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Joe Kelly Starts Off Strong; Cards Fall to Indians Anyway

The Cardinals have still never won a series against the Cleveland Indians. Ever. Seems weird, doesn't it? To say there's a team that another team has literally never beaten, at least in a series sense? That, in all the history of the game of baseball, the Cardinals have never gone up against th ... More >>

Joe Kelly to Make his Major League Debut

The Cardinals will be taking on the Cleveland Indians this afternoon at Busch Stadium, trying to win the rubber match of the series after Kyle Lohse put the team on his back last night, pitching the first leg of a combined shutout. Adding to the overall intrigue of watching the Cards try to win ... More >>

Chris Perez Tells Off Cleveland -- Twice

You might remember Chris Perez from his time here in St. Louis as a young fireballing reliever with shaky-at-best control. Or, you might remember him as the guy who was traded away for Mark DeRosa. (An ill-fated deal if ever there has been one; DeRosa got hurt and contributed virtually nothing for t ... More >>

During Historic World Series, Henry Bollinger Shines Many Lights

​Henry Bollinger woke up at 5:30 a.m. last Friday and tried not to disturb his wife and two young boys. He stepped out into the early-morning chill of Oakville, Missouri, and drove north, stopping only for a cup of coffee on his way to Busch Stadium. Once there, he took the elevator two flight ... More >>

Jess Todd Headed Home to The Cards

Jess Todd shown getting off the bus today.​The Cardinals claimed reliever Jess Todd off waivers yesterday, snatching him up after the New York Yankees designated him for assignment. The move was accompanied by the transfer of Bryan Augenstein to the 60-day disabled list to make room. Coming t ... More >>

Baseball's Best Burger Clobbered by Meat Monster from Akron

Robin WheelerBaseball's best burger? Um, not any more.​And you thought Baseball's Best Burger would be hard to top. The Gateway Grizzlies are proud of their concessions, and we respect that. Last year we respected 'em so much that we sent a writer out to compare three of their offerings head ... More >>

The Ryan Ludwick Deal in Hindsight

commons.wikimedia.org​Ryan Ludwick is coming back to St. Louis, y'all! Okay, so he's not coming back the way you're probably hoping. He'll just be coming back to play against the Cardinals as part of a San Diego Padres team which suddenly finds itself in the midst of a fight for its playoff l ... More >>

Cardinals Trade Ryan Ludwick in Three-Team Deal

commons.wikimedia.org​According to various and sundry sources, the Cardinals have completed a three-team deal with the San Diego Padres and Cleveland Indians that will send Ryan Ludwick to the Padres and bring Jake Westbrook to the Cards. At first blush, I really liked this deal, thought it w ... More >>

2010 MLB Draft: A Mock Draft You Can Set Your Watch To

It's Christmas in June! ​Finally, Draft Day is here, and I'm as giddy as a small child the day before Christmas, shaking all the packages and trying to figure out what might be in that really big one with my name on it. Unfortunately, no amount of shaking or clever examination of the boxes is goin ... More >>

The Cardinals Draft Preview: Names to Watch

Bud Selig, the man in charge of not only the draft, but all of baseball, in fact. Really inspires confidence, eh? ​With the MLB draft just mere hours away, I thought I might try to roundup at least a few of the names I think the Cardinals just might be interested in calling. These aren't all first ... More >>

Yankees 1, Phillies 1, Derek Braunecker Millions

​As the World Series heads back to Philadelphia tied at one game apiece, both the Yankees and the Phillies have reason to be optimistic. The Phillies have to feel great about where they stand, as they succeeded in wresting home field advantage away from the Yankees and now have three games in thei ... More >>

Map Locations At A Glance: Cemeteries

Mark DeRosa Joins the Cardinals

When I heard last night that the Cardinals had acquired Mark DeRosa for Chris Perez and a player to be named later, I went through what I like to call a three part response. Part one: "Hey, we got DeRosa! Sweet! Good job getting a deal done, Mo. Glad to see them upgrade the team." Part two ... More >>

Tigers at Cardinals: Anatomy of a Beatdown

Sunday night, the Cardinals played the Cleveland Indians on ESPN and were dominated. Not just beaten, but absolutely humiliated by the sinister wizardry of one Clifford Lee. Last night, that same Cardinal squad blew Justin Verlander right off the field, with five runs in a mere four innings. I think ... More >>

The Same Old Izzy That We Used to Know

One of my favorite pastimes is to go over to Fangraphs and look at the win probability charts for baseball games after they end. It's especially fun to look at games in which really wacky things have happened, as the peaks and valleys are often marvels to behold. Never before, though, have I ever s ... More >>

Sultans of Sod: Meet the groundskeepers who keep Busch Stadium green

Miscues: Local Cardinals Media Round-Up

Friends, I think you'll all agree that, in general, I'm a pretty positive guy. A ray of sunshine in an otherwise overcast land of --What? You don't agree with that? You say that I'm bitter, nasty, sarcastic, and rather appalling human being in general?Alright. Fair enough. That's probably closer to ... More >>

ROBBIE ALOMAR GAVE ME AIDS! and Other Headlines You Thought Were Jokes

Oh, for the love of god. What in the world is happening to the game of baseball? We've got steroid allegations cropping up every day, Bud Selig is somehow making more money that Albert Pujols, and now, of all things, a lawsuit centering on AIDS. Roberto Alomar, the former major league seco ... More >>

Bargain Shopping, the Cardinal Way

Ah, January. Bringer of frigid temperatures, NFL playoff games, and suicides by the bucketful. The holiday season is officially over. Christmas has come and gone, and the New Year has been rung. Truly, these are the darkest days of all for the retail industry. Thus, one other thing always comes ... More >>

Baseball Card of the Week: Dustin Pedroia

Today, we finish up our cardboard tour of the 2008 Award Winners with the American League Most Valuable Player. We had a Pujols card a while back, so rather than duplicate Albert, I thought we'd go with the mouse that roars, Dustin Pedroia.

Baseball Card of the Week: 2008 AL Cy Young Winner Cliff Lee

'Tis the season of awards, the season when, each year, the magical faeries at the Baseball Writers Association of America vote on the various awards given out to players throughout the land. (Well, technically, the magical faeries that actually play and manage the games vote on some of them, and the ... More >>

Anthony Reyes: Relieved to be Out of St. Louis

What If: The Cardinals Acquire San Diego Ace Jake Peavy

Anthony Reyes Update: Injury Could Sideline Him for Season

Anthony Reyes Update

Anthony Reyes Watch

Detroit Tiger Denny McLain Cardinals Pitcher Bob Gibson, "Girl from Ipanema" More MLB Hilarity and Major League, Scott Spiezio

Anthony Reyes Update

Baseball Card of the Week: '78 Dennis Eckersley

CC Sabathia Trade Could Knock Cardinals from Contention

Cardinals Opening Day v2.0: The Brightest Spot

Cardinals Opening Day v2.0: The Brightest Spot

Tony's New Bitch

Tony's New Bitch

Why Cardinals Fans Should Support the Cubs Indians in the Postseason, Part 1

Why Cardinals Fans Should Support the Cubs Indians in the Postseason, Part 1

Justice Denied

Jellyman asks for an update on the pension Prince Joe never got.

Son of a Gun

Joe hears from the son of first-class pitcher Pat Scantlebury.

Play Ball...

Play Ball...

Dear Memphis: Joe would like his idea back.

Week of January 11, 2007

Ballpark Frank

The lowdown on eats at the new ballyard

Talkin' Baseball

Matching the playoff-rockin' Cardinals with some appropriate tunes

Good Advices

We have an intervention for An Angle, talk baseball and Moz with Joe Pernice, and learn some rock rules by which to live

Ask a Negro Leaguer

Week of July 20, 2005

Shandi in Furs

Miss Missouri USA faces an ethical dilemma, Blake Ashby pontificates on the sweater vest, Unreal invents a surefire theft deterrent and Joyce Aboussie just gets scary; plus, the Sanford-Brown report and the reasons why the Lou is number two

Underdogs

Hoop dreams die hard for coach John Campbell and his Sanford-Brown Indians

A Tale of Two Buildings

Things are looking up for the Arcade Building, but what will happen to the Marquette Building is anyone's guess; plus, other St. Louis follies and foibles