Viva El Birdos

Photo by Ali Overstreet/MLB Photos via Getty Images They also traded Steven Matz for Blaze Jordan The Cardinals have made a couple of moves and likely have one more in the tank, if not more. In the middle of the day yesterday, the Cardinals traded Ryan Helsley for three prospects in High A who will not need a 40 man spot this upcoming offseason. Later that night, they … [Read more...] about Cardinals trade Ryan Helsley for three High A prospects

An all-too-familiar scene | Photo by Scott Kane/Getty Images The Marlins shut out the Cardinals (again!) on 5 hits Game Summary This is a familiar tune. A long, 2-run HR off the starter Mikolas propels Miami to an early lead, giving them all the offense they needed. A toothless offense remains mired in the mud, unable to muster even hard-hit baseballs. Marlins … [Read more...] about Game Recap 7.30.25 – Cardinals are shut out again, 2-0

Jeff Curry-Imagn Images Revisiting Players 2025 Tendencies Utilizing Statcast Data The purpose of this article is simply to look up splits and other data on Statcast to see if I can draw upon that information and try and create a baseball player personality through writing. I don’t mean their public persona or their human personality, just a sketch on how they have been … [Read more...] about Player Quirks Using Splits

Jeff Curry-Imagn Images it was not a good game In the throbbing, sweat-soaked bowels of Busch Stadium, a spectacle of Americana was unfolding. Not the neatly packaged, homogenized version beamed into suburban living rooms, but a raw, unvarnished glimpse into the collective consciousness of a nation teetering on the edge of sanity. The scent of stale beer hung thick in … [Read more...] about Cardinals vs. Marlins, July 29, 2025