The fallacy of the maturity of baseball chances is the belief that because your favorite team has lost more frequently than expected in the past that the team is more likely to win in the future to restore balance to The Force. The underlying assumption is that the past team and the present/future teams are similar enough in constituency that maintenance of this belief isn't largely a function of improved components. Depending on your source of choice the Cardinals have a 2-

After nearly a dozen complaints from world-renowned ornithologists, bird watching enthusiasts, and Larry Bird, the St. Louis MLB team is changing its name. "We appreciate the efforts to inform our organization that we're not woke enough to understand how the use of our previous team name was offensive to the Northern Cardinal. After 10-15 minutes of deliberating over some organic selzter served in biodegradable cups at a restaurant that supports a shelter for at-risk pet ro

"Neither a seller or a buyer be." - Polonius (Hamlet - paraphrased beyond recognition but approved by Shakespeare during his most recent podcast) At the beginning of June, the idea of the Cardinals becoming active buyers before the trade deadline seemed reasonably plausible. Just 17 wins and 24 losses later a team with more holes than a Kardashian family reunion has no reason to buy. The Cardinals have no reason to sell either. Guys like Bader, Edman, O'Neill, and Sosa coul

MLB is working with the Atlantic League to test moving the pitching rubber back a foot to make it 61' 6" from home plate in hopes of evaluating the impact of such a change on strikeout rates. The idea is to "fix" the game by reducing the frequency of the three true outcomes in favor of meaningful contact because a ball in play equates to excitement and strikeouts are boring. Of course, the change will be implemented halfway through the minor league season for the Atlantic Le

The Cardinals waited.....and waited....and waited some more. Nothing. Then something. After the Cardinals finally unburdened themselves of the ruggedly handsome managerial deficiency that is Mike Matheny, something Wong-related finally happened. He popped off. He thrived. Given an opportunity by not-Matheny to play every day without having to look high over his shoulder for anyone looking to displace him, Wong spent 2019 playing like the guy he was always expected to be. He w

You've got free time. I've got free time. In my free time I've adapted something attributed to Einstein into a brain teaser that could consume several minutes (or hours) of your free time. You're welcome. Five houses painted five different colors stand in a row. One player lives in each house. The five players all drink some type of beverage, drive a certain type of car, and have a certain pet. None of the players drink the same beverage, drive the same type of car, or

Seriously. Do you have some vested interest in the players that may or may not join an exclusive club of elite and semi-elite baseball people? Perhaps you really like the town (or village, hamlet maybe?). Maybe you are big into overpriced museums in the middle of nowhere. Have you actually visited Cooperstown. If not, then please understand that getting there is the logistical equivalent of attempting to summit Everest without sherpas. It's a minimum 51-day investment of

MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred probably despises kittens, rainbows, and helping old ladies across the street. He just seems like the kind of guy who vehemently opposes anything the rest of us consider beautiful in this world. He wants everybody off of his lawn and his neighbor's lawn as well. The opposite of love is not hate - it's Rob Manfred. Want to ruin the game so many love and cherish? He's the guy. He's the guy who leaves the toilet seat up even though he hasn't act

The moment news broke about Gerrit Cole's 9 year / $324M deal with the Yankees, I began trying to put into perspective a number that's well over 324,000,000 times what I'll earn in a lifetime as a blogger. The experience was like attempting to fully appreciate the amount of time it would take Yadier Molina to run to the moon. Unfathomable. Finding a useful point of reference was challenging, but I spent at least 5 minutes trying. Consider the "Cole" a standard unit of measu