One of the regular traditions of the United Cardinal Bloggers is the Progressive Game Blog. This is our eighth year to attempt this and it’s always an interesting way to take a look at a regular season game. If you’ve never been a party to our Progressive Game Blog before, the key here is that […]
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Stan Musial was familiar foe to Bob Friend
16 February 2019
In 1960, while pursuing a pennant with the Pirates, pitcher Bob Friend twice surrendered game-winning home runs to Stan Musial in a two-week span in the heat of the National League title chase. Friend. […]Source:
RetroSimba | retrosimba
CARDINALS BASEBALL ON FRIDAY. IT’S FUN! TALKIN’ BASEBALL W/MARY!
15 February 2019
FIRST STL SPRING GAME:2/23 @ MIA 12:05 CST MLBVOICE.COMW/MARY CLAUSEN FEBRUARY 15, 2019 YES! BIRDENTINE’S DAY. . .IT’S FOR THE BIRDS — OURS BIRDS! HA. […]Source:
MLBVoice | mclausen
St. Louis Cardinals Player Projections: Yairo Muñoz
14 February 2019
Yairo Muñoz is another player that the St. Louis Cardinals have for the super utility role but last year found his defense lacking. Will he improve in 2019? Yairo Muñoz was acquired by the St. Louis. […]Source:
Redbird Rants | Matt Graves
Previewing the Shortstop Position for the Cardinals in 2019
14 February 2019
Starter: Paul Dejong 2018 Stats: 115 Games | 19 HR |.241/.313/.532 | 3.3 fWAR Paul Dejong broke onto the scene in 2017 accumulating over 50 extra base hits in roughly 400 at bats, earning a recor. […]Source:
Cardsblog | Tyler Coleman
St. Louis Cardinals: A seven man bullpen is best for the Cardinals
13 February 2019
In a change from recent strategy, the St. Louis Cardinals seem open to taking 12 pitchers on the Opening Day roster. What makes this change great? Roster construction is, in general, consistent among. […]Source:
Cardinals To Host an Evening with Lou Brock and Keith Hernandez
13 February 2019
Exclusive Speaker Series Event Scheduled for April 18th at Busch Stadium ST. LOUIS, Mo., February 13, 2019– The St. Louis Cardinals will host an exclusive Speaker Series event featuring Hall of Fam. […]Source:
Cards Conclave | Conclave Staff
How Eduardo Perez persevered with Cardinals
13 February 2019
Over a span of five seasons, the Cardinals twice demoted Eduardo Perez to the minor leagues and once sent him to Japan, but he maintained a positive attitude and earned his way back each time. Twenty. […]Source:
And We’re Off….In All Sorts of Ways
12 February 2019
When there is just one piece of data, that piece is everything. It has to support all the weight of analysis, it’s all that anyone has to discuss, it’s the complete set of knowledge. When a ba. […]Source:
Cardinals 2019 Positional Overview: Left Field
11 February 2019
Spring Training is just around the corner and the Cardinals roster appears to be close to ready. In a 12 part series we will break down the state of the Cardinals position by position heading into the. […]Source:
While We Wait- Possible Cardinal Milestones in 2019
6 February 2019
Here we are sitting in the cold Midwest waiting for the warm weather to make its way to us. While we wait, and no action is going on, I thought you should get a glimpse at some of the milestones that. […]Source:
Cardinals GM | Tom
While We Wait for the Season- Minor League Coaching Assignments
30 January 2019
Every year just before the annual Cardinals Caravan and Winter Warmup, the Cardinals announce their assignments for managers and coaches in their organization. While we wait for the season to begin,. […]Source:
Winter Warm Up Memories
21 January 2019
As I look outside my window watching it snow while the Patriots play the Chiefs my mind seems to be on something else, Winter Warm Up and Pitchers/Catchers meet Feb. 12 down in Jupiter. I have to admi. […]Source:
CARDINAL RED BASEBALL | cardinalredbaseball
Cards Plan to Extend Contract to Goldschmidt
27 December 2018
Derrick Goold of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch writes that the Cardinals believe they have a sense of what it would take to extend recently acquired first baseman Paul Goldschmidt as well as the ability. […]Source:
Cardinals add Andrew Miller to bullpen, but who is their closer?
22 December 2018
The Cardinals made another big splash today by finalizing a deal to sign lefty reliever Andrew Miller. Per Ken Rosenthal, the deal is for two years and $25 million with an option for 2021 that vests. […]Source:
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Is Bryce Harper still a possibility for the Cardinals?
20 December 2018
At last week's winter meetings, uber-agent Scott Boras held his annual press conference, basically because he can.During that press conference, he indicated that he was not worried about the perceptio. […]Source:
Mike ‘N Mo: Episode 3, The Tipping Point…
17 August 2018
By Kevin Reynolds It’s the long-awaited third episode of Mike ‘N Mo! In what may be Mike Matheny and Mozeliak’s final zany adventure together (good thing the new manager is named Mike too!), her. […]Source:
Stl Cards 'N Stuff | deckacards
Cardinals May Pry Nolan Arenado Away from Rockies this Winter…
11 August 2018
By Kevin Reynolds The Colorado Rockies and the St. Louis Cardinals are neck-and-neck in the NL Wild Card race. If St. Louis hopes to ride a rejuvenated roster to the postseason with interim skipper Mi. […]Source:
The Friday Five: It’s a whole new ballgame, almost
3 August 2018
If nothing else for the Cardinals, this was a good week. The team went 5-2 with series wins against the Cubs and the Rockies and I feel like this was the week where they went from the team finding the. […]Source:
Redbird Dugout | Jon Doble
The 2018 Cardinals Trade Deadline Changes or Things Are Not as Bad as Some Might Think
1 August 2018
A few months ago, I had told Daniel Shoptaw that I wanted to begin writing again and asked to be included back into the United Cardinal Bloggers community. With so many good writers out there today,. […]Source:
On the Outside Corner | Bob Netherton
The Friday Five: The bullpen redux
27 July 2018
The first full week of Mike Shildt’s tenure as manager of the St. Louis Cardinals could really only be termed a disappointment as the team sort of searched for their identity in a tough slate of gam. […]Source:
The Right Guy To Make An Impact
9 April 2018
There are so many topics that could be addressed about the St. Louis Cardinals after the first 10 or so days of the 2018 season, and so many are deja vu to 2017. But let’s ignore those right now. In. […]Source:
Aaron Miles' Fastball | Christine Coleman
Let The Real Baseball Begin
29 March 2018
You can’t tell by the weather here, especially with remnants of Saturday’s 9.6-inch snowfall still stubbornly hanging on, and the date on the calendar is the earliest ever for the occasion, but to. […]Source:
What to do About the Upcoming Trade Deadline ?
14 July 2017
New Cardinals General Manager, Michael Girsch, has quite a task a head of him. So much for an easy transition period allowing the new exec to come up to speed, eh ? The first salvo in Battle 2017 ha. […]Source:
The 2016 Cardinal Blogger Awards Ballot
31 October 2016
In 2007, the UCB came into being and the first project that we did was the Cardinal Blogger Awards. In the years that have followed, we’ve expanded and tinkered with the process and the categories. […]Source:
United Cardinal Bloggers | Cardinal70
Off He Goes: Pearl Jam Tour Travelogue Day 1
4 May 2016
An alarm clock that goes off before four a.m. might be the rudest sound in the world. I think I got four hours of sleep. But the journey ahead of me has me a bit wired anyway, so it’s a wonder I got. […]Source:
(:> Bird Brained | ccr5150
Some Thoughts on Joe Strauss
28 December 2015
St. Louis Post-Dispatch sportswriter Joe Strauss died over the weekend at the age of 54 after battling leukemia for the better part of a year. He left an indelible mark on St. Louis sports in his 13+. […]Source:
The 2015 Cardinal Blogger Awards
7 November 2015
For the ninth straight year, the United Cardinal Bloggers are proud to present the Cardinal Blogger Awards. The various members of the UCB will be posting their selections on their blogs over the next. […]Source:
MLB Postseason Award Predictions
3 April 2015
I'm going to go out on a limb and predict there will be no repeat winners in either league for any postseason awards. That doesn't mean last year's winners won't have another great season; they will. […]Source:
Cardinal Rules | Larry Underwood
Despite Off Season Moves, Dodgers Still Best in NL West
2 April 2015
When the Los Angeles Dodgers traded oft-injured but talented Matt Kemp to the San Diego Padres this past off season, they automatically turned the Pads into a legitimate postseason contender. Acquir. […]Source:
A new home…
4 November 2014
I’ve joined the Cards Conclave, and just slapped up my first post there, go take a look. The Utility Player I’ll still post stuff here for a little while, as it’ll take some time for people to t. […]Source:
Baseball Geek In Galveston | animepup