Photo by Eakin Howard/Getty Images Let me just start by saying that I think Ryan Helsley is a tremendous pitcher who had a hell of a year and has done great things with the Cardinals. I’ve sure enjoyed watching him come in close games out with “Hell’s Bells” playing as he enters the game at Busch Stadium. But if the Cardinals are really planning to “reset,” then it … [Read more...] about Holding onto Ryan Helsley is a grave mistake
Pet Peeves 2: It’s Peeving Season
Photo by Michael Zagaris/Oakland Athletics/Getty Images There’s some pet peeves here, but it’s not really about pet peeves. I just wanted to use that headline. I recently watched A League of Their Own, the television series. It had been on my radar for a while, and I’m not really sure why it took me two years to actually watch it. I had obviously seen the movie. I … [Read more...] about Pet Peeves 2: It’s Peeving Season
Who would the Dodgers trade for Nolan Arenado?
Ron Chenoy-Imagn Images anyone good? I am going to need help from you guys on this one. I have become infatuated with trading Nolan Arenado. And I am not good at determining trade scenarios. Unless you want me to just guess. And that I will do! Please let me know what you think of each trade. Now, I write this because Arenado seems to be hamming it up for Los Angeles … [Read more...] about Who would the Dodgers trade for Nolan Arenado?
December deals that gave us October feels
Jeff Curry-Imagn Images With Nolan Arenado trade talks expected to intensify at the Winter Meetings let’s take a look back at recent Winter Meetings deals. December 2017- Marcell Ozuna for Sandy Alcantara, Zac Gallen, Magneuris Sierra, and Daniel Castano Though most Cardinals fans sneer at this deal as a disaster (it has and continues to age poorly), at the time this … [Read more...] about December deals that gave us October feels
The St. Louis Cardinals technically have a chance at winning the top draft pick…
it doesn’t feel like Bryce Harper was drafted that long ago, but then I see this photo of him in his Panic! At the Disco suit of the aughties and I am reminded otherwise | Photo by Mitchell Layton/Getty Images just not a very good chance. In the Collective Bargaining Agreement reached back in 2022 Major League Baseball and the MLB Players Association changed things up … [Read more...] about The St. Louis Cardinals technically have a chance at winning the top draft pick…