Yahoo Sports: Matt Adams Solidifies St. Louis Cardinals Bench
COMMENTARY | The St. Louis Cardinals have one of the most potent offenses in Major League Baseball and have for the last few seasons. Beyond the starting eight players, there are very few hitters that strike fear into pitchers late in a game.
Meet Matt Adams.
At six-foot, three-inches tall and 260 pounds, it is easy to mistake Adams for a visiting player from the St. Louis Rams...
Injuries continue to plague Cardinals
After a spring that has already seen Chris Carpenter and Rafael Furcal lost for the season, the Cardinals have had more injury concerns crop up in the last week.
Yesterday, David Freese was placed on the disabled list with a back injury. Ryan Jackson was added to the roster to replace him.
What this means for the start of the season is that Matt Carpenter, the Cardinals starting...
Cardinals cut ties with infielder Ronny Cedeno.
In a move that is mildly surprising, the Cardinals released infielder Ronny Cedeno yesterday.
Cedeno, who was brought in as a backup to Rafael Furcal, quickly became expendable when it was determined that Matt Carpenter could handle the second base job and Pete Kozma won the short stop job. This allowed the Cardinals to use Daniel Descalso as their backup short stop and, with...
How Should the Cardinals Construct Their Bench?
The big question around the Cardinals is who will play shortstop this season; overshadowed by this is the issue of the bench.
The first spot is reserved for the back up catcher…most likely Tony Cruz. The guy can’t hit, but they used him last year in this role and makes next to nothing. There are worse options for more money.
Free agent pick up Ty Wigginton figures to take...
Video: Adron Chambers Has A Day
Adron Chambers and Shane Robinson are battling hard for spots on the St. Louis Cardinals roster this Spring Training.
Up until now, Robinson is leading that charge, putting up much better offensive numbers and playing solid defense. Chambers had been his normal self, showing great speed in the field and on the base paths.
It was his speed that allowed Chambers to show off a flashy...
Cardinals 8, Astros 8
Joe Kelly opened his bid for a spot in the St. Louis Cardinals' starting rotation with two hitless innings, and Adron Chambers hit a three-run homer in Friday's 8-8 tie against the Houston Astros.
Among three candidates to replace the injured Chris Carpenter in the Cards' rotation, Kelly walked one hitter in each inning.
Daniel Descalso and Pete Kozma had two hits and...
Trio of outfielders compete for roster spot
JUPITER, Fla. The story of how Adron Chambers came to impress the Cardinals during a pre-draft workout in Memphis, Tenn., in 2007 brings comparisons to the scene from the baseball comedy Major League.
Chambers' bus from Pensecola arrived in Memphis after the workout had already started, causing him to quickly put on his cleats and run out to the field to participate in the...
Trio of outfielders compete for roster spot
JUPITER, Fla. The story of how Adron Chambers came to impress the Cardinals during a pre-draft workout in Memphis, Tenn., in 2007 brings comparisons to the scene from the baseball comedy Major League.
Chambers' bus from Pensecola arrived in Memphis after the workout had already started, causing him to quickly put on his cleats and run out to the field to participate in the...
Almost Reasonable Predictions re: the Nats and Cards
Allow me to state an obvious thing about the Nats-Cards NLDS, which is that it (i.e. the Series) is now tied at 1-1 after St. Louis’s 12-4 victory on Monday (box).Allow me to state another (mostly) obvious thing, which is that the following predictions about the remainder of the Nats-Cards NLDS — while almost reasonable — are also almost certain to be wrong.In any case, here...
Adron Chambers lands on Cardinals NLDS roster
For the second regular season in a row, Adron Chambers spent most of his year at Triple AAA Memphis.
But for the second post-season in succession, Chambers finds himself as a vital part of the St. Louis Cardinals active 25 man roster heading into the team's five game National League Divisional Series with the Washington Nationals.
Chambers was one of five outfielders...
Riding the Pine: And Yadier Molina Lays Down the Bunt
I’m trying to get back into the habbit of Friday columns. The goal will be to recap some of the baseball happenings from the previous week and preview the weekend.
Let’s start with some bad baseball.
It’s got to be karma for last year. The Cardinals, who should be one of the best teams in baseball, have really started to falter in September – a complete opposite of last...
Cardinals active Jay, Carpenter from DL
The Cardinals have activated outfielders Jon Jay and Matt Carpenter from the disabled list and optioned first baseman Matt Adams and outfielder Adron Chambers to Triple-A Memphis.
St. Louis made the moves before Friday night's game at Kansas City.
Jay was hitting .343 with two homers and RBIs before spraining his right shoulder and landing on the DL on May 16. He went 3 for...
Cards Jon Jay, Matt Carpenter return from DL
The St. Louis Cardinals returned two players to their roster Friday, Jon Jay and Matt Carpenter. Matt Adams and Adron Chambers return to Memphis.
Mets catcher Mike Nickeas makes catch, throws ball at David Wright's face (Video)
Previously on Outside the Boxscore, we've shown you baseball players screwing up in a variety of different ways.
During yesterday's Mets/Cardinals affair, Mets catcher Mike Nickeas was able to track down a pop-up bunt from St. Louis outfielder Adron Chambers to record the second out of the fourth inning.
Then seconds later, Nickeas attempted to throw the ball to...
Mets Fight Back, But Cards Take Final Game 5-4
Today the Mets got another quality start, along with some timely long balls, but it wasn’t enough to beat the Cardinals today as they fell 5-4 in the series finale this afternoon in the Citi.
The Mets fought hard today, but made a few costly errors (only one of which counted as an error) that would ultimately prove to be the downfall in today’s game. Dillon Gee pitched well...
Anyone Care To Take Any Responsibility Here?
Brutal. The Cardinals are absolutely brutal right now. Pitching? Awful. Defense? Rams-ish. Offense? Adron Chambers leads the team in RBIs for June. With one.Injuries have ravaged the Cardinals. Matt Holliday, David Freese, Yadier Molina and Carlos Beltran have all had extended time on the DL along with Adam Wainwright and Kyle Lohse on the pitching side. What was that? 6 players...
Cards finally end scoreless streak against Mets
One of the reasons the Cardinals have scored only one run in the first three games of the four-game series in New York is elementary. They aren't hitting the ball.
After LHP Johan Santana fanned seven (walking five) in no-hitting the Cardinals on Friday night, Cardinals hitters struck out 23 times, including 14 on Sunday night, and drew just three walks in the next two games...
Mets 6, Cardinals 1
NEW YORK -- Before he was inducted into the New York Mets' Hall of Fame on Sunday night, former reliever John Franco compared the current Mets team to his 2000 National League championship team, saying it had something special going on. Then the Mets backed up Franco's claim, nearly shutting out the defending World Series champion St. Louis Cardinals for the third consecutive...
Recap: Spring Training Game 17 - Johan Santana pitches 6 innings in Mets loss to Cards
Final Score: St. Louis 2, NY Mets 1
Jon Jay's RBI single in the ninth inning lifted the Cardinals to a 2-1 win over the Mets in spring training action.
Andron Chambers scored the winning run in the bottom of the ninth inning and Lance Berkman batted in the other run for St. Louis. Jake Westbrook pitched six scoreless innings, giving up three hits while striking out three...
Chambers takes wardrobe advice from No. 51
JUPITER, Fla. - Soaking up advice, suggestions and tips has been a goal for Adron Chambers this spring. Even if it's about how to wear his uniform.
Hoping to make the Cardinals roster as a reserve outfielder, the 25-year-old Chambers has been trying to pick anyone and everyone's brain that is willing to talk.
And that includes guest instructor and former Cardinals fan favorite...
St. Louis Cardinals Top 15 Minor League Prospects
Not long after Albert Pujols left for his, still to me, mind boggling ($30 million dollars in 2021 when he is 41 years of age?) mega-contract inAnaheim, I began looking for a replacement. I, and I’m sure the 2011 World Champion St. Louis Cardinals, quickly figured out there is no replacing a player of this caliber. Even with budding star Shelby Miller in the minor leagues.
Don’t...
Adron Chambers follows advice of legend, gets tighter pants
Adron Chambers is hoping that his legs will help him make theSt. Louis Cardinals in 2012. After listening to the advice of Cardinalslegend Willis McGee, Chambers may not be even faster. - Photocourtesy of Getty Images St. Louis Cardinals outfield prospect Adron Chambers made a name for himself in 2011. A September call-up who had some clutch hits during the stretch run, Chambers...
Fan favorite McGee back at Cards camp
JUPITER, Fla. When former Cardinal Willie McGee agreed to manager Mike Matheny's request to come to Cardinals camp as a guest instructor this spring, he had one request.
"Willie was very, very clear that he didn't want to be on parade and didn't want to just come in and give a wave to everybody," Matheny said Friday. "That wasn't his purpose. His...
Sprained right wrist forces Holliday off roster
When the pain in Matt Holliday's right wrist kept him from sleeping Thursday night, he knew the news on Friday morning wouldn't be good. It wasn't. Holliday was removed from the Cardinals' World Series roster on Friday in favor of Adron Chambers due to a sprained right wrist.
Holliday Canceled
Matt Holliday‘s sprained wrist took him off the Cardinals roster for game seven of the World Series. The Cardinals activated Adron Chambers to take his place.
By the way, is there a better name in baseball than Adron Chambers? He sounds like a Bond villain.
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