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United Cardinal Bloggers: December 2010

UCB December Project: Top 5 Stories

Posted on December 31, 2010 at 1:29 PM
Yes, I'm still alive, if any of you are still checking this site.  Between the paucity of Cardinal news and the busy Christmas season, it's been difficult to get back to this corner of cyberspace.

There is a little news, of course.  John Mozeliak has made the baffling claim that the defense will be better in 2011, which didn't fly with some people.  The Brewers went out and got Zack Greinke, which made the division that much more competitive.  On a more personal level, if you are an Android user, you can now get the UCB on your phone.


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Scan that logo and you'll be taken directly to the app, or you can search the Marketplace for United Cardinal Bloggers.  Are you an iPhone person (like myself)?  The iPhone version of this should be out any day now and I'll be sure to let you know when it is.  These apps are similar to the Baseball Bloggers Alliance app that I've mentioned before.  That app is also now available on Android.

All of that housekeeping aside, today is the last day of 2010.  As is tradition, the last day of the year the United Cardinal Bloggers take a look back at the top stories from the past twelve months of Cardinal baseball.  Everyone has a different take on what the biggest five stories of the year are, so I encourage you to check out all the links from this index post to get a real good feel for 2010.  (Not to mention downloading The Year In Cardinal Baseball, but I'm sure you've already done that....right?)

So, after the jump, I'll count down what I think are five of the, if not biggest, then most memorable stories of this last year.

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A Tale Of Two Cities

Posted on December 14, 2010 at 9:10 AM
Yesterday, following Twitter, there was the suggestion floated that Cliff Lee might be looking at an unnamed team in a "place he loves."  Following on that with some discussion at this weekend's poker table, when around a third-hand report (which, being that Lee is from Arkansas, wasn't surprising) of Lee hoping last year that the Cardinals would trade for him made the wheels start turning.  What if St. Louis was laying low in the weeds?  I started thinking of options and working out ideas for a post, knowing the chance was slim to none.

Glad I didn't get too far on that one.

As you know by now, that place Lee loved was Philadelphia, who signed him to a contract last night and put together the best rotation (on paper) since at least the Braves of the early '90s, though this is a more accomplished group than those guys, I think.  Avery came up and starred early, then flamed out.  All of these guys have put in the time at the bigs, though Cole Hamels is still pretty young.  Couple that rotation with the offense that they still have.......

Before the 2010 season I thought you could make the case that St. Louis and Philadelphia were the top two teams in the league and one of them would be the NL reps for the World Series.  I don't think you can quite compare the two as evenly now.

Rumor has it, though, the Cards did put in the last piece of their puzzle, as it is being reported that they've signed Gerald Laird for backup catcher.  Then again, there is some doubt to that report, so don't run out for your Laird jersey just quite yet.

If it's true, though.....ugh.  The Cardinals talked about adding offense in that slot, but he really isn't much different than Jason LaRue in that regard.  I don't see that this will encourage the Cards to sit Yadier Molina more often and I don't see that this is an improvement over Bryan Anderson.  I know the receiving issues with Anderson, but still, paying Laird a million to do what he usually does seems to be a reach.

Couple of great links for you.  First off, you have to check out CardinalsGM today with their take on the Brendan Ryan deal.  Fair warning, you may have a certain song stuck in your head the rest of the day.

Secondly, the United Cardinal Bloggers have been diligently working since the end of the season to put together a review of 2010.  Now, the fruits of that labor are available to you.  You can find The Year In Cardinal Baseball at the official site in a PDF format.  You can save and download it for your later reading or you can dive right on in.  Lots of great writers collaborated on this and it is well worth your time to check it out.

UCB Radio tomorrow night with Josh of Pitchers Hit Eighth so be sure to tune in then.  Maybe by then we'll have confirmation on the exciting Laird news!




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Heroes
Matt Holliday (5)
Matt Carpenter (4)
Rafael Furcal (4)
Carlos Beltran (3)
Jaime Garcia (3)
Jon Jay (3)
Kyle Lohse (3)
Lance Lynn (3)
Yadier Molina (3)
David Freese (2)
Adam Wainwright (2)
Lance Berkman (1)
Allen Craig (1)
Shane Robinson (1)
Fernando Salas (1)
Jake Westbrook (1)

2011 Top Hero: Lance Berkman (24)
2010 Top Heroes: Matt Holliday and Albert Pujols (24)
2009 Top Hero: Albert Pujols (28)
2008 Top Hero: Albert Pujols (25)

Goats
Matt Holliday (4)
Carlos Beltran (3)
David Freese (3)
Jaime Garcia (3)
Jason Motte (3)
Marc Rzepczynski (3)
Adam Wainwright (3)
Rafael Furcal (2)
Tyler Greene (2)
J.C. Romero (2)
Fernando Salas (2)
Mitchell Boggs (1)
Matt Carpenter (1)
Tony Cruz (1)
Daniel Descalso (1)
Jon Jay (1)
Erik Komatsu (1)
Kyle Lohse (1)
Victor Marte (1)
Eduardo Sanchez (1)
Jake Westbrook (1)

2011 Top Goat: Ryan Theriot (12)
2010 Top Goat: Brendan Ryan (14)
2009 Top Goats: Rick Ankiel and Todd Wellemeyer (13)
2008 Top Goat: Troy Glaus (13)

2012 Happy Flights
Happy Flights: 7
Happy Flight Opportunities: 12
Happy Flight %: 58%

Through 5/20

    Cardinal Nation Approval Ratings (March 2012)
    Adam Wainwright 91.9% (down 2.8%)
    Chris Carpenter 90.1% (up 3.2%)
    Lance Berkman 88.6%
    Tony La Russa 88.2% (up 17.4%)
    Yadier Molina 87.4% (up 3.7%)
    Matt Holliday 87.3% (down 3.8%)
    David Freese 85.5%
    John Mozeliak 85.4% (up 13.3%)
    Mike Shannon 85.3% (up 0.4%)
    Jose Oquendo 84.7%
    Derrick Goold 82.8% (down 5.0%)
    Mark McGwire 82.6% (up 20.1%)
    John Rooney 81.5% (down 2.8%)
    Mike Matheny 81.1%
    Bill DeWitt 79.8% (up 8.8%)
    United Cardinal Bloggers 78.9%
    Skip Schumaker 73.3% (up 9.2%)
    Jim Hayes 71.9% (down 4.2%)
    Jon Jay 71.1%
    B.J. Rains 69.5% (down 0.9%)
    Kyle Lohse 68.9% (up 13.8%)
    Dan McLaughlin 68.0%
    Joe Strauss 67.7% (up 10.2%)
    Ricky Horton 67.5% (down 1.6%)
    Al Hrabosky 66.4% (up 3.2%)
    Albert Pujols 54.9% (down 45.5%)
    Colby Rasmus 46.5% (down 35.3%)

    2011
    Dave Duncan 87.9% (up 0.9%)
    Matthew Leach 85.5%
    Pop Warner 76.7%
    Ryan Franklin 72.8% (up 3.1%)
    John Vuch 68.9%
    Jeff Luhnow 66.4%
    Dan Lozano 58.7%

    2009
    Rick Ankiel 83.9%
    Chris Duncan 69.1%


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