Chris Carpenter

  After the past week of injuries and disappointment the St. Louis Cardinals have gotten back to their winning ways. They will attempt to secure a sweep of the San Diego Padres tonight facing former Cardinal hurler Jeff Suppan. The highlight of...

This season’s marketing push from the Cardinals has been tremendous.  The billboards and signage around town is simple yet elegant and focuses on the legacy of the franchise. But, as we observed during the first week of the season, a billboard...

  The injuries for the St. Louis Cardinals are starting to pile up at an alarming rate. The recent road trip has been brutal for those involved and painful for Cardinal Nation to witness. The amount of injuries is starting to take its toll as th...

When I got the invitation to review John Smoltz's new book, Starting and Closing, I was of course willing and ready to jump on the chance.  When I realized that the framing convention was going to be his last...

Have an opinion about a particular player, coach, manager, team, or franchise you wish to express?  Try tossing stones 140 characters at a time on Twitter, and then wait for every keyboard jockey with a view contrary to yours to find you.  Either n...

On Monday, May 3, 2010, the Cardinals beat the Phillies and finished the day five games up on their nearest competitors in the NL Central.  Jamie Garcia won that game and stood at 3-1 with a 1.13 ERA.  Chris...

St. Louis Cardinals ace Chris Carpenter has been on the shelf since early in spring training because of a nerve issue that caused neck pain and shoulder weakness. He hasn’t been on the mound since mid-march. The starters have won 19 of the team...

There was no post yesterday because I had to travel out of town to do some work at a client's office.  Said client also reads this blog from time to time and gently teased about the title of the...

Roy Oswalt is “getting ready to play” this season, says long-time friend Jake Peavy.  When asked about Oswalt, Peavy promised Jon Morosi of FOX Sports that the free agent is currently preparing for his upcoming 2012 campaign.  While it doesn’...

A week ago, the Cardinals loaded the bases against A.J. Burnett in the first inning but were unable to score.  Burnett wiggled free and proceeded to cruise to a victory.  Last night, we got to see the alternate universe,...

Three days after the St. Louis Cardinals won the 2011 World Series there was a collective sigh as their long-term manager Tony La Russa announced his retirement. After sixteen years under the direction of one man, the Cardinals were now in search of...

Michael Pineda will be sidelined for at least a year as he is expected to have shoulder surgery to repair a labral tear.