Every year at this time, the UCB puts their predicting hats on or digs out their crystal balls to try to determine what is going to happen in the baseball season to come. We also do this with the implicit understanding that we will not go back later and see just how terribly wrong we were (though […]
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Cardinals Announce 2020 Spring Training Schedule
19 August 2019
CARDINALS 23rd SEASON AT ROGER DEAN CHEVROLET STADIUM INCLUDES 15 HOME GAMES; RED SOX, TWINS & BRAVES AMONG TEAM’S GRAPEFRUIT LEAGUE HOME OPPONENTS ST. LOUIS, Mo., August 19, 20. […]Source:
Cards Conclave | Conclave Staff
St. Louis Cardinals: Should the Cardinals pay Marcell Ozuna?
19 August 2019
With Marcell Ozuna about to test free agency, he has stated interest in remaining a Cardinal. Would it be smart for the St. Louis Cardinals to resign him? We are starting to hit the stretch run of the. […]Source:
Redbird Rants | Joshua Magee
St. Louis Cardinals: Gallegos shouldn’t be a closer
19 August 2019
The St. Louis Cardinals have a stud reliever that some are calling to move to the closing role. Why is that is not the best move for him or the team? It has been written on a few times on this website. […]Source:
What Does Mike Shildt Know That We Don’t?
19 August 2019
All season long, there have been some, shall we say, debatable choices made by Mike Shildt in regard to deploying his personnel. Over the last week or so, that hasn’t changed. However, as surpri. […]Source:
COME SEE WHY IT’S SO MUCH FUN! TALKIN’ CARDINALS BASEBALL W/MARY ON MONDAY!
19 August 2019
HI BASEBALL BUDS! PLAY CANDY CRUSH SAGA: IT’S FUN! & YOU KNOW WE’RE ALL ABOUT HAVIN’ FUN! HERE’S THE LINK “THE NEW SCHEDULE’S HERE! THE NEW SCHEDULE’S HERE! CLICK STEVE MARTIN IN. […]Source:
MLBVoice | mclausen
Why Cardinals, Grover Cleveland Alexander parted ways
19 August 2019
Grover Cleveland Alexander lost his spot on the Cardinals when manager Bill McKechnie lost confidence in the pitcher’s ability to come to games ready to play. Ninety years ago, on Aug. 19, 1929, McK. […]Source:
RetroSimba | retrosimba
How Terry Moore used speed for 2 home runs in a game
16 August 2019
Taking advantage of clumsy defensive work by the Pirates, Terry Moore achieved an unusual feat for the Cardinals. Eighty years ago, on Aug. 16, 1939, Moore hit two inside-the-park home runs in one gam. […]Source:
Should the Cardinals Retool in the Offseason?
9 August 2019
Just over a week ago the MLB trade deadline came to a close and with it brought great frustration to many Cardinals fans. Stemming from inaction taken by the Cardinals front office, fans have strongly. […]Source:
Cardsblog | John Murphy
2019’s MLB Draft is the Most Important For The Cardinals in Recent Memory
5 June 2019
The St. Louis Cardinals have posted a winning record nearly every season this century. The lone exception being 2007, just a year after winning the World Series. Their run of sustained success serves. […]Source:
Slipping Sliding Away- 4th place Cardinals
18 May 2019
The current version of the St. Louis Cardinals is not very good. The starting pitching isn’t going deep enough into games and the bullpen becomes a merry-go-round. In many ways, I like the idea of a. […]Source:
Cardinals GM | Tom
Ozzie to Present Clemente Award to Yadi
9 May 2019
The St. Louis Cardinals will recognize catcher Yadier Molina for his 2018 Roberto Clemente Award win during a pregame ceremony on Friday night. Major League Baseball bestows the Roberto Clemente Award. […]Source:
CARDINAL RED BASEBALL | cardinalredbaseball
Cardinals and Minor Leagues- May 8
8 May 2019
The Cardinals got hammered and that is all that I want to say. Memphis Redbirds Memphis got beat by the Iowa Cubs 6-5 on Tuesday. Adolis Garcia had one hit and it was a grand slam to add four runs. […]Source:
Pena Traded to The Giants
2 May 2019
The Giants announced Thursday that they’ve acquired catcher Francisco Pena from the Cardinals in exchange for cash. Pena, who was not on the St. Louis 40-man roster, will report to Triple-A Sacramen. […]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:
Cardinals Fan in Cubs Land |
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
SLU Women’s Soccer Begins
30 July 2018
SLU Women’s Soccer Last season the SLU Women’s soccer team finished second in the Atlantic 10 conference and finished with 15 wins. This year they begin their practices on Tuesday, July 31st as th. […]Source:
Saint Louis Sports | Tom
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:
SLU Baseball – Golf Tournament
26 July 2018
Hey, Billiken fans! It’s time to have some fun and raise some funds for the SLU Baseball Team! The annual 2018 Saint Louis University Baseball golf tournament was announced on Tuesday for September. […]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