Soriano = Zito ?
It’s time someone said it. Is Alfonso Soriano the Cubs’ very own version of Barry Zito? Clearly Soriano is struggling and he and his manager and teammates will attribute it to injury. But will he ever...
View Article[Redbird Reveille] Adam Wainwright missing the strike zone
Is anyone else becoming mildly concerned about Adam Wainwright’s seemingly sudden inability to throw strikes? I know, small sample size and all, but the sample size continues to grow with no marked...
View Article[Redbird Reveille] Two wins and a getaway
The Cards took two of three from the Wee Bears this weekend, continuing their strong play at home. Sunday was a different story at Busch III unfortunately, but we’re choosing to stay on the postitve...
View Article2009 National League Run Differential
[Ed. note - While the usual suspect around here is on vacation, we've drummed up some great guest posters to take the reins and keep our loyal readers (all three of you) entertained. Today's guest...
View Article2010 National League Central Predictions Groupthink
In an effort to put a new spin on making preseason predictions this year, we decided to get outside input from those who know the division best – other folks writing about the NL Central. It just so...
View ArticlePitchers Hit Eighth turns two
See what I did there? A baseball pun? Today marks the second birthday (or anniversary, however you look at it) of this humble little site. In May 2008, I led things off with a post that really had...
View Article2010 UCB Progressive Game Blog: Fourth Inning
Cards versus Cubs at Wrigley Field – does it get much better than that? Well, assuming a Cardinal victory anyway… The United Cardinal Bloggers again undertake our progressive game blog, and you can...
View ArticleFollow The Money
By my rough estimate, the 6 teams in the NL Central are going to start the 2011 season with a combined $544M committed to team payrolls. Yikes. Check out the breakdown: Cubs ~ $133M Cardinals ~...
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UCB Predictions – NL Central
Matt Carpenter as Jason Bourne Around this same time last year as part of the annual UCB project to make predictions for all 6 divisions, I not-so-boldly picked the top three as the Brewers, Cardinals,...
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Evaluating the Biggest Contracts in MLB History
I owe you dear readers a qualifier. This is really about some of the largest contracts in baseball history that were signed prior to 2011, because it might be a tad bit early to grade that Votto deal...
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