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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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A Penny Earned

I'd say Brad Penny has taken to St. Louis, wouldn't you?Penny reprised his performance from Cincinnati, allowing just an unearned run in seven innings.  As we talked about in his last start, the ground balls were working again, getting twelve...  [Posted on April 15, 2010 7:32 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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The Real Work Begins

Opening Day is a great time, a wonderful time of spectacle, of renewal, of pomp and circumstance.  Today, however, it's time for unadorned baseball.The story in the Post-Dispatch this morning is talking about the bullpen trying to figure out its...  [Posted on April 7, 2010 8:09 AM]

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An Explosive Start

Now that's a heck of a way to start a season!Those that look for omens in the tea leaves had to be excited about Albert Pujols--yes, the Hero of yesterday's contest--going yard in his first at-bat.  That has to portend...  [Posted on April 6, 2010 8:18 AM]

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Dealing With The "Rumor"

I guess not surprisingly, the biggest thing coming out of Cardinals camp yesterday was a Seinfeldian discussion about nothing.Look, no one took that "trade rumor" involving Albert Pujols and Ryan Howard the least bit seriously.  No one thought that it...  [Posted on March 16, 2010 8:05 AM]

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Cardinals Get Deeper

The big news over the weekend, of course, was that the Cardinals finally brought Felipe Lopez into the fold.  This surprised exactly no one, considering all the rumors that had been flying around throughout the whole offseason.Lopez's addition is a...  [Posted on March 1, 2010 8:16 AM]

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Cardinals Getting Ready

Before we get to the news of the weekend, it's just come across Twitter that the Cards have invited Shelby Miller and Sam Freeman into camp.  While it's most likely to make sure they have enough arms for whatever drills...  [Posted on February 22, 2010 10:14 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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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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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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The Quiet of No Baseball

This is the way the season ends.  Not with a bang but a whimper.How fitting was it that Rick Ankiel was the last out--and a strikeout at that.  Rick's promise, just like that exhilarating promise of August, never quite came to fruition....  [Posted on October 10, 2009 11:53 PM]

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Clinching Doesn't Solve Everything

The Cardinals were able to lock up the NL Central this weekend.  They weren't able to lock down worries about the postseason, however.The clincher was nice and you have to give all credit to Adam Wainwright.  130 pitches and he's...  [Posted on September 28, 2009 10:44 AM]

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Razor Thin Margins

If Ryan Ludwick hits a fly ball, the Cards would have won three straight games against the Cubs in the ninth inning.  What a weekend series, huh?  Let's recap:Friday (3-2 win)Hero: Matt Holliday.  Walk-offs in your first game in the...  [Posted on September 21, 2009 9:48 AM]

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Getting Run Over

Say, did anyone get the license plate of that truck?It was a pretty disappointing weekend all in all.  There were glimmers of good things, but on the whole it was a dark cloud on the horizon, putting the breaks on...  [Posted on September 14, 2009 9:19 AM]

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Big Weekend, Big Innings, Big Players

In case you haven't noticed--and judging by the comments, you haven't--I took a long holiday weekend and wasn't able to work my way back to the blogging platform.  I may have watched more of the Cardinals than I have in...  [Posted on September 8, 2009 8:13 AM]

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Holliday Time

Someone, I can't remember who now, noted last week on Twitter that Albert Pujols and Matt Holliday had yet to have a game where they both homered.  Everyone, take out your to-do lists and check that one off.Fox Sports Midwest...  [Posted on September 2, 2009 8:26 AM]

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Franklin, Miller Sign Extensions

We all had heard the talk about Ryan Franklin getting an extension on his contract through the 2011 season.  Today, the Cardinals formally announced that, as well as some other, more surprising news.Trever Miller, another of the Cardinal free agents...  [Posted on September 1, 2009 4:19 PM]

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Cardinals Continue To Push

It wasn't necessarily a perfect series against the Padres this weekend, but it definitely was a positive one.  The Cards never lost any on their division lead and were able to push it out to eight games.  They may have...  [Posted on August 24, 2009 8:36 AM]

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A Busy Day in Cardinal Nation

Losing a game in the ninth inning is enough fodder for debate.  A trade, by itself, makes for a big day.  Put them together and you've got a lot of unrest and discussion going on in Cardinal Nation.  Let's take...  [Posted on July 23, 2009 8:41 AM]

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Cards Provide Fireworks, Wins Over Weekend

Hope everyone had a wonderful and safe Fourth of July weekend.  If you spent some of it watching the Cardinals, you weren't that disappointed.Friday, the Cardinals rallied from three runs down for only the third time this season.  Of course,...  [Posted on July 6, 2009 7:05 AM]

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St. Louis Loves Their Colby Jack

As most of you know, my first name is Daniel.  Daniel, of course, was a prophet in the Old Testament.  For one night, at least, I got a chance to emulate my forbearer.During last night's UCB Radio Hour, Nick from Pitchers...  [Posted on July 2, 2009 7:15 AM]

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Where Have These Bats Been?

The On The Run people were probably pretty busy this weekend as the Cards really got serious in Kansas City.When the Cards wind up scoring 29 runs in the three game set, there are a lot of offensive heroes.  Let's...  [Posted on June 22, 2009 9:47 AM]

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Wrapping Up The Road Trip

OK, where were we?  Ah, yes, catchup time.  Let's just hit the highlights, since you all know what's happened.Thursday at Florida (6-5 win)Hero: Ryan Franklin.  Rick Ankiel was close with three hits and three runs, but having Franklin go almost...  [Posted on June 16, 2009 8:08 AM]

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Two Series, Different Results

Wow, my blogging has gotten bad lately.  I mean, Nick heads to Europe for a week and still Pitchers Hit Eighth is updated at least once a day.  Bear with me and I'll try to get back into a blogging...  [Posted on May 11, 2009 10:47 AM]

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Catching Up With The Cardinals

Hello, my name is Cardinal70.  You might remember me from such posts as Reading The T-Shirts and Casey In Today's Baseball......  OK, maybe it's not been that long, but it's been a while since I've had a chance to write...  [Posted on May 5, 2009 2:30 PM]

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"Perfect Player" Keys Cardinal Victory

As Cardinal fans, we've seen Albert Pujols for the last eight-plus years.  We've seen him do astounding things at the plate, whether it's walk-off shots or multi-homer games.  We've seen him be aggressive on the bases, famously scoring from second...  [Posted on April 25, 2009 8:54 AM]

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A Gem In The Desert

It was mentioned yesterday that Todd Wellemeyer was going to tinker with his mechanics.  I'd say he must have went to Mr. Goodwrench, because that apparently made a world of difference.Wellemeyer looked much more like the pitcher he'd been since...  [Posted on April 14, 2009 10:06 AM]

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The First Cardinal Sweep Of The Year

I don't think anyone could have asked for more on this Easter weekend.  I hope you and yours had a meaningful and enjoyable holiday.  I'm pretty sure the Cardinals did their part for you.Hey, wonder who the Hero of Saturday's...  [Posted on April 13, 2009 9:03 AM]

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Carpenter Is A Craftsman

Chris Carpenter returned to the mound yesterday.  All those that were holding their breath can breathe a whole lot easier now.Most everyone would have been happy of six innings that kept the team in the game.  But taking a no-hitter...  [Posted on April 10, 2009 8:30 AM]

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A Lost Cardinal Weekend

Friday, Saturday, Sunday.  Three games that the Cardinals played against AL foes.  Two of them with what portends to be close to the Opening Day lineup.  And the Cardinals couldn't win any of them.None of them were blowouts and the...  [Posted on March 30, 2009 9:30 AM]

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No Closer? No Problem!

Apparently Tony La Russa is going to continue not only batting the pitcher eighth but not "naming" a closer.  As Derrick Goold writes, though, not naming one doesn't mean the team doesn't have one.I mean, you can tell Jason Motte...  [Posted on March 25, 2009 7:54 AM]

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Splitting The Cardinal Weekend

A win and a loss this weekend.  While neither were all that dramatic, they are worth taking a look at.The best part about Saturday's game against the Braves was that it was on KSDK and those games get put on...  [Posted on March 16, 2009 9:14 AM]

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Weekend Ups and Downs

A mixed bag this weekend.  Good stuff Saturday, but it sounds like Sunday was a doozy.Let's hit up Saturday's game against the Astros first.  Remember that I said that a good start from Joel Pineiro might get me dreaming about...  [Posted on March 9, 2009 9:07 AM]

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Defeating the Dominican

Well, the biggest game of the spring has come and gone and it actually doesn't leave a mark on the record.  I'm not even sure what to call an exhibition in the middle of an exhibition season!The Cards took the...  [Posted on March 6, 2009 8:52 AM]

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A Weekend of Cardinal Baseball

Two games, two wins this weekend for the Cardinals.  Plenty of offense to examine, but the most important stats came on the mound.Chris Carpenter: 2 innings, no hits, no runs, 19 pitches, 13 strikes.If you don't think those numbers rang...  [Posted on March 2, 2009 8:43 AM]

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Dave Duncan Speaks

In another slow day in Cardinal Nation, the biggest news would be the interview Bernie Mikalsz did with Dave Duncan.  Let's look at each of Bernie's points.1) Chris Carpenter is on track.  Like Bernie says, this is the big one. ...  [Posted on February 4, 2009 8:47 AM]

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Kicking Off The Stretch Run

We are just over three weeks from pitchers and catchers reporting.  This weekend's Winter Warm-up helped kick off that last drive to Florida with plenty of newsworthy items.First off, Chris Carpenter says he's healthy.  This, of course, is the main...  [Posted on January 19, 2009 7:48 AM]

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Looking Ahead To 2009

Happy New Year!  I hope everyone had a fun and safe evening and were able to sleep in today before doing whatever it is you do on the first day of a new year.  For lots of people, that's football. ...  [Posted on January 1, 2009 9:00 AM]

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Closing Down 2008

If you've not read it, here's the link to the main post today.  Some great picks on the other sites.But, as sometimes happens with these big UCB projects, real news that demands--well, suggests, at least--a response happens.  And it looks...  [Posted on December 31, 2008 1:48 PM]

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