Whitey Herzog Made Pitch For Prodigal Son Joaquin Andujar

Four years after pitcher Joaquin Andujar was sent away by the Cardinals, manager Whitey Herzog wanted to bring him back and give him a chance to earn a spot in the starting rotation.

RetroSimba

Cardinals Actually Ahead In Homers In Recent Years

For those who despair of the Cardinals’ possible lack of power, consider that for seven of the last eight seasons, the Cardinals actually have out-homered their opponents, missing out only in 2014 when they had a league low 105 homers while giving up 123.

Post-Dispatch

Why Cardinals Pounced On Athletics Offer For Joaquin Andujar

Heading into the 1985 winter meetings, the Cardinals were willing to trade ace Joaquin Andujar for either a left-handed starting pitcher or a first-string catcher. Imagine their delight when they found a club willing to give them both.

RetroSimba

Joaquin Andujar Passes Away At 62

Joaquin Andujar, Dominican exlanzador and shone in the majors especially in the 80s, died this morning due to serious health problems. He was 62.  (Translated)
Listin Diario

Former Major League pitcher Joaquin Andujar has died at the age of 62, according to multiple reports on Tuesday.
St. Louis Official Site

Joaquin Andujar, one of the most colorful personalities in Cardinals’ history and a two-time 20-game winner for the club, died early Tuesday in his native Dominican Republic, according to a report on ESPNDesportes.com and other reports from the Dominican.
Cardinal Beat

Former St. Louis Cardinals pitcher Joaquin Andujar has passed away at the age of 62 after a long battle with diabetes, according to multiple reports out of his native Dominican Republic.
Fox Sports Midwest

The image of him pointing his finger after striking a batter out, that full swing–going forwards and back at the plate. His statement of being “one tough Dominican” as he pitched through the pain of a grounder of his leg to help the St. Louis Cardinals win the 1982 World Series…those and countless others will forever be emblazoned for those in Cardinals Nation who witnessed Joaquin Andujar.
STL Baseball Weekly

Former Cardinal pitcher Joaquin Andujar died on Tuesday, according to media reports in the Dominican Republic.
STL Sports Page

The St. Louis Cardinals offered condolences to the family of Joaquin Andujar, who passed away earlier today in his native Dominican Republic.
St. Louis Official Site

A Cardinal great has died.
KSDK

Former Cardinals’ pitcher Joaquin Andujar died at age 62 on Tuesday, the Cardinals announced.
KMOV

Which Catchers Intimidate Runners The Most?

Catcher defense (or just defense in general) is the next frontier for sabermetrics and many sites have their own metrics to analyze it. I enjoy former Beyond the Box Score contributor Matt Klaassen's catcher defense ratings, which takes caught stealing, wild pitches, and errors into account.

Beyond The Boxscore

Losing 20-Game Winners Have Not Been Kind To The Cardinals

As every St. Louis Cardinals fan knows by now, pitcher Adam Wainwright will miss the entire 2011 season due to injury. The 29-year-old right-hander will undergo Tommy John elbow ligament replacement surgery on Monday in St. Louis.

The Cardinal Nation Blog

Yadier Molina Snaps Out Of It

St. Louis Cardinals catcher Yadier Molina has resumed driving in runs.

The Cardinal Nation Blog

The 1980's Yankee Dynasty That Could Have Been

The Yankees have been the dominating force in baseball since the 1920s and look like they are going to be the team to beat as we begin the 2010s.

Sully Baseball

Yore: The Andres Galarraga Year

Interesting piece of channel 5 last night about the worst trades in Cardinals history, which was inspired by the whole Khalil Green mess.

The deal for Andres Galarraga from Montreal was named to be their all-time worst deal. While that was frustrating, I don't think it was a mistake.

View From The Cheap Seats

King Of Beers To Queen Of England

Last Thursday, I opened the paper to read that President Barack Obama had named "Chicago businessman Louis B. Susman" as the new U.S. Ambassador to Great Britain and Northern Ireland. Suddenly, I was hit by a wave of nostalgia.

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