From World Series games to the cellar of the league, David Eckstein has seen it all in his career. But with his production declining and his age increasing, where do we go from here? Eckstein is the guy who is easy to root for. If his small stature doesn’t impress you, his [...][...]
Archive for the ‘St. Louis Cardinals’ Category
March 4th, 2010 - 7:49 am § by Friarhood § in Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim, San Diego Padres, St. Louis Cardinals
Ok David, where do we go from here?
February 28th, 2010 - 4:40 am § by Cardinal70 § in BBA News, St. Louis Cardinals
Get To Know The BBA: Pitchers Hit Eighth
At the end of the award voting, I decided that since the Baseball Bloggers Alliance had come along so quickly, it might be nice to get an idea of who was actually in the group. To that end, I’m working through the roster and asking ten questions of each member. The first five [...][...]
February 5th, 2010 - 9:22 pm § by Pitchers Hit Eighth § in Podcasts, St. Louis Cardinals
Kyle McClellan to join UCB Radio Hour podcast
Join Nick from Pitchers Hit Eighth and Daniel from C70 at the Bat, as we talk ball (among other things) with Kyle McClellan on the UCB Radio Hour podcast. The Cardinal pitcher will be joining us from Jupiter, FL where he is already gearing up for Spring Training. We’ll be sticking to a finite[...]
February 3rd, 2010 - 10:48 pm § by Hippeaux § in St. Louis Cardinals
Offseason Prospectus #27: The St. Louis Cardinals
If you want to know how crazy innovative Tony La Russa really is,check out this article from the Riverfront Times in 2004. Like any steadfast progressive, La Russa has laid a few eccentric eggs. But, that said, it is becoming increasingly difficult to argue against his case for greatest manage[...]
January 24th, 2010 - 5:09 am § by SMS_Mike § in St. Louis Cardinals
Can Edmonds Produce?
Wednesday night, on the UCB Radio Hour, Dan and I talked a little bit about Jim Edmonds’ potential return to the majors. I said I found the idea intriguing. Currently the Cardinals have Tyler Greene, Julio Lugo, and Jason LaRue as their bench. Not a lot of pop there, and nary a [...][...]
January 12th, 2010 - 7:38 am § by WEBSOULSURFER § in General Baseball, NL West, San Diego Padres, St. Louis Cardinals
McGwire comes clean – sort of
Monday January 11, 2010 Five years after pleading the 5th when asked about his steroid use by a Congressional Panel, Mark McGwire finally admitted what we all knew all along, he used steroids. But I may be even more disappointed, disgusted may be a better word, with the man AFTER his admission than[...]
January 6th, 2010 - 4:11 pm § by SMS_Mike § in St. Louis Cardinals
Cardinals take a Holliday
Matt Holliday announced on ESPN radio he’d come to terms with the Cardinals on a 7-year, $120 million contract that will keep him in St. Louis through 2017. I went to Cot’s Baseball Contracts to see if they had any specifics, and they do: 7 years/$120M (2010-16), plus 2017 option r[...]
December 30th, 2009 - 12:29 am § by Big Al § in New York Mets, St. Louis Cardinals
Matt Holliday and The Jason Bay Effect
Now that Jason Bay is off the market, what does this mean for Matt Holliday? It could mean one of two things: 1. Jason Bay has set the market price for his year’s free agent outfielders, now Holliday and his agent Scott Boras knows the salary floor. or 2. Matt Holliday has lost a big market[...]
December 11th, 2009 - 3:29 pm § by Cardinal70 § in St. Louis Cardinals
Cardinal Winter Meeting Wrapup
The Cardinal contingent has left Indianapolis, headed back to theoretically warmer climes (St. Louis is supposed to be 41 today, Indy 34) and with a couple of new pitchers. However, there’s no thaw in the relations between them and Scott Boras in regard to the outfielder that is at the top [...]
November 2nd, 2009 - 1:11 am § by Justice Is Served § in St. Louis Cardinals
Black mark remains on silent McGwire
Mark McGwire's coming back from his self-imposed hell, a place far removed from the limelight, the TV commercials and the public adulation he enjoyed during most of his baseball career. He went there to get away from his final seasons, but he couldn't shake free of those years or the rumors that tra[...]
