Subject: John Mozeliak

• Tony's New Bitch

  October 31, 2007

• Cardinals Release Scott Spiezio

  February 27, 2008

• Why Doesn't Anybody Like Kyle Lohse?

  March 13, 2008

• Opening Day 2008: Winning and Losing

  March 31, 2008

• Cards Blog: What to Watch for Against the Nats

  April 4, 2008

• Cards Blog: Finding Strong Bats in the Minors

  May 13, 2008

• Cards Blog: Finding Strong Bats in the Minors

  May 13, 2008

• Cards Blog: What to Watch for Against the Nats

  April 4, 2008

• Opening Day 2008: Winning and Losing

  March 31, 2008

• Why Doesn't Anybody Like Kyle Lohse?

  March 13, 2008

• Cardinals Release Scott Spiezio

  February 27, 2008

• Tony's New Bitch

  October 31, 2007

• The Mark Mulder Pitching Obituary

  July 10, 2008

• La Russa Announces Plan to Form Reliever Rescue Foundation

  July 23, 2008

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

  August 1, 2008

• Tony La Russa Demands Trade for 2004 Cardinals

  August 4, 2008

• Young & Restless: Will 2009 finally be a breakthrough year for top Cardinals prospects?

  April 1, 2009

• Anthony Reyes: Relieved to be Out of St. Louis

  October 23, 2008

• Izzy a Free Agent? That's OK By Me

  November 4, 2008

• 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.

  December 2, 2008

• 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 himself to a television camera, I'm going to ask Santa Claus, or perhaps Cardinals GM John Mozeliak ("Santa Moze"), to bring me something. 

  December 19, 2008

• How Awesome Was That John Mozeliak Chat Today?

  Earlier this afternoon the Post-Dispatch allowed Cardinals fans to chat with the team's general manager John Mozeliak. The resulting dialogue reveals that not only are the Cardinals not going to do much with their roster between now and the start of the season, but that the Internet makes for pure comedy gold when it puts ignorant hecklers in direct, unfiltered contact with the guy who runs their favorite baseball team.Let's run through a few quick highlights, shall we?There's the angr

  January 21, 2009

• Bloggers React to Cards GM's Infamous Online Spat with Fans

  UPDATE: More comments from Chuck Brownson, a blogger at Viva El Birdos, are at the bottom of this post.In July 2007 I wrote an article for the RFT about the increasing influence that statistically-minded baseball blogs were starting to have on the day-to-day operations of the teams they cover. In addition to discussing the remarkable circumstances that led to a Seattle Mariners blog called the U.S.S. Mariner directly influencing the approach of their star young pitcher Felix Hernandez, I asked T

  January 27, 2009

• RFT readers prove that it's never the off-season in Cardinal Nation

  October 22, 2008

• Faster Than a Speeding Rocket Scientist: Cards rookie Brian Barton chooses baseball over aerospace engineering — for the time being.

  June 25, 2008

• Nothing Shall Come From Something, Trade Again!

  And so, just like that, the Blaine Boyer Experiment comes to an end here in St. Louis. Farewell, Monorail Man, we hardly knew ye. (And barely cared.) Somehow, it just isn't as cool as Rocket Man, is it? 

  June 9, 2009

• 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: "Chris Perez? Man, that sucks. Damn. I really like Perez. Seems like an awful lot to give up for a three month rental of Mark DeRosa. Well, still cool they got him, but I hate losing Perez." Pa

  June 28, 2009

• Circling the Drain

  Does anybody want to tell me when this whole thing just went to hell? Remember when the Cardinals were a first-class organization, one that made smart moves, fielded competitive teams, and had everyone pulling in the same direction? Well, guess what, folks, the party, as they say, is over. Last one out turn out the lights. 

  July 23, 2009

• Breaking News: Trever Miller is Apparently Awesome

  I knew Trever Miller was having a good year, but to be honest, I had no idea just how good. Watching last night's game, when Miller came in, I was shocked to see his ERA for the year was 2.03. "Surely that's a mirage," I thought to myself. "He's been good, but that good?" So I started checking on Miller's numbers a little, and I have to say, I may not have realized it until just now, but Trever Miller has probably been the best lefty specialist in baseball this year. 

  July 31, 2009

• Jaime Garcia On the Comeback Trail

  Cardinals GM John Mozeliak was down in Florida last night to watch Jaime Garcia pitch. Could the youngster be in the bigs this season?​One of the Cardinals' best pitching prospects - probably the best, actually, at least until Shelby Miller signs - took another step last night in his attempt to return from Tommy John surgery. Jaime Garcia pitched in a rehab outing last night for the Palm Beach Cardinals, throwing three scoreless innings and giving up only two hits while striking out five. Bes

  August 5, 2009

• Russ Springer: An Opportunity Missed?

  Russ Springer was claimed off waivers by the Tampa Bay Rays just the other day, and I can't help but wonder if the Cardinals didn't miss an opportunity by not putting in a claim of their own. Springer, you'll remember, spent both the 2007 and 2008 seasons with the Cardinals, pitching remarkably well both years, particularly '08. In fact, for most of last season, he was probably the Cards' most dependable reliever, though Tony La Russa was extremely cautious (and wisely so, in my opinion), a

  August 9, 2009

• Chris Duncan Still Being Conspired Against

  Sadly, it looks as if Boston - or, more accurately, Pawtucket - just wasn't far enough for Chris Duncan to escape the shadowy conspiracy against him. Keep on humping, Chris, and keep reaching for that rainbow. ​Duncan has been released by the Boston Red Sox, less than a month after he was acquired in exchange for Julio Lugo. In 85 at-bats for Boston's Triple A affiliate Pawtucket, Duncan hit .188/.255/.294, good for an OPS of .549. I feel bad for Chris. I really do. He was always bas

  August 21, 2009

• Game Notes: Astros 4, Cardinals 3 08/27/09 -- An Ugly Loss

  failblog.org​-- I hate Brian Moehler. A lot. It never fails to irritate me when the Cardinals get shut down by some journeyman pitcher, and it happens every single time they see Moehler. Somehow, he has still never lost to the Birds, despite being an incredibly mediocre pitcher overall. Hell, take out his numbers against the Cards, and I could almost see him being a below-average pitcher. It's maddening. Memo to any team who thinks they might see the Cardinals in the playoffs: pick up Brian Mo

  August 27, 2009

• Ryan Franklin and Trever Miller Both Get New Contracts

  baseball-almanac.comFace of a future LOOGY: Trever Miller early in his career with the Tigers.​The Cardinals certainly are being proactive this season, aren't they? Not only did the Cards give Ryan Franklin the new contract the two sides had apparently been discussing for some time, they also resigned Trever Miller, LOOGY extraordinaire, to a new deal. The terms of the Franklin deal appear to be what was already reported, and I've already said my piece on the situation, but I have to admi

  September 2, 2009

• 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. Seems like a nice story, right? Piñeiro reinvents himself as a pitcher, becoming one of the top sinker-ballers in the league, then signs a nice deal to stay with the team -- and coaching staff --

  September 16, 2009

• Ryan Franklin vs. Matt Holliday: Playing the Blame Game

  ​So the question must eventually be asked, you know. I don't want to have to ask it, and I'm sure you probably don't want to have to try and answer, but the question will not just go away. So here goes. Who was really at fault for the Cardinals ninth-inning, two-out implosion Thursday night? Was it Matt Holliday, the man who shall now be known forevermore as Ol' Three Ball Holly, or Ryan Franklin, the Cardinals' budget-conscious, Dave Duncan reclamation project version of Brad Lidge? 

  October 10, 2009

• Albert Pujols' Comments Lost in Translation -- Again?!

  Wikimedia Commons​Near the end of 2006, a tempest boiled over in the local sports teapot when Albert Pujols, in an interview with reporters in his native Dominican Republic, opined that maybe he, and not Ryan Howard, was entitled to that season's Most Valuable Player award, by virtue of the fact that Pujols' St. Louis Cardinals reached the postseason that year and Howard's Philadelphia Phillies didn't.The thing was, when the story washed up on American shores, the English-language media spun i

  October 19, 2009

• Tony La Russa Back for Another Go 'Round

  Well, it looks as if Tony La Russa will be returning to manage the St. Louis Cardinals once again in 2010. He hasn't made any sort of official announcement as of yet, but all signs point to La Russa coming back for his 15th season wearing the Birds on the Bat. How do I feel about TLR being back at the helm in 2010? Well, I'm glad you asked. It would have been much more awkward if you hadn't. La Russa, seen here coming ashore on the Mississippi, is set to return to manage the Cardinals

  October 25, 2009