Adam Wainwright Adds To His Postseason Legend

In a postseason already filled with great pitching performances, Adam Wainwright’s gem on Sunday afternoon was likely one of the most unexpected. He held the Braves scoreless over seven and two-thirds innings, allowing just six baserunners while striking out eight. If Carlos Martínez had been able to hold onto the slim margin he was handed in the ninth, the headline would have certainly featured the 38-year-old’s gutsy outing. But this latest start was just one more milestone in a career filled with postseason heroics.

Fangraphs

Bernie's Daily Redbird Review 8-15-19: Behind Masterful Pitching, Cardinals Win Fifth In a Row, Roll Into Cincinnati

Here’s your Daily Redbird Review:

101 ESPN

CC Sabathia Will Retire If Yankees Win It All This Year

If the Yankees win the World Series and ride up lower Broadway as ticker tape smothers them, it will likely be CC Sabathia’s final act as a Yankee.

NY Post

Mike Matheny Would Be Thrilled To Catch Bob Gibson, But 'He Would Have Hated Me'

It’s a common question for a catcher of his reputation to field every so often, and Cardinals manager Mike Matheny has a standard answer when it comes to the one pitcher, all time, that he’d like to catch.

Bird Land

Underrated Jamie Moyer Came To Grips With Changeup

Jamie Moyer had an amazing, perhaps even unique, talent for being underrated. No matter how many times people called him underrated -- and that word was used countless times in his 7,000-season career -- he remained underrated. No matter how much credit you want to give him, he was probably still better than you remember.

Seattle Official Site

Closer To Starter A Rare Move For Pitchers

The Cardinals went into Spring Training with a plan to stretch out former closer Trevor Rosenthal, setting him up for a more versatile bullpen role while also giving him an opportunity to win a rotation spot.

St. Louis Official Site

Have We Seen The Last Of Matt Holliday?

If Matt Holliday is really out just 15 days with his broken thumb, it means he’ll be healed, rehabbed and back in the lineup Aug. 27, a Saturday interleague game with the Oakland A’s.

Belleville News Democrat

Aaron Harang Collects Wisdom To Go With All His Caps

Aaron Harang has pitched for so many teams, in such a short time, that the walls at his home cannot keep up.

NY Times

Heath Bell's Final Toll: Longtime Closer Elects To Retire

Heath Bell turned down the stereo long enough in his 31-foot Fleetwood RV on Tuesday afternoon to take a few questions about the next chapter in his life, although he didn't take the foot off the gas pedal, as he bombed his way across the Florida Panhandle.

San Diego Official Site

Dr. Frank Jobe & What He Meant To Baseball

In 40 years Tommy John Surgery has gone from experimental to accepted. This post discusses the impact Dr. Jobe had on pitchers who underwent it.

Beyond The Boxscore

Chris Carpenter's Blue Jay Career

With Chris Carpenter announcing his retirement today, I thought I'd recycle this look back at his time with the Blue Jays.

Blue Bird Banter

Orioles Keeping Close Watch On Carlos Beltran

The Orioles seem so close to being the team to beat in the AL East, with a solid core of Manny Machado, Chris Davis, J.J. Hardy, Matt Wieters, Adam Jones, and Nick Markakis. The feeling is they need one solid starting pitcher and a DH and they’d take their chances. The Orioles are hoping Kevin Gausman takes the next step and becomes that dominant starter to go along with Chris Tillman, but Dan Duquette is determined to find that frontline starter while keeping close watch on Carlos Beltran and perhaps Kendrys Morales.

Boston Globe

Ninety-Five Years later, Red Sox Aim To Celebrate At Home

Here are five storylines to watch for in Game 6 of the World Series tonight on FOX (7:30 ET, first pitch 8:07):

St. Louis Official Site

MLB Notebook: Michael Wacha Perfect In Postseason

In Game 4 of the 2013 National League Division Series -- with his Cardinals down, two games to one -- Michael Wacha made his postseason debut and came up with a gem, going 7 1/3 innings, allowing one hit and one run.

St. Louis Official Site

Bill O'Brien Bobblehead Giveaway A Hit With Fans

A driving rainstorm could not keep the crowds away from Wednesday night's State College Spikes game. Fans came in droves.

State College

Adam Wainwright Has Fewer Walks Than Starts This Season

Adam Wainwright insists his historic season, in terms of walks to strikeouts, happened for a very simple reason: He just decided to do it.

KSDK

'Built For Postseason' Debate

During Saturday's telecast of the Cardinals-Braves games, Fox Network baseball analyst Eric Karros offered an interesting opinion: the Cardinals, as presently constituted, are built for the regular season ... but not the postseason.

Bernie Bytes

Dennis Martinez Remembers El Perfecto 'Like It Was Today'

Dennis Martinez expects something special every July 28. Nothing like July 28, 1991, when he decided to skip the Montreal Expos team bus to Dodger Stadium and instead go to Mass on his own and take his chances on catching a cab.

The Globe & Mail

David Wells Always Sensed Mike Matheny's Managerial Upside 7-12-13

Former MLB lefty David Wells tells The Fast Lane why he knew his former Blue Jays batterymate Mike Matheny was destined to be a big league manager.

101 ESPN

Young State College Fans Are The 'Write" Stuff

For Bellefonte Area fifth-grader Olivia Reiter, Ike the Spike candy would be a great addition to the menu on summer baseball nights at Medlar Field at Lubrano Park.

Centre Daily Times