When Will The Cardinals Realize The Thrill Is Gone With Michael Wacha?

Imagine a bus driving down the road. There are passengers on-board, gas in the tank, a schedule to keep, and a prize at the end of the trip.

KSDK

Fernando Tatis Was Key To Cardinals Deal With Rangers

With their third baseman, Gary Gaetti, about to turn 40, the Cardinals went looking for a successor and came up with Fernando Tatis.

RetroSimba

Video: Todd Stottlemyre Impresses By Cardinals Atmosphere & Reflects On Good Times In St. Louis

Todd Stottlemyre is impressed with the #STLCards atmosphere 20 years since playing in St. Louis: "They've done an incredible job of pulling the history of this franchise all together." pic.twitter.com/D7rhbHUr4K

— FOX Sports Midwest (@FSMidwest) June 30, 2018

Todd Stottlemyre reflects on good times in St. Louis, but wanted to reach one major accomplishment: "If there was one ring I would love to have, it would be a St. Louis Cardinals World Series Championship Ring." #STLCards pic.twitter.com/AcdNcz2N1W

— FOX Sports Midwest (@FSMidwest) June 30, 2018

Play Index: Jack Flaherty Is Striking Out A Lot Of Batters Edition

Jack Flaherty struck out 13 Brewers last night in seven innings plus of one-hit, one-run ball. The Cardinals still lost, of course, because you can't give up two runs at Miller Park and expect to win apparently.

Birds On The Black

Matt Morris Visits From Big Sky

It’s been a decade since Matt Morris last pitched in the big leagues, so there’s some forgiveness that his 10U Big Sky baseball team doesn’t fully understand what the right-hander meant to the St. Louis Cardinals back in the day.

STL Baseball Weekly

Cardinals March Forward To Another Early Start

The Cardinals in 2018 will open a season in March for the fifth time. The March 29 game against the Mets at New York will be the earliest date for a Cardinals regular-season opener.

RetroSimba

How Kent Mercker Became Leader Of Cardinals Rotation

When the Cardinals signed free agent Kent Mercker, they figured him as a candidate for the back end of their starting rotation in 1998. What they didn’t project is that he would be their top winner and most prolific starter.

RetroSimba

Top Ten Cardinals Trades Of The Bill DeWitt Era

Bill DeWitt Jr.'s teams have acquired most of their top players via trade. Columnist Jeff Gordon ranks the biggest deals.

Post Dispatch

Birds Of Paradise: Why Cardinals Played In Hawaii

Embracing the aloha spirit, the Cardinals accepted an opportunity for a Hawaiian adventure and avoided trouble in paradise.

RetroSimba

Where Were You In 1999? Darren Oliver Was In A Suit, Awaiting Cardinals

It was long enough ago to fit an entire career, and yet Darren Oliver remembers well that afternoon in Tampa that the Cardinals took him to arbitration.

Bird Land

Why Cardinals Debut Was Tough Task For Mike Busby

In the first week of his first season as Cardinals manager, Tony La Russa was facing a pitching problem. After just five games, his bullpen already was overworked because of extra-inning and high-scoring contests. Entering the finale of a season-opening six-game road trip, La Russa needed his No. 5 starter, rookie Mike Busby, to pitch as long as possible in his big-league debut against the Braves in Atlanta.

RetroSimba

Baseball Serves As Gateway To St. Louis For Refugee

The boy in the war was 9 the day he thought his parents might die.

Post-Dispatch

Price Was Right For Cardinals To Get Dennis Eckersley

Needing a closer, the 1996 Cardinals wanted Dennis Eckersley. What they didn’t want was the obligation to pay his entire salary.

RetroSimba

Why Cardinals Were Appealing To Todd Stottlemyre

Valuing a mentor who could help him develop into a consistently productive starting pitcher, Todd Stottlemyre sought a trade from the Athletics to either the Yankees or the Cardinals.

RetroSimba

Why Cardinals Wanted Royce Clayton As Their Shortstop

Seeking a replacement for Ozzie Smith, the Cardinals needed a shortstop who possessed exceptional fielding skills, self-confidence and diplomacy. They chose Royce Clayton.

RetroSimba

Cubs Have Edge With Jake Arrieta, But October Doesn't Care

As we count the hours to the first pitch of NLDS Game 3 at Wrigley Field, let’s talk about the question that’s on everyone’s mind. Can the Cardinals find a way to topple Cubs starter Jake Arrieta and shatter his mystique, his dominance, and his ERA?

101 ESPN

Dave Duncan Enjoying Life Around Familiar Faces

Dave Duncan is back where he belongs.

Arizona Official Site

The Story Of How Tony LaRussa Got His First Cardinals Win

Dennis Eckersley and Jason Isringhausen, the closers who contributed the most to helping Tony La Russa earn election to the National Baseball Hall of Fame, also played prominent roles in his first win as Cardinals manager.

RetroSimba

How Tony Gwynn Tormented Dennis Eckersley, Cardinals

Tony Gwynn had five hits in five at-bats against the Cardinals in a 1993 game. Twice, he produced four RBI in a game versus St. Louis. His standout performance against the Cardinals, though, involved a showdown with another future Hall of Fame player, Dennis Eckersley.

RetroSimba

Cardinals Keep Growing, Winning

Many young Cardinals tasted playoff race baseball and postseason competition last season.

Post-Dispatch