Around the horn: Cardinals don’t need an outfielder
With free-agent-to-be Pat Burrell receiving some exposure this month in the playoffs, some Cardinal fans have expressed their interest in the Phillies’ left fielder. But do the Cardinals need to pursue...
View ArticleAround the horn: Winter Meetings wrapup
Without a splashy signing or trade this week at the Winter Meetings, the Cardinals have generated headlines by pursuing erstwhile Rockies’ reliever Brian Fuentes. Derrick Goold quotes manager Tony La...
View ArticleAround the horn: Offense in perspective
Is the Cardinal offense worse than it was last year? Judging by Bernie Miklasz’s lament that the team needs to "fix the dang offense," you might think so. But check out the numbers: 2009: .325 wOBA,...
View ArticleAround the horn: Is Ludwick clutch?
Is Ludwick "clutch"? In his weekly chat Wednesday, Joe Strauss sneaked in a personal reflection about how "clutch" he found Ryan Ludwick to be as a Cardinal: I’ll say this. Even when in a funk, Ludwick...
View ArticleAround the horn: How does Crawford’s deal impact Pujols?
On its face, Carl Crawford‘s signing with the Boston Red Sox has little relevance to the Cardinals. After all, we’re talking about a free agent at a position that the Cardinals already have staffed for...
View ArticleSaturday Saturrias
In the spirit of Rob Neyer’s Monday Mendozas and Friday Filberts, we bring you Saturday Saturrias. Perhaps Cardinal fans are a bit edgy these days waiting for Albert Pujols to sign an extension. Or...
View ArticleAround the horn: Trading time
Kerry Wood in Busch? In his Best fits by ballpark post, Ben Jedlovec suggests that Cub reliever Kerry Wood might work in Busch Stadium: Relievers Kerry Wood and Leo Nunez, both fly-ball pitchers, would...
View ArticleAround the horn: Where have you gone, Bart Giamatti?
The ever-meddling activist commissioner Bud Selig is at it again. The Associated Press reports: Baseball will be making major changes in the next two years — adding two teams to the playoffs, moving...
View ArticleAround the horn: Spring training, week 1
The early news about Mike Matheny’s bullpen strategy this season offers both hope and concern. We’ll start with the hopeful, from Jennifer Langosch: “He’s [Choate] a guy that’s going to be specifically...
View ArticleOffday around the horn: Scapegoating Matheny
Looking for a scapegoat for the Cardinals’ recent swoon? ESPN’s Paul Swydan has one for you: Mike Matheny. In his article in ESPN Insider (pay link), the subtly titled “Matheny costing Cards the...
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