On Opening Day (or Opening Day: Part 2, or whatever you want to call Monday), the Reds put up the above image when Joey Votto came to bat. Pay special attention to the “advanced stats” section on the right side of the scoreboard. Seemingly at random, the Reds grabbed a handful of sabermetric stats and threw […]
Continue reading →
Losing the World Series doesn’t ever not suck, but if ever there were a team and fanbase set up to feel minimal disappointment over falling just short of a championship, it was Cardinal Nation circa November 2013. We’d just watched the Cards’ fourth World Series appearance in a decade and were a scant two years […]
Continue reading →
Even by the extremely low standards by which American presidential campaigns must be judged, the last eight months or so have been a waking national nightmare of shameless hucksterism, grotesque toxicity, contemptuous manipulation, and indefatigable detachment from anything that even remotely resembles reality. All over the country, Americans have watched this ghastly two-ring circus unfold […]
Continue reading →
Position players were due to officially report to camp in Jupiter today, with the Cardinals’ first full-squad workout of the spring scheduled for tomorrow morning. One player who won’t be participating is Yadier Molina, who is still recovering from two thumb surgeries in the offseason and may or may not be ready for Opening Day. […]
Continue reading →