All About That Defense
The time has come. After multiple offseasons filled with reports that the Cardinals were trying to work towards a deal to acquire a...
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joshisnothome
Jul 16, 202010 min read
Let’s Talk About The DH
The inevitability of a universal Designated Hitter has been creeping into the minds of many over the last few years. Now, the time has...
joshisnothome
Feb 21, 20203 min read
Quick Hit: Brad Miller
On February 12th, 2020, the Cardinals signed veteran INF/OF Brad Miller to a 1yr/$2M deal in order to fill a much-needed utility role,...
joshisnothome
Dec 9, 20197 min read
Theorizing DeJong's Second Half
Before the season started, I had Paul DeJong as my personal pick to shock everyone in 2019. Honestly, I even thought he would outperform...
Rachael Ren
Dec 2, 20199 min read
All Around All Star Part 2 with Andrea DeJong
In July I published part one of the All Around All Star project (https://www.birdsontheblack.com/post/all-around-all-star). Since then I...
Rachael Ren
Oct 16, 20192 min read
Without a Believer
There’s a song written by Sara Bareilles called “Without a Believer.” While the song was cut from a musical that has nothing to do with...
joshisnothome
Jul 29, 20194 min read
Possible Deadline Target: Ken Giles
July 31, 2019. The most important day of the Cardinals’ season. MLB’s Trade Deadline is, perhaps, the most exciting time of the regular...
Rachael Ren
Jul 25, 20193 min read
All Around All Star
Paul DeJong is a name widely known in St. Louis yet also somehow remains a mystery at the same time. The Cardinals shortstop is a beast...
Andrew Weaver
May 21, 20194 min read
It's Been a Dark and Stormy Month of May
It was a dark and stormy afternoon; the rain fell in torrents — except at occasional intervals, when it was checked by a violent gust of...
Andrew Weaver
May 16, 20194 min read
The Cardinals Return to Arlington
The first former or current ballplayer I spotted was Ozzie Guillen. Not Ozzie Smith, nor Ozzie Canseco, but Ozzie Guillen. Standing face...
Andrew Weaver
Apr 22, 20195 min read
Freese a Future Cards Hall of Fame Inductee? Hold That Thought.
“The thing that fanned Tony Lazzeri that day and the thing that cost the Yankees the world championship was Grover Alexander’s uncanny...
OctaviusRex28
Oct 4, 20184 min read
Positivity in the 2018 Cardinals Season
September 30th marked the official end of the 2018 season for the St. Louis Cardinals, and the first time since the 1997-1999 seasons...
stout.j
Jul 27, 20185 min read
Trade Deadline Stream of Consciousness
The 2018 season is essentially over, let’s not fool ourselves into thinking this cluster-f*ck of a team is going to suddenly rebound into...
Ben Cerutti
Jul 26, 20189 min read
The Paralysis Prelude
This article originally appeared on Flyover Country Baseball (my Facebook baseball page) back on August 1, 2017. It was my reaction to...
Ben Cerutti
Jul 23, 20187 min read
Mike Shildt’s Bullpen Usage (through his first 6 games as interim manager)
Mike Shildt has been the (interim) manager of the St. Louis Cardinals for just over a week now. Due to the All-Star Break, even though...
Ben Cerutti
Jul 18, 20186 min read
Fixing The Cardinals’ Disjointed Nature Post-Matheny
When Mike Matheny, John Mabry, and Bill Mueller were fired and replaced earlier this week, I wrote this in my summary of that situation:...
stout.j
Jul 17, 201810 min read
Matheny Under a Microscope, Chapter 3: The Final Chapter
I’d first like to start this post off by apologizing for the 3-month hiatus from blogging, although having only written two installments...
Ben Cerutti
Jul 2, 201810 min read
Can the Cardinals Upgrade? Will they? Where?
On these pages here at Birds on the Black, Zach Gifford argued back on June 19th that the Cardinals likely wouldn’t be good as sellers....
Ben Cerutti
Jun 20, 20185 min read
2018 Cardinals Wanted Ad: need LOOGY for cheap, please contact immediately
James Cromer was talking on Two Birds on a Bat about the Cardinals need for a left-handed reliever to get left-handed hitters out late in...
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