From Harrison Bader's Hitting To Matt Carpenter's Hitting The Weights, Offseason Plans Gain 'Clarity'; Matt Wieters Reunion?; Ted Simmons' No.23, Etc

From the hothouse batting cages of Miami to the weights of a workout room in Texas, the Cardinals’ individualized offseason plans have started revealing themselves as players around the roster begin ramping up baseball activities.

Post-Dispatch

Keith Hernandez's Star Was Rising 40 Years Ago With Cardinals

In the past 50 years, only four Cardinals players have hit double figures in doubles, triples, home runs and stolen bases in the same season. By the way, that would have been an impossibility in 2018 because the entire team didn’t have double figures in triples (nine).

Fox Sports Midwest

Price Was Right For Bob Forsch Encore With Cardinals

In the first eight months of 1988, Bob Forsch rejoined the Cardinals, turned in one of his best stretches as a starting pitcher and was traded when they determined he no longer fit their plans.

RetroSimba

A Rough & Tumble Easter For John Tudor

In a pivotal Easter weekend showdown with the Mets, the Cardinals proved to the reigning World Series champions they wouldn’t be intimidated, even when the Redbirds _ and their best pitcher _ got a bad break.

RetroSimba

Brian Jordan & His Duel With Trevor Hoffman

Brian Jordan produced his most important hit for the Cardinals against one of the all-time best relief pitchers.

RetroSimba

October Dream Ends In Injury For No.18

October, that’s when it was supposed to happen, the month when the dream was stirred, the month when the dream had died.

Hochman

Forty Years Ago, Lou Brock Stole A Record & Our Hearts

Forty years ago, baseball’s Summer of ’74 produced a series of milestone moments.

Post-Dispatch

The Night Lou Brock Broke The Record For Steals In A Season

On the night he broke the record for stolen bases in a season, Lou Brock triggered a wide range of emotions. Cool Papa Bell was delighted. Maury Wills was melancholy. Bob Boone was bitter.

RetroSimba

KTRS Adds Randolphs, Boosts Sports Focus

KTRS continues to climb back into the sports business after a roller-caster ride in the last decade, and its ascent in part is fueled by the implosion of a neighbor on the AM radio dial.

Media Views

Adam Wainwright Set To Make Next Start; Kevin Siegrist's Rehab Delayed By Nerve Issue In Shoulder; Cardinals To Welcome PLAY Campaign To Busch; Worth Noting

Adam Wainwright declared himself ready to start, as scheduled, on Saturday after throwing 35-40 pitches in a morning bullpen session at Busch Stadium on Wednesday.
St. Louis Official Site

Cardinals ace Adam Wainwright has pronounced himself fit for his next scheduled start.
Post-Dispatch

Whitey Herzog Retraces His Steps to The Hall Of Fame

The journey from New Athens began on Nov. 9, 1931, when Dorrel Norman Elvert Herzog was born with the help of a midwife. Herzog has said his mother had meant to name him Darrell, but the name was misspelled on the birth certificate.

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