Viva El Birdos (Free subscription) | 11/21/2009
November 18, 2009 - St. Louis sportswriter Jeff Gordon reacts to the news that both Chris Carpenter and Adam Wainwright were passed over for the Cy Young award in favor of 15 game winner Tim Linececum. View full size photo » before i get into discussion, i would like to say that I do not believe that the bullpen is the biggest issue for the cards in 2010. last season, there was much kvetching...
Baseball Digest Daily (Free subscription) | 10/24/2009
As you know, there aren’t many things going on right now that are Cardinal related. So you have to pick out the small nuggets that are around and blow them up into talkable topics. Thankfully, I’m a blogger. That’s my job, that’s what I do. For example, there’s a story up at the Post-Dispatch site that the bullpen next year will be pretty similar to what it was this year....
Viva El Birdos (Free subscription) | 10/23/2009
I think we, as a community of worriers, are relatively pat about the offense—if anything bad were to happen, be it Pujols missing a chunk of time; Rasmus continuing to be Ramos; or the Cardinals seriously going into the 2010 season with Skip Schumaker and Allen Craig dueling for the chance to be the team's fourth best hitter, it would come as a terrible shock. But the pitchers... well, they were...
LAist (Free subscription) | 10/09/2009
Pinch Hitter Mark Loretta Strikes Blue Gold (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill) The Dodgers really weren’t supposed to win tonight’s game. “It just comes down to one really weird inning,” said Saint Louis Cardinals Cy Young candidate, pitcher Adam Wainwright, of the bottom of the ninth. “We were in the driver’s seat there. They had two outs, nobody on base.” The Dodgers...
Bugs and Cranks (Free subscription) | 10/08/2009
It was a pretty dull opening day to this anticlimactic virtually starless postseason, but four ex-Devil Rays were in action. The X-Ray star who burned brightest was Trever Miller , who I mistakenly left out of Fifteen Faces Of October: The DRT Playoff Preview . With the bases loaded and two outs in the bottom of the 6th, and the Cardinals trailing the Dodgers 5-2, the old hillbilly kept his team in...
The Sporting Blog (Free subscription) | 10/07/2009
With the playoffs starting today, we give you a series-by-series LDS breakdown. Next up is game three of three today, with the Cardinals and Dodgers facing off on TBS at 9:37 p.m. Eastern. There are a ton of stars in this year’s playoffs, but none may be more fun to watch than Albert Pujols and Manny Ramirez. The Cardinals and Dodgers face off in the late game tonight in what seems to be the...
True Blue LA (Free subscription) | 10/07/2009
More photos » by Jae C. Hong - AP Emperor Palpatine takes questions before tonight's game Browse more photos » NLDS: Cardinals vs. Dodgers Game 1 Tonight Dodger Stadium 6:37pm Game 2 Thu Dodger Stadium 3:07pm Game 3 Sat Busch Stadium 3:07pm Game 4* Sun Busch Stadium TBD Game 5* Oct 13 Dodger Stadium TBD *if necessary All times Pacific All games televised on TBS The Dodgers and Cardinals...
Purple Row (Free subscription) | 09/26/2009
More photos » by Jack Dempsey - AP about 2 hours ago: Colorado Rockies' Todd Helton hits a sacrifice fly to drive in a run against the St. Louis Cardinals in the first inning of a baseball game on Friday, Sept. 25, 2009, in Denver. (AP Photo/Jack Dempsey) Browse more photos » Going up against a bona fide ace, the Cardinals Chris Carpenter, with a potential playoff spot still hanging in...
Another Cubs Blog (Free subscription) | 09/22/2009
I don’t remember if I posted this already, but you can find the information over at Cot’s . I thought I’d post it here as well. Here’s a list of the potential free agent pitchers after this season. Starting Pitchers Brandon Backe HOU Miguel Batista SEA Josh Beckett * BOS Erik Bedard SEA Daniel Cabrera ARZ Bartolo Colon CWS Jose Contreras COL Doug Davis ARZ Justin Duchscherer...
MLB Rumors - MLBTradeRumors.com (Free subscription) | 09/15/2009
The Cubs have started discussing a two-year contract extension with John Grabow, according to ESPN.com's Bruce Levine. The lefty, who is scheduled to hit free agency after the season, would be a setup man to Carlos Marmol and occasional closer in the Chicago 'pen. Grabow has allowed just 55 hits in 66 innings this year with the Pirates and Cubs. He has 53 strikeouts, but has walked 39 along the way....
Redbirds Fun (Free subscription) | 09/09/2009
Things will go quicker this way... DODGERS July 27, 2009 Los Angeles 1, St. Louis 6 Winning pitcher - Chris Carpenter (9-3) SV - Ryan Franklin (23) July 28, 2009 Los Angeles 0, St. Louis 10 Winning pitcher - Adam Wainwright (12-6) July 29, 2009 Los Angeles 2, St. Louis 3 Winning pitcher - Blake Hawksworth (1-0) July 30, 2009 Los Angeles 5, St. Louis 3 Losing pitcher - Dennys Reyes (0-2) The Cards take...
Sportsviews (Free subscription) | 09/07/2009
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post-gazette.com (Free subscription) | 09/07/2009
By Dejan Kovacevic | 12:40 a.m. Monday Is it proper etiquette to wish someone a happy 82 Day every day until it happens? Or is once enough? Linkage to the general coverage ... > Game story: Pirates 6, Cardinals 5 . It might have been lost on some, but the truly remarkable aspect of the Pirates' rally yesterday was the oppositiion. Check the stats for Ryan Franklin and Trever Miller. Box score >...
Viva El Birdos (Free subscription) | 09/03/2009
More photos » by Jeff Roberson - AP Are you watching, Mitch? Joel and Ryan were! This is how it's done! (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson) Browse more photos » The success of the Cards’ pitching staff this year has come completely out of nowhere. I think we all expected Wainwright to be good but none of us expected Pineiro or Franklin to pitch as well as they have and nearly nobody expected...
CBS SportsLine.com (Free subscription) | 09/01/2009
The St. Louis Cardinals have given contract extensions to a pair of key relievers -- closer Ryan Franklin and left-handed specialist Trever Miller.
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