Covering the St. Louis Cardinals in the clubhouse, on the field, and everywhere in between.
May 16, 2026
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3 min read
Tarps off, voices up, and an energy several years in the making
May 13, 2026
6 min read
Hint: It comes with candles
May 9, 2026
4 min read
It's never been easier to watch an MLB game on TV. Why can't anyone find them?
May 6, 2026
The Cardinals do not yet know what they are and have time to learn, but being proactive rather than reactive means starting yesterday.
May 4, 2026
2 min read
And also a knockoff Siskel and Ebert episode about The Phantom Menace
The Cardinals are building a reliable middle reliever out of queasy expected stats but sterling results.
May 2, 2026
The fortune which brought the second baseman to St. Louis appears to be holding out in the season's first quarter.
Apr 29, 2026
The Cardinals understand who their players are and what their flaws may be. What's next, for the relievers in particular, has to be signs of improvement.
Apr 26, 2026
The manager came to work Sunday prepared to push back -- hard -- on the notion that his team might have trouble forgetting what they need to forget about Saturday's tough loss.
Apr 24, 2026
The Mariners may have set off the first tempest in the new season's teapot with their footwork around first base.
Apr 20, 2026
These Cardinals were not supposed to be good. They may very well not be. But also...
Apr 17, 2026
Stare at four weeks' worth of circles and dots for long enough, and information emerges.
Apr 15, 2026
Please forgive both the inclusion and lack of terrible weather puns.
Apr 13, 2026
5 min read
How a series of injuries and waiver moves interact with the desired plan for soaking up innings
Apr 12, 2026
Understanding how a conversation on Friday presages the way the Cardinals will respond to Saturday's ninth inning meltdown
Apr 10, 2026
The former Cardinal anticipates a much softer landing than the last time he made a first return.
Apr 8, 2026
If minor league development experience maps onto major league expectations, the commitment becomes clear.
Apr 7, 2026
No two clubhouses are the same, and doing the job means learning the difference.
Apr 5, 2026
Why numbers that don't matter still matter a little
Apr 3, 2026
Sometimes the rust belt feels familiar, and sometimes it innovates.
Apr 1, 2026
The moon! Really!
Mar 30, 2026
If a long sequence of unlikely events occurs in a row and results in a disastrous outcome, there's value in trusting the process.
Mar 28, 2026
In baseball's data era, how much information can create paralysis by analysis?
Mar 26, 2026
What started as a list...
Mar 25, 2026
What's a new start that feels like the old familiar trappings?
