Photo by Eakin Howard/Getty Images Let’s get the low down and dirty on the 2024 St Louis Cardinals First off, hello and welcome to my first article as a weekly writer at Viva El Birdos! I joined back in 2008 as Cards Fan In Chitown (I lived in Chicago from 1997 to 2019, wearing Cardinals gear a lot there) but I’m a country boy at heart, growing up on a dirt road in … [Read more...] about The 2024 Season Analysis: Failure, Mediocrity or Overperformance? You Decide.
A NLDS game thread for October 8, 2024
2 games today The New York Mets and the Philadelphia Philadelphias are scheduled to play their game at... right now? The San Diego padres take on the Los Angeles Dodgers starting at 8:08 PM CT. … [Read more...] about A NLDS game thread for October 8, 2024
End of season update: High minors
Photo by Richard Rodriguez/Getty Images A lot of the top prospects seen here, for obvious reasons. Welcome to the last update until one of us writes about the performances of the players invited to the AFL. I’ll just get right to it. AA Tink Hence, RHP - 21 (#2 prospect on VEB’s list) Stats (AA): 20 GS, 79.2 IP, 34.1 K%, 8.1 BB%, 41.7 GB%, 2.71 ERA/2.51 FIP/2.62 … [Read more...] about End of season update: High minors
A LDS game thread for October 6, 2024
2 games today The New York Mets and the Philadelphia Philadelphias are scheduled to play their game at 3:08 PM CT. The San Diego padres take on the Los Angeles Dodgers starting at 7:08 PM CT. … [Read more...] about A LDS game thread for October 6, 2024
A Cardinals’ Fans Guide to Rooting Interests in the 2024 Playoffs
Kirby Lee-Imagn Images While the Cardinals didn’t make it into October, there are plenty of ex-Cardinals who did. Last year, with the St. Louis Cardinals missing the playoffs, I wrote a piece titled “A Comprehensive Guide on Who to Root for in the Playoffs” and since we, as Cardinals fans, find ourselves in the same boat once again, I have put together another guide on … [Read more...] about A Cardinals’ Fans Guide to Rooting Interests in the 2024 Playoffs