30 Apr
Today’s rubber game against Cincinnati was the final game of the month, and the Cardinals earned a franchise record 18 wins to start the season with their victory today. In two other seasons, St. Louis won 17 games in April.
Cardinal starter Braden Looper saw his last outing end in a no decision after a blown [...]
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29 Apr
The Cardinals hoped to even the series tonight against the Reds, and with rookie Johnny Cueto on the mound for Cincinnati, it appeared to be a tough assignment. A few quirky plays later, the Redbirds found themselves up by seven, and ended up winning the game 7-2.
After a bit of a rough start, Cardinal starter [...]
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28 Apr
First and foremost, welcome to the new site. This is the first post for the new dig, and although the layout has changed, you’ll still find a very opinionated writer in control of the keyboard, after all, I’m Mike, and this is Mike on the Cards. You should notice that I’m part of [...]
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27 Apr
Everyone knew before this game started, there were bound to be some extracurriculars. A handful of incidents, including yesterday’s bench clearing episode in the third, clearly spilled over into today’s rubber match between the Cards and ‘Stros.
Interestingly, Houston’s Brandon Backe seems to always find himself in the middle of these disputes, and today was no [...]
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26 Apr
The Cardinals lost last night’s game to the Astros in the ninth inning, but returned the favor today with a strong performance from starter Adam Wainwright, and some much needed clutch hitting.
Coming in, St. Louis was hitting .257 with runners in scoring position in 296 plate appearances. That lack of production partially attributed to last [...]
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