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Cardinals Keep Destroying Hope

I wonder if any of his old friends in Cincinnati have called Adam Dunn and said thanks for the help.  Since his home run on Saturday, the Cards have scored a total of two runs in 31 innings.  Since that...  [Posted on September 1, 2010 8:22 AM]

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Cardinals Hit Rock Bottom, Break Out Jackhammers

You know, just once, it'd be nice to have an upbeat, positive day. I guess last Monday, with the big win over the Pirates, would count as one of those.  However, since sweeping the Reds 20 days ago, those kind...  [Posted on August 31, 2010 8:27 AM]

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Exasperating=Cardinals

ExasperatedDefinition: to irritate or provoke to a high degree; annoy extremely Synonyms: aggravate, agitate, anger, annoy, embitter, enrage, gallSee: St. Louis Cardinals, 2010It's like it's become a baseball version of Phineas and Ferb.  "Hey, Ferb, I know how we are going...  [Posted on August 27, 2010 9:00 AM]

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Dear Cards: You Win

Dear Cardinals,This is to inform you that, due to your maddeningly inconsistent play, your inability to beat bad teams regularly, and your amazing ability to tease with late inning rallies that fall short or winning streaks that are then followed by losing...  [Posted on August 26, 2010 8:16 AM]

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Have The Cardinals Bounced?

The weekend started with an internet furor over a Cardinal trade.  It ended with a lot more optimism after a stellar pitching performance.  In between, well, it's possible that the Cardinals hit rock bottom and bounced.  A quick recap:Friday (6-3...  [Posted on August 23, 2010 8:55 AM]

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Cardinals Battle To The Top

I think I'm glad I'm not vacationing up in Reds Country this week.  I was only approached a couple of times about my Cardinal attire while I was there on my vacation, but I have a feeling it would be...  [Posted on August 11, 2010 8:09 AM]

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Starting Off Right

"Great, kid!  Don't get cocky."--Han Solo The Cards had a nice inning yesterday.  Skip Schumaker hit a fly ball in the right place at the right time and when you have Chris Carpenter on the mound, you don't really have...  [Posted on August 10, 2010 8:04 AM]

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Cardinals Continue To Roll

What's been the most encouraging thing during this current Cardinal winning streak is that they keep winning in different ways.  The first couple of games, they slugged.  They've had good pitching performances.  They've had comebacks.  They've beaten pitchers that normally...  [Posted on July 21, 2010 8:51 AM]

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Cardinal Comeback Continues

This winning stuff is fun, isn't it?  A lot more exciting to watch, a lot less griping and complaining.  I think even if the Cards had lost yesterday, the afterglow of the Dodger series might have tempered a little bit...  [Posted on July 20, 2010 11:26 AM]

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Turning The Corner?

It's just been two games.  This team has teased a change before and fallen back into frustrating inconsistency.  However, with these two games, I really think that, at least temporarily, the Cardinals are on the right track for once.Let's start...  [Posted on July 17, 2010 9:29 AM]

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The Long National Nightmare Is Over

It finally happened.  It'd been years in the making.  I was about to start my senior year of college the last time.  Finally, finally the National League won the All-Star Game.Nice to see a little Cardinal influence on the win....  [Posted on July 14, 2010 8:25 AM]

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Two Series, Then A Break

I can hear you saying, "Break?  You've been gone?"  Sorry, but the work schedule hasn't left me much time for getting my thoughts down here, which was probably good after that Colorado series.  Let's H&G it and see where we...  [Posted on July 12, 2010 11:14 AM]

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Up And Down Weekend

OK, let's hit the game highlights, such as they were.  I've had to take some motion sickness medicine, because this team seems to stop and start like the kids in their first day of driver's ed.  More writeups about the...  [Posted on July 5, 2010 9:35 PM]

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Pujols The Great

Sometimes, it's all sound and fury signifying nothing.Before the game last night, there was a lot of discussion (or whining, depending on your point of view--since I was part of it, I'm going with discussion) about the unorthodox lineup that...  [Posted on June 30, 2010 8:23 AM]

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Christmas In June

To: St. Louis CardinalsFrom: Arizona DiamondbacksNote: You can use it more than we can.  Enjoy this gift-wrapped win!There's really no words to describe what happened in the ninth last night.  Throwing the ball away on a runner going to third?...  [Posted on June 29, 2010 8:15 AM]

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Mea Culpas

While taking my regular weekend sabbatical from blogging, I got to thinking about some of the posts that I've written this week and I realized I've strayed a little bit from what the general tone of this blog usually is.Back...  [Posted on June 28, 2010 11:48 AM]

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Another Chance To Sweep

Pitching duels are a lot of fun.  At least, they are when you come out on the winning side.  I'm not sure Ian thought last night's game was as enjoyable as we did.Bernie Miklasz Tweeted last night that Chris...  [Posted on June 24, 2010 11:27 AM]

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Cardinals Struggling In LA

You know, when the offense is clicking, you think things are just going to roll on forever.  However, even with an offense like the Cardinals', when you take out a couple of pieces, the Jenga tower apparently falls down.Another game...  [Posted on June 9, 2010 9:48 AM]

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Miserable Present, Intriguing Future

Exactly what do you say about last night's debacle of a game?  The Hero is obvious, with Ryan Ludwick hitting two home runs and being the largest part of an offense that never really got on track.  Facing a pitcher...  [Posted on June 8, 2010 7:06 AM]

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First Place Again

Well, the offense wasn't strong last night, but since the Cardinals were able to put together enough runs to win, I'll take that as an indication that it's OK for me to stay with this blogging thing.  (I was going...  [Posted on June 3, 2010 8:02 AM]

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Signs Of Cardinal Life

It wasn't a perfect weekend for St. Louis.  Not that it was bad, mind you; anytime you win two of three it's a pretty good set.  However, the signs from this weekend indicate that as nice as this series with...  [Posted on May 25, 2010 7:54 AM]

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Second Rate

After the sweep by the Astros, the Cardinals needed a series win to stay ahead of the Reds in the division standings.  It didn't happen.Friday (4-3 win)Hero: Ryan Ludwick.  Three hits, including a two-run home run that proved to be the...  [Posted on May 17, 2010 8:07 AM]

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Button Pushing

On Twitter during today's game, I had the following exchange with Post-Dispatch scribe Joe Strauss:Strauss: Cardinals have so far scored 11 runs in 7 games against best two teams they've faced, SF and PHA. #stlcardsC70: #stlcards have only given up...  [Posted on May 6, 2010 10:07 PM]

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Redbirds Roll Through Weekend

It was a very busy weekend for me, but the Cardinals did a lot of working as well.  By now you know all about the games, but let's take a quick look at Thursday through Sunday to get our...  [Posted on May 3, 2010 8:12 AM]

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Another Rally By The Redbirds

You know, it's kinda nice to see these comebacks.  Granted, I'd like to see them get a lead and then gradually increase it, but knowing that a team isn't out of it is helpful.You have to give the Hero tag...  [Posted on April 28, 2010 7:49 AM]

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Cardinal Comeback

First off, I want to say thank you to everyone who has expressed kind words over the Cardinal Blogosphere Guide.  I hope that it results in increased traffic for the blogs listed and that you can find another source of...  [Posted on April 27, 2010 7:47 AM]

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The Cardinals' Favorite Cheese

I'm not sure if he listed it amongst his many cheeses during his picnic with Libby two weeks ago, but Hurley really should have packed what is quickly becoming the cheese in Cardinal Nation.Colby Jack.Colby Rasmus was the no-doubter Hero...  [Posted on April 22, 2010 7:53 AM]

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Disaster Start

So far the Cardinals have played two games in Arizona.  The differences could not be more stark.Monday night, it was vintage 2010 Cardinals.  Brad Penny allowed a couple of runs in the first, then cruised, piling up out after out,...  [Posted on April 21, 2010 10:59 AM]

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Looking For Some Bats

Whatever you may think of this weekend series against the Mets, one thing is certain: it was definitely memorable.While Saturday's game will be the most talked-about of the three contests, being the type of guy I am I have to...  [Posted on April 19, 2010 11:10 AM]

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Two Up, One Down

It's all about patterns.  The Cardinals, in the early going, have alternated day games and night games.  So far, they've kept up a two win, one loss pattern with their series as well.I'm not exactly sure what kinda mojo Bud...  [Posted on April 16, 2010 7:48 AM]

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Dramatic Weekend

Well, that was an interesting Brewers series, wasn't it?  Lots to talk about in it, but let's hit last night's game--and its most troubling aspect--first.I knew something was off with Chris Carpenter in the first inning.  Sure, the leadoff home...  [Posted on April 12, 2010 8:04 AM]

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Just Two Games

Just two games.  Just two games.It's sometimes hard to stay focused on the here and now when the team has played so well in all facets these first two days.  Your mind start wandering to big summer leads and a...  [Posted on April 8, 2010 8:01 AM]

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Opening Day 2010

It's another wonderful opening day!  Let's take a look at http://www.baseballreference.comthe first lineup that matters:Skip Schumaker, 4Brendan Ryan, 6Albert Pujols, 5Matt Holliday, 7Colby Rasmus, 8Ryan Ludwick, 9Yadier Molina, 2David Freese, 5Chris Carpenter, 1Boy, when you really see it written out...  [Posted on April 5, 2010 8:17 AM]

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Talking Cardinals

I know, I still have UCB predictions to get up.  (It's sad when the head guy can't get them done, isn't it?)  I still have a few Playing Peppers to post.  But, blast it, it's been over a week since...  [Posted on April 3, 2010 8:52 AM]

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Cardinals Continue To Battle Injuries

Things were rolling along.  Matt Holliday was back from his rib cage injury and starting to find his groove.  Albert Pujols was back from his back, relieving a lot of worries in Cardinal Nation.  Everything was great, until yesterday's game,...  [Posted on March 25, 2010 9:56 AM]

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Subtle Shifts

While no major news came out of Jupiter yesterday, there were a couple of things that could have an impact on the season to come.First, the Cards returned Ben Jukich to the Reds.  For a Rule V guy, he didn't...  [Posted on March 19, 2010 8:03 AM]

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Back Against It

The biggest news from Cardinals camp yesterday didn't come out of the matchup between the Cards and the Red Sox, between Chris Carpenter and Josh Beckett.  The news of the day was made before the game even started and hopefully...  [Posted on March 9, 2010 7:55 AM]

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Splitting The Weekend

Two games, one win.The Cards finally broke the seal on the win column this weekend.  After falling Saturday in extra innings to Florida, they were able to get a win against the Marlins on Sunday.  Kyle McClellan had a very...  [Posted on March 8, 2010 8:08 AM]

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Those Sweet Words

What did you say?I know what you were singingBut my ears won't stop ringingLong enough to hearThose sweet wordsAnd your simple melodyI just have to hearThose sweet wordsSpoken like a melodyI just want to hearThose sweet words    --Norah Jones, "Those...  [Posted on February 17, 2010 9:21 AM]

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UCB Project: All-2000s Cardinals Team

As I sit with the winter weather falling around me, it seems an appropriate time to do some reminiscing.  The United Cardinal Bloggers are coming together today to look back at the last decade and pick out their All-Star team from...  [Posted on January 29, 2010 11:30 AM]

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UCB Project: Top 5 Stories of 2009

There is no doubt that 2009 was a very eventful one for the St. Louis Cardinals. From the surprising dismissal of Adam Kennedy right before spring training to the continued pursuit of Matt Holliday as the year comes to...  [Posted on December 31, 2009 9:27 AM]

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A Time Of Thanks

Cardinal Nation breathed a bit of a sigh of relief yesterday as Albert Pujols won his well-deserved third MVP.  Pujols not only didn't lose the award, but he was one of the rare unanimous selections in NL history.  Which, of...  [Posted on November 25, 2009 9:13 AM]

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More Thoughts On The Cy Young

If you've not seen them, my selections for the Cardinal Bloggers Awards are below.  The votes are coming in from across the blogosphere and we should have some results maybe this weekend.I briefly touched on it yesterday, but I want...  [Posted on November 20, 2009 9:24 AM]

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My 2009 Cardinal Blogger Award Ballot

For the third straight year, the United Cardinal Bloggers are voting on the Cardinal Blogger Awards.  (It's probably best that we do it, instead of having the Dodger bloggers vote for the CBA.)  If you want to see the past...  [Posted on November 19, 2009 10:30 PM]

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Cy Not In The Cards

(OK, I'm sure that'll be a headline used by just about everyone.  Nobody's ever said I was creative.)The news is out, and Tim Lincecum won another Cy Young, beating out Chris Carpenter and Adam Wainwright.  It was a ridiculously tight...  [Posted on November 19, 2009 2:26 PM]

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Big Day In Cardinal Nation

Today's the day that Cardinal fans have been anticipating since the end of the season.  We knew that Colby Rasmus wasn't going to get the Rookie of the Year award.  We knew that Tony LaRussa might make a good showing,...  [Posted on November 19, 2009 11:08 AM]

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Still Marking Time

The dead period continues, as a few rumors might trickle out during this period before the official start to free agency but not much else.  Just a slow time for a baseball fan.There's not even much Cardinal-related on MLB Trade...  [Posted on November 16, 2009 8:44 AM]

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The Beginning of Everything

The general managers get together starting today in Chicago.  While this is a preview of the big "winter meetings" that will be held next month in Indianapolis, there's not expected to be much of a ripple made in the offseason...  [Posted on November 9, 2009 9:04 AM]

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Continuing Reaction

The ripples from Monday's press conference are still rolling around Cardinal Nation.  Without Mark McGwire there to answer questions, the reverberations may continue for quite some time.The latest two questions in the UCB Roundtable dealt with McGwire.  Bernie Mikalsz and...  [Posted on October 28, 2009 8:09 AM]

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Big News On Many Fronts

For an offseason weekend with a team already out of the playoffs, there have been some seismic shakes going on in St. Louis.First, the relatively expected news that Tony LaRussa will be back at the helm of the Cardinals for...  [Posted on October 25, 2009 10:56 PM]

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