What's In Sight For Adam Wainwright

There is, Cardinals ace Adam Wainwright confided Sunday afternoon at Great American Ball Park, one goal that he has made public.

Bird Land

Adam Wainwright Chasing Chris Carpenter

In his 11K outing at Wrigley Field on Sunday afternoon, Cardinals ace Adam Wainwright struck out every Chicago Cubs starter at least once, finished more than half of his strikeouts with his curve, and moved past Bob Forsch on the club record books for career Ks.

Bird Land

Another Old Lefthander

The history of baseball is dotted with colorful characters and one does not have to travel too far to hear stories of one of the most colorful. Cross the county lines into Brown County and head to the river village of Higginsport, birthplace of one Harry Franklin Sallee. Most baseball purists would not recognize the name "Harry", but change that to "Slim" and we have a story.

Peoples Defender

Cardinals Leaders Of The 1910's

During the teens in the last century several things happened that were important to the Cardinals and their future. First was the Robison brothers both died and left the team to Helene Britton who became the first woman owner in MLB history. She in turn sold the team to local owners who sold it to Breadon. Branch Rickey came into the fold and so did Rogers Hornsby. So, while the Cardinals were the only team not to win a pennant in the NL during the teens, the pieces were coming together to begin the ascendancy of the Redbirds to the top of the NL and eventually the World Championship.

Redbirds Rap