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Photo by Rich Storry/Getty Images Listen to me babble like a creek in the early spring wind It is Monday night during the last hours of March, around a quarter of the way into the 21st century. Baseball is moving away from the importance of field managers towards predictive data. Everything is becoming streamlined. Pitchers do different things than they used to, over … [Read more...] about Earliest Impressions on 2025

Photo by Joe Puetz/Getty Images Cardinals Lose On April Fool’s 9-7 Both pitchers cruised through the side, save for a Lars Nootbaar single Liberatore had no trouble once again, while Nolan Gorman doubled for the Cardinals, and Jordan Walker (!) sent him home with a single. Victor Scott II also singled. 1-0 Cards The wheels fall off for Liberatore with back to back run … [Read more...] about Cardinals Drop 2 In a Row to the Angels in Extras

Photo by Caitlin O’Hara/MLB Photos via Getty Images Cards look to even the series against the Angels Well, yesterday’s game didn’t go as planned. They hit two early home runs, but otherwise runs were strangely difficult to come by. As soon as someone reached scoring position, the Cardinals’ bats went cold. They also made some unforced errors late in the game to … [Read more...] about Game Day Preview 4/1/25: Cardinals vs. Angels

Phil Maton pitches for the Cardinals | Jeff Curry-Imagn Images A deep dive on the Cardinals’ latest addition to their bullpen As a long-time VEB reader, one of my favorite topics to consume was when Blake would do a deep dive on a pitcher, trying to convince us why Andre Pallante was so interesting or what not. These articles contained all kinds of good stuff that I … [Read more...] about Phil Maton – Cardinals’ Relief Pitcher