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Anticipating an Updated Look at the St. Louis Cardinals Farm System Ranking
Back in November of 2025, I broke down the Fangraphs (FG) current rankings of the Cardinals farm system. It has been almost 8 months since and we are about to enter a time when systems are re-shuffled a fair bit. The draft will occur in a couple of weeks, adding new players to the pipeline. […]
Jordan Walker’s Homer Not Enough to Help Cardinals Beat Brewers Thursday
The St. Louis Cardinals played the final game of their 5 games in 4 days marathon against Milwaukee Thursday night and many of us are happy to see the Brewers leave town. Jordan Walker would homer, but that wouldn’t be enough for the Cardinals to avoid losing 4 of 5 from the Brew Crew. There […]
Game Discussion for St. Louis Cardinals vs Milwaukee Brewers Thursday
The St. Louis Cardinals will try to take the final game of their 5-game set with the Milwaukee Brewers Thursday night at Busch Stadium as Andre Pallante gets the ball for the Cardinals. RHP Logan Henderson will make the start for the St. Louis Cardinals. First pitch is scheduled for 6:45pm at Busch Stadium and […]
The St. Louis Cardinals Crooked catching situation
Jimmy Crooks has terrible timing. In more ways than one. In most organizations, he would be in a pretty great spot right now. Sure, he’s struggled pretty mightily in his second try at the major leagues. But he’s a catcher and considered a good defender at that. Teams will wait multiple years for your bat […]
St. Louis Cardinals punch back against the Milwaukee Brewers
Game Summary The Cardinals coming off a doubleheader sweep at the hands of these same Milwaukee Brewers, and an overall 4-game losing streak faced yet another left-hander tonight in Kyle Harrison. He was not particularly sharp, giving up booming doubles to Jordan and Burleson that resulted in RBI along with a solo HR to Jose […]
Game Discussion for St. Louis Cardinals vs Milwaukee Brewers Wednesday
The St. Louis Cardinals will play the 4th game of their 5-game series this week versus the Milwaukee Brewers Wednesday night. Birthday boy Michael McGreevy will get the start for St. Louis while Milwaukee will give the ball to Kyle Harrison who’s 8-1 on the season with a 2.82 ERA. First pitch is scheduled for […]
How much do good bullpens correlate with winning teams in 2026? St Louis Cardinal fans want to know…
I was already leaning towards writing about this before the Brewers series, but after last night’s game, it really hammered the point home. So, through the lens of my own bullpen rankings, I will compare which teams are really thriving with a light’s out, effective bullpen, and which teams are bleeding wins because of theirs. […]
St. Louis Cardinals Bullpen Clobbered by Brewers to Sweep Doubleheader
Hunter Dobbins was entrusted with the starting duties of game 2 of the day/night doubleheader against the Milwaukee Brewers and did a great job of limiting their offense to minimal damage in the early innings. The St. Louis Cardinals offense did not make a significant appearance in the game and the 7th inning was a […]
Game Discussion for St. Louis Cardinals vs Milwaukee Brewers Game 2 Tuesday
The St. Louis Cardinals will play game 2 of their day/night doubleheader Tuesday against the Milwaukee Brewers with Hunter Dobbins getting the start for the birds. The Brew Crew will assign night pitching duties to Robert Gasser who’s 1-3 with a 4.54 ERA. First pitch scheduled for 6:45pm central time with the game broadcast available […]
Jordan Walker Homers Off Misiorowski But Brewers Beat Cardinals Tuesday
On paper, the St. Louis Cardinals were overmatched in game 1 of a day/night doubleheader at Busch Stadium Tuesday. However, baseball games are played on fields and Jordan Walker proved that the unbeatable are really not invincible as he homered against Jacob Misiorowski giving the Cardinals an early lead over the Brewers in game 1 […]
Game Discussion for St. Louis Cardinals vs Milwaukee Brewers Tuesday Game 1
The St. Louis Cardinals will have their work cut out for them in game 1 of a day/night doubleheader against the Milwaukee Brewers on Tuesday. The St. Louis Cardinals have announced they’re starting Matt Svanson in game 1 while the Milwaukee Brewers are sending likely All-Star game starter Jacob Misiorowski to the mound. First pitch […]
Cardinals minor league update: Gastelum, Baez, and more
What better time to give Luis Gastelum his flowers than about 12 hours before his promotion to the bigs? After blowing another lead late in the game, the St. Louis Cardinals have finally called in reinforcements and have promoted the right-handed Gastelum to the majors. While no corresponding move has been announced, the backend of […]
St. Louis Cardinals Draft Q&A
This Saturday, July 11th, at 1 PM, the St. Louis Cardinals and the rest of the baseball world will descend upon Philadelphia, PA, as the site for the 2026 All-Star Game festivities. The draft being the first event of note to take place, and along with that, we will have you covered here on Viva […]
St. Louis Cardinals Pen Can’t Hold May’s Strong Start as Brewers Win Monday
Dustin May returned to form Monday night at Busch Stadium giving the St. Louis Cardinals a strong start against the team they’re chasing down in the NL Central, the Milwaukee Brewers. It would unfortunately not be enough as the Cardinals pen could not support his strong start eventually giving the game away to Milwaukee. After […]
Game Discussion for St. Louis Cardinals vs Milwaukee Brewers Monday
The St. Louis Cardinals begin a brutal 5-game series over just 4 days against the Milwaukee Brewers Monday night at Busch Stadium. The Cardinals will give the ball to Dustin May while the Brewers will assign Shane Drohan the starting duties. First pitch is scheduled for 6:45pm central time and the game TV broadcast will […]
Series Preview: St. Louis Cardinals Brutal 5-Games vs the Milwaukee Brewers
There’s no denying that we’ll know a lot more about the St. Louis Cardinals by the time this week is complete. 5 games over the next 4 days will be played at Busch Stadium against the NL Central division-leading Milwaukee Brewers. The Cardinals have momentum, but on paper the next 4 days look difficult for […]
The Viva El Birdos Podcast: Episode 72 – Interview with John “U-man” Ulett
I try my best not to be “too self-serving” when I book our guests for the podcasts, but when my Cardinals connection told me this was a possibility, I couldn’t contain my excitement! John Ulett has been a St. Louis staple since the early 1980s and has put together a tremendous career with KSHE-95 and […]
Biggest Surprises from the First Half for the St. Louis Cardinals
The regular season is very long. It feels very long too. And because of that, I think we can sometimes forget about the initial expectations. Something a player does that initially surprises you ends up becoming old hat. With the first half winding down, I thought it would be a good time to revisit some […]
St. Louis Cardinals Defense Implodes as Chicago Cubs Avoid Sweep Sunday
The St. Louis Cardinals fans have learned that there are two different potential versions of Matthew Liberatore this season. Sunday, the Cardinals got parts of both versions as the Chicago Cubs jumped on his wildness early, but he settled down later. The problem would arise out of the Cardinals bullpen and defense when all was […]
Game Discussion for St. Louis Cardinals vs Chicago Cubs Sunday
The St. Louis Cardinals will wrap up the current road trip with a Sunday afternoon clash against the tiny bears aka Chicago Cubs. St. Louis will send Matthew Liberatore to the mound while the Chicago Cubs will pin the blame on Javier Assad. First pitch is scheduled for 1:30pm central time and the TV broadcast […]
What am I looking forward to in the Cardinals’ second half?
Despite another season where the St. Louis Cardinals struggled in June, the team still sits in postseason contention as the second half begins. The past two weeks of the month made things feel worse than they actually are, but being five games above .500 in a rebuild season, things are not too bad in St. […]
JJ Wetherholt Powers St. Louis Cardinals Over Foggy Chicago Cubs Saturday
The St. Louis Cardinals entered Wrigley Field with their bats warmed up and ready for action again as they jumped on the Chicago Cubs early again in a nationally-broadcast game Saturday night. Kyle Leahy was also solid in his effort to keep the Cubs at bay. JJ Wetherholt was one of the bats that carried […]
Game Discussion for St. Louis Cardinals vs Chicago Cubs Saturday Night
The St. Louis Cardinals will continue a very enjoyable stay in the Windy City so far as they’ll do battle with the Chicago Cubs Saturday night. The Cardinals will send Kyle Leahy to the mound for a 4th of July national broadcast while the Cubs give Shota Imanaga the ball. First pitch is set for […]
July 4 Snapshots of Cardinals Seasons That Changed Course
Happy Fourth of July! I hope everyone has fun plans and that the Cardinals celebrate with another 17 runs or so this evening. Today, I want to take a step back from the chaotic, and entertaining, iteration of the Cardinals and indulge in a little nostalgia by checking in on where some of the most […]
St. Louis Takes Chicago to Church as Cardinals Clobber the Cubs
You could sense that the St. Louis Cardinals entered Wrigley Field Friday afternoon feeling the momentum of their inspiring series-winning comeback victory in Atlanta on Thursday. The Cardinals took the Cubs to Church in a Nathan kind of way to win Friday’s contest easily in Chicago. St. Louis did not wait long before they jumped […]
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