Word Games: Andy Van Slyke Vs. Tony LaRussa

What began as the feel-good story of Cardinals spring training dissolved into a feud between comeback hopeful Andy Van Slyke and manager Tony La Russa.

RetroSimba

Lee Tunnell Found Path To World Series With Cardinals

With his big-league career in rapid freefall, Lee Tunnell got an unexpected boost from a veteran scout and grabbed hold of an opportunity presented by the Cardinals. Six months later, Tunnell was pitching in the World Series.

RetroSimba

Derrick Goold & Mike LaValliere On The Afternoon Drive 10-7-15

Inside STL

Mike LaValliere, Joe Strauss, & Brian Kenny On The Afternoon Drive 7-8-15

Inside STL

No Joke For Andy Van Slyke

Last year on April Fool’s Day, one might recall the prank resulting in AJ Burnett having the resin bag burst open all over him on the pitcher’s mound. And there’s the all-time classic from Sports Illustrated about Sidd Finch—the Mets prospect who could throw over 160mph.

STL Baseball Weekly

Bobby Meacham Named Manager Of Double-A New Hampshire, Jon Nunnally Hitting Coach

Bobby Meacham knows what it means to be a former Yankee on his way to manage in Manchester, just north of Boston. As a shortstop, he remembers all the battles he had with the Red Sox in the 1980s under manager Billy Martin.

Union Leader

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

Mike LaValliere Drilling Catchers On Framing Curves

Russell Martin already has a world-class reputation for framing pitches, and with Mike LaValliere's help is working on becoming even better at earning strikes for his pitchers.

Pittsburgh Official Site

Photos From Cardinals Legends Camp

As in each January, the 2011 St. Louis Cardinals Legends Camp is being held at Roger Dean Stadium in Jupiter, Florida. The basic allure is that the average fan can participate in workouts, games and evening events alongside former Cardinals players.

The Cardinal Nation Blog

Matt Pagnozzi Squeeze A Rare Play

Friday night’s suicide squeeze by Matt Pagnozzi was the St. Louis Cardinals’ first in three years.

The Cardinal Nation Blog

Yadier Molina, Adam Wainwright Nab Gold Gloves

As few mistakes as Adam Wainwright made on the mound in 2009, he made even fewer in the field. As a result, the Cardinals right-hander won his first Gold Glove on Wednesday, joining batterymate Yadier Molina in bringing home the hardware.
Cardinals Official Site

Influential members of the St. Louis Cardinals coaching staff spent the last couple months of the regular season stumping for the defensive ability of their battery — the pitcher and catcher combination that they felt was worthy of the Gold Glove treatment.
Cardinal Beat

St. Louis Cardinals pitcher and catcher take two of nine 2009 National League fielding excellence awards.
The Cardinal Nation

Let’s get to a discussion of the NL Gold Glove voting from a (mostly) St. Louis perspective:
Bernie's Five Minutes

Yadier Molina's Worst Season So Far?

Many will argue that this has been Yadi’s best season yet. He’s clearly having his best offensive season, presently sitting w/ slash lines of .306/.351/.395 – all 3 career highs.

Viva El Birdos