In cooperation with the United Cardinal Bloggers project for December, here are my choices for the top five Cardinals stories of 2010: #1. The Road Trip From Hell The 2010 Cardinals were a disappointment primarily because of the dispirited effort they gave on a 10-game trip to Pittsburgh, Washington and Houston in August. What should [...]
Archive for December, 2010
August road trip defined 2010 Cardinals
Posted in Bloggers, Games, Hitters, Managers, Opponents, Pitchers, Records on December 31, 2010 | 1 Comment »
Cards passings: Frank Bertaina to Bill Werle
Posted in Games, Hitters, Managers, Pitchers on December 29, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Remembering the former Cardinals players who died in 2010: _ Frank Bertaina: Purchased from the Orioles on Aug. 14, 1970, the left-hander pitched in eight games (five starts) for the Cardinals that season, with a 1-2 record and 3.16 ERA. His lone Cardinals win came in a 6-4 victory at Pittsburgh on Sept. 9, 1970. [...]
Cards should ask Mabry about Zack Greinke
Posted in Games, Hitters, Opponents, Pitchers on December 28, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
With the Cardinals likely to see more of Zack Greinke now that he is in the National League Central Division, St. Louis would be wise to consult with John Mabry about how to hit the ace right-hander. Mabry, the retired Cardinals first baseman-outfielder, battered Greinke, batting 3-for-5 against him. His three hits consisted of two [...]
Leron Lee: Cards bust became star in Japan
Posted in Hitters, Records on December 22, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Leron Lee, who once hit so poorly he lost the starting right field job with the Cardinals, recovered to become the career batting leader in Japan. Twenty-three years after he played his last game in Japan and 40 years since he opened the season as the Cardinals’ starting right fielder, Lee still holds the Japanese [...]
Phil Cavarretta: HR sunk Cards, lifted Cubs
Posted in Games, Hitters, Opponents, Pitchers on December 21, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Phil Cavarretta hit one of the most important home runs in the long rivalry between the Cubs and Cardinals. Cavarretta, who died Dec. 17 at 94, was a 19-year-old first baseman for the Cubs in 1935. On Sept. 25, the first-place Cubs brought an 18-game winning streak to St. Louis to begin a season-ending, make-or-break five-game series with the [...]
Stan Musial: Bob Feller was best pitcher
Posted in Games, Hitters, Pitchers on December 20, 2010 | 1 Comment »
Stan Musial, the greatest Cardinals player, rates Bob Feller as the greatest pitcher of his time. In his book “Stan Musial: The Man’s Own Story” as told to Bob Broeg (1964, Doubleday), Musial said of Feller, “I hit against Feller only in exhibition games, but I’d say he probably was the greatest pitcher of our [...]
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