How Cardinals Got Jim Edmonds From Angels

Convinced center fielder Jim Edmonds would depart for free agency, the Angels were willing to deal him for the right offer.

RetroSimba

How Andy Benes Got A Second Chance With Cardinals

Andy Benes and the Cardinals were separated, not estranged, and when the opportunity came to rekindle the relationship they made it happen.

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Cardinals Were Peristent In Pursuit Of Fernando Vina

The Cardinals tried for a year to acquire second baseman Fernando Vina and when they finally succeeded they were rewarded for their effort.

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Pat Hentgen Was Samrt, Low-Rick Acquisition For Cardinals

The Cardinals began to rebuild their starting pitching rotation for the 21st century with the acquisition of a Cy Young Award winner.

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Cardinals Have Rotation Set For Rest Of Season

Although there is an off day on Monday, the Cardinals will not alter their rotation for the upcoming series in Denver and probably won’t adjust it until the last series of the season, if then.

Post-Dispatch

When Will The Cardinals Realize The Thrill Is Gone With Michael Wacha?

Imagine a bus driving down the road. There are passengers on-board, gas in the tank, a schedule to keep, and a prize at the end of the trip.

KSDK

Ricky Bottalico & The Cardinals' Flawed Bullpen Plan

Ricky Bottalico was acquired by the Cardinals to be a setup reliever, became the closer instead and didn’t perform well enough to keep the job.

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How Vladimir Guerrero welcomed Rick Ankiel To Majors

In his major-league debut for the Cardinals, Rick Ankiel gave up a home run to Vladimir Guerrero. Like many pitchers, Ankiel learned fast that Guerrero was a dangerous hitter.

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Kip Wells Failed To Click With Cardinals, Dave Duncan

After pitching coach Dave Duncan transformed Jeff Weaver from a consistent loser into a postseason ace with the 2006 Cardinals, the club wanted him to work similar magic with Kip Wells in 2007. Duncan and Wells were willing. The results, though, were far from the same.

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Jon Jay To Begin Rehab Assignment & Results From Previous Rehabbers

Cardinals outfielder Jon Jay begins a rehab assignment with the Peoria Chiefs tonight when the Chiefs play host to the Clinton LumberKings at Dozer Park. The Cardinals placed Jay on the disabled list May 14 with tendinitis in his left wrist. He will be the first Major League player to rehab with the Chiefs since Jake Westbrook pitched for Peoria June 9, 2013, and the first position player to do so since then-Cubs third baseman Aramis Ramirez played two games June 19-20, 2010.

Playing In Peoria

Cardinals Have A "Unique Set Of Skills"

When I think of the Cardinals postseason success in recent years, I think of Liam Neeson's character from the "Taken" franchise, Bryan Mills.

KSDK

So Far, Cardinals Have Some Nice Surprises

The Cardinals (22-12) have the best winning percentage (.647) in the majors, and remained on top Friday with a 3-0 victory over Colorado at Busch Stadium. There’s a long way to go in 2013, but this is a nice start for a St. Louis team that had to cool a hazardous bullpen and heat a tepid lineup.

Bernie Bytes

Cardinals Players Best At Bunting

Recently, the topic of bunting has been prominently represented here at The Cardinal Nation blog.

The Cardinal Nation Blog

ERA+ From The Cardinals Big Three

Looking at ERA+ marks by the St. Louis Cardinals’ top three pitchers over the Albert Pujols years.

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Chris Carpenter's Complete Game An Increasingly-Rare Event

St. Louis Cardinals pitcher Chris Carpenter collected his 17th complete game for the club, the most over the last decade, but few compared to past greats

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Top 10 Cardinals Starting Pitchers Of The 2000s

Many of you are not going to agree with this list, but let me clarify something before you throw a fit. Somebody that was with the Cardinals for a year or two, then became great, is not going to make this list (Haren). Somebody who had three great seasons is not going to rank higher than a pitcher who had six really good seasons (Kile/Morris). These are the ‘Top 10 Cardinal Starting Pitchers’ … Not the ‘Top Ten Starting Pitchers Who Happened to Play for the Cardinals’. Big difference.

Cardinals Front Office

Cardinals Quality Start Streak Pushing 1973 Run

With another quality start on Monday night in Philadelphia, the St. Louis Cardinals rotation would establish their longest string of quality starts since 1973.

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Seriously...What Does Dave Duncan Know That We Don't?

Under Dave Duncan's guidance, Dave Stewart, a career spot starter and long reliever, became a Cy Young contender and World Series MVP.

Sully Baseball

DG's 10@10: Behold, The Team Of The Decade?

With 2009 speeding to a close, discussions about the decade behind us are already popping up. Some baseball writers, like Sports Illustrated’s Tom Verducci’s have picked their Team of the Aughts, others have just explored who might be the Player of the Decade. Here we’ve been convicted of over-stating the Decade Triple Crown notion (scroll down).

Birdland

Cardinals Post-Season Roster History

Looking at pitcher-hitter split, between-round changes and those forgotten players who did not see playoff game action for the St. Louis Cardinals since 1996.

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