It’s been a long 2 weeks for the Cardinals; after sweeping the Marlins in 3 games, they have dropped 8 out of 10 to the Braves, Tigers, and Pirates. Prior to this patch, the Cardinals dispatched the sub-.500 teams pretty well and struggled against the better teams; well, the Pirates and Tigers have killed that…
I normally vote in the IBWAA year end awards, but I missed the deadline this year. Here is how my ballot would have looked for the NL side. NL MVP1. Freddie Freeman, 1B, ATL2. Mookie Betts, OF, LAD3. Juan Soto, OF, WAS4. Marcell Ozuna, OF, ATL5. Mike Yastrzemski, OF, SF6. Manny Machado, 3B, SD7. Trea…
Coming into this last series, all Cardinal fans was the team to pitch around Christian Yelich. That’s understandable; the guy crushed us in the first 2 series, going 12 for 24 with 9 R, 9 HR, and 19 RBIs. Would walking him be the right thing to do though? The first factor to consider is…
I’ve never been much of a Matheny fan, as a manager, and I’ve been vocal about it. He was a great leader of men, but he was a lousy leader of ballplayers; he was the right guy when Oscar Taveras passed away, but the wrong guy making pitching changes. That said, I was shocked to…
