27 Jun
Many Cardinal fans got their wish tonight, as General Manager John Mozeliak pulled the trigger on a deal with the Cleveland Indians.
The Cardinals get third baseman Mark DeRosa in exchange for reliever Chris Perez and a player to be named later.
DeRosa, a 6′1″ right-hander, brings his .270 batting average and 13 home runs over to [...]
Posted in DeRosa, La Russa, Mozeliak, Perez by: mikewest
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27 Jun
John Mozeliak must have been reading this blog, because on yesterday’s entry I made a pitch for Holliday to be the player that the Redbirds land.
Posted in Cardinals by: ramseymark
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26 Jun
Interestingly the Cardinals, although on pace for the same record and basic batting stats, are on pace fo 134 fewer runs than projected.
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25 Jun
When Lohse returns, who is the #5 Starter? The two candidates, Brad Thompson and Todd Wellemeyer, have been pretty aware that they are fighting for this rotation spot in their last couple starts. They’ve both been working with Dave Duncan, and appear to be approaching each start the same way: Warm up, pitch poorly, repeat.
Posted in Boggs, Thompson, Wellemeyer by: ramseymark
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11 Jun
Coming off one of the worst stretches of Cardinal baseball I’ve ever witnessed, the Redbirds came to my town in hopes of getting back on track against the Marlins. I was in attendance for all three games of the series.
Game one was a nail biter that ended badly with a walk off homer from Jeremy [...]
Posted in Ankiel, Franklin, Motte, Pineiro, Pujols, Rasmus, Wellemeyer by: mikewest
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