NDLS Series Preview: St. Louis Cardinals (88-74) vs Washington Nationals (98-64) 38 Comments
The Nats lost 102 and 103 games in 2008 and 2009, respectively, and improved to 69-93 in 2010. Last year they finished the year with a 80-81 record, which was a marked improvement. ...
Series Preview: St. Louis Cardinals (11-5) at Chicago Cubs (4-12) 83 Comments
Well, at least the Cubs aren't the worst team in baseball right now. That honor goes to the Royals, who are 3-12 and have lost ten games in a row. But at least they have a farm ...
Series Preview: Chicago Cubs (2-5) at St. Louis Cardinals (5-2) and Mini-Daily Facepalm 79 Comments
Yesterday's game
Before the game I said all they had to do was beat the Brewers best pitcher, and they did. I was stuck in a tedious meeting for most of the game but I surreptitiously ...
World Series Preview: Texas Rangers (96-66) vs St. Louis Cardinals (90-72) 179 Comments
Before we get started, let’s just get this out of the way
GUYS, did you know that the World Series isn’t really all that worldy? A bunch of literal people on the Internet ...
Series Preview: St. Louis Cardinals (90-72) vs Philadelphia Phillies (102-60) 169 Comments
St. Louis squeaked its way into the playoffs thanks to a late-season collapse by the Braves. Again, I find it crazy that there are 2 NL Central teams in the playoffs.
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Club option on Aramis Ramirez ***UPDATED*** 323 Comments
Since Aramis Ramirez has started hitting again and hitting it quite well, it seems more likely than not that the Cubs will keep him around next season. However, I don’t think ...
Series Preview: Iowa Cubs (23-31) at St. Louis Cardinals (33-24) 247 Comments
Team overview
Team stats and NL ranks
Cubs
Cardinals
wOBA
.323 (5th)
.344 (1st)
UBR
-7.3 (16th)
-1.7 (12th)
UZR
-12.1 (14th)
6.9 (4th)
SP FIP
4.07 (11th)
3.74 (4th)
RP ...
Series Preview: St. Louis Cardinals (20-15) at Chicago Cubs (15-18) 147 Comments
The Cubs stranded approximately 215 baserunners in the last series against the Reds, and I don’t know if I should be encouraged by the numbers of batters who got on base or discouraged ...
NL Central Preview: St. Louis Cardinals 68 Comments
Last Year:
Most thought that the Cardinals had all the pieces to run away with the NL Central, but somehow it never came together. Their offense dipped by 4 points from their 2009 rate ...
