Ishikawa's Three Run Home Run Sends Giants to World Series

Ishikawa provided the power for SF. Photo Credit: Jeff Curry /USA Today Sports

Travis Ishikawa hit  a game winning three run home run that sent the San Francisco Giants to the World Series with a 6-3 win over the St Louis Cardinals on Thursday night at AT&T Park. 

By: Michael Hanley

Giants Defeat Cardinals 6-4, Take 3-1 NLCS Lead

Posey come through for SF. Photo Credit: Marcio Jose Sanchez/ USA Today Sports

Buster Posey drove in three runs as the Giants came from three runs down to defeat the Cardinals 6-4 to take  a commanding 3-1 lead in the NLCS.

By: Michael Hanley

Giants Defeat Cardinals in 10th Inning Off Choate Wild Throw

Crawford drew key walk in 10th. Photo Credit: Jayne Oncea/USA Today Sports. 

A wild pitch by Cardinals reliever Randy Choate allowed the Giants Brandon Crawford to score and give San Francisco the walk off  5-4 win in Game 3 of the NLCS at AT&T Park.

By: Michael Hanley

Adams' Leads Cardinals to 4th Straight NLCS

Adams was the game hero for STL. Photo Credit: Jeff Curry/ USA Today Sports

The Cardinals once again got to Clayton Kershaw in the 7th inning of his start as Matt Adams of St. Louis hit the go ahead three run homer to send the Cardinal to their fourth consecutive NLCS appearance with a 3-2 win over the Dodgers on Tuesday night.

By: Michael Hanley

Cardinals Ace Wainwright Battling "Dead Arm" Issue

 

 

Wainwright battling common condition. Photo Credit: Getty Images 

 

Adam Wainwright has been the Cardinals ace since day one of this season and he was pitching like one for most of the season. In recent times though, he has struggled and not been nearly as sharp and on top of his game as he and the Cardinals had become accustomed to.Their is one very big reason why he has been off his game.

 

By: Michael Hanley

How Injuries To Molina & Phillips Shakeup NL Central Race



Yadier Molina's injury a huge loss for STL. Photo Credit: AP

 

 

With the injuries of Cardinals catcher Yadier Molina and Red’s  second baseman Brandon Phillips, the NL Central race just got allot more wide open and unpredictable.

 

By: Michael Hanley

St. Louis Cardinals: Take What Experts Say With A Grain of Salt

St Louis Cardinals are more than most experts say. Photo credit MLB 

by Steve Painter 

In 2010, experts such as Baseball Prospectus, ESPN's Keith Law, and Baseball HQ all had the Cardinal farm system at or near the bottom of their respective rankings. They weren't alone. Many smart observers were caught in that trap.

St. Louis Cardinals: Better than 2013?

St. Louis Cardinals are ready to return to the World
Series again. Photo credit MLB 

by Steve Painter 

Every season is different, that's true in any sport. In the spring, hope blooms eternal in every baseball fans heart, wanting to visualize their favorite team winning the championship in the fall. Diehard fans demand a lot from their team, and the St. Louis Cardinals usually deliver some sort of prize for theirs.

St. Louis Cardinals: Keep Your Eye On Oscar Taveras

The Cardinals hidden gem, Oscar Taveras. Photo
credit MLB 

by Steve Painter 

Cards fans are excited and so is the organization, although they are cautious, about the impact Oscar Taveras will have on the club, not only this year, but for years to come. But we all know about patience, right? When it comes to a player like Taveras, we want to see him now, and it seems Taveras is willing and ready.

St. Louis Cardinals: La Russa Praises Matheny as Mozeliak's "Best Baseball Move Ever"

John Mozeliak and Mike Mathney have the St. Louis
Cardinals flying in the right direction. Photo credit CBS 

by Steve Painter

Tony La Russa will be the first to say he didn't create greatness on the diamond by himself. He always credits those around him - owners, front office staff and clubhouse personnel. That's a trait that good leaders and successful people share, by the way. But make no mistake, TLR does not suffer fools or lesser minds with grace.

Cards Primed To Make Another Run At Championship

St Louis Cardinals posed for another run in 2014.
Photo credit MLB. 

by Steve Painter

The Cards are most certainly a dynasty, similar to the Braves historic run in the 90's and early in the 2000's. GM John Mozeliak has once again tweaked the roster and added Peter Bourjos, Johnny Peralta, and Mark Ellis to supplement and indeed, improve the already impressive Cards.

Tony La Russa retires after World Series Win

What do you do after winning the World Series? No...not Disney World! You retire on top!

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Adam Wainwright out for year; Elbow reconstruction needed

This is the first big injury of MLB spring training and terrible news for Cardinal fans. They will need to find another ace quick.

Source: Albert Pujols rejects St. Louis Cardinals' offer as deadline looms - ESPN

Cardinals are not interested in paying anyone $30 million at age 41. They have until tomorrow to get a deal done.

Source: Albert Pujols rejects St. Louis Cardinals' offer as deadline looms - ESPN