Presenting The All-DeWitt "Devil Magic" Cardinals, 1996-2019

In my review of the Bill DeWitt Jr. Era of Cardinals ownership, I’ve listed the best position players, starting pitchers, and relievers. And I’ve presented a list of the most disappointing Cardinals.

101 ESPN

The Cardinals Need To Fix Their Pitching If They Want To Compete In 2020

It’s obvious that the St. Louis Cardinals offense needs a lot of help.

Cheap Seats

The 2019 Cardinals Can Do The Same Thing The 2006 & 2011 Teams Did

A dash of the 2006 St. Louis Cardinals and a heavy dose of the 2011 edition of the team are what keep my hopes up for this year’s team as this season heads down the stretch.

Cheap Seats

Tom & Pete Underwood: Brother, Can You Spare Me?

Tom Underwood began his major-league career with Philadelphia, the City of Brotherly Love, but nothing prepared him for the challenge he and his sibling faced.

RetroSimba

Middle Class In Baseball No Longer Exists

While the Paul Goldschmidt trade was great for the Cardinals and their entitled fan base, it was still another bad sign for the baseball industry.

Gordo

Why Cardinals Gave Up On A World Series Hero

Two years after he established the tone for the 2006 World Series, pitching a Game 1 gem and propelling the club toward a championship, Anthony Reyes and the Cardinals were eager for a divorce.

RetroSimba

Adam Wainwright Is An All-Time Great Cardinal, But Greatness Only Lasts In Our Memories

There are three sets of numbers that define Adam Wainwright.

101 ESPN

Can The Cardinals Hit The Entry Code 90-2018 & Make The Playoffs?

In 2012 Major League Baseball altered the postseason format by adding a second wildcard team to each league. By opening the gate to allow more contenders into the playoffs, the size of the tournament increased to 10.

101 ESPN

The 2006 Cardinals Were The Epitome Of Improbable

I remember watching Adam Wainwright's cutter land in Molina's mitt to end the World Series, and the adrenaline that shot through my body. The players sprinting onto the field. It was surreal.

KSDK

Ryan Franklin: From Cardinals Pitcher To Advisor

Acquired by the Cardinals to be a starting pitcher, Ryan Franklin appeared in 285 regular-season games for them and never made a start. Instead, Franklin established himself as a reliable setup reliever, then a closer and, when his playing career ended, a key member of the front-office staff.

RetroSimba

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.

RetroSimba

Why Jeff Weaver Rates Among Clutch Cardinals Clinchers

Of the 10 pitchers who have accounted for the 11 championship-clinching World Series wins for the Cardinals, Jeff Weaver is the most improbable of the group.

RetroSimba

2006 Cardinals Times It Just Right

If you have trouble envisioning this version of the Cardinals winning, or even appearing in the World Series, consider the 2006 edition.

Post-Dispatch

Video: Jeff Weaver Visits The Booth

Fox Sports Midwest Twitter

Why Cardinals Took A Chance On Jeff Weaver

To many, Jeff Weaver looked like a washed-up pitcher when he was with the 2006 Angels. To the Cardinals, Weaver looked like the answer to a need.

RetroSimba

'Rule Of Three' Prevails In Postseason

The Chicago Cubs won 97 games this past season, which would have been enough to win any other division in the National League, including the NL East, where they would have finished seven games ahead of the Mets and 14 ahead of those vaunted Washington Nationals. It was, by many measures, an impressive season on the North Side.

Bird Land

Tony LaRussa: 100-Win Cardinals 'Should Be Applauded' As One Of The Best

As the Cardinals’ officials gathered Thursday for what’s become an annual unpacking of the season with the media, two time zones and one division away someone who used to sit on the dais and face those questions had something he wanted to say.

Bird Land

Cubs Have Edge With Jake Arrieta, But October Doesn't Care

As we count the hours to the first pitch of NLDS Game 3 at Wrigley Field, let’s talk about the question that’s on everyone’s mind. Can the Cardinals find a way to topple Cubs starter Jake Arrieta and shatter his mystique, his dominance, and his ERA?

101 ESPN

2006 World Series Haunts Tigers

Dave Dombrowski must hate the St. Louis Cardinals. OK, maybe hate is a strong word, but he has not-so-fond memories of them in postseason play.

Post-Dispatch

Former Cardinals Garner Enough Hall Support For Another Look

John Smoltz, who garnered the last of his 213 career wins in St. Louis, where he closed out his 21-year career, will be enshrined in Cooperstown's National Baseball Hall of Fame in July as one of four players to be named on at least 75 percent of the ballots cast by members of the Baseball Writers' Association of America.
St. Louis Official Site

Lefthander Randy Johnson, righthanders Pedro Martinez and John Smoltz and infielder Craig Biggio all were elected to the National Baseball Hall of Fame in voting announced Tuesday afternoon by the Hall.
Post-Dispatch

Former Cardinals' reliever John Smoltz has been elected into the MLB Hall of Fame in his first year of eligibility.
KMOV

Larry Walker, the best position player to ever come out of Canada, didn’t come close to garnering enough votes to earn entry in the Baseball Hall of Fame on Tuesday.
Vancouver Sun

Three pitchers who combined to win nine Cy Young Awards and a member of Major League Baseball’s 3,000 Hit Club were elected to the National Baseball Hall of Fame in balloting by the BBWAA verified by Ernst & Young. There were 549 Baseball Writers from around the country who cast their votes including Rob Rains and 11 other writers from the St. Louis area.
STL Sports Page (Audio)

Those who have had the pleasure to appreciate John Smoltz's competitive nature understand why he has always seemingly been at his best when he felt the odds were stacked against him.
Atlanta Official Site

After all the speeches have been spoken and the endless applause has quieted so that the last "attaboys" are audible, the newest members of the National Baseball Hall of Fame gather for a members-only, Sunday evening dinner with those enshrined in previous years.
Atlanta Official Site

Large Lee got another large rebuff.
Chicago-N Official Site

Randy Johnson, Pedro Martinez, John Smoltz and Craig Biggio were elected to the National Baseball Hall of Fame in a blockbuster vote by the Baseball Writers' Association of America on Tuesday. The three pitchers were voted in their first time on the ballot, while Biggio was selected in his third year.
Colorado Official Site