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Who Are These Guys?

Is it possible that, during the All-Star Break, aliens abducted the St. Louis Cardinals and replaced them with clones?  Or that Tony La Russa gives an amazing motivational talk when he has three days to prepare?  It could be, perhaps,...  [Posted on July 19, 2010 10:34 AM]

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]

Soup's On? Really?

Derrick Goold has the scoop:"Suppan back with Cardinals per agent."Speaking for a lot of Cardinal fans, I want to say, "Are you kidding me?"Let's get this out of the way.  There's nobody in Cardinal Nation that doesn't like Jeff Suppan...  [Posted on June 10, 2010 3:24 PM]

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]

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]

Cardinals Back At It

The Cardinals took yesterday off.  I don't mean they didn't have a game, they weren't expected to work out or anything.  A team that has gone and gone since the beginning of spring training probably needed that day at home...  [Posted on April 14, 2010 8:12 AM]

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]

Stumbling Out Of The Gate

Well, that wasn't the way Cardinal fans wanted to see things get started.OK, let's put in the usual disclaimers.  It was a spring training game.  Most of the regulars weren't in there, and you can't take a lot away from...  [Posted on March 5, 2010 7:56 AM]

Starting The Routine

Things are starting to get established down in Jupiter.Yesterday, it was Tony LaRussa's time in front of the media.  You can hear some of his remarks here.  A lot of what you'd expect out of TLR, a lot of working...  [Posted on February 19, 2010 10:04 AM]

Talk And Action

As everyone knows by now, the pitchers, the catchers and other assorted players and Cardinal brass showed up in Jupiter yesterday.The hitting coach dwarfed them all.Mark McGwire came to camp yesterday and, as he often does, stole the spotlight.  This...  [Posted on February 18, 2010 10:12 AM]

One Day Away

Pitchers and catchers "officially" report tomorrow.  In actuality, almost the entire team is already in Jupiter or doing prep work before getting there.  Still, sitting here with 19 degree temperatures outside this morning, waking up to read about spring training...  [Posted on February 16, 2010 9:18 AM]

The Cardinal Family

More Mark McGwire-related comments came out this week, but instead of taking another pass at the hitting coach, I wanted to focus on a different aspect of the remarks.  Bob Gibson came out and dismissed comments from former first baseman...  [Posted on February 1, 2010 10:08 AM]

Pujols Speaks

Anytime Number 5 makes an appearance, it's news.  Even when he doesn't say much of anything.Albert Pujols met the media yesterday on the closing day of the Winter Warm-Up and talked about his contract, his hitting coach, and his health.Albert...  [Posted on January 19, 2010 9:50 AM]

Some Winter Heat

The Winter Warm-Up got underway this weekend (and continues today) which means that there is usually quite a bit of news generated, even if it's just what the players say.  This year was no exception.Of course, you knew that was...  [Posted on January 18, 2010 9:21 AM]

It's Time To Talk About The Past

Usually, the good thing about blogs is that you don't have to wait until the next day for reaction.  News happens and within moments, analysis and commentary is waiting for your eyes, ready to fill the gap that comes after...  [Posted on January 12, 2010 9:13 AM]

Arbitration Day for Cardinals

I hope everyone had a wonderful and safe holiday weekend.  Now the calendar has turned, the weather has chilled, and the hot stove is starting to be warmed.Before too many logs get thrown on that fire, though, the Cardinals have...  [Posted on December 1, 2009 9:14 AM]

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]

Cardinal Baseball Talk

We had a good conversation last night with Matthew Leach, Cardinal beat writer for MLB.com, on the United Cardinal Bloggers Radio Hour.  The major topics were hashed out and Matthew brought some interesting thoughts into the mix.For example, he thinks...  [Posted on November 12, 2009 8:52 AM]

Twigs For The Stove

First off, congratulations to the Yankees.  I'm not a Yankee hater, due to their tradition mainly.  I'm not big on the fact that they spent so much and won, but when you look at how often they spent a ton...  [Posted on November 5, 2009 8:09 AM]

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]

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]