On the eve of Opening Day: 30 Cardinals, 30 Questions. POSITION PLAYERS Catcher Yadier Molina: At age 38 can the revered catcher provide significant contributions offensively? In the last two seasons Molina slugged .388 with an 85 OPS+. (The league average is 100...
The 2021 MLB season opens Thursday, with the Cardinals getting this adventure going at Cincinnati. Let the funfair begin. How much fun will the Cardinals and their fans have in 2021? Busch Stadium will be open, and that’s something to smile about. The realities of...
BIRD BYTES, 3-16 Five fungoes on the Cardinals: 1-Put this in the overstuffed “It’s Only Spring Training!” file. But it would be nice to see Cards shortstop Paul DeJong get something going before the start of the regular season. DeJong is 2 for 23 with 10...
In 2019 the Cardinals flapped their wings at the right time. They won 33 of their final 49 games to put an end to a three-year absence from the MLB postseason. Their 91-71 finish put them atop the NL Central for the first time since 2015. Their starting pitching led...
Our friend Derrick Goold got at least some of The Best Fans In Baseball reaching for inhalers with this teaser in Thursday’s Post-Dispatch and STLtoday: “Adam Wainwright has received several competitive offers, and one of the current offers is from the San Diego...
