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Photo by Dilip Vishwanat/Getty Images Yes, he is here again. In terms of who had the best numbers in the past week, the answer is not actually Willson Contreras. I know that’s weird way to present the argument that he is in fact the player of the week. From a rate perspective, he actually has a worse than three other guys. You can probably pick up on why they’re not … [Read more...] about Willson Contreras is your player of the week

Photo by Joe Puetz/Getty Images Unfortunately, the Cardinals couldn’t pull off a sweep. After two exciting wins to open the series, the offense fell flat against the defending World Series champion Dodgers. Michael McGreevy got the start against Clayton Kershaw, and while the Cardinals have had Kershaw’s number in the past and McGreevy has been solid every time out, the … [Read more...] about Cards can’t solve Kershaw, fail to sweep Dodgers

Jeff Curry-Imagn Images Nailed it. Baseball is a game of adjustments. Well, most sports are, really. Tiny tweaks in timing can turn failure into success—a running back hitting the gap at just the right moment to break free, a shooting guard adjusting his shot’s trajectory for a swish instead of a rim roll, a hockey goalie perfectly timing a butterfly slide to stonewall … [Read more...] about St. Louis Cardinals Matthew Liberatore has Liberatore-up opposing hitters

Photo by Dilip Vishwanat/Getty Images It was a wild one at Busch on Saturday when the Cardinals and Dodgers squared up for Game 2 of this three-game weekend series. Yesterday, before the series began, I expressed concern over the Dodgers being in town and how it might be time to get a little worried about this team. Fortunately, I’ve had to eat my words, as the … [Read more...] about Cardinals walk off Dodgers in wild fashion, take series