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We just passed the 54 game mark. Where are they? | Jeff Curry-Imagn Images The 54-game mark is a good point to see where they’re at versus where they expected to be This is a two-part article. It didn’t start out that way, but when I got to 4,000 words, I decided that was too much (by quite a bit) for one article. I can be wordy! So, Part 1 here looks at what has … [Read more...] about An early season checkpoint on our Cardinals – Part 1

Photo by Sam Hodde/Getty Images Not much to say about this one. It just wasn’t the Cardinals night. They fell behind early, and by the time they scored a run in the eighth on Lars Nootbaar’s RBI double, the Rangers had already tallied 11 runs. Josh Jung had three hits and three RBI, as did Sam Haggerty. Wyatt Langford hit a two-run homer, and Marcus Semien had a … [Read more...] about Cardinals suffer blowout loss in Texas

Their best pitcher | Tim Heitman-Imagn Images Cardinals continue a challenging road trip Intro The 32-24 Cardinals continue (and finish) the road trip at Texas. The series starts after a day off following a series win over the Orioles. The Cardinals are looking for a strong finish to the month of May, having gone 18-7 so far. The 27-30 Rangers are continuing a … [Read more...] about Series Preview – St. Louis Cardinals @ Texas Rangers – May 30 thru June 1

Photo by Patrick Smith/Getty Images The Cardinals continue to fly high. Even after getting down 3-0 early against the Orioles on Wednesday night, they kept fighting. They rallied to shave off the deficit and take the lead, and they never looked back, earning yet another series win and moving to a season-high eight games above .500. The team hasn’t given us much hope in … [Read more...] about Have the Cardinals done enough to prove they’re legit?