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Bill James and Pitchers
October 23, 2009 by
Viva El Birdos
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I think we, as a community of worriers, are relatively pat about the offense—if anything bad were to happen, be it Pujols missing a chunk of time; Rasmus continuing to be Ramos; or the Cardinals seriously going into the 2010 season with Skip Schumaker and Allen Craig dueling...
Hot Stove kickoff: The Roster Matrix
October 20, 2009 by
Viva El Birdos
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2010 ROSTER MATRIX2009 EDITION
STARTERSBENCHROTATIONPEN
molina c$4.25m
lugo ut$400K
carpenter rhp$14.5m
franklin rhp$3.25m
pujols 1b$16m
greene ut$400K
lohse rhp$8.9m
mcclellan rhp$400k
schumaker 2b$2.5m
mather of$400K
wainwright rhp$4.65m
motte rhp...
Cardinals back into the playoffs, hope to turn around soon
October 05, 2009 by
Viva El Birdos
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momup swears that, when she took this photo, our three dissatisfied-looking starters were staring out at the bullpen, where one Todd Wellemeyer was warming up. When asked for comment, Wellemeyer said: "Well, I thought all the people liked...
Untitled
October 04, 2009 by
STLtoday.com
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Cardinals reliever Jason Motte was putting on the gear and readying to revisit
his roots as a catcher late in Sunday's game when rookie David Freese
volunteered that he had played a few games behind the plate in his career.
His college career, th...
Affirmation
September 22, 2009 by
Viva El Birdos
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by David J. Phillip - AP
St. Louis Cardinals' Albert Pujols (5) hits a double as Houston Astros catcher Humberto Quintero, left, cries softly during the first inning of a baseball game Monday, Sept. 21, 2009...
At least it wasn't the NLDS
September 14, 2009 by
Viva El Birdos
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by Jeff Roberson - AP
I'm not saying that either one of us ([Chris Carpenter and the towel]) have been on too much of a high but it brings you back down to where you're supposed to be."
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A Motte Proposal
September 04, 2009 by
Viva El Birdos
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Troy Glaus takes a swing in anger. (photo courtesy momup)
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I missed most of yesterday's game, for a variety of reasons, and when I left the Cardinals had their narrow...
The St. Louis Cardinals' September To-Do List
August 31, 2009 by
Bleacher Report
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What do you do when your team has over a month to prepare for final exams?
On this, the last day of August 2009, The Cardinals (as predicted) have opened up a double digit lead in the NL Central over the horrifying racists better known as the Chicago Cubs. Their “magic number...
Right handed relief
August 30, 2009 by
Viva El Birdos
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First of all, I apologize for yesterday. My computer was basically inoperable as I spent most of the day trying to remove viruses, worms, Trojan horses, spyware, netware, adware, and underwear. Between running multiple virus protection programs and all the adware the worm/virus...
The October Team
August 17, 2009 by
Viva El Birdos
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by Tom Gannam - AP
St. Louis Cardinals' Harold Ramis, right, celebrates with teammate Brendan Ryan after hitting a walk-off home run in the ninth inning against the San Diego Padres in a baseball game, Sunday, Aug. 16, 2009 in...
St. Louis Cardinals Have a Neftali Feliz of Their Own
August 15, 2009 by
Bleacher Report
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View this entire article, along with breaking news from the Cardinals' entire organization and new prospect information daily by checking out www.CardinalsFrontOffice.wordpress.com!
Watching the late innings of a Springfield Cardinal game can be exciting these days.
Depending...
RHRUI v. St. Louis Cardinals
August 13, 2009 by
Viva El Birdos
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Bailiff: All rise! Hear Ye! Hear Ye! The Honorable Judge V.E. Birdos presiding.
Judge Birdos: Please be seated (in your parents’ basement!). This case is Right Handed Relievers Union International v. St. Louis Cardinals. Arguing on behalf of the Union will be Mr. chuckb. Mr...
The 2009 Draft in Review, Part One
August 12, 2009 by
Viva El Birdos
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by Tom Gannam - AP
Trust me, Matt. We all feel the same.(AP Photo/Tom Gannam)
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Gee, wasn't that an awful game last night?
It felt a whole lot like one of last...
Twelve Over
August 11, 2009 by
Viva El Birdos
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by Tom Gannam - AP
St. Louis Cardinals' Khalil Greene watches his RBI double in the sixth inning against the Cincinnati Reds in a baseball game, Monday, Aug. 10, 2009 in St. Louis, and immediately removes himself...
Off Day Relief
August 03, 2009 by
Viva El Birdos
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by Tom Gannam - AP
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I guess they won't be missing Oswalt so much after all. It's amazing how inelastic my subjective idea of this offense has gotten; even after all the...
Where They're At: Your Second-Half-of-2009 Cardinals
July 27, 2009 by
Viva El Birdos
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by Tom Mihalek - AP
St. Louis Cardinals' Matt Holliday has always been a member of the St. Louis Cardinals. In this conceit Oceania has always been at war with Eastasia.
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Xmas in July: Phillies 14, Cardinals 6
July 25, 2009 by
The Good Phight
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by Tom Mihalek - AP
Jimmy Rollins continued his July tear with a grand slam and a career-high five RBI Saturday against St. Louis. (AP Photo/Tom Mihalek)
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The NL "How The Hell Did You Make the Team" All Stars
July 10, 2009 by
Simon On Sports
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Every year there are a few players that come out of absolutely nowhere to make an all star team. The majority of time its because they're having breakout, out of the ordinary years. Other times its because their team sucks and MLB had no one else to choose. Here's the list...
Brewers 5, Cardinals 4
July 08, 2009 by
Brew Crew Ball
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by Morry Gash - AP
about 2 hours ago:
Milwaukee Brewers' Mat Gamel is congratulated by Mike Cameron (25) after hitting a two-run home run during the fourth inning of a baseball game against the St. Louis...
Chris Perez + PTBNL for Mark DeRosa
June 27, 2009 by
Future Redbirds
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So much for the closer of the future. Mark DeRosa is a nifty player and all, and the Cardinals are in more need of offense than bullpen help, but my initial reaction this is a pretty steep price for just a rental. Franklin may eventually run out of magic pixie dust, Jason Motte, Kyle...
The Pendulum Continues To Swing in St. Louis
June 24, 2009 by
Baseball Reflections
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Joe Morgan would have put the Cardinals on his bad list in June, because they’ve been pretty inconsistent during the month. A pitching staff that is lit up against the Rockies early in the month settles down to some better pitched games, with hiccups along the way. An offense...
Tony La Russa plans on starting Rick Porcello again tomorrow
June 19, 2009 by
Viva El Birdos
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by Jeff Roberson - AP
Detroit Tigers starting pitcher Pete Kozma throws during the second inning of a baseball game against the St. Louis Cardinals on Thursday, June 18, 2009, in St. Louis. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson...
Baseball Before Bedtime: Lucky One
June 10, 2009 by
Walkoff Walk
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Here's what happened in baseball last night when I got loaded in a hearse:
Orioles 3, Mariners 1: Need a quick 'n' easy way to halt a five game losing streak? Send your most inexperienced pitcher to the mound against the Seattle Mariners for the second time in less than...
Hermida Homer
June 09, 2009 by
Baseball Musings
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Jeremy Hermida’s second hit of the game leaves the park in the bottom of the ninth to give the Marlins a 4-3 win over the Cardinals. Jason Motte loses his second game of the season as faces just one batter and throws three pitches. St. Louis extends their losing streak to five games. [...]
The state of the staff
June 07, 2009 by
Viva El Birdos
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by Tom Gannam - AP
Blake Hawksworth made his major league debut Saturday night b/c he absolutely could not have done it Friday night instead! (AP Photo/Tom Gannam)
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