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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

Baseball By the Numbers—Batting Average On Balls In Play (BABIP)

I touched on BABIP in a prior post with regard to pitchers.  In this post I am going to talk about BABIP as it relates to hitters.  BABIP measures how many of a batter’s balls in play go for hits.…Read More

Cardinals set at Second Base?

One position the St. Louis Cardinals are set is the second base position. In fact, they have a surplus This is one area the front office can relax and to make room for the youngsters. The player being…Read More

Musings from an Optimistic Redbird Fan

Bitter end to season – I’m just now starting to get over the St. Louis Cardinals dismal performance in the NLCS. And while I didn’t vent in the same manner as some of Cardinal Nation, I was pretty…Read More

Musings from an Optimistic Redbird Fan: 13-2012

Cards “giveaway” Game 5 – Not to take anything away from the San Francisco Giants but, our St. Louis Cardinals seemed to do everything they could to give the game to the Giants. There were several…Read More

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St. Louis Cardinals face the San Francisco Giants in NLCS 2012

Well, the St. Louis Cardinals have given Cardinal Nation the thrills and chills to last a lifetime in…Read More

Musings from an Optimistic Redbird Fan: 12-2012

Invasion of the Body Snatchers?– If you’ve seen the movie and the remake of the “Body Snatchers”,…Read More

Musings From an Optimistic Redbird Fan: 12-2012

One Game Playoff – Well, here we are; the St. Louis Cardinals are preparing to face the Atlanta Braves…Read More

Tyler Greene hates fans that boo, gets traded

St. Louis Cardinals infielder Tyler Greene is not a fan of the fans that boo him. After his dismal performance…Read More

St. Louis Cardinals Mid-Season Report Card

  The St. Louis Cardinals start the second half of the season in Cincinnati. Their record sits…Read More

Rants Daily: Greene launches two homers to back Wainwright in Cardinals 8-1 win over Astros

Tyler Greene was unable to secure the second base job coming out of Spring Training, but a couple more…Read More

Mike Matheny proves he was the right man for Cardinals’ managerial post

Three days after the St. Louis Cardinals won the 2011 World Series there was a collective sigh as their…Read More

Rants Daily: Cardinals begin May hosting Pirates

The St. Louis Cardinals finished April with a 14-8 record. They would be happy to duplicate those efforts…Read More

The Merry Go Round of Rosters–Allen Craig Returns

It was announced by the media over the weekend that Allen Craig may be activated from the DL as early…Read More

Rants Daily: Cardinals can’t solve Greinke, lose to Brewers 3-2

The St. Louis Cardinals scored 20 runs heading in the first two games of the three game series against…Read More

Rants Daily: Cardinals get back on track thanks to Lynn & Freese

Heading into today’s game, the St. Louis Cardinals had a modest two game losing streak, their longest…Read More

Schumaker hops on board the second base merry-go-round

If the St. Louis Cardinals were limited in a position going into the 2012 season it was the same one…Read More

Rants Daily: Cardinals suffer second straight walkoff loss to Cubs, 3-2

For the second straight day the St. Louis Cardinals bullpen could not hold a lead, only this time the…Read More

Rants Daily: Lynn’s effort lifts Cardinals over Pirates 4-1

Lance Lynn moved record to 3-0 with a seven-inning one-run performance as the St. Louis Cardinals beat…Read More

Rants Daily: Cardinals whip Reds 11-1 behind Garcia, Furcal and Beltran

On a day when Jaime Garcia was pitching to his talent level, the St. Louis Cardinals offense kept clicking…Read More