Category Archives: Cardinals

What if the Playoffs Made Sense?: A Postseason Preview

Posted on October 5, 2015 by Bryan

If you’ve paid any attention to baseball over the past decade or so, you know that playoff results are governed by something other than logic. There is no formula that can identify a great playoff team. October baseball is driven … Continue reading →

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2015 Baseball Preview

Posted on March 25, 2015 by Bryan

Opening Day is less than two weeks away, which means we shouldn’t expect more than two or three pitchers to tear elbow ligaments before the season starts. That kind of confidence makes a season preview less of a fool’s errand … Continue reading →

Posted in Angels, Cardinals, Dodgers, Giants, Indians, Mariners, Nationals, Orioles, Pirates, Predictions, Red Sox | 3 Comments

2015 Top 100 Players

Posted on February 21, 2015 by Bryan

It’s that time of year. All the big-name free agents have signed somewhere. Pitchers are pitching. Catchers are catching. It’s time to write about baseball in 2015. As a prelude to my 2015 season preview, I thought I’d take a … Continue reading →

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2014 Walter Johnson Awards

Posted on October 15, 2014 by Bryan

The awards for best pitcher, at least in the American League, are worth far more ink than I’m about to spill on them. Alas… NL Walter Johnson Award 1. Clayton Kershaw, Dodgers You were expecting Dan Haren? Kershaw hasn’t quite … Continue reading →

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Playoff Pre(Inter?)View 2014

Posted on October 2, 2014 by Bryan

Some might argue that the playoffs start tonight, as the previous two nights’ contests are more akin to qualifier games than playoff series.  Major League Baseball disagrees, and there was certainly a playoff atmosphere in Kansas City and Pittsburgh (did … Continue reading →

Posted in Angels, Cardinals, Dodgers, Giants, Nationals, Orioles, Predictions, Royals, Tigers | 2 Comments

Celebrating Fresh Blood

Posted on August 13, 2014 by Bryan

The Red Sox and Rangers are not going to the playoffs this year. The Yankees and Cardinals are barely above .500 and not guaranteed to play in October. The Braves are in a free fall, watching their postseason hopes dwindle … Continue reading →

Posted in Angels, Athletics, Blue Jays, Brewers, Cardinals, Dodgers, Giants, Mariners, Nationals, Orioles, Pirates, Royals, Tigers | 2 Comments

2014 Second-Half Reset

Posted on July 17, 2014 by Bryan

The American League definitively and thoroughly defeated the National League in the All-Star Game, despite maximum effort from Mike Matheny, Adam Wainwright, and the senior circuit.  That means it’s time for an obligatory recap of the first half (read: 56-60%) … Continue reading →

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2014 Season Preview

Posted on March 30, 2014 by Bryan

There are very few signs of spring in the air here in Maine, but my Twitter feed tells me baseball season is on its way back.  Much like I did last year, I’m going to eschew the full projected standings … Continue reading →

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Playoff Preview, Week 4

Posted on October 23, 2013 by Bryan

When the Red Sox and Cardinals met in the World Series in 2004, neither had advanced that far in the postseason since the 1980s. They’d met twice in two distant-memory World Series, St. Louis winning both in seven game classics, … Continue reading →

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Playoff Preview, Week Three

Posted on October 11, 2013 by Bryan

My Division Series picks- Red Sox in 5, Tigers in 4, Dodgers in 3, and Pirates in 5- were all off by exactly one game. Let’s see if I can do better in the Championship Series, despite not having gotten … Continue reading →

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