Ryan KraemerRyan Kraemer

I'm a husband, and a father of a beautiful 4 year old little girl. I am currently a staff writer for both the Writing Illini and Redbird Rants sites on the Fansided Network. I've been an Illini fan since childhood, and am a current Football Season Ticket Holder. The Cardinals have been a major part of my life since Ozzie Smith, Willie McGee, and Terry Pendleton stole my heart, as well as my imagination, as a child.

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St. Louis Cardinals Recent MLB Draft Tendencies and Predictions for Picks 19 & 28

The St. Louis Cardinals have had some recent history selecting out of the 19th spot in the MLB Draft, and it’s been very good so far to say the least. In 2009, the Cards took Shelby Miller.  In…Read More

Miller battles, Maness Picks Up the W as St. Louis Wins Again

The Cardinals squared off with the Mets in game 3 of the 4 game series and things went much the same as the first 2, with the Cardinals taking yet another victory, 4-2, and improving their record to 26-13…Read More

John Gast Makes Major League Debut With Win vs. Mets

  John Gast made his Major League debut tonight as the starting pitcher in a 10-4 Cardinals win over the New York Mets. Gast cruised through the first 5 innings giving up only 3 hits on 49 pitches…Read More

St. Louis Cardinals vs. Colorado Rockies 5/11/13 Lineups and Preview

Last night sure was fun, wasn’t it? Shelby Miller showed everyone exactly why he has been the organizations top pitching prospect with a performance that will be remembered for many years to come.…Read More

St. Louis Cardinals vs. Colorado Rockies 5/10/13 Game 1 Preview

After a quick 6 game road swing that saw the Cardinals go 5-1 against divisional members Milwaukee and Chicago, the Redbirds return home tonight to face the Colorado Rockies in the first of a 3 game Ladies…Read More

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Matt Carpenter’s Emergence Presents Options for St. Louis

Matt Carpenter’s continued emergence is going to provide the Cardinals front office with a ton of flexibility…Read More

John Mozeliak Has Finally Seen Enough: Boggs Demoted, Martinez Called Up

John Mozeliak has seen enough, and today he finally decided something about it. Mitchell Boggs has been…Read More

Options to Silence the Alarming Bullpen

Alarms are sounding all across Cardinal Nation as the bullpen ERA continues to swell like a bloated tick,…Read More

Shelby Miller has the Talent and Support to Succeed Long Term

In July of 2011 I took a golf trip down to Northwest Arkansas, and made sure to time it so one of the…Read More

Is Lance Lynn the Answer at Closer?

On April 10th, Joe Strauss, columnist for the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, put forward an idea that could…Read More

Freese Warning In St. Louis

With the news officially coming down today that David Freese has been activated from the DL, the Cardinals…Read More

Adam Wainwright Extension: How Did We Get Here?

It’s hard to believe it has been nearly 10 full years since then Cardinals GM Walt Jocketty got…Read More

Jason Motte Injury Fallout: Trevor Rosenthal Should Be the Interim Cardinals Closer

News broke on Saturday that last seasons 42 save man, Jason Motte, will likely be headed to the disabled…Read More

The K-Zone: Trade Whispers

Are the Cardinals actively looking to make a deal right now with GM Jeff Luhnow and the Houston Astros? The…Read More

The K-Zone: Examining The Back End of the Roster

When you take a minute to examine the Cardinals 40 man roster it becomes fairly apparent that there are…Read More

The K-Zone: Remembering Rafael

While most of the rest of the world is busy throwing indictments towards the Cardinals medical staff,…Read More

The K-Zone: Pulling the Trade Trigger

With the news reported roughly 8 hours ago via Derrick Goold of the Post-Dispatch that Rafael Furcal…Read More

An Offensive Explosion in Jupiter

After two less than satisfactory offensive spring outings, the St. Louis Cardinals bats finally woke…Read More

The K-Zone: A Random Rumination on Who Benefits from the WBC

The previous post that I penned on the World Baseball Classic, and who is participating from the Cardinals,…Read More

Itching for Action

Cardinals fans – are you itching for some live game action with actual consequences on the line…Read More