For Omar Oliveras, Joining Cardinals Was Like Family

A trade to the Cardinals gave Omar Olivares the chance to start his major-league career with the same franchise his father did.

RetroSimba

Suspect Stole Identity Of Omar Olivares, Scammed Fans

A man was arrested in west St. Louis County Tuesday, accused of stealing the identity of former Cardinals’ pitcher Omar Olivares.

KMOV

The Story Of Father & Son Cardinals Sluggers

Fifty years ago, Ed Spiezio, hoping to jumpstart his career and contend for the Cardinals’ third base job, hit his first big-league home run for St. Louis. Forty years later, Scott Spiezio, hoping to jumpstart his career and fill a utility role with the Cardinals, hit his first National league home run for St. Louis.

RetroSimba

Scott Spiezio Replaced John Mabry As Cardinals Utilityman

Scott Spiezio had the pedigree, the championship experience and the right amount of nonconformity to appeal to the Cardinals. What they didn’t know when they invited him to spring training was whether he still could produce.

RetroSimba

Mike Leake In Line To Set Unusual Cardinals Record

Pitcher Mike Leake’s choice of uniform number with the St. Louis Cardinals is an oddity of historical proportions.

The Cardinal Nation

Jamie Moyer: Short Stay With Cardinals In Long Career

When the Cardinals acquired Jamie Moyer, he was projected to pitch in their farm system. Moyer persevered and earned a spot in the Cardinals’ starting rotation, but instead of becoming a feel-good story, he went winless in seven starts. At 28, his big-league pitching career appeared near an end.

RetroSimba

October Baseball Never Gets Old In St. Louis

We’re there, October, no longer a destination but a location. October, St. Louis, the postseason.

Hochman

How Rick Ankiel Helped Cardinals Generate Battery Power

The Cardinals twice have experienced back-to-back battery power.

RetroSimba

Rick Sutcliffe Symbolized Sad State Of Cardinals In 1994

Rick Sutcliffe is, by all accounts, a smart and personable man who had a first-rate career as a pitcher in the major leagues. But his year with the Cardinals reflects how distressed the proud franchise had become in the final years of Anheuser-Busch ownership.

RestroSimba

Why The Cardinals Will Win

Good morning, good afternoon... Reasons why the Cardinals will win the NLCS:

Bernie Bytes

Where Have You Gone, Brady Raggio?

The parade of young pitchers doesn’t stop. Shelby Miller, Trevor Rosenthal, Carlos Martinez, Joe Kelly, Seth Maness, and now John Gast. And there are more on the way, with Michael Wacha warming in Class AAA Memphis until the Cardinals need him.

Bernie Bytes

How Rare Is Fernando Salas 44-Pitch Save?

The last time I wrote about new St. Louis Cardinals closer Fernando Salas here, his then-perfect 10-for-10 record in save opportunities was quickly ended.

The Cardinal Nation Blog

If Adam Wainwright Is The Ace, Chris Carpenter Is The Horse

At age 35, Chris Carpenter has been pitching deep into games for the St. Louis Cardinals this season.

The Cardinal Nation Blog

Remembering The 1997 Trade Deadline

One of my favorite kinds of trades took place on June 13, 1997: a six-player deal between the Padres and Cardinals, two teams going nowhere, with none of the six players having much of an impact. The Padres acquired Rich Batchelor, Danny Jackson and Mark Sweeney, and the Cardinals received Scott Livingstone, Phil Plantier and Fernando Valenzuela. The Padres hoped for the 23-8, 2.73 ERA Jackson; they settled for the 1-7, 7.53 ERA Jackson. In fact, only Mark Sweeney played in any season beyond 1997. But hey, six-player deal- what's not to like?

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The Athletics traded Mark McGwire to the Cardinals, receiving Eric Ludwick, T.J. Mathews and Blake Stein for the man who went on to hit 220 home runs over his next 2,251 plate appearances.

MLB Trade Rumors

Joel Pineiro Carries The Load

St. Louis Cardinals starting pitcher Joel Pineiro did it all on Sunday as the right-hander spun seven innings of one-run ball on five hits and no walks to drop his ERA to 3.09 and earn his eighth win of the season.

The Cardinal Nation

Health Has Played A Key Role In Jaime Moyer's Career

Want to talk baseball? Jamie Moyer is your man. The Philadelphia Phillies left-hander, who was with the Cardinals for a brief time in 1991, is the oldest player in the game at 45. He has won 240 games in his career, including a career-high 21 at the age of 40 in 2003 with the Seattle Mariners. Moyer talked with News-Democrat reporter David Wilhelm about his career, the keys to his longevity and his famous father-in-law.

Belleville News-Democrat

Pitchers Slugging PCT

In the eighth inning of a rather usual July game against the Pittsburgh Pirates, Cardinals closer Jason Isringhausen stepped into the box and faced Bucs lefty Joe Beimel. Isringhausen had come in to close out what was a 9-6 ballgame, but a turn of the lineup had put a bat in his hand with the bases loaded.

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