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“Is this heaven?” Shoeless Joe Jackson asked as he surveyed the glorious scene: A baseball field glowing under the clear summer night sky.
“No, it’s Iowa,” Ray Kinsella answered with a smile.
A baseball field in Iowa became part of American culture in 1989, adding to the mystique of America’s favorite pastime. Baseball became more than a [...]
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March 15, 2010
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March Madness: Albert Pujols for Ryan Howard?
March Madness has officially begun. The brackets came out and everyone’s making their picks for the Final Four. Kansas is the favorite. Kentucky, Duke, and Syracuse round out the No. 1 seeds. After looking at the bracket, there are some surprises.
Despite being the No. 1 overall seed, Kansas has a tough road to the Final [...]
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March 15, 2010
St. Louis Cardinals take on Nationals, Pujols returns
The Cardinals take on the Washington Nationals today, hoping to improve on the poor start to Spring Training. The club should get a lift from Albert Pujols, who will DH in his first action since Saturday. The star slugger missed the previous two games due to back problems.
Allen Craig will be filling in at first [...]
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March 10, 2010
Spring Training shows up in the standings later: Cards need to show more effort
Adam Wainwright showed he has some work to do to regain the dominating presence he displayed in 2009. The ace (he and Carpenter share the title) went two innings, allowing four runs on five hits. He walked two and had no strikeouts. Not exactly the performance that Redbird nation became accustomed to a year ago. [...]
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March 09, 2010
Pujols and Bryant Share a Special Bond
Sometimes, it’s hard to realize you are witnessing history. It often takes years for it all to sink in. We are prisoners of the moment in sports. This guy is the greatest ever. That team is the best I ever saw. It’s easy to lose perspective on the past and the present. As prisoners of [...]
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March 05, 2010
Mets Take Two Straight From Redbirds
The New York Mets beat the Cardinals again today in Jupiter by a score of 7-3. St. Louis couldn’t put it together against the Mets pitching, specifically Fernando Nieve and Nelson Figueroa. The two combined to give up one run in seven innings. On the flip side, Brad Penny had a rough time in his [...]
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March 05, 2010
Cards Rusty in First Game, Lose To Mets 17-11
The Cardinals played its first game yesterday, and it showed. After months away from the diamond, the team struggled to settle in during a 17-11 loss to the New York Mets in Port St. Lucie. The Cards walked 10 batters and made two errors to contribute to the Mets high-scoring attack. David Wright started the fun [...]
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March 05, 2010
United Cardinal Bloggers Roundtable: McGwire
I am lucky enough to be part of the United Cardinal Bloggers network. The UCB includes all the top Cards blogs on the web with many different viewpoints. The network does many joint projects in coverage, including blog radio shows that recently interviewed Kyle McClellan, posts, and roundtable discussions.
“One of the things the United Cardinal [...]
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March 01, 2010
Black History Month Tribute: Cards Greats, Buck, and Jackie
On the last day of Black History Month, let’s take a look at some of the Cardinals over the years: Bob Gibson, Ozzie Smith, Lou Brock to go with the profiles I did on Tom Alston and Curt Flood. I also included Buck O’Neil and Jackie Robinson for their obvious contributions to baseball over the [...]
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February 28, 2010
Felipe Lopez Finally Signs with Cards
The deal that Cards fans have expected is official. Felipe Lopez has signed a one-year deal with St. Louis and was expected to join the team for workouts this morning. Lopez was dying to get back on the field and wanted to be a Cardinal all offseason.
Scott Boras seemed to get in the way of Lopez [...]
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February 27, 2010
Spring Training News and Notes: Holliday, Ryan, and Miller
-Matt Holliday missed the first workouts today because he was feeling sick due to allergies or the flu. He will likely be back on the field for preseason workouts again soon. Holliday enters the first season of his seven-year deal worth $120 million. The organization and fans are excited to have him for entire year [...]
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February 23, 2010
Hank Aaron Forgives McGwire, Others Still Angry
Hank Aaron, the true home run king of baseball, thinks the Mark McGwire story will pass. He’s glad to see McGwire back in baseball and hopes more former players come out so baseball can move on. Aaron has to be the classiest person in baseball. He keeps his distance, says all the right things, and judges [...]
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February 22, 2010
Ryan Franklin Shooting for Strong Finish this Season
Ryan Franklin closes games for a living. His job is to finish strong for the team. Nail down the final outs of the game for another “W.” In 2009, few closers were better than Franklin. He made his first All-Star appearance, finished with 38 saves, and a 1.92 ERA. The Cards fireman was lights out much of the [...]
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February 20, 2010
McClellan Takes Early Lead for Fifth Spot
Kyle McClellan came into Spring Training in 2009 fighting for a spot. He didn’t know what his role would be; he just wanted to make the team. McClellan was viewed as a possible starter in case Chris Carpenter experienced a setback in his return from injury. But Carpenter was brilliant and McClellan’s role changed. He [...]
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February 20, 2010
Spring Training News and Notes: Matheny, Rotation, and ‘Pen
With Spring Training underway for the Cards, a few storylines have developed. Besides McGwire’s recent talks and the hovering cloud over the rookie hitting coach, the Cards made some staff additions and the competition for the fifth spot in the rotation is becoming clearer. Here’s what we have learned in the first few days of [...]
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February 19, 2010
Black History Month: Curt Flood
Curt Flood just wanted to be remembered. Most history books will remember him. But not as the great baseball player he was. Instead, Flood will be remembered for his courageous fight with Major League Baseball that led to free agency. While Flood was proud that he left his mark on the game, he wanted fans [...]
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February 19, 2010
Pedro Martinez or John Smoltz for the Cards?
The Cardinals still have that $6-7 million dollars left to spend. And management is taking its time. The money represents the last addition the Cards can make to put the finishing touches on the roster. St. Louis wants to get it right. Felipe Lopez is the popular choice. He is versatile, adds depth to many [...]
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February 16, 2010
Jason Isringhausen Wants to Play in 2010
Jason Isringhausen, the Cardinals all-time saves leader, wants to continue playing this season. In an interview with KSLG 1380-AM in St. Louis, Isringhausen said he is ready to play this year. He thinks he will have a home for the 2010 season, and is waiting for calls. He said the probability he would pitch again [...]
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February 09, 2010
Who Wants To Be A Millionaire? MLB 2K10 offering big prize for video game feat
For all you gamers out there, listen up. 2K Sports is offering one million dollars to the first person to throw a perfect game in MLB 2K10. No, this is not a joke. 2K Sports is offering $1,000,000. Yep six zeros for a video game feat. The video game company has struggled recently and hopes [...]
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February 06, 2010
Redbird Rants in Yahoo’s Big League Stew Blogbook
Like many of the great blogs at FanSided, Redbird Rants has been featured in the St. Louis Cardinals Big League Stew Blogbook. It highlights the best Cards blogs on the web, and it is an honor to be included in this project. The BLS Blogbook features contact information and quick outlines of each site. If you [...]
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February 04, 2010
St. Louis Cardinals All-Decade Team: Lineup
As part of the United Cardinal Bloggers recent project, I will add my take to the all-decade team of the 2000s. It was a great decade for the Redbirds, as the franchise made the playoffs seven times, won the NL Central division title seven times, was crowned NL champs twice, and of course, won the [...]
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February 02, 2010
Joel Pineiro vs. Brady Penny: Did St. Louis Make the Right Call?
A hot topic this offseason for Cardinals fans has been the changes in the rotation. The top two are rock solid, probably the best in the bigs. After that, there are plenty of questions to be answered. Hot Stove posed one of these questions to me yesterday: “Did you agree with the Cardinals’ decision to [...]
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February 02, 2010
Felipe Lopez Likely Headed To St. Louis
The Cardinals appear to be the frontrunner to sign Felipe Lopez. According to SI’s Jon Heyman’s best guess, the versatile infielder will stroll through the Gateway soon. It would be his second time in St. Louis after spending the second half of 2008 with the Cards. As mentioned earlier here at Redbird Rants, Lopez was [...]
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January 31, 2010
MLB Providing Help for Haiti, See What You Can Do Too
In this baseball offseason, we have devoted much time to the rumors, signings, and season previews, but in the past few weeks we are all reminded that baseball is only a small part of life. An earthquake struck Haiti January 12, leaving the country in ruins. The most recent reports indicate that “nearly 170,000” people [...]
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January 27, 2010
Rich Hill Signs Minor League Deal
Veteran lefty Rich Hill will join the Cardinals in Spring Training after signing a minor league deal earlier this evening. The Cards have been searching for a 5th starter to round out the rotation. Hill will have a chance to be that guy. Other candidates include Kyle McClellan and other young arms on the farm. The [...]
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January 26, 2010
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