Alex Crisafulli 4/7

Jan 2, 2019
1 min

Chirps: Anatomy of a Pitcher ft. Robby Rowland

With Alex "out on assignment," (that's what they say when people are out of town on vacation, right?) Tara called in some backup to kick...

tarabwellman

Dec 26, 2018
1 min

Chirps: Happy Cardinals-mas

This time of year calls for reflection and gratefulness. Whether you're celebrating with a home full of family and friends, or alone in...

Chirps: Dexter Fowler... To Be Continued?

tarabwellman

Dec 19, 2018
1 min

Chirps: Dexter Fowler... To Be Continued?

Even without much resembling baseball "news" this week, there was plenty of talk amongst the Cardinals faithful, and most of it centered...

tarabwellman

Dec 12, 2018
1 min

Chirps: So... Now What?

It's Winter Meetings week, and the Cardinals have indicated their interest in a left-handed hitter... just not THAT left-handed hitter....

Chirps: The "Great Goldschmidt Debate" Episode

tarabwellman

Nov 28, 2018
1 min

Chirps: The "Great Goldschmidt Debate" Episode

If Josh Donaldson was ever a prime target for the Cardinals, they missed out... big time. But with The Bringer Of Rain off the board, the...

tarabwellman

Nov 21, 2018
1 min

Chirps: The "AyBayBader Blues" Episode

On Monday, the Cardinals rolled out the red carpets to (re)introduce the blue jerseys. As modeled by Harrison Bader, the new version of...

tarabwellman

Nov 14, 2018
1 min

Chirps: The "Harper's Bazaar" Episode

So, there's this guy. His name is Bryce. He's pretty decent at baseball, and he's in the market for a new employer. The market rate for...

Alex Crisafulli

Oct 30, 2018
5 min

MLB franchise rankings, 1995-2018

The 2018 season is over. On Sunday, the Boston Red Sox put the final touches on what was one of the most dominant seasons of the modern...

MLB teams ranked by consecutive winning seasons

Alex Crisafulli

Oct 3, 2018
3 min

MLB teams ranked by consecutive winning seasons

On Sunday, September 16, 2018, Adam Wainwright pitched six innings of vintage-Waino shutout ball, setting up a 5-0 Cardinals victory over...

Alex Crisafulli

Sep 27, 2018
4 min

Yadier Molina was born to do this

I hate flying. It has nothing to do with being cramped or uncomfortable, although I'm over six-feet tall so it is an annoyance. It's not...

Alex Crisafulli

Sep 19, 2018
4 min

The Cardinals and the solo home run

One nice thing about blogging about a singular team is that I can piggyback ideas from better writers who cover the sport at large and...

Cardinals pitchers are walking a lot of hitters when ahead in the count

Alex Crisafulli

Sep 5, 2018
4 min

Cardinals pitchers are walking a lot of hitters when ahead in the count

I was in attendance for the 11-8 Cardinals win at Nationals Park last night. With balls flying out of the park (likely aided by the awful...

The Cardinals are still without the platoon advantage at the plate

Alex Crisafulli

Aug 27, 2018
4 min

The Cardinals are still without the platoon advantage at the plate

The Cardinals re-acquired Matt Adams last week from the Washington Nationals in exchange for cash. The move made sense for a couple of...

The 10.5: Cardinals continue to roll, Wong's dazzling play

Alex Crisafulli

Aug 24, 2018
4 min

The 10.5: Cardinals continue to roll, Wong's dazzling play

The crazy dog days of August A week ago the Cardinals were in the midst of a big winning streak. I wrote about it. This was season saving...

The Cardinals won't stop winning and what it means

Alex Crisafulli

Aug 16, 2018
4 min

The Cardinals won't stop winning and what it means

The Cardinals have won eight games in a row, 12 of 14 in August, 15 of 19 overall, and six straight series. Their playoff odds, which per...

Play Index: Matt Carpenter's doubles and home runs edition

Alex Crisafulli

Aug 11, 2018
3 min

Play Index: Matt Carpenter's doubles and home runs edition

Matt Carpenter hit a two-run home run last night to give the Cardinals a comfortable early lead in Kansas City. It was his sixth home run...

The 10.5: Cardinals are hot, interleague play, Players' Weekend

Alex Crisafulli

Aug 10, 2018
4 min

The 10.5: Cardinals are hot, interleague play, Players' Weekend

So, I'm not sure I ever adequately explained the reasoning behind the name the 10.5. It's pretty simple. It's an homage to the 2011...

An oral history of Tommy Pham liking the FanGraphs tweet

Alex Crisafulli

Jul 31, 2018
1 min

An oral history of Tommy Pham liking the FanGraphs tweet

Beloved outfielder Tommy Pham was traded today to Tampa for three prospects most of us had never heard of. Pham broke out in 2017,...

The 10.5: The Cardinals aren't fun, Matt Carpenter is

Alex Crisafulli

Jul 27, 2018
5 min

The 10.5: The Cardinals aren't fun, Matt Carpenter is

51-51 So this is bad, everyone. The Cardinals - a team I picked to win 90 games, which was pretty much in line with a lot of other...

Once again, the Cardinals probably aren't making the postseason

Alex Crisafulli

Jul 14, 2018
2 min

Once again, the Cardinals probably aren't making the postseason

The Cardinals lost 8-1 to the Cincinnati Reds last night. Or maybe it was 9-1, not sure. It doesn't feel like it really matters right...