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Monday morning observations about JJ Wetherholt, Masyn Winn
Folks, I don’t think I got it today. I spent all of Thursday getting ready for a weekend trip, of course not giving myself enough time to do everything I wanted to do, so the entire day was hectic. I arrived at my destination that night, and then drank heavily for three straight nights. I […]
JJ Wetherholt Homers Help Cardinals Win Slugfest Over the Royals Sunday
Dustin May was not in his finest form Sunday, but it didn’t matter as JJ Wetherholt, Iván Herrera and the St. Louis Cardinals offense absolutely unloaded on the Kansas City Royals Sunday afternoon eventually winning a slugfest. The St. Louis Cardinals bullpen would be worn out by the end of it, though. It only took […]
Game Discussion for St. Louis Cardinals vs Kansas City Royals Sunday
The St. Louis Cardinals will return to Kauffman Stadium Sunday after a day off thanks to World Cup activities in Kansas City. The Cardinals will ask Dustin May to be the best version of Dustin May as he gets the start Sunday afternoon. He’ll be up against RHP Stephen Kolek who’s 4-1 on the season […]
Who is the internal savior of the Cardinals rotation?
The St. Louis Cardinals surpassed expectations for the first third of the season but things have gone back towards that low baseline in recent weeks. With minimal support brought in to help a makeshift starting rotation, it should not be surprise that the holdovers from the previous season have been pretty much as anticipated. Outside […]
St. Louis Cardinals are Transitioning into Time of Greater Expectations
The St. Louis Cardinals felt like a team with nothing to lose when the 2026 season began, but an unexpectedly strong start has now vaulted them into a time where there suddenly seems to be greater expectations of what they can achieve. How they deal with this will tell us a lot about what kind […]
The Viva El Birdos Podcast: Episode 70 – 2026 “Father’s Day Special”
This week, I am joined by AAA RHP Ryan Murphy and his father, Chuck, for a special Father’s Day episode. So often on this site, we focus solely on the numbers and performance, but we lose sight of the human element to sports, and as we know, Tony La Russa used to famously quote, “Men, […]
St. Louis Cardinals Andre Pallante’s New Look Is Working
I really don’t know what to think about Andre Pallante. After a bad 2025 season, I was pretty ambivalent about him. Sure he showed some promise in 2024, but even when he is pitching well, he doesn’t get a ton of strikeouts or do anything overly flashy. Yet here we are approaching the midpoint of […]
McGreevy Gets Hit Hard as Royals Beat the St. Louis Cardinals Friday Night
Michael McGreevy did not have his best game Friday night in Kansas City. His outing started decent, but the latter innings not so much. Unfortunately, the St. Louis Cardinals offense didn’t accomplish much either as the Royals were too much for them again. You wouldn’t know that Kansas City has the sixth worst record in […]
Game Discussion for St. Louis Cardinals vs Kansas City Royals Friday
The St. Louis Cardinals will try to pretend Thursday’s game against the Kansas City Royals never happened as they’ll send Michael McGreevy to the mound for a hopefully different result. The Royals have Seth Lugo ready to go for Friday night’s game which will be watchable only on Apple TV+. First pitch is scheduled for […]
The St. Louis Cardinals bullpen is Exhibit 1 that sometimes things go wrong
Remember the other day, when Ryne Stanek pitched to 5 batters with a 7-4 lead, allowing 5 runs to score while giving up three home runs in that span of those five batters? Some called it a train wreck. Others referenced a dumpster fire (hence the lead in picture, which is NOT a parody of […]
St. Louis Cardinals Pitching Prospects – A look under the hood at some AAA guys
This is Part 2 of my exploration of some of the underlying details of Cardinal pitching prospects. The question I am trying to answer is… Of the minor leagues prospects we’ve been watching, who has the most interesting pitch shape metrics (ie. the under the hood stuff)? We seem to be far enough into the […]
Liberatore Implodes as Kansas City Royals Rock the St. Louis Cardinals
If only the first half-inning counted, Thursday night’s game would have gone well for the St. Louis Cardinals. Unfortunately, the other 8 1/2 innings were terrible as Matthew Liberatore had one of his worst starts of the year and the Kansas City Royals took advantage of that easily beating the Cardinals in the first game […]
Game Discussion for St. Louis Cardinals vs Kansas City Royals Thursday
After taking two out of three against the San Diego Padres, the St. Louis Cardinals kick off a weekend I-70 series against the Kansas City Royals Thursday night. Matthew Liberatore gets the start for the Cardinals while the Kansas City Royals will send Noah Cameron to the mound. First pitch at Kauffman Stadium is set […]
Despite great first half, Joshua Baez should stay in Memphis for now
I have to give a hat tip to two commentators for writing my post for me, essentially. Vesuvius looked at AAA hitters with a 30% K rate in the past and was not terribly enthused with the list and then country stuff added in hitters with a fairly low BB rate with that 30% K […]
St. Louis Cardinals continue to scuffle on getaway day, losing to Padres
Game Summary Kyle Leahy battled spotty command in the early going. He ends up working through to a quality start with 6 IP, 3 runs allowed with 7 strikeouts. But the Cardinal offense musters but a single run on a ground, losing multiple runners on the bases in a game where there weren’t a lot […]
Game Discussion for St. Louis Cardinals vs San Diego Padres Wednesday
The St. Louis Cardinals wrap up their short homestand vs the San Diego Padres Wednesday afternoon. Kyle Leahy will start for the Cardinals while the Padres will send Bradgley Rodriguez to the mound. First pitch is scheduled for 1:15pm at Busch Stadium.
St. Louis Cardinals WAR Reinforcements for 2026
One of the main problems last season was that the Cardinals were in R&D mode and in budget-aging-vet pitcher mode simultaneously, resulting in negative WAR value output from several players. From the testing of developing players standpoint, a brigade of suck was in effect from enough players that it created a siphoning effect that spoiled […]
Andre Pallante Sharp as St. Louis Cardinals Edge San Diego Tuesday Night
Andre Pallante was nearly unhittable for the first half of the game while the St. Louis Cardinals offense was just good enough to beat the San Diego Padres again at Busch Stadium Tuesday night. One pre-game moment worth mentioning. JJ Wetherholt’s 5th grade teacher Mrs. Ingoldsby threw out the ceremonial first pitch to JJ. She […]
Game Discussion for St. Louis Cardinals vs San Diego Padres Tuesday Night
The St. Louis Cardinals will continue their brief homestand against the San Diego Padres Tuesday night as Andre Pallante will answer the bell for the Cardinals. RHP Michael King is scheduled to start for the Padres. First pitch is scheduled for 6:45pm at Busch Stadium.
St. Louis Cardinals Rotation Shuffle On the Horizon?
Cardinals President of Baseball Operations Chaim Bloom has been much more aggressive over the last couple of weeks in churning through young players on the roster than was originally expected. Victor Scott II, Nolan Gorman, and Yohel Pozo are currently in AAA Memphis, and Catcher Pedro Pages has been relegated to backup as Chaim Bloom […]
Dustin May Nearly Perfect as St. Louis Cardinals Blast Past Padres
You really can’t ask for more than Dustin May delivered Monday night at Busch Stadium. The San Diego Padres had no answer for him and the St. Louis Cardinals bats were sufficient to pull off a victory from the Californians who seemed only half-aware that they were supposed to play a baseball game tonight. Let’s […]
Game Discussion for St. Louis Cardinals vs San Diego Padres Monday
The St. Louis Cardinals return to Busch Stadium Monday night as they’ll host the San Diego Padres. Dustin May will make the start for the Cardinals while the starter for the Padres is to be determined. First pitch is scheduled for 6:45pm at Busch Stadium and the TV broadcast will be available on Cardinals.tv.
The Viva El Birdos Podcast: Episode 69 – Minor League Roundup with Andy Carroll and Alex Coil
This week, we were joined by ScoopswithDannyMac.com reporter Andy Carroll and AAA Memphis Play-By-Play man Alex Coil to talk about all things Memphis and Springfield! Many names were discussed this week, including Josh Baez, Leo Bernal, Jimmy Crooks, Liam Doyle, Jurrangelo Cintje, Chase Davis, Rainiel Rodriguez, and MORE! During the survey, several of you indicated […]
St. Louis Cardinals minor leaguers great at one stat (or more!)
On the heels of a frustrating loss and a frustrating series, let’s look for positivity today. To achieve this, I will look towards the minor leagues. Instead of my usual minor league update – I’ll probably wait for the first half to be over – I will instead share great performances. Any hitter or pitcher […]
Wetherholt, Burleson Homers Not Enough as Cardinals Lose to Twins Sunday
After the homer-happy St. Louis Cardinals blasted past the Minnesota Twins on Saturday, the bats were relatively silent in Minneapolis on Sunday afternoon until later in the game, but it wasn’t enough to win the series against the Twins. Both starters did their teams big favors on Sunday by going deep into the game. Michael […]
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