ST. LOUIS, June 8, 2015 – In honor of Father’s Day, Cardinals Authentics is giving fans the opportunity to win a one-of-a-kind prize for their dad: two tickets to a Cardinals game, a personalized Louisville Slugger bat, an authenticated game-used ball from the game they attend, and the chance to run on the field and…
St. Louis, MO., June 4, 2015 – The St. Louis Cardinals announced today that infielder Greg Garcia has been named the organization’s May Player of the Month and right-handed pitcher Luis Perdomo has been named the May Pitcher of the Month. Garcia, 25, is at Triple-A Memphis where he has appeared in 50 games for…
ST. LOUIS, June 4, 2015 – Ballpark Village is proud to partner with the St. Louis Cardinals as the official host of Cardinals Away Game Watch Parties, replicating the game-day excitement of Busch Stadium for fans at home while the team is on the road. With 1,200-square-feet of HD LED television screens, including the 40-foot…
With 2014 coming to a close, here are the top 5 Cardinal stories of the year. Some are good stories, some are stories that we wish were not real; all impacted 2014 or will impact 2015. 1. The Rise and Fall of Oscar Taveras: Coming into 2015, everyone expected Taveras to be on the team…
The Cardinals are leaving the winter meetings with an additional player on the roster; the team has signed first baseman Mark Reynolds to a contract Thursday afternoon. He’s receiving a 1 year, $2M contract. Reynolds fills 2 needs for the Cardinals; a right handed bat off the bench and a source of power. The down…
Since acquiring Jason Heyward, the news around the St. Louis Cardinals has dried up. They have done some minor house cleaning, like cutting ties with Daniel Descalso, bringing in reliever Matt Belisle, and hiring Chris Correa to replace Dan Kantrovich as their new Scouting Director, but nothing major since has happened. Now that the Chicago…
The United Cardinal Bloggers recently had a chance to ask Cardinal GM John Mozeliak questions regarding the team, the off-season, and some general baseball questions. Mozeliak, as always with the group, was pretty candid and shed some light on the front office workings. Eugene Tierney: Theo Epstein seemed unhappy about the Cardinals gaining a competitive…
We’re into the second week of the baseball season; here’s 10 thoughts on what we’ve seen so far. Injuries, leave, and player thoughts. Tommy John’s impact on the game: No player’s name has had more of an impact on the game than Tommy John’s…since everyone knows about Tommy John Surgery. It seems as if there…
St. Louis Cardinals Homestand Highlights: 07/04/2011 St. Louis (July 4, 2011) – The Cardinals return to Busch Stadium from a six-game interleague road trip that took the team to Baltimore (3-0) for the first time in the regular season and down to Tampa Bay (1-2) for just the second meeting between the teams at Tropicana…
Last week, I was going to write a eulogy for the Cardinals when they got eliminated, but then I caught the second part of Ken Burns’ “The Tenth Inning” and decided against the eulogy. Rather than focusing on the negative for the season, I was reminded of why I love baseball. The strategy. The stats….
Here is the first of my ballots for the Baseball Bloggers Alliance – the Connie Mack Award for best manager. For the award, I first eliminated managers who didn’t manage for a full season. I do that for 2 reasons: first, if you are fired, you don’t really deserve the award. Secondly, if you are…
