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What the Cardinals can take from the Yankees, besides the luxury tax
21 days ago by
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First, some briefs on yesterday's roster moves:
It's interesting to see the Brad Thompson perception gap—the RotoWorld box in the sidebar thinks he'll have no problem finding a job, even as a fifth starter; the Baseball Primer thread is remarkably...
My Maudlin' Career
21 days ago by
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I didn't really realise it last week, but just the other day it sort of hit me when I looked at the date: I just celebrated two years of writing for this wonderful site. My very first front page post...
Keeping the Seat Warm
22 days ago by
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I have nothing uniquely insightful to post today so this is more of a holdover until/unless someone else chimes in.
This World Series has been interminably boring. I detest 3 hour 30 minute games. I've watched AJ Burnett with envy for the last few years wondering...
Travel Day
23 days ago by
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I'm about to begin the seemingly endless travel process between Tokyo and O'Hare, and I feel totally disconnected from American baseball. But some bullet points while I pack:
Can I say, as an unrepentant baseball-card watcher, that I love C.C. Sabathia? This is...
Colby Rasmus' plate discipline
24 days ago by
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by Mark J. Terrill - AP
23 days ago:
St. Louis Cardinals' Colby Rasmus, left, hits an RBI double as Los Angeles Dodgers catcher Russell Martin, right, and home plate umpire Brian O'Nora look on during...
Putting UZR to the Test
26 days ago by
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by Jeff Roberson - AP
St. Louis Cardinals starting pitcher Joel Pineiro sits alone in the dugout during the fifth inning and considers whether he would rather move to New York, Cleveland, or Milwaukee, after being...
Friday Notes
26 days ago by
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I'm still in Japan, but the internet situation has gone from worse to bad.
Sister blog South Side Sox has its own reasons to wonder about the value of hitting coaches—in this case, of standing pat following Alex Rios's disastrous first year in Chicago...
Community Projections: Future Young Pitchers of St. Louis
28 days ago by
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by Tom Gannam - AP
4 months ago:
Blake Hawksworth pitches in the ninth inning against the Colorado Rockies in a baseball game, Saturday, June 6, 2009, in St. Louis. Hawksworth was making his major league debut...
The Trade Bait Blues
28 days ago by
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22 days ago:
FILE -- These are 2009 file photos showing St. Louis Cardinals' Chris Carpenter, left, and Toronto Blue Jays Aaron Hill, right. Chris Carpenter has been voted NL comeback player of the...
Tuesday Morning Open Thread
29 days ago by
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by MARY BUTKUS - AP
1 day ago:
FILE -- This is a Sept. 28, 1997, file photo showing St. Louis Cardinals manager Tony La Russa, left, giving first baseman, Mark McGwire a hug after the Cardinals defeated the...
Let's talk about the past just this once
October 26, 2009 by
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by Gene J. Puskar - AP
3 days ago:
FILE -- This is an Aug. 7, 2009, file photo showing St. Louis Cardinals manager Tony La Russa during a baseball game against the Pittsburgh Pirates, in Pittsburgh. Nearly...
Mark McGwire! rumored to be the Cardinals' next hitting coach
October 25, 2009 by
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Well, this is weird and awesome; it's all over the internet, most recently on Derrick Goold's twitter, but still no confirmation at press time. I hope he's not sent to negotiate Albert Pujols's next contract, but Enigmatically Sized Mac—prepare...
The untradeable: Part 1
October 25, 2009 by
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Yes, I'm talking about Kyle Lohse.
Hi, I'm vivaelpujols. You may remember me from such classic FanPosts as "Pitch f/x Thread", "A Look Back at the 2004 Cardinals", and "Can we please stop trashing Khalil?". Due to the fact...
Big Shoes
October 24, 2009 by
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by Tom Gannam - AP
St. Louis Cardinals shortstop Brendan Ryan watches a caterpillar during the fourth inning in Game 3 of the National League division baseball series Saturday, Oct. 10, 2009, in St. Louis. (AP Photo...
Bill James and Pitchers
October 23, 2009 by
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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...
2010 Projections: Bill James Annual edition
October 22, 2009 by
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I have to be brief here, because even as the VEB counter starts registering today's hits I am sitting in an airport in Springfield, waiting to go to Chicago, waiting to go to Japan. But I was sent this year's Bill James Handbook projections in the mail, and in...
The Sky Is Falling, David Freese is a Cheap Copout, Offseason Shopping List Chat Thread
October 21, 2009 by
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by Jeff Roberson - ASSOCIATED PRESS
Albert Pujols contemplates the mass chaos and crushing depression his right elbow will soon inflict upon an unwitting public. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson)
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Hot Stove kickoff: The Roster Matrix
October 20, 2009 by
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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...
Adam Wainwright and Late-Blooming Fascism
October 19, 2009 by
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by Paul Beaty - AP
St. Louis Cardinals starter Adam Wainwright tips his curveball for fun against the Chicago Cubs in the first inning of the second game of a baseball doubleheader Sunday, July 12, 2009, in Chicago...
The 2010 rotation
October 18, 2009 by
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My first order of business today is to let everybody know that this will be my final daily post here at VEB. Though I’ve truly enjoyed doing this for the last couple of years or so, I’ve found that it takes too much time away from my family and my job to do this well. Itâ€...
Patience...please!
October 17, 2009 by
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There’s been a lot of discussion of late about whether or not the Cards should resign Matt Holliday, who they should pursue should the fail to resign him, and whether or not Hal McRae should return as the Cards’ hitting coach next year. Someone ought to, at some point, study...
Lidge, La Russa
October 16, 2009 by
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by Gus Ruelas - AP
Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Clayton Kershaw is a young left-hander with a great curveball and an impressive fastball pitching in the NLCS.
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NLCS Preview
October 15, 2009 by
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The NLCS begins tonight on TBS w/ the Phils heading out west to meet the Dodgers. Needless to say, I’d rather be doing this for the Cards and Phils but here we are. It appears, on paper, to be a fairly evenly matched series. See below.
Dodgers
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RC/PA
UZR/150...
Trader Mo Redux
October 14, 2009 by
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by Tom Gannam - AP
Yep, that's right. Jeff ******* Weaver. (AP Photo/Tom Gannam)
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The worst part was I really believed in this team.
I'm actually of two...
Albert Pujols freakout #1
October 13, 2009 by
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by Morry Gash - AP
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For Cardinals fans it is a long season, as the aphorism goes, but it is also a long offseason. Enter article one seeking to place Albert Pujols in greener...
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