Joel Pineiro

Kyle McClellan's Pitching Success Defies Explanation

Kyle McClellan's 2011 season to date, shown here in lithograph form. ​Kyle McClellan became the third pitcher in baseball to reach five wins yesterday, throwing eight innings of one-run ball to beat Chris Narveson and the Milwaukee Brewers. He gave up four hits, walked three, and struck out three. ... More >>

Pining For Pineiro: Ex-Cardinal Off to a Brilliant Start This Season

commons.wikimedia.orgPlease come back to us, Jo-El! ​I don't know if anyone else has been following the performance of one Joel "El Pinata" Pineiro since he left the Cardinals this past offseason, but I have. Not out of some sort of masochistic impulse to see the Cards' moves turn out badly and se ... More >>

Roster Roulette: The 2010 Cardinals team includes some serious question marks

Rumor Roundup: Cards Looking at Valverde?

​The latest scuttlebutt on the hot stove wire has the Cardinals apparently interested in the services of Jose Valverde. The former Arizona and Houston closer is reportedly being pursued by a trio of clubs, according to Tim Brown of Yahoo Sports, with the Detroit Tigers seemingly the most likely de ... More >>

Rumor Roundup: Low Hanging Wang

squidworks.comTotally off-topic, but you should really check out this comic. It's pretty great. ​So apparently now the Cardinals are interested in possibly procuring the services of Chien-Ming Wang, late of the New York Yankees, to help fill in the back end of their 2010 rotation. Aside from ... More >>

What the Hell are the Astros Thinking?

I really, really don't get it. The Houston Astros just keep making these bizarre decisions, and I've finally given up trying to figure it all out. The Lance Berkman Fan Club isn't happy about this post, but they feel it needs to be said. ​The most recent onslaught of craziness came just last ... More >>

The Penny Deal

​So the first real salvo of the Cardinals' offseason has been fired, as they signed Brad Penny to a one-year, $7.5 million deal which could be worth up to $9 million if he pitches 204 innings. (Incidentally, I would love to know how they came up with 204 innings as the benchmark. I wonder if it's ... More >>

Cardinals' playoff run cut short, Rock Hill's infamous traffic cop will retire his radar gun; and Up in the Air is good to fly

Back In the Saddle (Hopefully, Anyway)

For the past couple of weeks, I've been feeling really kind of rough. Not sick, necessarily, but just not all that well. Every few days, I would feel a little better, but then the next day it would be right back down. I had a hell of a time mustering the wherewithall to complete much of anything. No ... More >>

An Extension for El Piñata?

Sure, he hasn't actually pitched like a piñata this year, but it's just too good a nickname to stop now. ​Apparently, Joel Piñeiro really wants to stick around with the Cardinals a while longer. He has reportedly told his agent to get a deal done that will keep him here if at all possible.&n ... More >>

Game Notes: Brewers 4, Cardinals 3 03/09/09 -- Opportunity, Missed.

-- I really, really hate Casey McGehee. I don't know how else to say it, so there it is. No real personal beef with the guy, mind you, but when you pick up nine RBIs in a single series against the Cardinals, you're just going to have to deal with me not liking you. It's really only fitting the Brewe ... More >>

John Smoltz Invades St. Louis Tonight: Your Guide to the Start of the Century

​Well, okay, so maybe my title is overselling things a little bit. Maybe Smoltzy making his first start in the home white unis with the Birds on the Bat isn't the biggest story this team will produce this century. Still, it's a pretty momentous occasion, when a future Hall of Famer like John Smolt ... More >>

Looking Ahead: Lohse Looks to Rebound

As outstanding as it was to finally see the Cardinals able to seal the deal against the Pirates and finish off the sweep, it's far too early to relax. Even after dropping two of three to the Rockies, the Cubs are still surging, and the Cards are going to need to keep winning games if they want to st ... More >>

Game Notes: Cardinals 12, Metropolitans 7 04/08/2009 - The Return of the King

-- Albert Pujols is back, and the Mang is pissed. Oh yes, we all doubted, we all feared, we all wondered what was wrong. We found ourselves, in our darkest moments, questioning whether or not Albert was still the player we all thought he was. We looked to a new idol, to a man named Holliday, and we ... More >>

The Cardinals Second Half Preview

First, and most importantly, you'll have to forgive the lack of a clever title. I thought and thought, then thought some more, and really just didn't like any of the options I came up with. Some were too obscure, some not obscure enough, some didn't make much sense, still others lacked any tie to th ... More >>

The Marquis Attraction

I wonder what sort of greeting Jason Marquis is going to get from the Busch Stadium crowd? I assume it will be positive, in keeping with the spirit of the All-Star Game and all, but I have to admit, if Marquis does in fact get into the game, I'll be sitting there in the press box, secretly hoping fo ... More >>

Game Notes 23rd June- Cardinals 3, Metropolitans 0

-Joe Thurston has got to be the worst baserunner I've ever seen. I'm fully aware that good and bad baserunning alike, over the course of a full season, will only help or hurt you by a few runs, but from a situational standpoint, Thurston getting picked off of second base in the seventh inning was as ... More >>

Game Notes 22nd June- Mets 6, Cards 4: Colonel Pumpkin, I Presume?

-This stuff of pinch-hitting for Colby Rasmus late in the game really needs to stop. Not because he's the Cardinals' best outfielder, or even because he needs to see left-handed pitching in order to learn how to hit it. No, it needs to stop because if Colby gets pinch-hit for, it means that we have ... More >>

Maybe Duncan's Just Too Busy?

Adam Wainwright has discovered a flaw in his delivery, and will shortly be back to perennial Cy Young contender form. He and Chris Carpenter, papier mache ace extraordinaire, were looking at some video yesterday, and, wonder of wonders, they found out what was wrong with Adam's mechanics! I'm a ... More >>

Baseball Card of the Week: Mitchell Boggs Steps Up

2005 Mitchell Boggs card, by BowmanWhen Chris Carpenter went on the DL with an oblique injury, I must admit to feeling more than a little nervous about the Cardinals' rotation. There was some decent talent, yes, but the depth? Not really there. "If the Cards have to start reaching into the mino ... More >>

"La Russa Becomes The First Manager to Think for the Cycle"

blogs.seattleweekly.comThat's the line one of the best baseball writers on the planet, the Seattle Times' Larry Stone, uses to talk up the intelligence of the animal rights activist formerly known as Cards manager Tony La Russa in his always-hilarious "Power Rankings" column.Stone happens to think p ... More >>

Tony La Russa is Ruining My Life

Ladies and gentlemen, the dream is over. Todd OwyoungCardinals manager Tony La Russa enjoying a hilarious moment.It was just a small, simple dream that I had; a dream of a Cardinal rotation without Joel Pineiro. A simple dream for a simple man, with simple tastes. A dream of summer evenings spe ... More >>

El Pinata vs. The Secret Weapon: Grudge Match!

You know, this just may be the break that we need. I've been looking for a scenario that could possibly have Joel Pineiro heading out of town on the same rail as Adam Kennedy for weeks now, but up until now, I just didn't see it happening. The Cardinals owe El Pinata too much money, and there s ... More >>

The Return of Oil Can!

We've all seen that movie, the one with Dennis Quaid, and he used to be a big prospect pitcher, but he blew out his arm, right? And then he goes to big league camp one year, after he's been coaching little league for like ten years, and all of a sudden he can throw like a hundred miles an hour? Yeah ... More >>

Baseball Card of the Week: Ben Sheets

It's Christmas time here in the Gateway City, and in honor of this most wonderful time of the year, I've decided that this week's Card of the Week is going to be a little bit different. See, this week, instead of featuring a player who recently won an award, or signed a big contract, or exposed ... More >>

Cardinals Pass on Arbitration for Isringhausen and More

At 11:00 p.m. central time on Monday, baseball's arbitration deadline passed. And one of the most puzzling storylines of the off-season began.

Born to Lohse: Extending Kyle Lohse's Contract Won't Win the Cardinals a Championship

Looper vs. Lohse: Fight to the Death!

No Surprise: Cardinals Don't Make a Move at Trade Deadline

Top Ten Off-Field Cardinals Moments of '08

Four Positive Notes for the Cardinals at the All-Star Break

Mark Mulder Pitches Tonight, and a Contest!

Underperforming Mets Come to St. Louis

Pitcher Matt Clement Making a Comeback

The Cardinals: Where Do They Go From Here?

Joel Pineiro's 'Great Stuff' Reminds Us of Garrett Stephenson

Cards Blog: A Cautionary Tale for Anthony Reyes

Cards Blog: A Cautionary Tale for Anthony Reyes

Cards Blog: Was Pineiro's Return a Rush Job?

Cards Blog: Was Pineiro's Return a Rush Job?

Introducing Joel Pineiro: Your 2007 Cubs MVP

Introducing Joel Pineiro: Your 2007 Cubs MVP