After a 6–3 start to September, the St. Louis Cardinals stumbled on their recent road trip, going just 1–5. Yet somehow, they remain on the periphery of the playoff race. The team gets a major boost today as future Hall of Famer Nolan Arenado returns from the injured list after missing a month and a [&helli...

The St. Louis Cardinals fell flat against the Milwaukee Brewers and got to watch the NL Central leaders celebrate their trip to the postseason over the weekend. The clinching game came when the Cardinals blew a late 6-2 lead and fell 9-8 in extra innings before hanging on for a sweep-preventing gritty win on Sunday. [&...

As far as depth is concerned, pitching has to be the hardest to plan ahead long-term. There are a couple of reasons for this. The first is simply that injuries are commonplace. They can set back the timeline, they can derail a career. But even without injuries, you can’t be sure where a pitcher ends […]

The St. Louis Cardinals take on the Milwaukee Brewers this afternoon at 1:10 pm CT.

Last I checked, the St. Louis Cardinals had a 0.3% chance of making the postseason. By the time you read this, they may be mathematically eliminated—for the third straight year. If that holds, it’ll mark the first time the Cardinals have missed October three seasons in a row since 1997–99. There&rsquo...

The St. Louis Cardinals take on the Milwaukee Brewers this evening at 7:10 pm CT.

Warning: This is not a prospect list. It is, however, a list of young minor league players that I think had the best seasons this year and could arguably be on a list of the guys who improved/developed/advanced the most over the course of this year. It is an accumulation of writing “Tonight on the […]

The St. Louis Cardinals take on the Milwaukee Brewers this evening at 7:10 pm CT.

Intro The Cardinals close out the west coast swing. Funny, I don’t remember Milwaukee being west coast. Maybe it is the new geography. The 72-75 Cardinals limp into Milwaukee coming on the heels of a sweep at the hands of the Seattle Mariners. The Pitching Matchups (projected) Friday – Pallante vs Priester ...

The Cardinals got swept by the Mariners and are now 72-75 heading into their upcoming series with the Brewers. Chances of reaching the playoffs are remote. I would say I’m disappointed, but I think it’s hard to feel that way when expectations for this season were so low anyway, at least among the fanbase. B...

The St. Louis Cardinals major league squad has teased with us for long enough. Despite the team only being a handful of games out of a playoff spot, I am personally ready to write (in erasable pen) the 2025 season as the third consecutive season in which the Cardinals have missed the postseason. However, it […]

Game Highlights The game tonight played out following the script of the previous 2 nights. Tight game. Cards get up early, but the offense is unable to extend against the starter or reach the Mariners bullpen. They again chase the M’s starter (Gilbert, this time) with a high pitch count. The Mariners’ equal...

The St. Louis Cardinals take on the Seattle Mariners this evening at 8:40 pm CT.

Cardinals and Braves are #16&17 teams by positional fWAR, with the Cardinals better because of defense Cardinals offense has been below average in both power and stolen bases, with a below average wRC+ Cardinals...

Game Highlights In a 5-3 loss eerily similar to last night, Randy Arozarena and Josh Naylor powered the Mariners past Mathew Liberatore with 2 towering HR and 5 RBI between them. Five Mariner relievers shut the Cardinal line up down after a marginally effective Kirby gave way. Line-up (and roster) machinations The Game...

The St. Louis Cardinals take on the Seattle Mariners this evening at 8:40 pm CT.

The St. Louis Cardinals continue to hover around the .500 mark, clinging to the fringes of the wild card race. While a postseason berth remains unlikely, they’re still mathematically in contention as they wrap up their series against the Seattle Mariners and head into a road trip finale with the Milwaukee Brewers...

Game Highlights Bryan Woo pitched an excellent game, getting 9 strikeouts in 6 innings against an overmatched Cardinal line-up. Unfortunately for him, he made a bad pitch to Alec Burleson that resulted in a 2-run HR. This was the only dent of the night for the Cardinals, who struck out 14 times! Miles Mikolas, although...

The St. Louis Cardinals take on the Seattle Mariners this evening at 8:40 pm CT.

Intro Yet another west coast swing. I love ‘em. I will be there. The 72-72 Cardinals make the long trek to Seattle to play in spacious T-Mobile Park. They remain at the edge of the abyss where elimination beckons but hope resists. 4.5 games out of a wild-card birth with 3 teams .5 games ahead […]