How Jose Oquendo Came To Rescue Of Cardinals Bullpen

With a pitching performance as entertaining as it was admirable, Jose Oquendo impressed his teammates, frustrated the Braves and earned a spot in Cardinals lore.

RetroSimba

These Cardinals Are On The Spot

Even after tripping and losing nine of 14 games in a two-week stretch before the All-Star break, the Cardinals still have one of the best records in franchise history after the first 89 games of a season.

Bernie Bytes

Why The Giancarlo Stanton Rumors Don't Work For The Cardinals

A rumor recently broke that the Cardinals were attempting to trade for Giancarlo Stanton of the Marlins. The Marlins have been tied to trade rumors around Stanton since they traded off most of their high priced players before the 2013 season. They didn’t trade him then when he was unhappy, and they won’t trade him now.

Examiner

A Tale Of Three First Basemen: Will History Teach Albert Pujols A Lesson?

This is a story about three first basemen. One was a great power hitter who became very popular in his city in a very short amount of time. Despite his great success, he decided to leave town as a free agent.

Sports Page

Cardinals First Basemen Since 1960

In my last entry, I issued something of a cease-and-desist order on criticizing the Cardinals front office over the Albert Pujols contract negotiations. This time, we’ll take a slightly different approach and try to put into perspective how privileged we are to see the big man playing first base in St. Louis.

Tales From The Knothole

Ahead Of The Count: Production & The Draft

The 2010 Major League Baseball First-Year Player Draft begins tonight, presumably commencing with the Washington Nationals calling the name of Bryce Harper. The draft will be televised for the fourth year in a row, thanks to increasing fan interest.

Baseball Prospectus

The Gentle Art Of Prospect Promotion

Be forewarned that what follows is mostly an exercise. It's me thinking out loud. There are no satisfying answers at the end, merely questions layered upon questions. The hope is that maybe we will learn something along the way. Let's take a look...

The Hardball Times

You Could Look It Up: The Naked Draft

There are eight million stories in the naked draft. Here are a few of them. Reader beware—this edition is rife with benefit-of-hindsight second-guessing.

Baseball Prospectus

MLB First-Year Player Draft Begins Tuesday, Expands From Two To Three Days

With Tuesday’s First-Year Player Draft fast approaching (coverage begins 6:00 p.m. EDT on MLB Network), a few changes are in place, and as always, some questions about how the process functions. Here are some details.

The Biz Of Baseball

King Of Beers To Queen Of England

Last Thursday, I opened the paper to read that President Barack Obama had named "Chicago businessman Louis B. Susman" as the new U.S. Ambassador to Great Britain and Northern Ireland. Suddenly, I was hit by a wave of nostalgia.

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