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St. Louis Cardinals Furious Late Rally Not Enough as Phillies Win Monday
If obtaining a high pitch count early in the game was the goal, Hunter Dobbins succeeded spectacularly. To his credit, the St. Louis Cardinals starter battled through a less than ideal start to keep Monday night’s game with the Phillies close while the Philadelphia starter Andrew Painter showed no signs of the hamstring trouble he […]
St. Louis Cardinals vs Philadelphia Phillies Game Discussion Monday
The St. Louis Cardinals begin a crucial 3-game homestand against the Philadelphia Phillies Monday night at Busch Stadium. Hunter Dobbins gets the start for the Cardinals while the Phillies will give the ball to Andrew Painter who’s returning from hamstring issues. First pitch is scheduled for 6:45pm central time and the game broadcast will be […]
St. Louis Cardinals vs Philadelphia Phillies Series Preview
Every series this time of the year is important, but even more so for the St. Louis Cardinals as they prepare to host the Philadelphia Phillies who currently possess the final Wild Card spot in the National League that the Cardinals are chasing. Here are the pitching matchups according to MLB.com: Monday, August 10: Andrew […]
VEB Film Club: Angels in the Outfield, comparing the 1951 version with its remake
“Gabe,” you must be asking: “why are you writing this and why right now?” Excellent question. To be perfectly honest, I would have preferred to save this idea for a later time, but I didn’t actually think of the idea until after I had already watched the original Angels in the Outfield. I watched it […]
St. Louis Cardinals Bats Unload on Colorado as They Beat Rockies Sunday
The St. Louis Cardinals wrapped up a 3-game series on Sunday against the Colorado Rockies badly needing a series victory before they welcome the team they’re chasing in the Wild Card race, the Philadelphia Phillies, to town. Michael McGreevy had a rough start, a good middle and a not great finish, but the Cardinals provided […]
St. Louis Cardinals vs Colorado Rockies Game Discussion Sunday
The St. Louis Cardinals wrap up their weekend series against the Colorado Rockies on Sunday as Michael McGreevy gets the ball for the good guys while the mountain people will start RHP Michael Lorensen. First pitch is scheduled for 1:15pm at Busch Stadium and the TV broadcast will be handled by Cardinals.tv.
Should the Cardinals use an innings limit on their starting rotation?
The St. Louis Cardinals made it back to .500 thanks to the Colorado Rockies being in town and did so with the help of Kyle Leahy. A quick hook (5 innings) for Leahy brought up some questions with him only having thrown 82 pitches, but Jeff Jones dove into the workload topic for the rest […]
Liberatore Roughed Up as St. Louis Cardinals Lose to Rockies Saturday
Matthew Liberatore’s start went south from the very first pitch, but he avoided a meltdown as the St. Louis Cardinals were playing catchup from the beginning of the game. The question would end up being whether their less than spectacular offense lately would muster enough runs to overcome the Rockies fast start. Short answer? No. […]
St. Louis Cardinals vs Colorado Rockies Game Discussion Saturday Night
It’s game 2 of the St. Louis Cardinals 3-game series hosting the Colorado Rockies Saturday night. Matthew Liberatore will start for the Cardinals while the Rockies will give the ball to Kyle Freeland. First pitch is scheduled for 6:15pm central time and the game broadcast will be available through Cardinals.tv.
Kyle Leahy’s Turnaround Is More Than a Hot Streak
On June 12, Kyle Leahy completed his 13th start of the season, allowing four runs across five innings against the Twins. Once again, he had run out of gas the third time through the order, allowing all three batters he faced in the bottom of the sixth to reach base on a pair of doubles […]
Iván Herrera’s Homer and Kyle Leahy’s 8 K’s Help Cardinals Beat the Rockies
Kyle Leahy has slowly established himself this season as one of the more reliable St. Louis Cardinals starters in this development year. He turned into something of a strikeout machine Friday night, but also gave up a ton of leadoff hits. How would that affect the end result? The answer is Leahy’s strikeouts and a […]
St. Louis Cardinals vs Colorado Rockies Game Discussion Friday
The St. Louis Cardinals return home for a 3-game weekend series vs the Colorado Rockies starting Friday night. Kyle Leahy will start for the Cardinals while the Rockies will send Ryan Feltner to the mound. First pitch scheduled for 7:15pm central time at Busch Stadium and the TV broadcast will be available via Cardinals.tv.
The St. Louis Cardinals – Lessons learned from deadline deals
The 2026 Trade Deadline produced some new talent for the St. Louis Cardinals organization, leveraging expiring contracts into (potential) future assets. As much as we don’t like to see favorite players depart (a lot like geting rid of those old shoes we love), smart organizations do this every year. This churn, or perhaps more euphemistically […]
St. Louis Cardinals vs Colorado Rockies Series Preview
The St. Louis Cardinals return to Busch Stadium Friday night for the start of a 3-game series versus the NL West cellar-dwelling Colorado Rockies. It should (key word) be an opportunity for the Cardinals to relearn their winning ways while enjoying some home cooking, but we all know how best laid plans go this season. […]
A closer look at the prospects the St. Louis Cardinals got at deadline
Soon after the deadline was over, Jake Wood gave his grades for how the Cardinals fared. I wanted to dig a little deeper into each of the prospects, not saddled with the time crunch Jake was under. I’m glad I did too, because I think I liked these returns even more than I did on […]
Andre Pallante’s Arm, JJ Wetherholt’s Bat Lead Cardinals Over Yankees
After a somewhat brief rain delay, the Cardinals were on the receiving end of another good start by Andre Pallante and he finally got some run support when the St. Louis bats woke up mid-game, but would it be enough to earn a victory? Spoiler Alert: YES. The New York Yankees starter Will Warren and […]
St. Louis Cardinals vs New York Yankees Game Discussion Wednesday
It’s game 3 as the St. Louis Cardinals tackle the New York Yankees again Wednesday night. Andre Pallante hopes for another strong start for the Cardinals while the Yankees will start RHP Will Warren who’s 8-5 on the season with a 4.14 ERA. First pitch is scheduled for 6:05pm central time at Yankee Stadium and […]
What is Up with the St Louis Cardinals Offense?
Ok, I have tackled the topic of what is perhaps our main weakness, the bullpen, and how it correlates with winning teams, how our middling at best bullpen (at the time) wasn’t doing us any favors. Well that was a month or two ago, feels like 6 weeks? And our bullpen is now worse than […]
Cardinals Outhit Yankees, But Yankees Outscore Cardinals Tuesday Night
The St. Louis Cardinals were hoping for an encore performance after a slugfest Monday night that they came out on top of against the New York Yankees. Tuesday night’s game was a completely different type of game as Hunter Dobbins for the Cardinals and Ryan Weathers were in a bit of a pitcher’s duel. The […]
St. Louis Cardinals vs New York Yankees Game Discussion Tuesday
It’s game 2 in the Big Apple Tuesday night as the Cardinals do battle with the Yankees. The St. Louis Cardinals have announced Hunter Dobbins will be their starter for Tuesday’s game while the Yankees will give the baseball to Ryan Weathers. First pitch scheduled for 6:05pm central time at Yankee Stadium and the TV […]
The Viva El Birdos Podcast – Episode 76: 2026 Deadline Decisions
This week, Gabe and I talk about the Cardinals’ recent 3-7 stretch that the team has continued to endure out of the All-Star break; we also play everyone’s favorite game of “stay or go” with all of the primary names being discussed before Monday’s deadline; finally, we finish up with a destination for 1 Cardinals […]
Alec Burleson Crushes 3 Homers as Cardinals Win Slugfest Over NY Yankees
After a wild afternoon of transactions at the MLB trade deadline, there was a baseball game to play in New York and the Cardinals showed up like they had something to prove as they knocked Cam Schlittler, a Cy Young candidate, out of the game after just a few innings and Alec Burleson was a […]
St. Louis Cardinals 2026 Trade Grades
St. Louis Cardinals trade SP Dustin May and LHRP JoJo Romero for (#11) OF Alexander Frias and (#13) OF Josiah Ragsdale Grade: A It took a while for Chaim Bloom to get their first deal across the finish line, but boy was it worth the wait. OF Alexander Frias is a name Cardinals fans are […]
St. Louis Cardinals vs New York Yankees Game Discussion Monday
The St. Louis Cardinals head to the Big Apple for a 3-game series versus the New York Yankees Monday. Michael McGreevy is the scheduled starter for the Cardinals while it’s Cam Schlittler for the Yankees. First pitch scheduled for 6:05pm central time at Yankee Stadium with the game broadcast available on Cardinals.tv.
Report: St. Louis Cardinals Have Traded Lars Nootbaar to the Diamondbacks
The St. Louis Cardinals have made another move prior to baseball’s trade deadline. Reports say that they traded Lars Nootbaar to the Arizona Diamondbacks. Katie Woo reporting that Daniel Eagan and Sando Santana are two of the three players being sent to the Cardinals in return for Lars. The other is a player to be […]
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