How Cardinals Hit The Jackpot With Kyle Lohse

Forced into action out of desperation, the Cardinals went looking for a starting pitcher three weeks before the opening of the 2008 season and, in a stroke of good luck, found someone who would become the staff ace.

RetroSimba

Worst Free Agent Moves Of Bill DeWitt Era

Columnist Ben Frederickson reviews the Cardinals' worst free-agent signings under chairman Bill DeWitt Jr. (1996-2017).

Post-Dispatch

The Cardinals Rotation Is Leaking Oil Again. Better Fix It, Boys. And Soon.

Just like the team that surrounds them, Cardinals’ starting pitchers are having a zig-zagging, inconsistent season.

101 ESPN

Why Cardinals Took A Chance On Jeff Weaver

To many, Jeff Weaver looked like a washed-up pitcher when he was with the 2006 Angels. To the Cardinals, Weaver looked like the answer to a need.

RetroSimba

How Mike Matheny Helped Lure Matt Morris To Giants

In a quest to bolster their starting rotation for the 2006 season, the Cardinals pursued A.J. Burnett and Javier Vazquez. Only after both efforts failed did the Cardinals turn to one of their own, Matt Morris. Too late. Mike Matheny had helped woo Morris to the Giants.

RetroSimba

Ten Worst Free Agent Signings Of The Bill DeWitt Era

Free agency is upon us. While we wait for the Cardinals to make a move, let's look back on the moves they have made.

Post-Dispatch

Angels, Josh Hamilton In Talks To Resolve Drug-Relapse Dispute

As the Los Angeles Angels continue to publicly distance themselves from outfielder Josh Hamilton following his self-reported substance-abuse relapse, the team is in talks aimed at resolving their dispute, FOX Sports 1 MLB Insider Ken Rosenthal reported Saturday.

Fox Sports

Counting Down To Opening Night: 13

Ah, Monday, Monday … Rarely anyone's favorite day, although it will be a good Monday three weeks from now, with the Cardinals home opener at Busch Stadium. But that's jumping ahead.

KSDK

This Series Is For The 'Birds

This weekend the Cardinals make a rare appearance at Camden Yards to face the host Baltimore Orioles. The Cardinals have never played a World Series here. Neither of these modern clubs has any postseason clashes with each other to highlight. The Cardinals cannot count a remarkable moment in their history against the Orioles, outside of maybe a scorcher at Busch II when Sidney Ponson started against them in a throwback uni.

Bird Land

NL Central Appears A Two-Star Solar System

The Cardinals finished last season nine games behind the Cincinnati Reds.

Post-Dispatch

Add Miguel Batista To The Long List Of Midseason Cuts

Another Dave Duncan reclamation project ended Wednesday when the Cardinals released veteran Miguel Batista. The 40-year-old formerly notorious in St. Louis for scrapping with Tino Martinez played a perhaps greater-than-expected role in the team’s bullpen until his release, getting the most work of any Cardinal reliever (137 batters faced).

Fungoes

While A Worthwhile Notion, Don't Expect MLB DUI Policy Anytime Soon

Right off the top, let’s get something out of the way: there’s no good excuse for drinking and driving. To add, just because you’re a professional athlete does not make you smart. If anything, the actions by several players earning millions by drinking and driving shows that they’re really exceptionally stupid, irresponsible, and disrespectful. If you want to get loaded, great.

The Biz Of Baseball

No Reason To Give Up On Cardinals

With the untimely demise of ace Adam Wainwright, the Cardinals obviously face a more difficult test in 2011. The Cardinals can replace Wainwright in the rotation but can't replicate his value.

STL Today

Round Two: What Does Success Look Like For Kyle Lohse?

QUESTION: The Jake Westbrook signing would appear to set the Cardinals rotation for next season – the assumption here being that Kyle Lohse will fill the No. 5 spot. If healthy, what would a successful season for Lohse look like next year?

STL Today

Jaime Garcia's Efficient, Impressive Shutout

Sick of reading about how great Jaime Garcia‘s start yesterday was? Good, me neither, so here’s some more…

Pitcher's Hit Eighth

Bernie Bytes 6-25-10

THE CARDINALS FAIL TO SWEEP TORONTO: Adam Wainwright had a rough night (it happens to the best) and Toronto's starting pitcher was outstanding. I get that. But still, I'm of the opinion that this team -- unlike some of the better Tony La Russa STL teams of the past -- doesn't have the consistency of focus and concentration that we're accustomed to seeing.

Bernie's Five Minutes

Matt Holliday Is Finding His Swing

The improvement has been more quiet than thunderous, but Matt Holliday is starting to get things rolling with the bat. Going into the weekend series with Milwaukee, Holliday was batting .352 with an onbase percentage of .452 and a .511 slugging percentage in 104 plate appearances since May 7.

STL Today

Kyle Lohse & The Short Start

About one in every five of Kyle Lohse’s starts for the St. Louis Cardinals ends before the fifth inning.

The Cardinal Nation

Former Cardinals On Atlantic League Opening Day Rosters 2010

Eric Ackerman# - Lancaster Barnstormers
Brian Barton - Bridgeport Bluefish
Josh Brey - Camden Riversharks
Robinson Cancel - Long Island Ducks
Richard Giannotti - Southern Maryland Blue Crabs
Gerard Haran - Newark Bears
Johnny Hernandez - Long Island Ducks
Aaron Herr - Lancaster Barnstormers
Randy Leek - Long Island Ducks
Ivan Maldonado# - Long Island Ducks
Josh Phelps - Bridgeport Bluefish
Josh Pressley - Somerset Patriots
Sidney Ponson - Long Island Ducks
Jason Simontacchi - Lancaster Barnstormers
Scott Spiezio - Newark Bears
Esteban Yan* - Bridgeport Bluefish
Bob Zimmermann - York Revolution

*-reserve, currently pitching in Triple-A Mexican League
#-past minor league spring invites

Former Cardinals Independent League Transactions Mar 16-23

Dec. 17, 2009: The Lancaster Barnstormers named Danny Cox pitching coach. (old news missed)

Mar. 16: The Long Island Ducks of the Atlantic League signed Sidney Ponson to a contract for the 2010 season.

Mar. 19: The Long Island Ducks of the Atlantic League transfered the rights of Julio Manon to the Newark Bears.

Mar. 23: The Somerset Patriots of the Atlantic League signed Josh Pressley to a contract for the 2010 season.

Mar. 23: The Southern Maryland Blue Crabs signed Richard Giannotti to a contract for the 2010 season.