The St. Louis Cardinals, based in St. Louis, Mo., participate in Major League Baseball (MLB) and are a member of the National League Central Division. The Cardinals were founded in 1892.
MILWAUKEE — Cardinals manager Tony La Russa detests the very idea of the "personal catcher," insisting that in most cases, such setups represent little more than a crutch for a pitcher. That belief is strengthened by the fact that St. Louis has a Gold Glove catcher in Yadier Molina, making it difficult to envision why [...]
MILWAUKEE — Although the official update won't come until sometime next week, the Cardinals acknowledge growing pessimism regarding the status of Troy Glaus. The injured Cardinals third baseman has been rehabilitating in Arizona since early April, trying to recuperate from offseason right shoulder surgery. An initial expectation of an early-May return for Glaus has long [...]
MILWAUKEE — The Cardinals took two recent trends to an unfortunate extreme on Monday. Even within a run of brilliant starting pitching, Chris Carpenter's performance against the Brewers stood out. Unfortunately for Carpenter, even within a stretch of offensive malaise, his teammates' showing stood out as well. Carpenter's eight dominating innings were wasted in a [...]
MILWAUKEE — With the Cardinals in desperate need of an offensive spark, Khalil Greene is expected to return to the club's starting lineup on Tuesday night against Jeff Suppan and the Brewers. It was last week against Suppan and Milwaukee that Cardinals manager Tony La Russa announced that Greene would become a part-time player for [...]
MILWAUKEE — Rick Ankiel is still gradually working his way back to full health. Ankiel, reinstated from the 15-day disabled list on Sunday, was back out of the St. Louis lineup again on Monday. The outfielder continues to deal with some residual soreness from his May 4 collision with the Busch Stadium outfield wall. Nick [...]
ST. LOUIS — After walking on thin ice with a struggling offense held up by strong pitching, the Cardinals eventually fell through on Sunday afternoon, losing 3-2, to the Kansas City Royals at Busch Stadium. Though it went largely unnoticed, thanks to the recent dominance of the starting pitching, the Cardinals offense hadn't scored more [...]
ST. LOUIS — The Milwaukee Brewers came to St. Louis last weekend and forced the Cardinals to watch as they untucked their shirts on the Busch Stadium field three times. That, of course, is the ritual performed by the Brewers after a win, meaning that the Brewers swept the three-game series from their American League [...]
ST. LOUIS — Cardinals outfielder Rick Ankiel was activated from the disabled list on Sunday morning and was back in manager Tony La Russa's lineup for the finale of the three-game series with the Kansas City Royals, batting fifth and playing right field. To make room for Ankiel on the active roster, the Cardinals optioned [...]
ST. LOUIS — Kyle Lohse didn't want to be that guy. With the Cardinals' pitching staff on a hot streak, having allowed just two runs in 38 innings entering Lohse's start on Saturday against the Kansas City Royals, Lohse didn't want to be the guy to screw things up. And screw things up he did [...]
ST. LOUIS — Nick Stavinoha realizes that his stay with the big league club is almost up. As outfielders Rick Ankiel and Ryan Ludwick prepare to come off the disabled list on the Cardinals' upcoming road trip, the rookie outfielder knows that he will soon be back on the long bus rides and small meal [...]