis Cardinals have no extra selections in the 2011 draft.

The St. Louis Cardinals offense is showing signs of life for the first time this season, with a quartet of 14-hit games.

The St. Louis Cardinals and their fans are being active in support of Japanese earthquake and Tsunami victims.

Over his first 95 major league games, St. Louis Cardinals third baseman David Freese already logged has five contests with three or more RBI.

Where 76 former St. Louis Cardinals major and minor leaguers are now playing.

How St. Louis Cardinals batters have fared against the three San Francisco Giants starting pitchers they will face this weekend.

When Tony La Russa’s St. Louis Cardinals had more losing skids than winning streaks, they missed the post-season each time. 2010 continued that pattern.

A series of questions to determine what you would do if you were the St. Louis Cardinals, having to decide how to deal with Matt Holliday’s unexpected time out of the lineup.

The Florida’s East Coast futures of the Washington Nationals and St. Louis Cardinals may be linked.

Only twice in 15 years did Tony La Russa’s St. Louis Cardinals leave Florida with a losing record. Neither regular season ended well.

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

Well-known projection system indicates the St. Louis Cardinals have the weakest slate of opponents in all of baseball. That may not be good news.

The St. Louis Cardinals are the 11th-most valuable team in Major League Baseball, according to Forbes Magazine.

A mathematical modeling process pegs the 2011 St. Louis Cardinals as a second-place team.

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

The St. Louis Cardinals may lose another nearby spring training opponent in the Washington Nationals.

Our annual spring roster census identifies 64 ex-St. Louis Cardinals players competing for roster spots on other clubs.

Like every year, the St. Louis Cardinals have more minor league players under contract than roster spots to place them. We dig into the numbers.

The loss of Adam Wainwright has a significant impact on the gamblers’ view of the 2011 St. Louis Cardinals.

Results from a series of reader polls on the subject of St. Louis Cardinals first baseman Albert Pujols’ contract.

The St. Louis Cardinals full system roster view reflects rosters for 2011 spring training.

Once at 14/1 odds of winning the 2011 World Series, the St. Louis Cardinals are now at 20/1.

Having well-liked prospects is good for an organization, but minor league teams still need to be competitive.

The St. Louis Cardinals risked a small missed opportunity cost in releasing infielder Felipe Lopez in September. It looks like it didn’t matter.

The annual Caribbean Series begins today with two St. Louis Cardinals players playing prominent roles.

Link to Ricky Horton’s photos from St. Louis Cardinals Legends Camp, underway in Jupiter, FL.

A reminder that suspicions about Albert Pujols’ age remain, ten years after he first became a major leaguer.

The St. Louis Cardinals have selected the vendor for their new dynamic ticket pricing starting in 2011.

St. Louis Cardinals player and executive photos from Sunday and Monday’s final two sessions of the 2011 Winter Warm-Up

The title says it all. St. Louis Cardinals player photos from Saturday’s first day of the 2011 Winter Warm-Up.

Photos from the St. Louis Cardinals Caravan visit to Champaign, IL on Friday

Readers complete their selection of top stories of the year for the 2010 St. Louis Cardinals.

Readers select their top stories of the year for the 2010 St. Louis Cardinals.

Readers select their top stories of the year for the 2010 St. Louis Cardinals.

Readers select their top stories of the year for the 2010 St. Louis Cardinals.

Readers select their top stories of the year for the 2010 St. Louis Cardinals.

Readers select their top stories of the year for the 2010 St. Louis Cardinals.

The St. Louis Cardinals were expected to repeat as division-winners in 2010. Instead, they missed the playoffs entirely.

Looking for clues as to the most likely batting order for the 2011 St. Louis Cardinals.

The St. Louis Cardinals full system roster view reflects changes made during the entire 2010-11 off-season.

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.

The St. Louis Cardinals look to upgrade at shortstop over second base for 2011.

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

Do the colorful necklaces worn by professional athletes meet their manufacturer’s claims?

Questioning reasons assigned to focus areas for the St. Louis Cardinals minor league system.