Despite all of the playoff appearances, pennants, and World Series titles in the 21st century, it had been 21 years since the St. Louis Cardinals experienced a streak like this. It’s the 13th time in 130 years they’ve had a winning streak of 10 games or more. That’s right folks….they’ve now won 10 straight games. … More A perfect 10!
Back on June 27th, the St. Louis Cardinals were four games under .500, and they were fourth place in the National League Central. Milwaukee is running away with the division and the National League West is dominating the Wild Card scenario. With the trade deadline looming, and other star players being shifted around baseball in … More Who’s laughing now?!
Heading into the Cardinals’ 2021 season, it was believed Jack Flaherty would be the star among the pitching staff, and that he would be the one carrying the load. But injuries derailed that train until further notice. Leave it to 40-year old Adam Wainwright, who I like to call the “ageless wonder”, to take the … More Believe it or not, Adam Wainwright is a Cy Young contender
A career season for Salvador Perez is on the verge of becoming a record-breaking one. With his second grand slam in two days against the Seattle Mariners on Friday night, the Royals’ franchise player is just one home run away (36) from tying Hall of Famer Carlton Fisk‘s record for most home runs hit by … More Salvador Perez inches closer to history
Adam Wainwright‘s continued dominance against the Pirates continues. And tonight, it only took 88 pitches to pitch a complete-game shutout. His last loss against the Pirates came on April 3, 2016. Only three members of Pittsburgh’s current active roster had made their MLB debuts at that point. Despite a career 5.47 (until tonight) at PNC … More The ageless wonder does it again!
Yadier Molina is an All-Star yet again! For the 10th time in his future Hall of Fame career, Molina is heading to the MLB All-Star Game, following an injury to San Francisco Giants’ catcher Buster Posey. Despite the Cardinals’ struggles this season (they currently sit at 43-46, 9.5 games out of first place), Molina has … More Yadier Molina earns 10th All-Star nod!
Royals backstop Salvador Perez is having a phenomenal season, and it’s being rewarded with not only another All-Star nod for the franchise face, but also an accepted invite to the 2021 Home Run Derby. And with that, he is on the verge of making history. If Perez wins the Home Run Derby, he will become … More Salvador Perez could become first catcher to win Home Run Derby
For the second day in a row, the St. Louis Cardinals walk it off. This time, the future Hall of Famer did the magic, as St. Louis swept Miami. Yadier Molina hit a single in the bottom of the ninth that scored Paul Goldschmidt, who hit a walk-off home run the night before. It was … More Molina’s walk-off spearheads Cardinals sweep of Marlins
St. Louis Cardinals ace Adam Wainwright admitted on Monday that during the 2019 baseball season, he had used a foreign substance to help boost his pitching for approximately 6-7 games, but eventually stopped and has never gone back to using it since. “I’ve got nothing to hide. What Bubba said is true. I tried it … More Adam Wainwright admits his past usage of foreign substances
Jim ‘Mudcat’ Grant, the first black pitcher in the American Leagues to record a 20-win season, died on Thursday at the age of 85. “The Minnesota Twins are deeply saddened by the loss of Jim ‘Mudcat’ Grant, a key part of the franchise’s early years in Minnesota and linchpin of the starting rotation on the … More Jim ‘Mudcat’ Grant, American League’s first Black 20-game winner, dies at 85
