Entering Wednesday's play, the four-way National League tie possibility we proposed in this space earlier this week is still technically on the table. Heck, a five-way tie is still technically on the table.
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Showing posts with label Game Notes 10/2. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Game Notes 10/2. Show all posts
Wednesday, September 26, 2018
Monday, September 24, 2018
Fasten Your Seatbelt: We Could Get A Four-Way Tie
We had dreams. Big dreams. Dreams of a three-way division tie. Or a five-way Wild Card tie. Or -- gulp -- an eight-way tie spanning all the division and Wild Card races. As recently as a month ago, the National League dared us to dream about these ridiculous scenarios with its peculiar cluster of clubs.
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St. Louis Official Site
Tuesday, October 4, 2016
Matt Carpenter On Sunday Did What He Never Had Before
Famously picky about the pitches that earn his swing, Matt Carpenter has had 786 plate appearances in his career with a count of three balls and however many strikes, zero, one, or two. In those plate appearances he has a .616 on-base percentage, a 1.139 OPS, 367 walks, and even 68 RBIs.
Bird Land
Bird Land
Monday, October 3, 2016
Five Lessons The Cardinals Learned In 2016
As Alfred once told Bruce Wayne, sometimes "enduring" is the hardest yet appropriate task for one to take. In accepting the first October without Cardinal playoff baseball since 2010, the team and its fanbase can learn a valuable lesson. Taking things for granted comes with consequences.
KSDK
KSDK
Pride To The End: Cardinals Disappointed In The Outcome, But Happy With The Ending
Entering the season’s final scheduled game, the Cardinals needed to win, but they also needed the Giants to lose to force a playoff game Monday night for the second Wild Card spot.
KMOV
KMOV
Sunday, October 2, 2016
Matt Holliday Gets One Last Sendoff; Lourdes Gourriel Has Cardinals Intrigued; Alex Reyes, Carlos Martinez Held Back; Extra Bases
What the crowd at Busch Stadium didn’t know as it began and sustained a chant for Matt Holliday — “Holliday … Holliday … Holliday” — was that the Cardinals’ outfielder was not available to hit. His thumb, the fractured digit that kept him on the disabled list until this weekend, had swollen to the point trainers would not give him clearance to swing.
Post-Dispatch
Post-Dispatch
One Win Short: Cardinals End Five-Year Postseason Run
It all ended so abruptly for the Cardinals, who, after falling short in their nine previous attempts to move 10 games above .500, finally got there on Sunday only to find the mark ultimately inconsequential. That's because for the third time in five seasons, the Giants knocked the Cardinals out of the postseason.
St. Louis Official Site
St. Louis Official Site
Cardinals, Matt Holliday Pen Well-Written Farewell Script
Mike Matheny worked without a script this weekend, hopeful of finding the proper way to recognize Matt Holliday's contributions to the organization, but unsure how that sendoff would fit amid a postseason race. In the end, it all fit together perfectly.
St. Louis Official Site
St. Louis Official Site
Double Take: Yadier Molina Sparks Decisive Six-Run Seventh
Yadier Molina had a triple before it was overturned and called a ground-rule double following a Pirates challenge in the seventh inning Sunday. Though he returned to second base, he had sparked the decisive six-run inning in the Cardinals' 10-4 victory over the Pirates.
St. Louis Official Site
St. Louis Official Site
Cardinals' Destiny Depended On Giants Sunday, But They Controlled It All Along
Baseball gave St. Louis a bittersweet ending Sunday afternoon. The Cardinals rolled through the Pirates for a 10-4 victory, defeating a disinterested opponent with timely hitting and a quality start from Adam Wainwright. Matt Holliday got one last goodbye, taking the field alone and receiving a third standing ovation from the remaining fans, ones that pushed the Cardinals’ home attendance to more than 3.4 million, the fifth highest in franchise history.
KMOV
KMOV
Video: Cardinals Fans Say Goodbye To A Bittersweet Season
Despite a big win at home Sunday against the Pittsburgh Pirates, the St. Louis Cardinals ended their regular season without advancing to postseason play.
Fox2Now
Fox2Now
Cardinals Miss Playoffs For First Time Since 2010
A win on the final day of the season was not enough for the St. Louis Cardinals, who missed the playoffs for the first time since 2010.
Fox2Now
Fox2Now
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