The Story Of Rangel Ravelo: Between Aurelio Monteagudo & Hector Martinez

Rangel Ravelo is bigliga. And his story is comforting. Thousands of fans of the San Luis Cardinals demonstrated Monday night, when the player born in Havana went to bat for the first time in the Majors, after 10 years of brilliance in the Minor Leagues and the Caribbean.  (Translated)

El Emergente

The Night John Curtis Pitched A One-Hitter For The Cardinals

For one night, at least, amid the excitement of a pennant chase, John Curtis showed the Cardinals a flash of the high-caliber talent they had expected when they acquired him as the key player in a trade with the Red So

RetroSimba

The Top Five Cubans To Play For The Cardinals

With comparisons already being made to a young Derek Jeter, shortstop Aledmys Diaz will face pressure to develop into the best Cuban player to perform for the Cardinals.

RetroSimba

Trevor Rosenthal Sets Reliever Strikeout Mark

It is a given that hitters strike out more today than they used to. Nevertheless, it was most significant Tuesday night that righthanded rookie Trevor Rosenthal smashed the Cardinals’ single-season high for a pitcher used exclusively as a reliever when he fanned three Milwaukee hitters in the eighth inning.

Post-Dispatch

Silvio Martinez

As I was enjoying Chris Reed’s inaugural article for I-70 Baseball, When Will David Freese Run Out Of Chances?, I couldn’t help but think back of another player from the late 70′s that had a similar run-in with bad karma. That young man was Silvio Martinez, a little right-hander that looked like a slight breeze might blow off the mound, but possessed one of the liveliest arms of his era. Before reading any farther, place a pillow under your chin. When you hear what he did in his rookie season, I wouldn’t want you to get hurt when your jaw drops all the way to the floor.

Throatwarbler's Blog