After a crazy night in the City of Brotherly Love, the Cardinals are back on the field tonight in the second game of a four-game series. The Cards got a big lift from some unsung guys like Nick Stavinoha and David Freese last night to get a 6-3 win. With the win, St. Louis is in first place in the National League and a half game behind Tampa Bay for the best mark in the majors. The Cards are clicking on all cylinders right now and this series will be big measuring stick early in the season. St. Louis seems [...]

Spring Training games are starting up. The Yankees took on the Pirates this afternoon, another sign that baseball season is just around the corner. Even up here in Syracuse, where a foot of snow dropped last week, it’s starting to feel like spring — I only had to wear a sweatshirt around campus today. The fresh spring smell is an exciting feeling every year. It is a feeling that is intertwined with the start of the baseball season, which promises the sunny summer days. Right now, teams are preparing to make sure those summer days are enjoyable and not exhausting.
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What started out as a well pitched and well played game, got a little sloppy towards the end of the game. Adam Wainwright pitched 7 solid innings striking out 7 and giving up 3 runs, 2 were unearned. Ryan Dempster was able to baffle the Cardinals until the 5 th inning when Joe Thurston doubled home Yadier Molina and Khalil Greene. After advancing to 3rd base on the throw home to get Greene, he was knocked in by a Skip Schumaker line drive to the outfield. Adam Wainwright kept the baby bears in check until the 7th. His defense behind [...]

First and foremost, welcome to the new site.  And don’t worry about missing out on any of the over opinionated content that you’re used to reading at Mike on the Cards.  Aptly named Redbird Rants will give you all that and more.  I’ve teamed up with another blogger, David Frissell, to help give more ranting and raving about the Cardinals than you can probably stand.  We hope you enjoy the new digs, and visit and comment often.
Now on to baseball.  With just one week of Spring Training remaining, the Cardinals still have several questions concerning the makeup of their 25-man [...]