By Kevin Reynolds (@deckacards) After Matt Carpenter‘s return to leadoff and the Cardinals’ clubhouse shakeup, offense hasn’t been a significant problem for the Busch Stadium boys. St. Louis is averaging over five runs a game since kicking off a dramatic homestand against the Phillies last Friday night. In fact, aside from the opening contest – which they won 3-to-2 … Continue reading
By Kevin Reynolds (@deckacards) (Note: All stats are accurate entering play Thursday, May 25th.) Mike Matheny admitted to Jennifer Langosch of MLB.com that he has considered moving struggling leadoff hitter Dexter Fowler down in the order to spark his bat. If that’s the case, then why not put everything on the table? Replace Fowler at … Continue reading
By Kevin Reynolds (@deckacards) Mike Matheny occasionally tells the story of the first spring training camp he shared as the Cardinals’ veteran catcher with then-prospect Yadier Molina. “I just met the man who’s going to take my job someday,” he told his wife. I don’t know if Dexter Fowler felt the same when he reported … Continue reading
By Kevin Reynolds (@deckacards) The Cardinals are a .500 baseball team. In all my years of watching St. Louis baseball, being a .500 team has never seemed so significant. Maybe there were some years in the 90s when mediocre was the norm, but franchise marketing aside, the Joe Torre years never carried the expectation of … Continue reading
By Kevin Reynolds (@deckacards) In baseball terms, when a hitter is swinging too late to hit the fastball but too early to hit the off speed stuff, that hitter is said to be “caught in between.” The lingo could be applied to the St. Louis Cardinals. In their herky-jerky way, the Redbirds have been unable to significantly … Continue reading