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St Louis Cardinals On Path to Glorious Season

After last night’s rainout was announced, I scoffed and thought, what’s there to do now. Well, it just means I have more time to write about the Cardinals! That and, of course, it becomes apparent that the Cardinals aren’t meant to play many games vs their NL Central counterparts this early in the year. Today […]

St. Louis Cardinals Game vs Brewers Tuesday Postponed Due to Weather

The St. Louis Cardinals second game against Milwaukee has been postponed due to weather. The team just shared this announcement: The St. Louis Cardinals have announced that tonight’s 6:45 PM CT game against the Milwaukee Brewers at Busch Stadium has been postponed due to inclement weather. The two teams will make up tonight’s postponed game […]

Five Players Trying to Crack Cardinals 40-Man Roster

A universal truth about baseball in 2026 is that a big league roster will churn through different players in the organization to get through a full 162-game season. The Cardinals will be no exception to that rule, especially in a season that is designed to see what the young talent in the organization can do […]

Herrera Punishes Brewers for Walking Wetherholt-Cardinals Win 6-3

The St. Louis Cardinals got a strong start from Kyle Leahy and the offense came through when it mattered as they beat their NL Central rival Brewers 6-3 Monday night at Busch Stadium. The Cardinals offense executed excellent situational hitting early as Masyn Winn walked in the bottom of the 2nd inning. After Nathan Church […]

Game Discussion for St. Louis Cardinals vs Milwaukee Brewers Monday

The St. Louis Cardinals will begin one of the most important early season series as their NL central rivals Milwaukee Brewers come to town. Kyle Leahy (3-3, 5.52 ERA, 22 SO) will get the ball for the St. Louis Cardinals while those dastardly Brewers will start Chad Patrick (2-1, 2.57 ERA, 16 SO). First pitch is scheduled for 6:45pm […]

The Viva El Birdos Podcast – Episode 63 – Interview with Gordon Graceffo

This week, Gabe and I are joined by St. Louis Cardinals Relief Pitcher Gordon Graceffo! We asked Gordon about several topics, including the early start to the season, his role and usage, where he learned to throw his “deathball,” his spring demotion to Triple A, and subsequent early call up, how he is attacking this […]

The St. Louis Cardinals Winning Streak That Helped My Dad

With one out in the top of the 7th, Rich Simonds woke up in his hospital bed to the Cardinals getting shut down by a series of Pirates relievers. He had missed the previous 6 innings, being too tired to stay awake, but the sounds of Cardinals baseball gradually seeped into his consciousness and his […]

Cardinals Buy or Sell: Believers vs Doubters (feat. @CardinalSTLMuse)

We all love the stock market, right?! Yeah, I figured that’s probably not true, but it is a good way to retire with a nice 401K plan. That mini-Econ lesson aside, we asked a series of Buy or Sell style questions to figure out our positions on certain players and circumstances in the Cardinals organization […]

Dustin May Beaten by Former Team, Dodgers Cool Down Cardinals 4-1

The St. Louis Cardinals didn’t provide much to get excited about for the first 8 innings. Dustin May gave the Cardinals a serviceable start, but his former team touched him up for 3 runs before his day was done. The Cardinals had early innings opportunities, but had nothing to show for it on the scoreboard […]

Game Discussion for St. Louis Cardinals vs Los Angeles Dodgers Sunday

The red-hot St. Louis Cardinals will attempt to sweep away the Los Angeles Billionaires Dodgers at Busch Stadium on Sunday. In the most appropriate jersey number meets day on the calendar, Dustin May (#3) will start for St. Louis while the evil empire Dodgers will send Justin Wrobleski to the mound. First pitch scheduled for […]

One month check-in on Cardinals’ JJ Wetherholt rookie campaign

A little over a month into the season, the St. Louis Cardinals have surpassed national expectations and are sitting above .500 despite being in the middle of a grueling stretch of games. With 17 games in a row, the Cardinals had to call in pitching support with Hunter Dobbins making his season debut and our […]

Game Discussion for St. Louis Cardinals vs Los Angeles Dodgers Saturday

The St. Louis Cardinals will play host to the Los Angeles Dodgers again Saturday night for game 2 of their homestand versus the west coasters. Michael McGreevy (1-2, 2.97 ERA, 21 SO) will start for the Cardinals while the Californians will toss Roki Sasaki (1-2, 6.35 ERA, 22 SO) on the mound. First pitch scheduled […]

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Albert Pujols & Yadi Molina Going into St. Louis Cardinals Hall of Fame

If you’ve paid any attention to St. Louis Cardinals baseball for the past two decades, the announcement today was a foregone conclusion. The team has just confirmed that Albert Pujols and Yadier Molina have been elected into the St. Louis Cardinals Hall of Fame because of course they were. In addition, the veterans committee elected […]

Ronnie Belliard | Dreadlocks, Diving Plays, and a Ring

The trade deadline is where championships are often won—but not always by the names on the front of the jersey. In this week’s edition of Random Cardinal of the Week, Jim Plaza dives into the short but legendary St. Louis stint of second baseman Ronnie Belliard. Acquired at the 2006 deadline for Hector Luna, Belliard […]