Top 10 Hitters That Could Be Moved at the Trade Deadline

Ranking the best ten hitters that could be available at the 2016 MLB Trade Deadline. Continue reading Top 10 Hitters That Could Be Moved at the Trade Deadline

What a Difference a Week Makes in Cardinal Nation! Five Losses and Four Quality Starts!

By:  Jim Tsapelas For the first time since 1983, the St. Louis Cardinals have been swept in a two series home stand against the American League’s Houston Astros and Texas Rangers.  The home stand sweep was devastating and difficult for the players and fans of Cardinal Nation. The Redbirds began the month of June, on the road playing ten games in twelve days.  The early … Continue reading What a Difference a Week Makes in Cardinal Nation! Five Losses and Four Quality Starts!

MLB Power Rankings: May 1st

*Please note that the maximum possible points a team could have gotten was 600. Chicago Cubs (595) Washington Nationals (567) New York Mets (544) Chicago White Sox (539) Pittsburgh Pirates (500) Baltimore Orioles (483) St. Louis Cardinals (480) Kansas City Royals (458) Boston Red Sox (438) Los Angeles Dodgers (424) Texas Rangers (409) San Francisco Giants (354) Detroit Tigers (340) Philadelphia Phillies (337) Seattle Mariners (320) Cleveland Indians (293) Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim (281) Arizona Diamondbacks (262) Oakland Athletics (246) Toronto Blue Jays (235) … Continue reading MLB Power Rankings: May 1st

We Need to Have a Talk About Matt Cain

By:  Jake Kucheck Sure, writing this on the heels of a stellar, Cueto-at-his-best, artistic complete game shut out of the Padres feels a bit masochistic.  But solving problems is rarely painless, and the best way to celebrate winning is to figure out how to do more of it.  So, on to Matt Cain. Matt Cain is something of an enigma, and kind of always has … Continue reading We Need to Have a Talk About Matt Cain

Tale of Two Kershaws

By:  Gerry Schwartzmeyer I’ll never forget the first time I saw a real, bonafide curveball as a hitter in little league.  It was the first year of Pony ball and I was batting against Ricky Garcia, with whom I’d had a friendly rivalry ever since we were teammates on the Mustang League “World Series” champion Indians three years prior.  Ricky had apparently learned a new … Continue reading Tale of Two Kershaws