A Grand Performance By Fernando Tatis For Cardinals

Two swings in one inning assured third baseman Fernando Tatis a place in Cardinals lore.

RetroSimba

Mike Shildt's Cardinals Vs. Mike Matheny's Cardinals: It's A Rout For The "Shildtbirds"

When the Cardinals defeated the Pirates Tuesday night at Busch Stadium, the win gave the Cards a 34-18 record since Mike Shildt became manager on July 15. The victory also clinched another series win for the Cardinals, who have won 12 of their last 14 series under Shildt.

101 ESPN

The New Spirit In St. Louis Is Winning & Cantagious

Let's take stock of the Cardinals recent rise, shall we?

Fancred

Arrival Of Mark Budaska Has Coincided With Club's Offensive Revival

It​ seems​ fitting that a man​ everyone calls​ Buddha would​ build​ a philosophy​ in his​ chosen​ field​ around​ simplicity.

The Athletic

The Cardinals Are A Different Team, A Better Team, Under Mike Shildt

Mike Shildt has been on the job for a month.

101 ESPN

2016 Cardinals Are A Distant Memory: No Manager, Coaches, Outfielders Or Active Starting Pitchers Remain

If you thought there had been some staff and roster churn lately as the Cardinals try to find some level other than .500, consider what has happened since Aug. 5, in 2016.

Post-Dispatch

A Tour Of Matt Carpenter's Garden

Past the serpentine vines of tomatoes, near where the cucumbers will be again, and above one, hulking green zucchini, there dangled a bright red jalapeno, all alone. It had been nestled up against another plant, somewhat hidden, and was now a week too overripe to become plucked, diced, stirred and famous in salsa.

Post-Dispatch

John Mabry Was Legendary Cardinal

When a baseball team’s manager is axed, sometimes others also march to the guillotine as collateral damage. In this case, that would be Cardinals’ hitting coaches John Mabry and assistant Bill Mueller, a native St. Louisan who was a batting champion for the 2003 Boston Red Sox and a year later a World Series champion with the Red Sox.

Post-Dispatch

The Cardinals Need The Hardest Thing To Find In Baseball....A Superstar

When the Cardinals fired manager Mike Matheny and replaced him with Mike Schildt, both Chairman Bill DeWitt Jr. and President of Baseball Operations John Mozeliak said they wanted to make the move now to salvage the season. They also replaced hitting coaches John Mabry and Bill Mueller with organizational veterans Mark Budaska and George Greer. After Sunday’s games, the Cardinals are fourth in their division, and salvaging the season seems like a pipe dream.

101 ESPN

Who's To Blame For Cardinals' Bad Defense?

Alex Rodriguez, on the national ESPN broadcast Thursday, watched another bungled play by a Cardinal and proclaimed: “This is painful to watch if you’re a Cardinal fan, a baseball fan.”

Hochman

If The Cardinals Have Any Hopes Of October, They Must Survive July

As the Cardinals race headlong eagerly away from this season’s first half and into uncharted territory, looking for a new route to an old haunt, at least the starting point will be familiar.

Post-Dispatch

Even After Firing Mike Matheny, The Cardinals Are A Long Way From Being In Contention

Mike Matheny is gone as manager of the St. Louis Cardinals, and the franchise is trying to turn over a new leaf as it heads into the second half of the 2018 season.

Cheap Seats

Even With Mike Matheny Fired, There's Work To Be Done

The St. Louis Cardinals head into the second half of the season in third place in the National League Central (48-46), with key players struggling all season long (see: Dexter Fowler), and most notably, a new manager.

KSDK

Mike Matheny Is Gone, But The Cardinals Still Have Plenty Of Questions To Answer

One of​ Mike Matheny’s​ former​ players​ said​ it about​ as​ well​ as​ you​ could. Jedd​ Gyorko​​ said he felt “a little guilty” that the manager was fired in a Saturday night purge that also took down the team’s hitting coaches, John Mabry and Bill Mueller.

The Athletic

Cardinals Say Mike Matheny Firing Needed For A Fresh Voice

Intent on ending the erosion caused by this “decaying” season, even at the expense of cherished stability, Cardinals ownership made the decision before Saturday’s game, win or lose, rain or shine, to fire the manager who was hired to be the leader of an era.

Post-Dispatch

Why Did The Cardinals Fire Mike Matheny? There Were No Reasons To Keep Him

Why did the Cardinals fire Mike Matheny, with one game remaining before the All-Star break?

101 ESPN

Mike Matheny Takes High Road, Accepts Blame For Cardinals' Disappointing Season

Deposed Cardinals manager Mike Matheny took the high road Sunday. He threw no daggers at anyone in the organization for his abrupt dismissal after Saturday’s come-from-ahead 8-2 loss here to Cincinnati.

Cardinal Beat

Cardinals Introduce Mike Shildt, Address Skipper Change

Speaking publicly for the first time since dismissing manager Mike Matheny on Saturday night, principal owner Bill DeWitt Jr. and president of baseball operations John Mozeliak characterized the decision to make an in-season managerial change as an opportunity for the Cardinals to hit the reset button before the start of the second half.

St. Louis Official Site

Audio: John Mozeliak, Bill DeWitt, Mike Shildt, & Michael Girsch On Mike Matheny, John Mabry, & Bill Mueller Firings

STL Sports Page

With Mike Matheny Fired, Could Cardinals Turn To Joe Girardi? Mark McGwire?

There were loud rumblings this week that the St. Louis Cardinals would fire manager Mike Matheny if they struggled against the woeful Cincinnati Reds in their final series of the first half at Busch Stadium.

USA Today