Tuesday lineup and tidbits
* According to TLR, Tyler Greene is still feeling quite ill and will not be in camp today. * The manager also said that David Freese came out of Monday’s game just fine and will play again tomorrow....
View ArticleWednesday Tigertown tidbits
Greetings from a really neat ballpark — Joker Marchant Stadium in Lakeland. It’s been renovated, but it still has the classic field of an old ballpark. Cool place for a game. * Chris Carpenter is on a...
View ArticleNote of the night/Stat of the day, March 31
Note of the night: As you may have heard, Albert Pujols had a bit of a rough one at the plate today. He hit a couple of balls harder than the results might show, but in the end, eight outs in a game is...
View ArticleChess Match: Staying with the ace
The situation: Bottom of the fifth. Cardinals trail, 2-0. Daniel Descalso hits a one-out double, bringing the pitcher’s spot to the plate. Chris Carpenter has allowed two runs, one earned, over five...
View ArticleNote of the night/Stat of the Day, June 17
Note of the night: I hesitate to make too much of good guy/bad guy, leader, set-an-example stuff. I think those of us who do what I do tend to use that stuff as a crutch far too often, and we write it...
View ArticleTuesday tidbits: Freese, Craig, Lohse and more – UPDATED
Greetings from a warm, sunny afternoon at Busch Stadium. Looking forward to a fun series. * To address the single most-asked question I’ve gotten on Twitter in recent weeks, Allen Craig is at Busch...
View ArticleTwo late notes: Carpenter and Craig
Carpenter still set for Friday: Many fans asked today about the possibility of moving Carpenter back onto regular rest in the event that the Cardinals won the first two games of the series. TLR was...
View ArticleCardinals on the… festivities
My friend and colleague Adam McCalvy has a blog post up with what the Brewers had to say tonight. And a little later at Cardinals.com and Brewers.com, there will be a longer story that covers the whole...
View ArticleMonday tidbits: Lynn, Wainwright, and… a surprise?
Greetings from Houston, where it’s sweltering hot outside but comfortably air conditioned inside. It’s Star Wars Night at Minute Maid Park, and I’d be lying if I said I wasn’t a bit curious to see how...
View ArticleCarpenter to pitch Game 2
Cardinals manager Tony La Russa dropped a bit of a surprise on reporters on Friday when he announced that right-hander Chris Carpenter will pitch Game 2 of his team’s National League Division Series...
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