The Cardinals' Most Disappointing Players Of The Bill DeWitt Jr. Era

Over the last two-plus weeks, I’ve been doing an “All-DeWitt” team as a way of looking back on the Cardinals’ first 24 seasons (1996-2019) under team chairman Bill DeWitt Jr.

101 ESPN

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.

RetroSimba

How Cardinals Made An Attempt To Sign Kevin Brown

The Cardinals wanted free-agent pitcher Kevin Brown and thought they had a legitimate chance, offering to extend their payroll budget to get him, but the Dodgers took the bidding to unexpected heights.

RetroSimba

How Kent Mercker Became Leader Of Cardinals Rotation

When the Cardinals signed free agent Kent Mercker, they figured him as a candidate for the back end of their starting rotation in 1998. What they didn’t project is that he would be their top winner and most prolific starter.

RetroSimba

If The Rotation Is A Big Bust, A 'Big Bat' Won't Save The 2018 Cardinals

As the Cardinals’ eternal search for a BIG BAT continues, it’s probably a good time to remind everyone of the most essential asset a team must have to be successful at winning baseball games.

101 ESPN

Series Preview: Cardinals @ Pirates September 22-24, 2017

The Cardinals have lost three of seven to the Pirates in Pennsylvania (counting one at Williamsport) but beat the Pirates seven of nine in St. Louis to gain a 10-6 overall edge. ... This is the Cards’ last road series before they end with a seven-game home stand against Chicago and Milwaukee.

Post-Dispatch

Mitch Harris Wins 2015 Tony Conigliaro Award

Mitch Harris - an officer, gentleman, and big league baseball player - has been voted the winner of the 26th annual Tony Conigliaro Award. The award, begun in 1990 by the late Red Sox publicist and team historian Dick Bresciani to honor native son Conigliaro, is presented to a major league player who, in Bresciani's words, "has overcome adversity through the attributes of spirit, determination and courage that were trademarks of Tony C.''
Boston Official Site

St. Louis Cardinals right-hander Mitch Harris, a former U.S. Navy officer and now a Navy Reserve lieutenant, has been voted the winner of the 26th annual Tony Conigliaro Award.
Fox Sports Midwest

How Tony Gwynn Tormented Dennis Eckersley, Cardinals

Tony Gwynn had five hits in five at-bats against the Cardinals in a 1993 game. Twice, he produced four RBI in a game versus St. Louis. His standout performance against the Cardinals, though, involved a showdown with another future Hall of Fame player, Dennis Eckersley.

RetroSimba

Jaime Garcia: Shades Of John Tudor

An indicator of just how special the performance of rookie pitcher Jaime Garcia was in 2010 for the Cardinals is earned run average.

Retro Simba

Ask Hal McCoy: Steve Carlton Didn't Get Everybody's Vote In 1982

Q Have you ever looked back on a vote that you cast for the national awards and wish you had it back to change to somebody else? — Alan, Sugarcreek Twp.

A Oh, yes. In 1982 I was the only voter not to give Philadelphia’s Steve Carlton a first-place Cy Young vote when he was 23-11. I voted for LA’s Jerry Reuss, who was 18-11 and beat the Reds four times that year. Later, when Reuss pitched for the Reds, I told him that I was the only guy to vote him No. 1 in the ’82 balloting and he said, “Oh, so you were the idiot.”

Dayton Daily News

Unearned Runs Link Jaime Garcia With Joe Magrane & Bob Forsch

A historical view of St. Louis Cardinals unearned runs by pitcher.

The Cardinal Nation Blog

You Could Look It Up: Is Losing This Pick Really Necessary?

When Frankie Frisch, Hall of Fame infielder and manager, became a broadcaster, he became known for bemoaning walks. “Oh, those bases on balls,” he would cry whenever a pitcher put his team in a tough spot by throwing four out of the strike zone. If he was around today, he might be saying, “Oh, those compensatory draft picks.”

Baseball Prospectus

Chris Carpenter Named 2009 Conigliaro Winner

In past years, Chris Carpenter has been honored at the Boston Baseball Writers Dinner for his greatness on the mound, twice being named as the New England Player of the Year. On Thursday, Carpenter will receive an accolade that consists of far more than wins and strikeouts, being named as the winner of the 20th annual Tony Conigliaro Award.

Cardinals Official Site

Reason, Repetition, & Baseball

My earliest days as a baseball fan were marked by repetition. My first major league game was a July 3, 1993 contest between the Twins and the Orioles at the Metrodome. The Orioles won 5-1, and I could have sworn Cal Ripken Jr. batted 27 times. Of course, he did not; he had two walks in five plate appearances.

The Hardball Times

Reds Are Not In On Jason Bay Or Matt Holliday; Kent Mercker Doing TV & Radio For Reds

I was reading some of the names of free agents. There are some good power hitters on this list. Do you think the Reds will go after Jason Bay or Matt Holliday?
-- Brandon S., Leesburg, Ohio

Two words: no chance. And to expound on that, there is simply no payroll space to make such a splash into the free-agent market.

Reds Official Site

Chris Carpenter's Record-Setting Grand Slam & Six RBIs

As St. Louis Cardinals fans may already know, Chris Carpenter pitched and hit his team to a slump-breaking 13-0 win over Cincinnati on Thursday afternoon. While his pitching was fantastic, three hits and a walk with six strikeouts over five shutout innings, the right-handed veteran also personally jump-started his club’s stalling offense.

The Cardinal Nation Blog

Chris Carpenter Sets RBI Mark For Cardinals

Never known as a hitter, Chris Carpenter had a career day at the plate and then some on Wednesday.

Cardinals Official Site

Follow-Up Appointment With The Disabled List

I have been getting several requests on where a certain player/team stands in the overall standings. I put together these tables of the top and bottom teams sending players to the DL and the players most often on the DL. I promise this will be the last of these long list and the team cards are coming soon.

Beyond The Boxscore

Every Given Sunday: Winter Meetings Preview

As has been well-documented, the free-agent market has been extremely slow to develop; to date only 11 of the 171 players who filed for free agency have signed contracts. There is no word yet if Donald Fehr has asked Congress for a bailout.

Baseball Prospectus

Know Your LOOGY's: A User's Guide To FA Lefty Relievers

As the doors to Major League Baseball’s free-agent marketplace swing open Friday, the St. Louis Cardinals plan a bee-line to the lefthanded reliever auction, where they will find plenty of other bidders looking to beef-up on that same side of the bullpen.

Birdland