Sorry I am little late in writing this, but did you know The Battle of New Orleans took place two weeks after The War of 1812 ended? What do you mean, that was 200 years ago? Last Sunday on a gorgeous day in sunny Viera, Florida, I saw “The Next BIG Thing” Stephen Strasburg make [...]
Posts Tagged ‘St. Louis Cardinals’
8 Sep
Bus Leagues Road Trip: PNC Park, Part Deux
Just over two months after my first visit to western Pennsylvania with my brother Tim and two friends, I went back to the Keystone State, this time with my wife. Our anniversary was Friday, we both had a three-day weekend for Labor Day, and the free Pirates tickets I won in June were burning a [...]
28 Aug
The Ongoing Saga Of The Brothers Rasmus: Colby Strikes Back
It’s been five days since we last spoke of the glorious Rasmus Brothers, which always feels like about four days too long. This time, however, I nearly forgot about it until a trip to Twitter jogged my memory. Cory Rasmus had a nice night on Thursday: six innings, one run, three hits, one walk, eight [...]
17 Aug
It’s Deadline Day For MLB Draftees – Lots To Do, Lots To Do
As mentioned here the other night, today is the deadline for major league organizations to come to terms with the players they selected in June’s First Year Player Draft. Call me crazy, but this strikes me as one of the more exciting days of the summer. According to MLB.com’s Jonathan Mayo, thirteen first-rounders remained unsigned [...]
17 Aug
Circle August 21 On Your Calendars: Round 3 In The Battle Of The Rasmus Brothers
Five days ago, I brought you the story of the Brothers Rasmus: older brother Colby, one of Baseball America’s Top 100 preseason prospects and an outfielder for the St. Louis Cardinals, celebrated his birthday, only to be upstaged by little brother Cory, who pitched a seven-inning no-hitter for the Danville Braves. Tonight was to be [...]
3 Aug
Average Distance From Majors To Affiliates: National League Central
(A blog was nice enough to link to this post last week – I can’t seem to find the name – and one of the commenters noted that I had left out the Cardinals affiliate in the Gulf Coast League, which changes the team’s overall average but not it’s placement on the list. The new [...]
6 Jul
The Great Baseball Road Trip of 2009: Day One – June 25 – New York to Baltimore
Thirteen years of driving experience has taught me that it is never a good thing if you can look at your tire and see exposed steel. The good news? It wasn’t my tire. The bad news? It happened in the middle of New Jersey, within shouting distance of Pennsylvania, and for a few awful minutes [...]
1 May
Tough Day To Be A Rehabbing Lefty
Mulder struggles in rehab start St. Louis Cardinals left-hander Mark Mulder gave up nine runs in his fourth rehabilitation start, an indication he’s far from ready to return from September shoulder surgery. Pitching for Triple-A Memphis, Mulder allowed nine hits – three homers – and seven earned runs in 3 2-3 innings. Durability question? Hampton [...]
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