10 Mar
The Cardinals take on the Washington Nationals today, hoping to improve on the poor start to Spring Training. The club should get a lift from Albert Pujols, who will DH in his first action since Saturday. The star slugger missed the previous two games due to back problems.
Allen Craig will be filling in at first [...]
Posted in Cardinals, Craig, Duncan, Penny, Pujols 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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15 Feb
Blake Hawksworth finished 2009 as one of the top bullpen options for the Cardinals. He has been at the top of the Cards farm system for eight years, mainly because of injury problems. After last season’s performance, it appears Hawksworth is ready to fulfill his potential for the big league club. In 30 games with [...]
Posted in Cardinals, Duncan, Hawksworth by: Ryne Gery
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03 Feb
The Rotation:
The Ace: Chris Carpenter. Carpenter soared to new heights after joining the Cardinals in 2004, winning a career-high 15 games. He came to St. Louis with a history of injury problems in Toronto. A change from the Bluebirds to the Redbirds proved to be a comfortable change of scenery. His first season was [...]
Posted in Carpenter, Darryl Kile, Duncan, La Russa, Wainwright 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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