Steve Carlton, 1967 Cardinals Edge Crew In Bracket Two, Round One

MLB’s Dream Bracket 2 kicked off Thursday with a slew of the best single-season teams in baseball history, and the 1967 Cardinals, one of two Cards teams featured in the bracket, got started with a Round 1 win. They beat the 1982 Brewers, 4-2, and they will next play the ‘57 Braves, who defeated the 2001 D-backs.

St. Louis Official Site

Cardinals' Top Five Right Fielders

No one loves a good debate quite like baseball fans, and with that in mind, we asked each of our beat reporters to rank the top five players by position in the history of their franchise, based on their career while playing for that club. These rankings are for fun and debate purposes only … if you don’t agree with the order, participate in the Twitter poll to vote for your favorite at this position.

St. Louis Official Site

1980 Meetings Crucial To Brewers' 1982 Success

Before the Brewers and Cardinals met in the 1982 World Series, they met at the '80 Winter Meetings.

Milwaukee Official Site

Series Preview: Brewers @ Cardinals September 29-October 1, 2017

The Cardinals haven’t lost a season series to the Brewers in seven years but they must win all three of the games in this series to gain a 10-9 edge this year. Milwaukee has won five of the first seven games played at Busch Stadium this year.

Post-Dispatch

Ryan Braun Prepares For 11th Season With Brewers

Ryan Braun had barely stepped foot in the Brewers' Spring Training clubhouse Saturday when he absorbed the first wave of trash talk. It came from Joba Chamberlain, the veteran reliever in Milwaukee's camp as a non-roster invitee who first crossed Braun's path in college, when Chamberlain pitched at Nebraska and Braun played for Miami.

Milwaukee Official Site

Brewers To Fete 1982 Crew For 35th Anniversary

Robin Yount, Gorman Thomas, Cecil Cooper and Ben Oglivie will be back in Milwaukee on July 14-16, when the Brewers celebrate the 35th anniversary of the 1982 American League championship team, including a reunion of the players on field prior to the July 15 game against the Phillies.

Milwaukee Official Site

Sunday Notes: Randal Grichuk's Barrel

Randal Grichuk demurred slightly when I asked if he identifies as a power hitter. The St. Louis outfielder hesitated, then said “I’m a guy who is gap-to-gap and can also drive the ball out of the yard.”

Fangraphs

Groundhog Day: Cecil Cooper Sees Alternate Finish For 1982 Series

Groundhog Day is a day for do-overs. When Cecil Cooper was asked recently what event in Brewers history he'd like the opportunity to replay, he didn't hesitate. After all, players of this era in Milwaukee baseball history have been kicking around this hypothetical for years.

Milwaukee Official Site

Paul Molitor Vs. Cardinals: Sensational, Strange 1982 Series

Paul Molitor is linked with Willie McGee and Darrell Porter as central figures in two of the most prominent plays in the 1982 World Series between the Brewers and Cardinals.

RetroSimba

Cardinals Arizona Fall League Overview

The caliber of play in the Arizona Fall League is roughly equivalent to Double-A, and most of its participants have reached that level or higher in the Minor Leagues. C.J. McElroy has yet to rise above Class A after four pro seasons, so he wasn't expecting the assignment.

St. Louis Official Site

2014 Arizona Fall League Preview: Peoria Javelinas

A breakdown of the Peoria Javelinas roster which includes players from Atlanta, Cleveland, Kansas City, St. Louis, and Tampa Bay.

Minor League Ball

Baseball Bloodlines Deep For C.J. McElroy, Jr.

Chuck McElroy Jr. glad he listened to father, grandfather by setting aside career in football to become rising star with Cardinals

Peoria Journal Star

Mike Matheny Ranks #10 Among MLB Managers; Cecil Cooper Still Looking For Work; Jim Kaat Punished For Longevity

Former Red Sox first baseman Cecil Cooper, who managed in Houston and was a longtime hitting coach, hasn’t received a sniff from any major league team to return to the game in any capacity. How can that be? Cooper is also a former player agent, in fact the first player-turned-agent-turned-manager in history.

Boston Globe

Whitey Herzog Took Cardinals To The Top On Speed, Basics

In early 1980, Whitey Herzog was out of a job.

And not because of a horrid performance. Herzog was a proven winner, having just wrapped up five winning seasons as the Kansas City Royals' manager that included three division titles.

Investors Business Daily

Speedstar C.J. McElroy Attempts To Make A Name For Himself

On the backfields here, after a long walk down a sandy path and fields lined with chain-link fence, this is where prospects build on the dream.

Springfield News-Leader

On The Mend, Nick Punto Won't Land On DL; Cardinals Ink Draft Pick C.J. McElroy To Deal; Tidbits...

Nick Punto utilized some unusual therapy to move forward with his troublesome right elbow.

Cardinals Official Site

The St. Louis Cardinals have sent newly-signed outfielder C.J. McElroy to the Gulf Coast League.

The Cardinal Nation

Jaime Garcia Deal Might Be In Works; Gerald Laird Returns, P.J. Walters Up; Cardinals Eye Pitching; C.J. McElroy Close

Cardinals lefthanded starter Jaime Garcia is open to finalizing a multi-year extension with the club, and though indications are the club has engaged his representative in negotiations, general manager John Mozeliak declined to discuss any details or confirm ongoing talks.

STL Today

The Cardinals are in the market for pitching, with the bullpens in San Diego and Minnesota being two possible places to look.

STL Today

The Rise In Retired Numbers

Last week presented two interesting articles at Beyond the Boxscore on the history of retiring numbers. The first charted the course of player number retirements over the years, and the second noted that the standards for player retirements had lowered over the years. Those columns did a good job covering the whats of retired numbers. I want to go a step further and look at the whys.

The Hardball Times

Pete Vuckovich Comes Up Short In Miller Park Wall Of Fame Voting

Four other Brewers appeared on at least 30 percent of the ballots. Former Brewers outfielder Ben Oglivie made the cut for 39 percent of voters, former American League Cy Young Award winner Pete Vuckovich was next at 35 percent and Mike Caldwell, who holds the franchise record with 81 complete games, garnered 33 percent. Former catcher Ted Simmons appeared on 30 percent of ballots.

Brewers Official Site

Mr. Baseball Still Going Strong In Brewers Booth

Bob Uecker endured two open-heart surgeries in 2010 and spent more than two months of the baseball season on the broadcasting version of the disabled list. But he told a national television audience on Friday that he has no plans to step away from the microphone anytime soon.

Brewers Official Site