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While We Were Away
Welcome back, everybody. After a week and a half of pausing our normal coverage to bring you a special series on the 25th Anniversary of the I-70 World Series, we return to “business as usual” here at...
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Will Tony Do The Right Thing?
We’ve been down this road before with Tony La Russa. The Cardinals manager, now in his 16th season with the club, has made no secret during his tenure in St. Louis that he prefers veteran players. To...
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Willie Aikens In The Post-Season
Adam Darowski at the essential baseball nerdery site Beyond The Boxscore recently took a look at the all-time win probability added (WPA) leaders in the World Series. (Click here for a definition of...
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Whiteyball To TLR
I enjoy this time of year as a writer. Part of the reason for that is the United Cardinal Bloggers and their Roundtable project. The project itself is interesting. One person asks a question and, this...
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Going To WAR On The Trades Of The GMDM Era- Part 2: 2007
Last week, we took a look at the deals pulled off in Dayton Moore’s first 6 months with the Kansas City Royals. Now, we take a look at his first full year with the organization. This week, we...
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Concluding The WAR On The Trades Of The GMDM Era
In the final piece of this series, we use the WAR data to finish taking a look at the trades that Dayton pulled off in 2010, and try to determine what all of this really means. August 13, 2010: The...
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Kyle Lohse Revisited
Back in February I discussed St Louis Cardinals starter Kyle Lohse, and how his ability to command his curve ball might define his season. Lohse just finished April 4-0 for the Cardinals; how is his...
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Welcome back, Royals!
For the last 2 years, the Kansas City Royals have been masquerading as an organization that is finally headed in the right direction, only to be ultimately exposed once again as the disgraceful Royals...
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Carpenter, Beltran and the Cardinal’s Pandora’s Box
The big question regarding the Cardinals going ahead is how will all of the assets they have fit into one roster. While there is no clear solution to that question yet, one thing that is for certain...
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