Exciting Times In Cardinal Nation
July 22, 2010 by Daniel Shoptaw · Leave a Comment
You know things are going good when a late-inning win to extend a lengthy winning streak is the second most talked about story today. Let’s take the game first, though, before we get into the trade rumor that popped up last night.  We’ve talked about it before, but one of the great things about this winning streak […]
The Cardinals’ Favorite Cheese
April 22, 2010 by Daniel Shoptaw · Leave a Comment
I’m not sure if he listed it amongst his many cheeses during his picnic with Libby two weeks ago, but Hurley really should have packed what is quickly becoming the cheese in Cardinal Nation. Colby Jack. Colby Rasmus was the no-doubter Hero last night. Â Two home runs, an early one to give the Cards a […]
Cardinals Continue to Battle Injuries
March 25, 2010 by Daniel Shoptaw · Leave a Comment
Things were rolling along. Â Matt Holliday was back from his rib cage injury and starting to find his groove. Â Albert Pujols was back from his back, relieving a lot of worries in Cardinal Nation. Â Everything was great, until yesterday’s game, when Yadier Molina pulled up lame, left the game, and was diagnosed with a strained […]
A Pain in the Back
March 23, 2010 by Daniel Shoptaw · Leave a Comment
The Cardinals split up the squad yesterday and wound up with two wins, including a huge eighth inning that brought them from behind against the Red Sox. Â So what’s the major story today? Albert Pujols’s back, of course. Â The man gets a hangnail, Cardinal Nation hyperventilates. Â With good reason. This is starting to trouble me […]
Back Against It
March 9, 2010 by Daniel Shoptaw · Leave a Comment
The biggest news from Cardinals camp yesterday didn’t come out of the matchup between the Cards and the Red Sox, between Chris Carpenter and Josh Beckett. Â The news of the day was made before the game even started and hopefully hasn’t put the team’s back to the wall. Albert Pujols didn’t make the trip yesterday […]
Stumbling Out of the Gate
March 5, 2010 by Daniel Shoptaw · Leave a Comment
Well, that wasn’t the way Cardinal fans wanted to see things get started. OK, let’s put in the usual disclaimers. Â It was a spring training game. Â Most of the regulars weren’t in there, and you can’t take a lot away from one game, especially the first of the year. Â So I’m not drawing any conclusions […]
