The Cardinal Nation blog

Brian Walton’s weekly radio appearance at 5:50 p.m. CT Friday.

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

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The St. Louis Cardinals have now had 19 drug-related suspensions of minor leaguers since 2005.

St. Louis Cardinals slugger Albert Pujols now has as many 30 doubles-30 home run seasons as anyone in MLB history.

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

St. Louis Cardinals slugger Albert Pujols became the 47th member of MLB’s 400 home run club, doing it in fewer at-bats than all but four of them.

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.

Could an unexpected challenger ruin the chase for the Triple Crown?

Albert Pujols hit his 33rd home run of the season Monday night. How does that stack up in the history books?

St. Louis Cardinals pitcher Jaime Garcia tossed a three-hit shutout on Sunday. How often has it happened in the last 90 years?

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

An arbitrary agreement between MLB and the Players Union led to unfair discipline decisions – a systematic problem that should be fixed.

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

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

In his first major league contest, St. Louis Cardinals catcher Steven Hill hit a home run, the 11th time it has occurred in team history.

Based on success of others before him, St. Louis Cardinals pitcher Adam Wainwright’s pace though 113 games may have him on a track to win the Cy Young Award.

In the last half-century, no St. Louis Cardinals hitter has had more seasons of four or more four-hit games than Curt Flood.

Putting St. Louis Cardinals pitcher Chris Carpenter’s nine consecutive wins against the Cincinnati Reds into historical context.

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Considering from every angle the actions the St. Louis Cardinals could take with rehabbing pitcher Kyle Lohse.

Despite shaky results to date, St. Louis Cardinals pitcher Kyle Lohse isn’t happy about having to make another minor league rehab start.

New St. Louis Cardinals pitcher Jake Westbrook has been striking out NL opponents at a record pace.

Rookie David Freese’s season-ending injury and fill-in Felipe Lopez’ leadoff role mean RBIs from the St. Louis Cardinals third base position have been increasingly rare.

At age 35, Chris Carpenter has been pitching deep into games for the St. Louis Cardinals this season.

Rookie St. Louis Cardinals outfielder Allen Craig has seven RBI in his first 15 career games.

After 50 games, outfielder Jon Jay has the third highest average of any St. Louis Cardinals player since 1920.

A look at how starting pitchers acquired in deadline deals prior to Jake Westbrook fared for the St. Louis Cardinals.

Traded outfielder Ryan Ludwick had been one of St. Louis’ top two offensive leaders since his 2007 arrival.

What is the best way for the St. Louis Cardinals to manage their number three starter, rookie Jaime Garcia?

New St. Louis Cardinals pitcher Mike MacDougal is the 23rd reliever to win in his first game with the team.

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In the most recent Nielsen research data, the St. Louis Cardinals games have taken over the highest local ratings in baseball.

Anger over MLB’s Hall of Fame Sunday games and wonder about ESPN’s Sunday night choice.

St. Louis Cardinals catcher Yadier Molina is amazingly proficient at picking off opposing baserunners.

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

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At Busch Stadium, Adam Wainwright has posted among the most impressive results of any pitcher in St. Louis Cardinals history.

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

Jon Jay has nine two-base hits in his first 38 games, joining just 16 other St. Louis Cardinals who could say the same.

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

St. Louis Cardinals catcher Yadier Molina has resumed driving in runs.

The Cardinals need another dependable starter. They may have one in their bullpen.

Has Adam Wainwright supplanted Chris Carpenter as the St. Louis Cardinals’ ace – on paper, at least?

St. Louis Cardinals outfielder Jon Jay has been a pleasant surprise in right field for the injured Ryan Ludwick. When Ludwick returns, can Jay keep it up?

Catch Brian Walton and Katie Felts talking Cardinals minor leaguers during KSDK’s Sunday post-game show.

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

Brian Walton’s weekly discussion about the 2010 St. Louis Cardinals with Matt and Miller of KXnO FOX Sports Radio 1460 in Des Moines.

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Injured St. Louis Cardinals outfielder Ryan Ludwick is the team’s career leader in SLG and OPS in Denver.

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

St. Louis Cardinals pitcher Adam Wainwright was the team’s top pitcher – and hitter – on Sunday.

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

What Albert Pujols is swinging at, where and resulting contact rate leads to a lower slugging percentage in 2010.

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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 starters have gone five innings or less in four consecutive games.

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

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

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.

Batting first, St. Louis Cardinals second baseman Skip Schumaker has been getting on base regularly.

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

Brian Walton’s weekly discussion about the 2010 St. Louis Cardinals with Matt and Miller of KXnO FOX Sports Radio 1460 in Des Moines.

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.

Adam Wainwright, Chris Carpenter and Jaime Garcia are among MLB’s top pitchers this season.

The St. Louis Cardinals added Milwaukee’s reject, Jeff Suppan. How much trouble will ensue?

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.

Ex-St. Louis Cardinals first baseman Orlando Cepeda is a Latin Baseball Hall of Famer.

Graphs tell the story of St. Louis Cardinals right-hander Adam Ottavino’s second start of his major league career.

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

Adam Wainwright registered the 97th two-or-less hit complete game for the St. Louis Cardinals since 1952.

Catch Brian Walton in his weekly show, “Cardinals Talk,” streamed live on KXnO FOX Sports Radio 1460 Des Moines today (Friday) at 6:15 P.M. Central.

No team has more seven or more inning starts with no or one run allowed this season than the St. Louis Cardinals.

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

Brian Walton joins Jeff Erickson and Chris Liss on RotoWire’s Fantasy Sports Today on Sirius 125 / XM 241 at 11:30 a.m. Eastern on Wednesday.

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

Albert Pujols had his fourth three-home run game on Sunday. Mark McGwire had just three as a St. Louis Cardinal.

An over reliance on a fastball declining in velocity, no viable off-speed pitch and minimal pitching inside add up to a shaky debut for St. Louis Cardinals pitcher Adam Ottavino.

Like a number of short-timers before him, St. Louis Cardinals reliever Fernando Salas wore number 59 for his one-game MLB introduction before returning to Triple-A.

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Ho hum. Albert Pujols drove in multiple runs in Thursday’s game – again.

St. Louis Cardinals starter Jaime Garcia already has three no-decision shutout outings this season.

Adam Wainwright pitched a great game for the St. Louis Cardinals against the San Diego Padres on Tuesday night, but great wasn’t great enough.

David Freese is delivering considerably better offensive production from the third base position than the St. Louis Cardinals received in 2009.

Streaky St. Louis Cardinals outfielder Ryan Ludwick had a rough day on Sunday, striking out four times.

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

Brad Penny is now one of a select group of St. Louis Cardinals pitchers with a grand slam. Bob Gibson, who watched Penny’s shot Friday night, has two.

Catch me talking St. Louis Cardinals baseball with Matt Perrault and Ken Miller on KXnO FOX Sports Radio 1460 in Des Moines today (Friday) at 6:05 p.m. CDT.

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A handful of factoids relating to St. Louis Cardinals starting pitcher Jaime Garcia.

On Tuesday, outfielder Ryan Ludwick collected his ninth final-at bat winning hit in the last three-plus years for the St. Louis Cardinals.

Three St. Louis Cardinals hitters have at least 24 RBI through the team’s first 39 games and are on pace for 100 RBI seasons.

Two of three St. Louis Cardinals starters working on quality start streaks saw them end over the weekend.

Streaky Ryan Ludwick is in the midst of one of his hottest runs as a St. Louis Cardinal.

Catch me talking St. Louis Cardinals baseball with Matt Perrault on KXnO FOX Sports Radio 1460 in Des Moines today (Friday) at 5:20 p.m. CDT.