The Seven Closer Options For The Cardinals

Whatever they decide, closer by committee shouldn't be the answer. It doesn't work. If you are guarding against your manager's worst instincts by not giving him a closer, you should rethink your manager choice.

KSDK

In Wake Of Trevor Rosenthal's Injury, Cardinals Should Lean On John Brebbia

Trevor Rosenthal's season — and the majority of 2018 as well — may be over, but the St. Louis Cardinals will take the field tonight against the San Diego Padres. A season-ending injury is always devastating, but the Cardinals have been here before with their closers hitting the bricks early.

KSDK

Mike Matheny Haters Are Searching For A Reason To Complain

The Cardinals won again Sunday night, knocking off San Francisco 6-3 to take two of three from the Giants over the weekend. The wins weren’t notable stylistically for the Cardinals, they were run-of-the-mill, grind it out and protect-the-lead victories.

101 ESPN

The Story Of Father & Son Cardinals Sluggers

Fifty years ago, Ed Spiezio, hoping to jumpstart his career and contend for the Cardinals’ third base job, hit his first big-league home run for St. Louis. Forty years later, Scott Spiezio, hoping to jumpstart his career and fill a utility role with the Cardinals, hit his first National league home run for St. Louis.

RetroSimba

Scott Spiezio Replaced John Mabry As Cardinals Utilityman

Scott Spiezio had the pedigree, the championship experience and the right amount of nonconformity to appeal to the Cardinals. What they didn’t know when they invited him to spring training was whether he still could produce.

RetroSimba

David Eckstein & His Walk-Off Slam For The Cardinals

Having already worked one grand slam miracle as an Angel, David Eckstein performed another for the Cardinals.

RetroSimba

No Relief For Don Mattingly

There’s a scene in the movie “Apollo 13” where Kevin Bacon portrays astronaut Jack Swigert placing a NO sign over a button on the command module control panel. Flipping that switch would have disengaged the lunar module, not a good move since it contained his two fellow astronauts as the crippled craft made its way back to Earth.

Post-Dispatch

Three Members Inducted Into Reds Hall Of Fame

Past met present and more than a century of baseball history was remembered as the Reds capped off their Hall of Fame weekend with the 2010 Induction Gala.

Reds Official Site

Reds Reopening World Of Possibilities With International Scouting

One of the biggest signs that the Reds are trying to make this decade different from the previous one is their effort to re-establish a Latin American pipeline of talent.

Cincinnati Enquirer

Reds Bring Rigo Beltran Back As Pitching Coach For Class A Lynchburg

From the Reds media relations dept:

Mark My Word

Chris Sabo, Pedro Borbon, & Tony Mullane Elected To Reds Hall Of Fame

Talk about an eclectic mixing of the eras. The 2010 class of Reds Hall of Famers came from three distinct moments in the franchise's long history.

Reds Official Site

Ozzie Smith, Pedro Borbon Watch Smith's Son Play Ball

Greatness made an appearance at Harlingen Field on Friday.

Former St. Louis Cardinals shortstop Ozzie Smith sat in the grandstands on the first base side as the WhiteWings played host to the Coastal Bend Thunder.

Valley Morning Star

2008's Top 5 Stories

today is the day for the final UCB project of the year, the top five stories of 2008. so, let’s get to it.

Redbird Ramblings