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Playing Pepper 2019: Cincinnati Reds

19 March 2019
Every year since 2009, I’ve spent some time before the season starts trying to find out what fanbases are thinking about their team. It’s so easy to get myopic, especially with Twitter, so it’. […]
Source: Cards Conclave | Cardinal70
Playing Pepper 2019: Cleveland Indians

19 March 2019
Every year since 2009, I’ve spent some time before the season starts trying to find out what fanbases are thinking about their team. It’s so easy to get myopic, especially with Twitter, so it’. […]
Source: Cards Conclave | Cardinal70
IT’S FUN! TALKIN’ BASEBALL W/MARY!!

18 March 2019
REPORT: 3/19/19 CALIFORNIA ANGEL, MIKE TROUT, SIGNS THE BIGGEST CONTRACT IN HISTORY OF THE GAME. YES, BIGGER THAN BRYCE HARPER & MANNY MACHADO. TWELVE YEARS $340 MILLION. CLICK TO READ MORE ON THIS. B. […]
Source: MLBVoice | mclausen
First Cardinals win was dramatic for Jack Crimian

18 March 2019
Surviving a scare from the last batter he faced in the game, Jack Crimian earned his first major-league win for the Cardinals in his hometown of Philadelphia. Crimian, who died Feb. 11, 2019, at 92, r. […]
Source: RetroSimba | retrosimba
Run Joe Run…Cancer, My Dad and 70s Cardinals

17 March 2019
It has been about twenty months since being diagnosed with Stage Four Colon Cancer. I am now at the point in which most of the cancer is gone. I now live with cancer that will remain with me but contr. […]
Source: CARDINAL RED BASEBALL | cardinalredbaseball
St. Louis Cardinals: All good signs from Adam Wainwright so far this Spring

16 March 2019
Adam Wainwright will be part of the St. Louis Cardinals’ rotation to start the year. While this scared some, he has looked like his former self this Spring. This year may very well be the last hoora. […]
Source: Redbird Rants | Matt Graves
St. Louis Cardinals: How has Paul Goldschmidt done this spring?

15 March 2019
The biggest player moved all offseason hasn’t been the talk of the Spring for the St. Louis Cardinals. Let’s check in on Paul Goldschmidt and see how he’s done. As I was debating what to write a. […]
Source: Redbird Rants | Matt Graves
Why Cardinals were offended by talk from Gussie Busch

15 March 2019
In a meeting with Cardinals players after they won two consecutive National League pennants and a World Series title, club owner Gussie Busch warned them about getting fat, greedy and selfish, and sco. […]
Source: RetroSimba | retrosimba
Cardinals Sign Flaherty

10 March 2019
The Cardinals announced Saturday that they’ve renewed the contracts of pitchers Jack Flaherty and Jordan Hicks for the 2019 season. St. Louis Cardinals pitcher Jack Flaherty throws to a Kansas City. […]
Source: CARDINAL RED BASEBALL | cardinalredbaseball
What Will the Cardinals Do After Molina Retires?

26 February 2019
Yadi, Yadi, Yadi… The chant we hear echoed throughout “Baseball Heaven” every time number four comes to bat in a big spot. Since 2004, we have been graced to see a player of Molina’s caliber p. […]
Source: Cardsblog | Cole Bornhop
Are The Cardinals Too Right Handed For The NL Central

25 February 2019
The Saint Louis Cardinals have constructed a right hand heavy roster both in the field and in the starting rotation. As it stands today, Matt Carpenter and Kolten Wong are the only sure starting playe. […]
Source: Cardsblog | Jon Ince
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: Cardinals GM | Tom
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: Cardinals Fan in Cubs Land |
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: Stl Cards 'N Stuff | deckacards
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: Redbird Dugout | Jon Doble
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: Saint Louis Sports | Tom
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: Aaron Miles' Fastball | Christine Coleman
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: On the Outside Corner | Bob Netherton
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: (:> Bird Brained | ccr5150
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: United Cardinal Bloggers | Cardinal70
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