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Another Lost Cardinal Weekend

What is left to say about this team?  We are using up all the possible words to describe what we are seeing out of this team that, on paper, is one of the most talented ever to play in St....  [Posted on August 30, 2010 6:55 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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Sigh-Inducing

Just when you start to believe in this team, to think that they've finally found that gas pedal on the team car, they stomp on the brakes.  A four game winning streak to get into first place?  Let's follow that...  [Posted on August 18, 2010 8:34 AM]

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Looking To The Future

There may not have been any games on the field last night, but there were some late-night anxious moments anyway.Last night was the deadline for signing picks from the most recent draft.  Without a contract in place by midnight, those...  [Posted on August 17, 2010 8:31 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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Doing It The Hard Way

When I turned on the game a little late last night, I was well-pleased to see that the Cards had already been serious, putting up six in the top of the inning.  And even though Jaime Garcia allowed two runs...  [Posted on July 29, 2010 8:07 AM]

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Frustration Revisted

I thought this was behind us.Whatever corner the Cardinals turned after the All-Star break, they've turned another one or two and seem to be back where they started from--a frustrating team that can't get anything going.  And when the big...  [Posted on July 28, 2010 8:47 AM]

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Exciting Times In Cardinal Nation

You know things are going good when a late-inning win to extend a lengthy winning streak is the second most talked about story today.Let's take the game first, though, before we get into the trade rumor that popped up last...  [Posted on July 22, 2010 8:20 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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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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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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Cards Soar In Foreign Land

You know, when the discussion of launching pad stadiums comes up, I never think of Toronto's Rogers Center.  Wrigley, Coors, even the old Atlanta stadium that started the nickname.  However, if last night is any indication, Rogers Center is...  [Posted on June 23, 2010 7:21 AM]

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A Holliday Weekend

It's late in the day, I've already written about my electronic tragedy of the weekend and I've worked up my Baseball Digest column (to be up later this evening, probably).  Let's take a quick crack at this weekend's series with...  [Posted on June 21, 2010 4:36 PM]

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Sweep Incomplete

Busy couple of nights at the ballpark, with most of the focus on the bump in the middle.First off, the Jeff Suppan return tour kicked off in a manner that didn't shock me too much, though I will admit I...  [Posted on June 16, 2010 11:45 AM]

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Desert Mirage

The Cardinals won the first game in Arizona, but that was just the oasis in the losing streak.  A quick recap:Friday (5-2 win)Hero: Brendan Ryan.  He's still not found himself at the plate entirely, slipping back around .200, and a...  [Posted on June 14, 2010 12:36 PM]

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Heading To The Desert

The Cards had an off day yesterday, but it obviously wasn't uneventful.  Lots of talk about the signing of Jeff Suppan, and not a lot of it positive.  Bernie Miklasz discussed it this morning, doing his best to make sense...  [Posted on June 11, 2010 9:58 AM]

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A Cardinal Weekend

The Cardinals had a good weekend against the Brewers, though it could have been better.  Their slipup last night on ESPN's game of the week dropped them back into a tie for first.  I go over this series and the...  [Posted on June 7, 2010 10:51 AM]

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Cardinal Blogger Shuts Up, Cardinal Offense Heats Up

I sincerely hope there's not a correlation, but since I last regularly blogged last week, the Cards have scored seven runs in all but two games, the first one I missed and the one of the UCB Progressive Game Blog,...  [Posted on June 2, 2010 11:00 AM]

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Their Reputation Preceeds Them

You know that going into San Diego, it's going to be a tough place to score runs.  The park is designed for pitching and the Padres usually take advantage of that with some pretty solid pitchers.  Last night was a...  [Posted on May 26, 2010 7:40 AM]

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Cardinal Offense Still Sputtering

Even though they've split the last couple of games and won two of three since the lineup swap, the offense still isn't a well-tuned machine.  Save for that first inning against the Nationals on Monday, it's still been a struggle...  [Posted on May 20, 2010 11:30 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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Laying An Egg

No, I haven't fallen off the face of the earth or been thrown into some big glowing light on a remote island.  My work schedule has made it tough to blog this week and the Cardinals' play has keep the...  [Posted on May 14, 2010 10:23 AM]

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A Little Concern, A Little Relief

Let's do the quick recap of the Pittsburgh series before we talk about what came out of it.Friday (4-3 win)Hero: Yadier Molina.  Smart thinking in the eighth to tag out the right runner, game winning double in the ninth for...  [Posted on May 10, 2010 11:25 AM]

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First Test Passed

There were a couple of things that Cardinal fans wanted to see when the Redbirds got to Philadelphia.  One, if this Cardinal team was legitimately able to claim the title as one of the best in the National League and...  [Posted on May 4, 2010 7:49 AM]

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Wishes Granted

In yesterday's entry, I said this:"I'd like to see them get a lead and then gradually increase it"As I've said before, sometimes it's like they read this blog.  Last night, the Cardinals go out and score in the first, add...  [Posted on April 29, 2010 8:00 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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Pitchin' On The Dock Of The Bay

You knew, just looking at the matchups, two things about this weekend's series.  One, it was going to be darn tough for the Cardinals to keep their streak of not losing a series alive.  The second was that if anyone...  [Posted on April 26, 2010 7:49 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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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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A Pain In The Back

The Cardinals split up the squad yesterday and wound up with two wins, including a huge eighth inning that brought them from behind against the Red Sox.  So what's the major story today?Albert Pujols's back, of course.  The man gets...  [Posted on March 23, 2010 8:08 AM]

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Dark Horse Comes Galloping Up The Stretch

The Cardinals had a pretty eventful weekend, even with their Sunday game being rained out.  More data points for decisions were made and one possible move was revealed.  Spring training is so much fun, isn't it?The biggest news of the...  [Posted on March 22, 2010 7:56 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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Garcia Makes A Statement

Even though the Cardinals lost to the Nationals yesterday, they were able to take something away from it.  Jaime Garcia isn't interested in Memphis.Garcia struck out seven batters in three innings, allowing no runs and just one hit and a...  [Posted on March 17, 2010 10:18 AM]

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It's Like Being There

Maybe it's just me, but with the coverage we are getting from Jupiter, it's almost like being there.  After a session reading all this stuff in front of my computer, I'm bitterly disappointed to go outside to 30 degree weather. ...  [Posted on February 25, 2010 10:46 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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The Week We've Been Waiting For

As people continue to deal with snow, ice, and arctic temperatures, a nation's eyes turn to the states of Florida and Arizona, desperate for relief and for the magical words of "Play ball!"It is that time of year again, thankfully,...  [Posted on February 15, 2010 9:49 AM]

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Cardinals Prepare For Spring

In one of the surest signs that the winter is thawing and the greatest game on earth is getting close to returning, the Cardinals have announced their spring training non-roster invitees.The most intriguing name on the list, of course, is...  [Posted on January 27, 2010 9:36 AM]

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News In A Newsless Void

As you know, there aren't many things going on right now that are Cardinal related.  So you have to pick out the small nuggets that are around and blow them up into talkable topics.  Thankfully, I'm a blogger.  That's my...  [Posted on October 23, 2009 9:20 AM]

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UCB Project: Top 7 Prospects

It's been a little while since the United Cardinal Bloggers have gotten together for one of our famous (in our own minds) projects, but today we tackled the farm system as we list out our top 7 guys that will...  [Posted on September 18, 2009 8:30 AM]

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Off Day Miscellany

No major moves.  No breaking stories.  Just a quiet, ho-hum off day.  Which means there's not too much to write about.  So let's just hit a few links before we take a look at the series that starts tonight vs....  [Posted on August 25, 2009 8:29 AM]

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Grading the Cardinals IV: The Relief Corps

Ask a Cardinal fan to name their top disappointment for 2008 and 90% of them would say “the bullpen” or some variation (occasionally profane) thereof.  (The other 10%, huge Chris Duncan fans.  Go figure.)  There aren’t a whole lot of...  [Posted on October 9, 2008 8:00 AM]

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The Final Nails

Wow.  Don't blog for a while and see what happens.  The Cardinals had been able to fool themselves that they were on the fringes of a wild-card race.  The last five days took care of that.WednesdayHero: Albert Pujols.  Two for...  [Posted on September 15, 2008 8:14 AM]

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UCB Project: Looking at the Baby Birds

Programming note:  The normal weekend wrapup can be found in the post below.So far with our United Cardinal Blogger projects, we've pretty much stuck to the major league squad and things revolving around them.  That's basically because the UCB organizer...  [Posted on September 8, 2008 8:00 AM]

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The Bleeding Stops

At least for one night, all was right with the Cardinal world.Casey Stengel once said, "I don't like them fellas who drive in two runs and let in three."  The Old Professor would have been very fond on Adam Wainwright...  [Posted on September 3, 2008 7:54 AM]

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