Roger Freed Vs. John Denny: Cardinals' Feathers Ruffled

Credible journalists adhere to a self-imposed policy of no cheering in the press box. John Denny wanted his Cardinals teammates to do the same in the dugout.

RetroSimba

How Terry Kennedy Started To Catch On With Cardinals

Called up from the minors to substitute for an injured Ted Simmons at catcher, Cardinals rookie Terry Kennedy contributed a bloop and a blast in a doubleheader sweep of the Phillies.

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Joining Cardinals Was Dream ComeTrue For Darold Knowles

Darold Knowles was the first free-agent player signed by the Cardinals, the club he dreamed of playing for as a youth in Missouri.

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Fernando Tatis Was Key To Cardinals Deal With Rangers

With their third baseman, Gary Gaetti, about to turn 40, the Cardinals went looking for a successor and came up with Fernando Tatis.

RetroSimba

Why Cardinals Preferred Mark Littrell To Al Hrabosky

From the Cardinals’ perspective, hard-throwing Mark Littell was a younger, clean-cut, right-handed version of Al Hrabosky. So, when given the chance to swap Hrabosky for Littell, the Cardinals acted.

RetroSimba

Why Padres Dealt NL Top Rookie Butch Metzger To Cardinals

When the Cardinals acquired Butch Metzger from the Padres, they hardly could believe their good fortune. Metzger, a relief pitcher, was just turning 25, not yet at his prime, and a few months earlier he had won the National League Rookie of the Year Award.

RetroSimba

Where Were You In 1999? Darren Oliver Was In A Suit, Awaiting Cardinals

It was long enough ago to fit an entire career, and yet Darren Oliver remembers well that afternoon in Tampa that the Cardinals took him to arbitration.

Bird Land

Seung-Hwan Oh Shows No Sign Of Rust After Layoff; Cardinals Expect Matt Holliday Delay; Umpire Injured; Matt Adams Is All Right

When Cardinals manager Mike Matheny approached Seung Hwan Oh to get a feel for whether his closer would be available Sunday for a second consecutive day, the Korean reliever was succinct about how he felt.

Post-Disaptch

Tyler Lyons Bright Spot In Loss To Cubs; John Lackey Helps At Bat; Matt Adams Slumping; Cubs Win Umpires' Review

Not only did lefthander Tyler Lyons enable the Cardinals’ bullpen to remain intact for the second game of Saturday’s doubleheader but he may have injected himself into conversation as a possible starter for Thursday night’s series opener in Milwaukee, a start that Justin Masterson, ineffective again Saturday, isn’t likely to make.

Post-Dispatch

Can 2014 Cardinals Staff Top National League In Whiffs?

The 2014 Cardinals could become the first St. Louis pitching staff in 67 years to lead the National League in strikeouts.

RestroSimba

Trevor Rosenthal Becomes Second Cardinals Reliever To Strikeout 100 In A Single-Season

St. Louis Official Twitter

Cardinals' "Must Knows" Before Adam Wainwright's First Pitch

The Cardinals are a season-high 25 games over .500 and hold a 1.0 game lead over Pittsburgh for 1st place in the NL Central, 2.5 games in front of Cincinnati...the Cardinals have five road games & six home games remaining...

KSDK

Trevor Rosenthal Sets Reliever Strikeout Mark

It is a given that hitters strike out more today than they used to. Nevertheless, it was most significant Tuesday night that righthanded rookie Trevor Rosenthal smashed the Cardinals’ single-season high for a pitcher used exclusively as a reliever when he fanned three Milwaukee hitters in the eighth inning.

Post-Dispatch

Putting The Cardinals' Likely Strikeout Record Into Perspective

With the Hoosier Thunderbolt, Jr.’s 11-strikeout performance Sunday in Cincinnati, Cardinal pitchers now have fanned 845 batters on the season. That puts them on pace for around 1260, which would smash the club mark of 1218 that they set last year.

Fungoes

Remembering The 1998 Trade Deadline

Two trades really stand out, however. The Rangers made a five-player deal with the Cardinals, acquiring Royce Clayton and Todd Stottlemyre for Fernando Tatis, Darren Oliver and Mark Little. Stottlemyre was effective- a 4.30 ERA, and a terrific Game 1 start against the Yankees in the ALDS. Royce Clayton became a defensive mainstay for Texas at shortstop, and hit 14 home runs apiece in 1999 and 2000. But the legacy of the trade quickly became Fernando Tatis and his 1999 season: .298/.404/.553 with 34 home runs.

MLB Trade Rumors

Five Memphis Sports Moments To Remember

I attended more sporting events over the last 10 years than my father did in all 63 of his. That being the case, I was surprised at how easy it is to pick the five most memorable from here in Memphis. Hope you were there, too.

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