Yadier Molina Articles
On Opening Day today every team in MLB has the same record and the same chance to win it all. There are favorites and dark horses, but ultimately nothing will be decided for six months. Many experts and analysts will make their picks on which teams...
Brad Spielberger
1 year ago
Baseball is a funny game. A game with no time restriction, built on nuance, and forever romanticized. One of the best quirks about baseball is that anything can happen over the course of nine innings.
Every season, pardon the quasi-Yogi-...
Jake Rose
1 year ago
Game 1 Oct. 11 8:00 at St. Louis Game 2 Oct. 12...
Charlie Miller
2 years ago
GAMEDATETIMELOCATIONGame 1 Oct. 36:30Los AngelesGame 2 Oct. 49:30Los AngelesGame 3 Oct. 6TBASt. LouisGame 4* Oct. 7TBASt. LouisGame 5*Oct. 9TBALos Angeles*If necessary Perhaps the marquee pitching matchup this...
Charlie Miller
2 years ago
Last fall in the visiting clubhouse at Fenway Park, as jubilation swirled outside, the Cardinals quietly came to grips with a sudden October ending. Several luminaries, like Carlos Beltran and retiring star Chris Carpenter, would not be returning,...
Athlon Sports
3 years ago
Between the end of the World Series and Opening Day every winter, fans are inundated with lists. Rankings of the best shortstop, the best left-handed relievers, the best leadoff men, the best second basemen in runs saved, the best right-handed...
Charlie Miller
3 years ago
World Series – Game 6St. Louis at Boston8:07 ET FoxMichael Wacha (4-1, 2.78) vs. John Lackey (10-13, 3.52)Not only did the Cardinals miss an opportunity to win the series in St. Louis with a sweep of the three games there, they didn’t...
Charlie Miller
3 years ago
World Series – Game 4Boston at St. Louis8:15 ET FoxClay Buchholz (12-1, 1.74) vs. Lance Lynn (15-10, 3.97)After one of the strangest endings in postseason history, the Cardinals emerged with a two-games-to-one lead heading to Game 4 tonight....
Charlie Miller
3 years ago
World Series – Game 3Boston at St. Louis8:07 ET FoxJake Peavy (12-5, 4.17) vs. Joe Kelly (10-5, 2.69)The Cardinals escaped Boston with a split, and that’s good news for the Redbirds. But this World Series is just now beginning. We...
Charlie Miller
3 years ago
World Series – Game 2St. Louis at Boston8:07 ET FoxMichael Wacha (4-1, 2.78) vs. John Lackey (10-13, 3.52)Last night quickly turned into the dream or nightmare from 2004, depending on which dugout you’re in. The Cardinals made multiple...
Charlie Miller
3 years ago
St. Louis Cardinals vs. Boston Red SoxThis is the first time the two teams with their league’s best records have met in the Fall Classic since the Yankees defeated the Braves in 1999. Both the Red Sox and Cardinals won 97 games. These two...
Charlie Miller
3 years ago
In a rematch of Game 2 pitchers, Michael Wacha of St. Louis and Clayton Kershaw of Los Angeles, it’s difficult to foresee anything more than a good old-fashioned pitchers’ duel. In Game 2, Kershaw pitched around a leadoff triple in the...
Charlie Miller
3 years ago
National League Championship Series – Game 5St. Louis at Los Angeles3:07 ET TBSJoe Kelly (10-5, 2.69) vs. Zack Greinke (15-4, 2.63)There’s no question that pitching has outshone hitting in this series. And there’s no reason to...
Charlie Miller
3 years ago
National League Championship Series – Game 4St. Louis at Los Angeles7:07 ET TBSRicky Nolasco (13-11, 3.70) vs. Lance Lynn (15-10, 3.97)The Cardinals were about to have the Dodgers by the throat on the cusp of a three-games-to-none lead, but...
Charlie Miller
3 years ago
National League Championship Series – Game 3St. Louis at Los Angeles7:07 ET TBSHyun-Jin Ryu (14-8, 3.00) vs. Adam Wainwright (19-9, 2.94)This series could not be much closer, yet the Cardinals emerged from St. Louis with a two-game lead...
Charlie Miller
3 years ago
National League Championship Series – Game 1Los Angeles at St. Louis8:30 ET TBSZack Greinke (15-4, 2.63) vs. Joe Kelly (10-5, 2.69)The Cardinals won a hard-fought battle with NL Central rival Pittsburgh to advance to the NLCS for the third...
Charlie Miller
3 years ago
Pedro AlvarezMaybe the third baseman was rushed through the Pirates’ system, or maybe he’s been a little slow to develop, but the Pirates have been rewarded for their patience with the young slugger. The second overall pick in 2008 is...
Charlie Miller
3 years ago
At the end of the season, the major awards voters will evaluate players in their own way, with a variety of definitions applied to the word “Valuable” in Most Valuable Player. There are the Sabermetricians who will argue each player’s effect on...
Charlie Miller
4 years ago
After another unlikely October comeback, the Cardinals won three quick games against San Francisco and found themselves one victory away from a second consecutive National League pennant and the World Series. It was where they planned to be. It...
Charlie Miller
4 years ago
The Harbaugh Brothers are hogging — or Har-gging or whatever — all the attention at Super Bowl XLVII. But little Johnny and Jimbo aren’t the only tikes in the backyard turned titans in the world of sports. Here’s a rundown of the top 30 sets of...
Nathan Rush
4 years ago
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A’s, as in the Oakland Athletics, are in a pennant race for the first time since 2006. We have the second wild card to thank for this, but the no-name A’s have been the hottest team since July 1. It’s amazing what can be accomplished when...
Charlie Miller
5 years ago
St. Louis Cardinals
With the Cardinals wallowing 10.5 games back in the wild card race, several veterans convened a team meeting in late August to stress making the most of a misspent season. Two months later they did more than that. They made...
Charlie Miller
5 years ago
by Charlie Miller
With Albert Pujols signing with the Los Angeles Angels, ending his 11-year tenure in St. Louis, just how much does that swing the balance of power in baseball? While the Cardinals are coming off their second World Series title...
Charlie Miller
5 years ago
by Charlie Miller
The St. Louis Cardinals couldn’t muster enough offense yesterday and face elimination in St. Louis today. Meanwhile, rookie Josh Collmenter pitched the Diamondbacks to a win over Milwaukee, allowing Arizona to live another day...
Charlie Miller
5 years ago
Watching the tension-filled Cardinals-Brewers game Tuesday, I was prepared for some kind of fireworks. What I didn’t see coming was St. Louis catcher Yadier Molina going ballistic. The All-Star catcher has been hitting well this season, and has...
Charlie Miller
5 years ago