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Matthew Thomas Holliday (born January 15, 1980, in Stillwater, Oklahoma), is a left fielder for the St. Louis Cardinals. Holliday was originally drafted by the Colorado Rockies in the seventh round of the 1998 Major League Baseball Draft. Holliday is a 3-time All-Star and 3-time Silver Slugger. He was the runner-up in the National League MVP voting for the 2007 Major League Baseball season.




Word Of The Day: Sweep

By: C70 At The Bat

24May2012

The Cardinals got to see an old friend last night.  Then they showed him why he was an old friend and not a current one.I think it was key that the Cards were able to bounce back from that...

Defense? Definitely, Maybe.

By: Pitchers Hit Eighth

24May2012

Think the Cardinals have at least average to above average players at every position on the field?  Think again.  According to the metric “Team Runs Saved”, the Cardinals rank in a tie for 6th in the NL with a -4 runs saved for the seas...

The Return

By: C70 At The Bat

23May2012

Right now on this Cardinal team, there's no player I enjoy watching more than Adam Wainwright.  It was so disappointing to have him miss last year with Tommy John surgery and, though we've seen some flashes, we've not really...

Playing Like The Devil In The City Of Angels

By: C70 At The Bat

21May2012

I'm sure there was something good about the Cardinals trip to Los Angeles this weekend.  However, it might have been limited to hearing Vin Scully on the call because, otherwise, this was like checking into Hotel California--as much as they...

They Left Their Mojo In San Francisco

By: C70 At The Bat

18May2012

Technically, they didn't leave anything in San Francisco, or at least not that we know of yet.  They were still in the city yesterday when they had that kind of flop.  I just wanted to see if Matt Sebek was...

A Pair Of Wins

By: C70 At The Bat

17May2012

Every team goes through some sort of bump in the road.  The key is to see how they react to it, if they are able to minimize the losing.  So far, that's a test the Cardinals are passing.  Two...

Witness For The Defense

By: Pitchers Hit Eighth

15May2012

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...

Being Run Over

By: C70 At The Bat

14May2012

Did anyone get the license plate of that truck?After finishing up their first sweep of 2012, the Cardinals then faced Atlanta and wound up being swept for the first time this season as well.  Save for Friday night's game,...

Rants Daily: Beltran misses cycle, Cardinals fall to Braves in extras 9-7

By: Redbird Rants

12May2012

Carlos Beltran‘s one man show continued to amaze last night as he flirted with the cycle, but settled with two home runs, a triple and double. Unbelievably it was not enough to get the St. Louis Cardinals a victory as they fell to the Atlanta B...

Rants Daily: Cardinals beat Diamondbacks 7-2, earn first series sweep of season

By: Redbird Rants

10May2012

There you go St. Louis Cardinals fans, the Redbirds were finally able to seal the deal on a series sweep last night with a victory over the Arizona Diamondbacks. … [visit site to read more]...

Put A Lid On It

By: C70 At The Bat

10May2012

The Diamondbacks closed the roof Wednesday night.  That kept the balls in the yard, but it didn't change the outcome and, for once, the Cards were able to complete the sweep.  Nice to see that the brooms can work...

Rants Daily: Carlos Beltran’s big night propels Cardinals past Diamondbacks

By: Redbird Rants

9May2012

For the second time in two weeks, Carlos Beltran collected two homers in the same game. This time he accounted for all six St. Louis Cardinals runs in a 6-1 victory. Beltran’s effort combined with Jake Westbrook‘s seven shutout innings ma...

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