It was another silent night for the abominable St. Louis offense, and it was nothing new. The bats in the lineup were punchless, and largely lifeless, in a 3-0 loss to the Mets on Tuesday at Busch Stadium, with NY pitchers shutting down the Cardinal hitters on three...
The Cardinals won six of 10 games on their three-town, 10-game road trip. Now, going 6-4 makes for a good winning percentage (.600.) I know and appreciate this. But that said, I’m a little greedy and I can’t shake this opinion: the Cardinals should have come away with...
“Old men making plays.” That beautiful pearl was given to us by Yadier Molina, offered after Tuesday’s 5-1 victory over the Marlins in Miami. I want a T-shirt with that priceless message-motto on the front. So much of the 2022 season will be about Adam Wainwright...
BIRD BYTES 1) I’m looking forward to watching Albert Pujols dig in against Kansas City’s lefthanded starter Daniel Lynch tonight at Busch Stadium. This is the first opportunity for The Machine to plug in and do the thing he was signed to do wallop LH...
The Cardinals have a gold-plated defense, an emerging offense, and savvy instincts when running the bases. But one area of the team is a source of considerable anxiety. That, of course, would be pitching. Starting pitching. Relief pitching. Before we look ahead to the...
It’s showtime for springtime. The Cardinals open their 15-game warmup in a fast preparation for the regular season. The hideous lockout delayed the opening of camps in Florida and Arizona and ruined the normal spring-training routine. This unfortunate set of...
The designated hitter is coming to the National League this season to pump up the offense. That’s the expectation, anyway. But what does it mean for the pitching? More than I would have assumed. As Cubs president of baseball operations Jed Hoyer said this week:...
If it’s OK with you, I’ll take a pass on offering a review of the CBA negotiations and the peace agreement between MLB’s owners and players. The entire process was fatiguing and frustrating, and baseball is boring enough during normal times. So why waste additional...
BERNIE BITS At least one too-early projection system is down on your St. Louis Cardinals. That would be from good, ol’ PECOTA over at Baseball Prospectus. In posting the lockout-state projections the editors at BP advised us to relax. “Take them for what they...
