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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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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?

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.

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.

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

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?

Despite what some think, the St. Louis Cardinals are spending money. Where is all the “DeWallet” whining now?

The St. Louis Cardinals system rosters are refreshed to reflect the three US-based short-season clubs: Batavia, Johnson City and the Gulf Coast League Cardinals.

Reporting from the new Citi Field in New York as the Cardinals visit the Mets.

Catch Brian Walton live on KXnO FOX Sports Radio Des Moines at 5:30 P.M. Central today, Tuesday.

St. Louis Cardinals runners have scored as a result of each of their last three balks received.

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

The St. Louis Cardinals are dropping their use of tandem starting pitchers in their second of two full-season affiliates where deployed.

The former Cy Young Award-winning pitcher turned doctor and pitching coach responds to recent articles related to his interaction with the St. Louis Cardinals

The St. Louis Cardinals’ relievers are leading the world in lowest percentage of inherited runners scoring. That is good, but not the end-all.

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

Complaints that the St. Louis Cardinals didn’t sign enough veterans to minor league contracts do not hold water.

A take off on a current issue as a way to reconcile a long-standing inconsistency across MLB.

Committing the most errors in MLB over a season doesn’t rule out making the playoffs, but it sure is rare.

Head-to-head stats from the six Cardinals-Cubs games to date indicates a leader among “equals”.

Springfield Cardinals utilityman Steven Hill is leading the Double-A Texas League in batting average, slugging and OPS.

Depending on how you look at it, St. Louis Cardinals average attendance is down either 9.4% or 5.1% year-to-year.

The St. Louis Cardinals are hitting and pitching well in the early going of the 2009 season.

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.

Catch Brian Walton on KXnO FOX Sports Radio in Des Moines on Wednesday, April 8 at 2:30 p.m. Central time.

Not yet having the roster for the St. Louis Cardinals A-Advanced club won’t stop us from speculating.

How St. Louis Cardinals players were treated in the Tout Wars industry drafts in New York over the weekend.

St. Louis Cardinals minor league spring training game action from Thursday, March 26.

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

During spring training, new St. Louis Cardinals shortstop Khalil Greene has been either really good or really bad. It seems to transfer to his regular seasons, as well.

The St. Louis Cardinals’ projected player payroll is down $8.6 million from 2008, very close to the average for clubs in the top half of spending across MLB.

Looking at what readers are currently asking about the St. Louis Cardinals through a search of their web queries.

St. Louis Cardinals news include three former hurlers finding new homes, three additional spring training invites and more.

Breaking down which St. Louis Cardinals players debuted during the Tony La Russa years and which exhausted their rookie status in the process.

Digging into the numbers to try to understand how the 2008 St. Louis Cardinals bullpen went south.

The St. Louis Cardinals appear to have revised their player payroll budget down for 2009. Is it justified? How can we know?

Lee Enterprises announced their sale of 2.7% of the St. Louis Cardinals to the team’s majority ownership group. It is not enough to solve their deep financial problems.

A series of quick hits on and links to recent St. Louis Cardinals baseball news.

Former St. Louis Cardinals slugger Mark McGwire, tainted by steroids suspicion, loses ground in the 2009 Baseball Hall of Fame voting.

A complete listing of all 306 players currently known to be under contract in the St. Louis Cardinals organization from top to bottom by level assigned and primary position.

Autograph prices at the St. Louis Cardinals fan event, Winter Warm-Up, offer one view of fan valuation of current players.

A reader asks a question to settle a brotherly bet that takes us back to 1986 and Ozzie Smith’s greatest-ever defensive play.

When will the St. Louis Cardinals major and minor leaguers report to camp and how does the World Baseball Classic affect spring training?

Taking a look at television-related St. Louis Cardinals news

The St. Louis Cardinals have announced the schedule for the team’s 2009 Cardinals Caravan, making stops in Missouri, Illinois, Iowa and Tennessee this month.

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