Cardinals' Top Five Relief Pitchers

Here is Anne Rogers’ ranking of the top 5 relief pitchers in Cardinals history.

St. Louis Official Site

How Matt Keough Helped Cardinals In Chase For Title

A stint with the Cardinals enabled Matt Keough to share a championship season with his father.

RetroSimba

Ted Simmons Flexed Muscles Vs. Hall Of Fame Hurlers

As a catcher for the Cardinals, Ted Simmons helped Steve Carlton achieve his first 20-win season. As an opposing hitter, Simmons hit with power against Carlton.

RetroSimba

Ted Simmons To Be Considered For Hall Of Fame On Sunday; Royals Add Trevor Rosenthal; Feds Investigate Cubs

Former Cardinals catcher Ted Simmons is among nine former major-league players who are to be considered Sunday for inclusion in the Hall of Fame by its 16-man modern era committee when it meets in San Diego in conjunction with this week’s winter meetings.

Post-Dispatch

Pitching Swap Gave Cardinals A Rocky Mountain High

With one bold move, the Cardinals got a No. 1 starter for their rotation and a closer for the bullpen.

RetroSimba

Mark McGwire & Tony LaRussa Inducted Into Athletics Hall Of Fame

After hearing about the inaugural class inducted into the A’s Hall of Fame last year, Mark McGwire couldn’t help but wonder if he’d ever get the chance to join some of his former teammates. Sitting at his Orange County, Calif., home in June, he got that call from team president Dave Kaval.

Oakland Official Site

Ian Kennedy's Bullpen Transition A Roaring Success

Having succeeded at one impressive role reversal, Ian Kennedy’s unlikely to try another.

Kansas City Official Site

A Ride In A Car & A No-Hitter Gives This Cardinals Fan Her Love For Baseball

Lisa Phillipson had a great time with her friends at Spring Training this year. Though more than 40 years have passed, the crack of the bat and the smells of the ballpark bring her back to her childhood and the love of baseball that her grandpa instilled in her—the greatest gift he could have left her with.

STL Sports Page

Lee Smith Enjoys Hall Of Fame Orientation Visit

Lee Smith's Hall of Fame journey ended in December with a call informing him he had achieved baseball's greatest individual honor. In his first trip to Cooperstown since, the joy was apparent throughout his whirlwind visit.

St. Louis Official Site

Ten Players You Forgot Were Cardinals

A recent article by MLB.com's Will Leitch highlighting 10 former Yankees who you may not remember as former Yankees got us thinking about what such a list might look like for other baseball franchises.

St. Louis Official Site

David Freese Watched Innings Pass By In Friday's 'Insane' Game Before Familiar History Struck

There were times throughout Friday’s irrepressible and interminable game that David Freese paced the Dodgers’ dugout, bat in hand and pinch-hit chance on deck, that his mind veered to the worst possible outcome of the longest game in World Series history.

Post-Dispatch

Matt Morris Visits From Big Sky

It’s been a decade since Matt Morris last pitched in the big leagues, so there’s some forgiveness that his 10U Big Sky baseball team doesn’t fully understand what the right-hander meant to the St. Louis Cardinals back in the day.

STL Baseball Weekly

Let's Dream About Mike Mayers As A Relief Ace

High expectations for the unheralded starter in the bullpen seem ridiculous...until you consider precedent

Viva El Birdos

Dominic Leone Makes A Strong Case As Cardinals Closer

It’s been fun to watch the parade of Cardinals closers walk in from the bullpen through the decades. All of the different personalities, backgrounds, body types and specialty pitches. Turn up the pressure, crank up the noise, make the stadium shake. Give them the baseball, wait for the adrenaline rush, put the first batter in the box, and get the cold beverages ready as they secure the 25th, 26th and 27th outs to seal the win with a hiss.

The Athletic

Price Tags On Alex Cobb & Chris Archer Too High; No Trade Interest In Miguel Cabrera

Chris Archer, RHP, Rays — One American League GM just shook his head and looked aghast when asked about his interest in Archer. “Love to have him, but our farm system wouldn’t function properly if we met the price Tampa Bay is asking,” he said. Can’t blame the Rays for trying. He’s their last remaining big asset.

Boston Globe

White Sox Hire Dave Duncan As Consultant

The White Sox have hired longtime major league pitching coach Dave Duncan as a consultant.

Post-Dispatch

David Price's Elbow Feeling Good Heading Into Camp

Eight days before the official start of Spring Training, David Price has some good news for Red Sox fans.

Boston Official Site

Mark Mulder Says He's Been Let Go As An Athletics Broadcaster

Former A’s All-Star Mark Mulder told The Chronicle via text Tuesday night that he will no longer be on the team’s telecasts in 2018.

SF Chronicle

Jason Insringhausen, Brad Lidge Rejuvenated Careers In Bullpen

In 2000, the Oakland A's made 27-year-old Jason Isringhausen their closer. Four years later, the Houston Astros made 27-year-old Brad Lidge their closer. Up to that point, both pitchers had sketchy baseball careers. Both had been wrecked by injuries. Both had been tried as starters and, for various reasons, it didn't work out.

St. Louis Official Site

Ted Simmons Passed Over For Baseball Hall Of Fame

Ted Simmons' wait continues.
Post-Dispatch

Though he remains one of the best-hitting catchers in baseball history, Ted Simmons, whose 21-year career included time with St. Louis, Milwaukee and Atlanta, was once again unable to garner enough support to earn a place in the National Baseball Hall of Fame.
St. Louis Official Site