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Game Discussion for St. Louis Cardinals vs Los Angeles Dodgers Saturday

The St. Louis Cardinals will play host to the Los Angeles Dodgers again Saturday night for game 2 of their homestand versus the west coasters. Michael McGreevy (1-2, 2.97 ERA, 21 SO) will start for the Cardinals while the Californians will toss Roki Sasaki (1-2, 6.35 ERA, 22 SO) on the mound. First pitch scheduled […]

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Albert Pujols & Yadi Molina Going into St. Louis Cardinals Hall of Fame

If you’ve paid any attention to St. Louis Cardinals baseball for the past two decades, the announcement today was a foregone conclusion. The team has just confirmed that Albert Pujols and Yadier Molina have been elected into the St. Louis Cardinals Hall of Fame because of course they were. In addition, the veterans committee elected […]

Ronnie Belliard | Dreadlocks, Diving Plays, and a Ring

The trade deadline is where championships are often won—but not always by the names on the front of the jersey. In this week’s edition of Random Cardinal of the Week, Jim Plaza dives into the short but legendary St. Louis stint of second baseman Ronnie Belliard. Acquired at the 2006 deadline for Hector Luna, Belliard […]

The St. Louis Cardinals’ catchers’ dilemma

The word “dilemma” refers to a situation in which a difficult choice must be made, often between two or more undesirable options. I see the topic of Catchers on the boards and marvel at how many points of view there are. Pages is unplayable because of his (lack of) offense. Herrera is unplayable because of […]

St. Louis Cardinals: Nolan Gorman’s Defense & “Protecting” Jordan Walker

In the comments, when discussing Jordan Walker, Memphis Myke wondered if it mattered that Jordan Walker had minimal protection in the lineup, since he’s followed by Nolan Gorman. Who hasn’t really hit at all this year. Gorman does have a surprisingly high number of RBIs though considering his poor hitting thus far. He has 18 […]

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Nathan Church’s Game-Saving Catch Helps Cardinals Beat Pirates 5-4

At times it wasn’t pretty, but the St. Louis Cardinals got it done again as they beat the Pittsburgh Pirates Wednesday night 5-4 thanks to Andre Pallante, two doubles from JJ Wetherholt and a game-saving catch by Nathan Church. Let’s start with the excellent start from Andre Pallante as he went deeper into Wednesday night’s […]

The St Louis Cardinals are having a really exciting and maddening April

The Cardinals have blown my mind this season so far. It’s not been pretty: if anything, it’s been a little bit ugly… but here we are, in the middle of our first series against an NL Central opponent, winning the first two games (in not the most easily digestible fashion!). Andre Pallante and Bubba Chandler […]

St. Louis Cardinals Rain Baseballs into the Allegheny-Beat Pirates 11-7

A lot of things went right for the St. Louis Cardinals Tuesday night. Kyle Leahy pitched a solid 5 innings, multiple Cardinals tried to drown baseballs in the nearby Allegheny River and the St. Louis bullpen was adequate enough for another road victory. The Cardinals lineup struck early and often with Nolan Gorman crushing a […]

Game Discussion for St. Louis Cardinals vs Pittsburgh Pirates Tuesday

The St. Louis Cardinals will have a hard time topping their come-from-behind thriller Monday night when they scored 4 ninth inning runs to beat Pittsburgh 4-2. However, maybe they can score some runs before the 9th inning Tuesday night when Kyle Leahy gets the start for St. Louis. Braxton Ashcraft will take the mound for […]

The Viva El Birdos Podcast: Episode 62 – Interview with Tom Ackermann

The 1120 KMOX “Infinity Gauntlet” is now complete! This week, we sat down with KMOX sports director Tom Ackermann! Tom has been covering the Cardinals with the Cardinals’ flagship station since 1997 (almost as long as I’ve been alive). Tom can be heard almost daily, starting at 5:05 AM St. Louis time with Total Information […]

Game Discussion for St. Louis Cardinals vs Pittsburgh Pirates Monday

The St. Louis Cardinals begin one of their toughest stretches of the young season as they kick off a 4-game series in Pittsburgh Monday night. Dustin May (3-2 with a 5.84 ERA) is scheduled to start for the Cardinals. Mason Montgomery will make the start for the Pirates. First pitch scheduled for 5:40pm St. Louis […]

St. Louis Cardinals Steadying Presence in the Rotation

Questions persisted all offseason as to what this 2026 St. Louis Cardinals starting rotation was going to look like. Matthew Liberatore has not quite found his stride early in the season. Dustin May, after 2 shaky starts to begin the year, has found a footing in the rotation over his last 3 appearances. Andre Pallante […]

Looking at internal relief help for the Cardinals

There’s been a strategy in baseball of cycling through bullpen arms to get maximum freshness from your fringier relievers. The Cardinals utilized this to some extent last year, but they’ve mostly abandoned it this year. I’ve seen some complaints about it. We are in late April and there’s really only one instance of using a […]

Cardinals Bullpen Wastes McGreevy’s Great Start as Mariners Win 3-2

Michael McGreevy gave the St. Louis Cardinals a crucial quality start and JJ Wetherholt and Nathan Church provided the power, but the bullpen wasted all of it as the Mariners pulled out a late inning victory 3-2. Both Emerson Hancock for the Mariners and Michael McGreevy for the Cardinals gave their teams strong starts Sunday. […]