Dathan Brooks

Things I’ve noticed about the Cardinals

Posted on 23 April 2012.

Roughly two weeks into the season, there are some things that have started to pique my interest about the 2012 St. Louis Cardinals.

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Roenicke helps Cards take Brewers’ opener

Posted on 07 April 2012. Tags: Batters, Being A Leader, Brewers, Carlos Beltran, David Freese, First Impressions, Gamel, Good Measure, Home Opener, Home Runs, Inaugural Season, Jonathan Lucroy, Little Trouble, Matt Holliday, Mike Matheny, Miller Park, Ron Roenicke, St Louis Cardinals, Two Games, Yadier Molina

I have seen the offense of the 2012 St. Louis Cardinals, and first impressions are that this lineup is every bit as fierce on the field today as it has been for months on paper.

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Saying final goodbyes

Posted on 02 April 2012. Tags: Baseball Games, Bullpen, Caliber, Dave Mckay, Departures, Dugout, Fence, Five Months, Hall Of Fame, Jeff Luhnow, Major League Baseball, Miami Marlins, Mlb, National League Central, New Faces, Offseason, Redbirds, Retirement, St Louis Cardinals, Weinberg

This weekend marks the last weekend for seven more months that we won’t have at least some Major League Baseball to enjoy.

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2012 Key Players: It’s Wainwright, or it’s way wrong

Posted on 26 March 2012. Tags: 7 Months, Adam Wainwright, Broken Clock, Bump, Dominance, Fan Base, Fluke, Good Fortune, Happenstance, High Expectations, Major League, Nlcs, One Of These Days, Single Player, St Louis Cardinals, Tommy John, Tommy John Surgery, Tony Larussa, Whip, World Series Mvp

Is there a single player, let alone pitcher, whose 2012 season will be more important to the Cardinals’ success this year?

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Man down!

Posted on 12 March 2012. Tags: Aggressive Schedule, Amp, April 4, Cards, Chris Carpenter, Fri, Hasn, Heck, Last Spring, Little Hope, Longshot, March 25, Mike Matheny, Missing Something, Opening Day, Spring Training, St Louis Cardinals, Sun March, Workhorse

Cards ace faces potential major injury

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Mo’ money, mo’ problems, Mo’…lina?

Posted on 05 March 2012. Tags: 88mm, Backstop, Baseball History, Baseball Reference, Brian Mccann, Buster Posey, Chris Carpenter, Dave Duncan, Dollar Figure, Gold Glove Awards, Mo Money Mo, Mo Money Mo Problems, National League Gold Glove, National League Gold Glove Awards, Shelby Miller, St Louis Cardinals, Tony Larussa, World Series Champion, Yadi Molina, Yadier Molina

It’s the second-richest contract for a catcher (Mauer, MIN) in baseball history. Or any history for that matter, I suppose.

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You’re in control, Mr. Braun

Posted on 24 February 2012. Tags: Chain Of Custody, Compliment, Credible Sources, Game Suspension, Innocence, Love And Respect, Milwaukee Brewers, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, National League Mvp, Phrases, Protocol, Ryan Braun, Speculation, Synthetic Testosterone, Test Result, Test Results, Testosterone, Threshold, Twists Turns, Urine Sample

National League MVP, Ryan Braun of the Milwaukee Brewers won his appeal on Thursday, and avoided what would’ve been a 50-game suspension to start the 2012 season.

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