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Checking in on St. Louis Cardinals hitting prospects – Upper Minors
I think now is a very good time to check on the minor leagues. A month has been played at all levels (except the rookie leagues, but they haven’t started their seasons yet) and while a month of playing time isn’t necessarily a good sample, it can tell us things. Players can have such strong […]
Passing or Failing: Grading the Cardinals First Quarter (feat. Joe Roderick)
It’s hard to believe that the season is through its first quarter already. And the Cardinals are good! We all love the Cardinals of course, but it’s far more enjoyable when they are winning baseball games and we don’t just have to rely on the development of young players to satiate our baseball sweet tooth. […]
Jordan Walker Hits Moonshot, But Cardinals Lose Heartbreaker to Padres
The St. Louis Cardinals got a positive if not spectacular start from Kyle Leahy on Sunday, but it was Jordan Walker’s Mother’s Day moonshot that helped the Cardinals nearly beat the San Diego Padres. Almost. If you just look strictly at the numbers, Kyle Leahy really did have a solid start on Sunday. While his […]
Game Discussion for St. Louis Cardinals vs San Diego Padres Sunday
The St. Louis Cardinals wrap up their 4-game series versus the San Diego Padres Sunday at Petco Park. Kyle Leahy will start for St. Louis while Walker Buehler takes the mound for San Diego. First pitch is scheduled for 3:15pm central time. Will the Cardinals win or split the series vs the Padres? Let’s find […]
Who is the Next Man Up for the St. Louis Cardinals’ Lineup?
HAPPY MOTHER’S DAY to those in your lives! By almost all accounts, the 2026 St. Louis Cardinals have surpassed expectations so far this year and are well on pace to blow past preseason win projections, which has made my wallet happy. It has been a full team effort so far, with the lineup coming with […]
Dustin May’s Great Start, Bad Ending as Padres Beat Cardinals 4-2
Dustin May had a great start to the game not allowing a hit to the San Diego Padres until the bottom of the 5th inning, but that’s when the wheels came off the no-hit wagon. The Padres would eventually outslug the Cardinals 4-2 Saturday night. The bats of both the St. Louis Cardinals and San […]
Game Discussion for St. Louis Cardinals vs San Diego Padres Saturday
Dustin May will get the Saturday night start at Petco Park for the Cardinals as he’ll do battle with Randy Vásquez who will take the mound for the Padres. First pitch is set for 6:15pm central time and the musical chairs broadcast schedule has the game being broadcast on Fox Saturday night.
Late-Round Gold: The Best Cardinals Draft Steals This Century
Few things are more fun than an unheralded draft pick forcing his way into the Cardinals’ plans. Any draft pick has the odds stacked against them, but players picked outside the top few rounds have a vanishingly small chance of putting together a major league career. This week I found myself pondering whether or not […]
JJ Wetherholt’s Little League Grand Slam Lifts Cardinals Over Padres 6-0
It was an electric night in San Diego as a brilliant start by Michael McGreevy and a “Little League grand slam” from JJ Wetherholt led the St. Louis Cardinals to another victory over the San Diego Padres. It would be easy to start drawing some conclusions that are likely overreactions from Friday night’s game between […]
Game Discussion for St. Louis Cardinals vs San Diego Padres Friday Night
It’s game 2 for the St. Louis Cardinals in San Diego as they’ll ask Michael McGreevy (2-2, 2.52 ERA, 24SO) to lead them to a victory Friday night. Griffin Canning (0-0, 1.80 ERA, 7 SO) will make the start for the Padres. Friday night’s broadcast will be handled by Apple TV, so that 7-day trial is your friend. First […]
The Brians | A strange coincidence in St. Louis Cardinal history
Baseball is full of statistical oddities, but the St. Louis Cardinals in 2008 and 2009 had one of the strangest name coincidences in franchise history. Enter Brian Barden and Brian Barton. Both were born in California. Both were born in April. Both were trying to find their footing in the big leagues at the exact […]
St. Louis Cardinals Closer Riley O’Brien
Authors Note: I wrote this article before last night’s nail biter at San Diego. Think of the ninth inning last night as confirmation of what I wrote. It was poetic justice that it occurred in San Diego. You’ll know why if you finish the article. I continue to resist the urge to parse into various […]
Burleson’s Power, Liberatore’s Curveball Lead Cardinals Over Padres 2-1
Matthew Liberatore gave the St. Louis Cardinals the strong start they needed to begin their west coast swing as his nasty curveball and a power surge from Alec Burleson made the difference in a victory over the San Diego Padres 2-1 late Thursday night. Matthew Liberatore looked both shaky and nasty in the bottom of […]
St. Louis Cardinals vs San Diego Padres Game Discussion Thursday Night
The St. Louis Cardinals begin a brief west coast trip in San Diego as Matthew Liberatore (1-1, 4.50 ERA, 23 SO) will get the first start versus the Padres who will put Michael King (3-2, 2.95 ERA, 39 SO) on the mound. First pitch is scheduled for 9:10pm central time. TV broadcast will be on ESPN late […]
The Cardinals Have a Rainiel Rodriguez Problem — And It’s a Good One
Let’s think about the horizon for the St. Louis Cardinals. Is it too early in the rebuild to do this? Yes, of course. Are there more ups and downs coming than a prairie dog in the summer? No doubt. But, isn’t this what it is to be a fan? I love a numbers deep dive […]
The weird trade the St. Louis Cardinals made to net potential franchise shortstop
The Cardinals had found their replacement for Ozzie Smith, but you don’t actually want to be the guy who replaces the legend. You want to be the guy after that. Poor Royce Clayton, who had to follow his childhood idol, and was perfectly cromulent, but he wasn’t Ozzie Smith. Targeted for free agency and with […]
The St. Louis Cardinals fail to muster much offense, falling 6-2 to the Brewers
Game Summary The Brewers jump Pallante for an early 4-0 with a 3-run HR by Vaughn being the mortal blow. After, the pitchers traded outs into the middle innings, the Brewers tacked on a small-ball run in the fifth to extend the lead. Otherwise, both teams had some traffic but couldn’t buy a big hit, […]
Game Discussion for St. Louis Cardinals vs Milwaukee Brewers Wednesday
The St. Louis Cardinals will try to wrap up their 3-game series against the Milwaukee Brewers Wednesday afternoon at Busch Stadium after game 2 was postponed due to weather. The Cardinals will send Andre Pallante to the mound while the Brewers starter looks to be Brandon Sproat who was scheduled to be the starter Tuesday […]
St Louis Cardinals On Path to Glorious Season
After last night’s rainout was announced, I scoffed and thought, what’s there to do now. Well, it just means I have more time to write about the Cardinals! That and, of course, it becomes apparent that the Cardinals aren’t meant to play many games vs their NL Central counterparts this early in the year. Today […]
St. Louis Cardinals Game vs Brewers Tuesday Postponed Due to Weather
The St. Louis Cardinals second game against Milwaukee has been postponed due to weather. The team just shared this announcement: The St. Louis Cardinals have announced that tonight’s 6:45 PM CT game against the Milwaukee Brewers at Busch Stadium has been postponed due to inclement weather. The two teams will make up tonight’s postponed game […]
Five Players Trying to Crack Cardinals 40-Man Roster
A universal truth about baseball in 2026 is that a big league roster will churn through different players in the organization to get through a full 162-game season. The Cardinals will be no exception to that rule, especially in a season that is designed to see what the young talent in the organization can do […]
Herrera Punishes Brewers for Walking Wetherholt-Cardinals Win 6-3
The St. Louis Cardinals got a strong start from Kyle Leahy and the offense came through when it mattered as they beat their NL Central rival Brewers 6-3 Monday night at Busch Stadium. The Cardinals offense executed excellent situational hitting early as Masyn Winn walked in the bottom of the 2nd inning. After Nathan Church […]
Game Discussion for St. Louis Cardinals vs Milwaukee Brewers Monday
The St. Louis Cardinals will begin one of the most important early season series as their NL central rivals Milwaukee Brewers come to town. Kyle Leahy (3-3, 5.52 ERA, 22 SO) will get the ball for the St. Louis Cardinals while those dastardly Brewers will start Chad Patrick (2-1, 2.57 ERA, 16 SO). First pitch is scheduled for 6:45pm […]
The Viva El Birdos Podcast – Episode 63 – Interview with Gordon Graceffo
This week, Gabe and I are joined by St. Louis Cardinals Relief Pitcher Gordon Graceffo! We asked Gordon about several topics, including the early start to the season, his role and usage, where he learned to throw his “deathball,” his spring demotion to Triple A, and subsequent early call up, how he is attacking this […]
The St. Louis Cardinals Winning Streak That Helped My Dad
With one out in the top of the 7th, Rich Simonds woke up in his hospital bed to the Cardinals getting shut down by a series of Pirates relievers. He had missed the previous 6 innings, being too tired to stay awake, but the sounds of Cardinals baseball gradually seeped into his consciousness and his […]
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