Brett Cecil Finding Form

When the St. Louis Cardinals had a sudden need for left-handed relief help back in November, they wasted little time inking free agent Brett Cecil to a four-year contract. Citing his effectiveness against hitters from both sides of the plate, he was to be a “key person” in the strength of the bullpen moving forward.

STL Baseball Weekly

Cardinals Have Played The Cubs Tough, But Does It Mean Anything?

Good morning. Here are some notes from my scorecard as the Cubs and Cardinals get ready to close their three-game series today (12:45 p.m.) at Busch Stadium …

Bird Bytes

How Cardinals Gut Tying, Walkoff Home Runs In Ninth At Home

Facing a familiar foe, George Watkins and Frankie Frisch delivered an unusual double dose of ninth-inning power for the Cardinals.

RetroSimba

Tommy Pham, Stephen Piscotty Join Cardinals' Rookie Lore

Bigger stage? No big deal for these Cardinals rookies.

St. Louis Official Site

Cardinals-Pirates Is A Win-Laden Matchup Almost Without Precedent

The teams with the two best records in baseball square off in Pittsburgh tonight, a matchup of 95-plus-win teams that is quite rare.

Fox Sports Midwest

Stephen Piscotty's First 60 Games Among Best In Cardinals History

Saturday night’s 98th win of the season for the St. Louis Cardinals, over the Milwaukee Brewers at Busch Stadium, was also Stephen Piscotty‘s 60th contest as a Major-Leaguer.

The Cardinal Nation Blog

Leading After Six Frames Has Been Money For Both Cardinals & Marlins

Thanks to a dominant bullpen, the St. Louis Cardinals are among the best teams in the league when it comes to winning games they lead after six innings. Only one National League team has been better this year -- the Miami Marlins, the Cardinals' guest at Busch Stadium this weekend.

Fox Sports Midwest

Cardinals Lineup Muscle Compares To 2004

Many have labeled the Cardinals’ offense the best in the National League, a supposition largely based on last year’s first-place standing in runs scored and second-place rank in batting average.

Post-Dispatch

David Freese Increases His Total Of Three-RBI Games

Third baseman David Freese came alive with the bat on Sunday. His three RBI helped the slumping St. Louis Cardinals break their three-game losing streak with a 6-1 win over San Francisco.

The Cardinal Nation Blog

On This Date In Cardinals History, October 10th

The 10th day of the 10th month may be the busiest day of the post season in Cardinals history:

View From The Cheap Seats

Life After Ryan Ludwick

When the St. Louis Cardinals traded outfielder Ryan Ludwick, their No. 5 hitter, to the San Diego Padres, general manager John Mozeliak said the offense was inconsistent with him and it could be inconsistent without him.

Birdland

Jon Jay At 50 (Games, That Is)

After 50 games, outfielder Jon Jay has the third highest average of any St. Louis Cardinals player since 1920.

The Cardinal Nation Blog

Jon Jay's Doubles Among All-Time Cardinals Early Leaders

Jon Jay has nine two-base hits in his first 38 games, joining just 16 other St. Louis Cardinals who could say the same.

The Cardinal Nation Blog

Can Jon Jay Sustain?

St. Louis Cardinals outfielder Jon Jay has been a pleasant surprise covering in right field for the injured Ryan Ludwick. Jay comes into the break with an NL-best 11-game hitting streak (17-for-37, .459) and has hit safely in every game he’s started this year (19-for-46, .413). He does not yet qualify for the NL rookie leader board, but among those with at least 40 at-bats, Jay is on top with a .377 average.

The Cardinal Nation

July Is Colby Rasmus Time

What a difference a year makes.

As July, 2008 opened, St. Louis Cardinals outfielder Colby Rasmus was toiling for the Memphis Redbirds, looking forward to playing both in the Futures Game and the Summer Olympics.

The Cardinal Nation

Cardinals Hitters Eye .300

As the Cardinals entered the weekend, they had four players with enough at-bats to qualify for the batting title with .300 or higher batting averages. Another, often-used utility man Aaron Miles, was hitting .314 but will fall short of the required number of plate appearances.

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