The Cardinal Nation blog

Joe Torre recounts the story of how the Yankees wanted him as GM and Tony La Russa as manager back in October 1995. Imagine how the MLB landscape might have changed.

The St. Louis Cardinals coaching staff is full of former middle infielders, starting with the manager.

Recent remarks by Tony La Russa rekindle questions about his post-managing future.

A look ahead to the top projected stories across the Cardinal Nation in 2010.

A look back at the top projected stories across the Cardinal Nation in 2009 from one year ago.

Working together, the manager and GM brought great results for the 2009 St. Louis Cardinals.

Just as when Mark McGwire spoke out, St. Louis Cardinals manager Tony La Russa is catching considerable heat for what he said and did not say.

Cardinals manager Tony La Russa wants Mark McGwire to become a late-season pinch-hitter and expects him in St. Louis next weekend.

Why has Mark McGwire’s coming out party remained in his most familiar place – limboland?

An errant tweet pre-announced a new MLB initiative. You can get in on the ground floor.

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

St. Louis Cardinals manager Tony La Russa reportedly declined an offer from the Washington Nationals to interview for their managerial job.

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

Will Mark McGwire become the next St. Louis Cardinals’ hitting coach? Could he do it without shedding his considerable personal baggage first?

A San Francisco article offers additional insight into Tony La Russa’s future plans.

St. Louis’ ugly and costly loss on Friday night has to be hung on the manager.

At least one recent Cardinal thinks a World Series win would set up a “leave on top” scenario for the manager and pitching coach.

2009 is the third time this decade that the St. Louis Cardinals entered the final month with a double-digit lead. That hasn’t yet meant much in October.

The St. Louis Cardinals have not played well in recent Septembers. That doesn’t mean they will fail in October, however.

This isn’t the first time that off-field issues may be driving away an important member of the St. Louis Cardinals

This idea looks to be a match made in… well, not heaven. That’s for sure!

Offering a personal angle on the major stories last week across the Cardinal Nation and digging up some old ones, too

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

At least one well-placed writer sees continued conflict between the Cardinals major league staff and the organization’s player development function.

The Cardinals manager’s staffs have been very static in recent years. It is a two-edged sword.

Should the extent of a coach’s tree be a part of how he is assessed with the greats?

St. Louis Cardinals manager Tony La Russa pulled starter Mitchell Boggs after 4 1/3 innings of two-run ball on Wednesday.

What’s being discussed in Washington as the St. Louis Cardinals prepared to play the Nationals in a four-game series.

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

Looking at a typical number of disabled St. Louis Cardinals players to start the season and wondering about any possible correlation with the team’s won-loss record.

A 13-year analysis of St. Louis Cardinals Manager Tony La Russa’s defensive deployment of his starters as well as his starting lineups.

A dozen questions to test your knowledge of how St. Louis Cardinals manager Tony La Russa deployed his line-up in 2008.

The St. Louis Cardinals manager’s use of different daily lineups is trending upward and 2009 is shaping up to offer more of the same.

Since Tony La Russa has managed the St. Louis Cardinals, he has called upon non-pitchers to take the mound eight different times. The most recent three were by Aaron Miles. Who will get the mop-up job in 2009?

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!

Continuing a semi-regular series of quick hits on and links to recent St. Louis Cardinals baseball news on the ‘net.

Tony La Russa suggested Mark McGwire come to spring training – and answer questions from the media. Big Mac passed on both.

St. Louis Cardinals pitcher Kyle McClellan would like to return to starting in 2009, but the decision is not in his own hands.

The final article in Brian Walton’s series looking back at the biggest stories across the St. Louis Cardinal Nation during 2008 and now, looking ahead to 2009.

Brian Walton’s look back at the biggest stories across the St. Louis Cardinal Nation during 2008 continues with the top five.