The Cardinals' Bullpen Is A Raging, Stinking Tire Fire. So Go Get An Extinguisher

Over the last month the Cardinals’ relievers lead MLB in bruises and contusions. These fellows are getting walloped, with little relief in sight, or on site … unless, of course, you were eerily excited by Preston Guilmet’s two-appearance audition.

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The Cardinals Should Consider Andrew Miller

The 2016 Cardinals lost yet another game last night due to their bullpen being unable to protect a lead. This has become an unfortunate theme 84 games into the season. Sure, the offense squandered some chances to score more than five runs, but five runs should be enough to win the game. More important than the game outcome, though, the Cardinals potentially lost Matt Carpenter for an extended period of time, and should this be the case, there is no way a trade for the pitcher named in the title of this post will occur.

Viva El Birdos

The Finally Realized Expectations Of Colby Rasmus

Colby Rasmus was a highly touted prospect in the St. Louis Cardinals system in 2008. It looks like he is finally living up to the great expectations foisted upon him as a 22-year-old.

Beyond The Boxscore

Colby Rasmus Trade Revisited

I was reading a piece written by Kyle Franzoni, ‘Colby Rasmus Expected To Resume Baseball Activities on Saturday’ and one line really caught my attention.

Jays Journal

Chris Duncan Fights Brain Cancer While Emerging As Radio/TV Star

Chris Duncan would rather you didn't know that he has brain cancer.

Fox Sports Midwest

Brian Tallet Retires

John Walk Twitter

Brad Thompson Not Ready To Quit The Game He Loves

It was three years this week that Brad Thompson last threw a pitch in the major leagues, retiring Hideki Matsui on a popup for the final out in the top of the ninth inning of a 7-1 Angels win over the Kansas City Royals.

STL Sports Page

Former Cardinals Playing In The Independent Atlantic League 2013

Brian Barton - Southern Maryland
Kevin Howard - Lancaster
Ryan Kulik - Camden
Charlie Manning - Southern Maryland
Joe Mather - Lancaster
Lou Montanez - Somerset
Mike Parisi - Bridgeport
Josh Pressley - Sugar Land
Prentice Redman - Bridgeport
Ian Snell - Long Island
Brian Tallet - Lancaster
Brad Thompson - Somerset
Brett Tomko - York

Cardinals Major League Notebook 7-19-11

The Cardinals enter Citi Field Tuesday to take on the New York Mets with a shaky starting trio slated to pitch.

The Cardinal Nation

Cardinals Major League Notebook 7-15-11

As the Cardinals begin their final 70 games of the 2011 regular season, one starting pitcher, Jaime Garcia, has a new contract.

The Cardinal Nation

As Reality Sets In, MLB Fire Sales Will Begin

Across major league baseball, the “have-not” teams are getting ready to pull the chute. Franchises going nowhere this season are getting ready to shed assets.

Tipsheet

Inside Baseball: The 10 Most Important Cardinals For The Second Half Of The Season

The Cardinals have arrived at the All-Star break with a 49-43 record, tied with Milwaukee for first place in the NL Central. Considering all of the obstacles the team has had to endure in the first half of the season, it really is a remarkable achievement – even in a less-than-stellar division.

Sports Page

Brian Tallet Learns He Has Kidney Disease; Rotation Reset; Extra Bases...

Had Cardinals lefty Brian Tallet not sneezed so violently that he strained a rib cage muscle on the left side he might not have discovered he has kidney disease.

STL Today

Brian Tallet: New Physical Complications

Strauss Live 7-6-11

The Cardinals beat writer goes one-on-one with readers at noon Wednesday in a live chat.
Wednesday, July 6, 2011 12:00 PM CDT

STL Today

Collateral Damage: Albert Pujols Already?

On Tuesday afternoon, the baseball community was shocked by Albert Pujols’ return from a fractured distal radius after only 15 days on the shelf. Now that he's back, people are wondering what makes him so different (aside from all that hitting, we mean), since initial estimates put him out until September.

Baseball Prospectus

Brian Tallet Goes On Disabled List; Matt Holliday In HR Derby; Cardinals Without Albert Pujols; Minor Signings; Etc...

The Cardinals have placed lefthanded reliever Brian Tallet on the disabled list with a strained right intercostal muscle. The club made the move Tuesday at the same time it activated first baseman Albert Pujols.

STL Today

Albert Pujols Activated, Set To Play Wednesday

Add another tool to Albert Pujols' already prodigious set of abilities. He has once again displayed a staggering capacity for healing.

Cardinals Official Site

Perhaps Albert Pujols is a machine. Defying initial projections that he would miss four to six weeks due to a hairline fracture of the distal tip of his left radius, Pujols has received medical clearance to return to the Cardinals just 16 days after suffering the injury.

STL Today

Expected to be out for another two to four weeks, St. Louis Cardinals slugger Albert Pujols instead was cleared by doctors to return Tuesday night, pending the results of a pregame workout, the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reported Tuesday afternoon.

Fox Sports Midwest

At a press conference on June 20 to announce Albert Pujols would miss four to six weeks with a broken left wrist, St. Louis Cardinals manager Tony La Russa joked that he was going to go find a quiet place to go cry.

Fox Sports Midwest

Albert Pujols senses the urgency, and so do the St. Louis Cardinals.

Fox Sports Midwest

Albert Pujols: Misses The Minimum

Lance Berkman's 350th Homer Sets Busch Record; Eduardo Sanchez To Begin Rehab Assignment Thursday; Cardinals Sign Blaine Boyer, Ron Mahay To Minors...

Cardinals slugger Lance Berkman blasted a 452-foot home run in the first inning on Tuesday against the Reds, the longest homer in the history of Busch Stadium III.

Cardinals Official Site

Brian Tallet: Sneezing To The DL

Blaine Boyer: Returns On The Rebound

Ron Mahay: Another 40-Year Old Reliever

Brian Tallet Struggling Since Injury

After his first appearance in nine days included allowing a three-run triple that assured Tampa Bay's 8-3 victory, Cardinals lefty reliever Brian Tallet was even more pointed about his outing than his stats.

STL Today

Rays Beat Cardinals 8-3: Lance Berkman 2-Run HR; Yadier Molina Solo HR; Ryan Theriot & Mark Hamilton Each Double

Individual Highlights:

Ryan Theriot 1-for-4 with one double and one strikeout.

Lance Berkman 1-for-3 with one home run, two RBIs, one run, one walk, and one strikeout.

Yadier Molina 1-for-3 with one home run, one two-out RBI, and one run.

Mark Hamilton 1-for-3 with one double and one walk.

Rough Outing:

David Freese 0-for-4 at the plate.

Kyle Lohse started and pitched 5.1 innings. He allowed seven hits, five runs (four earned), and struck two out for the losing decision (8-5). (p-s:81-55)(g/f:4-7)

Jason Motte entered in the sixth and pitched to five batters. He allowed three hits, no runs, and struck one out. (p-s:17-10)(g/f:0-1)(ir-s:1-1)

Raul Valdes entered in the seventh and pitched 1.1 innings. He allowed no hits, one earned run, two walks (one intentional), and struck two out. (p-s:31-14)(g/f:1-0)(ir-s:2-0)

Brian Tallet entered in the eighth and pitched to five batters. He allowed two hits, two earned runs, and one walk. (p-s:20-13)(g/f:0-2)(ir-s:1-1)

Boxscore

Yadier Molina, Lance Berkman Provide Punch, But Cardinals Fall

Johnny Damon Leads Rays Romp Against Cardinals

Cardinals Bubble Away Series Against Rays

The Cardinal Nation Post Game