10 Mar
Today was more of what Brad Penny hoped for when he signed with his childhood team. After getting rocked in his spring debut, Penny came out sharp in his rebound game. He threw four shutout innings and allowed just one hit to help the Cards beat the Nationals 6-4.
His performance on the mound was complemented [...]
Posted in Boggs, Cardinals, Craig, Duncan, Franklin by: Ryne Gery
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19 Feb
With Spring Training underway for the Cards, a few storylines have developed. Besides McGwire’s recent talks and the hovering cloud over the rookie hitting coach, the Cards made some staff additions and the competition for the fifth spot in the rotation is becoming clearer. Here’s what we have learned in the first few days of [...]
Posted in Boggs, Duncan, Kinney, Matheny, McClellan, McGwire by: Ryne Gery
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02 Feb
A hot topic this offseason for Cardinals fans has been the changes in the rotation. The top two are rock solid, probably the best in the bigs. After that, there are plenty of questions to be answered. Hot Stove posed one of these questions to me yesterday: “Did you agree with the Cardinals’ decision to [...]
Posted in Boggs, Cardinals, Duncan, McClellan, Penny, Pineiro by: Ryne Gery
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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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