Yadier Molina

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...

  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...

There's always someone that gets the brunt of fan ire on the Cardinals.  For many years it was J.D. Drew.  Chris Duncan took a turn for a while.  Most recently, Colby Rasmus was the whipping boy.This season, it's Tyler...

The baseball season is amazing at its quarter point and it’s time to hand out some awards. Let’s start at looking who has been the MVP of the American and National League. American League Candidates: Adam Jones, Josh Hamilton, Asdrubal Ca...

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...

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...

West coast games can be rather frustrating for those of us that live on the Eastern Seaboard. Even though I subscribe to the St. Louis Cardinals postgame alerts, I don’t like seeing the words LATE when there should be a score for … [visit...

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...

Going into yesterday’s afternoon tilt against the San Diego Padres, the Los Angeles Dodgers had the best record in the National League. One of the main reasons for their success has been their surprising offense. The Dodgers rank fourth in base...

I’ve had few frustrations with Dale Sveum through the first 36 games. For the most part he’s pressing the right buttons, has the team hustling and seems to be getting the most from a team struggling to be relevant in … Continue read...

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In this installment of ‘Name that Molina’ I’m talking about Bengie, Jose, Yadier Molina, the Cubs killer who’s a lifetime .281 hitter with 9 HR and 48 RBI through 101 games vs. Chicago. This year alone he’s batting .346...