Bullpen Troubles Mounting
The Cardinals ended their five game winnings streak with a loss to Milwaukee Brewers tonight in the opener of a four game series with the Friars. Even though the loss brings the Brew Crew even with the Redbirds in the standings, the part that stings is the lack of effectiveness from the St. Louis […]
21Jul2008 | Mike on the Cards | 0 comments | Continued
Get the Brooms Ready
A dramatic come from behind win yesterday has put the Cardinals in position to sweep the Padres in today’s fourth and final game of the series.
Todd Wellemeyer got off to a rocky start, allowing five runs in the first two frames, but settled in and lasted 6.1 innings, earning him the win. He’s now 8-4, […]
Cards on a Roll
The St. Louis Cardinals are a fun team to watch. No one could have predicted the club to be in the position they’re in. After winning the first two games of the second half, the Cards are 12 games over .500, at 55-43, trailing the division leading Chicago Cubs by only 3 games. The Small […]
18Jul2008 | Mike on the Cards | 0 comments | ContinuedLeftovers
The break is over. Back to baseball. Before we get to the upcoming series against the Padres, I thought I’d throw out some random thoughts that I didn’t get posted earlier in the week.
First, how about that home run derby? Josh Hamilton put on a show, and it was fun to watch. If you weren’t […]
UCB Roundtable - Midseason
Back in March, just before the start of the season, the United Cardinal Bloggers had a pre-season roundtable discussion on the state of the ball club, and what we expected from the Cardinals in ‘08. Now at the All-Star break, the Cards find themselves right in the thick of a pennant race, and the UCB had our […]
16Jul2008 | Mike on the Cards | 0 comments | Continued
Cards Blank Bucs
Kyle Lohse is at it again. In game one of the final series before the All-Star break, Lohse shutout the Pirates for seven innings, allowing six hits and striking out three, before handing it over to the bullpen. Lohse now sports an 11-2 record, and lowered his ERA to 3.39, putting him neck and neck […]
11Jul2008 | Mike on the Cards | 0 comments | ContinuedThird Place
Crap. Well, maybe it was bound to happen sooner or later, or maybe it’s only temporary, but after today’s loss in Philadelphia, the Cardinals now find themselves trailing two teams instead of one.
It’s never too early to scoreboard watch, and today we saw Milwaukee pummel Colorado 11-1, and leapfrog St. Louis for second place in […]
Mulder Removed After Just 16 Pitches
I’m back! My trip to St. Louis over the holiday weekend was awesome. I got to watch some Cards/Cubs baseball, drink lots of beer, and hang out with some family and friends. I’ll talk more about the trip later.
For now, after a very impressive start from Joel Pineiro in last night’s win over the Phillies, the Cardinals […]
I’m Off to St. Louis!
As I write this, the Mets are crushing the Cardinals 11-1 in the seventh. It’s actually kind of a relief that it’s not a nail biter, because I’ve got to be at the airport at six o’clock in the morning. So if the lead holds (ha!), the Cards will have split the series. The three game […]
3Jul2008 | Mike on the Cards | 0 comments | ContinuedMets Take Game Two
Clearly, Cardinal starter Todd Wellemeyer was out of whack tonight in the second of four games against the Mets. He couldn’t command any of his pitches, and the New York hitters were sitting on his fastball. Wellemeyer labored through five innings on 98 pitches, allowing 6 runs on 12 hits.
Brad Thompson came in to pitch […]
Lohse Brilliant Against Mets
In the first home game in eleven days, a series opener with the New York Mets, Kyle Lohse led the Cardinals to a decisive win. Recall Lohse’s last start, in Detroit, when he lasted only 4 innings, and allowed 5 runs on 11 hits. It was his only poor outing in five June starts. Tonight, […]
30Jun2008 | Mike on the Cards | 0 comments | Continued
You Can’t Put a Chain on a Junkyard Dog
It’s a saying that I first heard from my good friend Jimmy, and there’s no better one that could describe the breakout game today from Cardinal backup catcher Jason LaRue. It was his performance, both offensively and defensively, that allowed the Cards to win the series today in Kansas City.
In the first inning, with the […]
Fifth Time’s a Charm
Finally. The Cardinals beat the Royals. Heading into tonight’s game, Kansas City had taken all four previous meetings between the two clubs, including a sweep of the Redbirds at Busch. With the win, the Cardinals are poised to take this series with a win tomorrow afternoon.
Mitchell Boggs was the story in this one. He got […]
Take 5
Well the Cardinals couldn’t get it done against the Royals in their first four opportunities, so they’ll try again tomorrow.
Tonight was game one of the series in Kansas City, and although the action was a little different from the three games in St. Louis, the outcome was the same. The Royals won. Yeah, the Royals. […]
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