Tony LaRussa, 1997 Cardinals: Many Moves, Meager Results

In a microcosm of their dismal 1997 season, the Cardinals used a record number of pinch-hitters in a game and none produced a hit.

RetroSimba

How Cardinals, Royals Launched Regular-Season Rivalry

Twelve years after the Cardinals and Royals opposed one another in the World Series, the teams were matched for the first time in the regular season. Two constants linked those events: Willie McGee played and tempers flared.

RetroSimba

Redbirds Reverb 6-2-16: Cardinals Have To Win Or Sweep More Series To Establish Traction

The overview: Trying but failing to string together their first four-game winning streak since the early days of the 2016 season, the Cardinals succumbed to a mesmerizing performance by previously nondescript Milwaukee starter Zach Davies who denied the visitors’ bid for a three-game sweep of the Brewers.

101 ESPN

Tom Lampkin Recognized For With Distinguished Alumni Award

Tom Lampkin, a former Major League baseball player and Edmonds CC alumnus, was recognized with the Distinguished Alumni Award. Beginning his college career at Edmonds CC, Lampkin went on to play with the Cleveland Indians, San Diego Padres, Milwaukee Brewers, San Francisco Giants, St. Louis Cardinals, and the Seattle Mariners. Lampkin resides in Vancouver, Wash., where he runs his own business and coaches at an area high school. He is also president of the Clark County Youth Sports Foundation.

My Edmonds News

Yadier Molina Snaps Out Of It

St. Louis Cardinals catcher Yadier Molina has resumed driving in runs.

The Cardinal Nation Blog

Ryan Ludwick Greatly Missed At Coors

Injured St. Louis Cardinals outfielder Ryan Ludwick is the team’s career leader in SLG and OPS in Denver.

The Cardinal Nation Blog

Probablistic Model Of Steals, Catchers

Earlier this month I introduced the idea of a Probabilistic Model of Steals. In that post, I looked at how the stage of the game, represented by the inning, changed the probability of attempting a steal, and the success rate on those attempts. Subsequent posts examined outs, the score difference and the combination of all three. This posts looks at running against catchers, comparing actual stolen base attempts against the expected number of attempts based on the model.

Baseball Musings

Cardinals Catchers Versus The Stolen Base

Today is part two of our look at the Cardinals’ focus on defending the running game. We’ll take a look at how the catchers play a role in slowing down the running game of opposing teams.

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