Author Archives | mhall
Posted on 27 May 2011. Tags: Albert Pujols, Base Percentage, Berkman, Boggs, Cardinals Score, Chris Carpenter, Cleveland Indians, Highest Batting Average, Jaime Garcia, John Jay, Loss Ratio, Major League Baseball, National League Central, Offensive Category, Productive Team, Ryan Franklin, Saint Louis Cardinals, San Francisco Giants, Slugging Percentage, Team Statistics
It all comes down to production. There are many reasons why the Saint Louis Cardinals are currently the third best team in Major League Baseball. Only two teams currently stand better, but not by much. The Cleveland Indians, and the San Francisco Giants. The Cardinals are maintaining a win to loss ratio of almost 1.5 [...]
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Posted on 20 May 2011. Tags: Animosity, Anticipation, Baseball Fans, Cardinals, Competitiveness, Descriptor, Enamel, Face Off, Franchise Record, Franchises, Interstate 70, Point In Time, Relative Location, Rivalries, Rivalry, Royals, Saint Louis, Stockings, Ups, Ups And Downs, Vacant Seats
Roughly two hundred and fifty miles apart, one team falls to the American League, the other to the National. Contrast is a better descriptor than comparison, but simply by relative location, a rivalry is created.
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Posted on 13 May 2011. Tags: Athletic Performance, Baseballs, Bubble Gum, Cy Young, Front Man, Halliday, Jaime Garcia, Joe Posnanski, Josh Johnson, Lead Story, Lincecum, Maddux, Major League Baseball, Mediocrity, National Introduction, Pine Tar, Public Exposure, Reall, Record Books, Roy Halladay, Three Names, Tim Lincecum, Zach Greinke, Zack Greinke
Who is Jaime Garcia? Really…who is this guy?
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Posted on 06 May 2011. Tags: Albert Pujols, Cardinals, Career Batting Average, Carl Crawford, Clubhouse, Decent Cash, Dh, Drools, General Managers, Gm, Homeruns, Kansas City, Key Facts, Next Five Years, Public Image, Role Model, Royals, Strides, World Series, World Series Ring
Even though age and wear may be getting in the way, this guy can still get a job done, somewhere.
Posted in Cardinals, Royals
Posted on 29 April 2011. Tags: Baseball City, Baseball Fan, Bud Selig, Cardinals, Dinner Table, Drift, Joke, Light Years, Lucky Strike, Major League, Mlb, Net Worth, New York Yankees, Piggy Banks, Pinstripes, Playoff Berth, Royals, Salary Cap, True Statement, Valuable Team
In St. Louis, being the 8th most valuable team in baseball makes sense.
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Posted on 22 April 2011. Tags: American Pastime, Basketball Team, Blah, Cardinal Baseball, Dollar Business, Embarrassment, Expectation, Four Games, Gold Standard, Great Sport, Mullion, Oklahoma City, Oklhoma City, Paycheck, Poor Performance, Ryan Franklin, Saint Louis Cardinals, Short Memory, Staple, Thunder Fan
Ryan Franklin is an embarrassment to Saint Louis baseball.
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Posted on 19 April 2011. Tags: Acceptable Performance, Albert Pujols, Astros, Banter, Blown Opportunity, Brewers, Cardinals, Colby Rasmus, Cubs, Dominance, Jaime Garcia, Lance Berkman, Last Decade, Losi, Magnifying Glass, Matt Holliday, National League Central, Pirates, Reds, Reliability, Team Effort, Thin Rope, Time Don, Tony Larussa
The Cardinals are hard to understand. The National League Central is hard to understand and it’s frustrating..
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Posted on 11 April 2011. Tags: Bob Mcclure, Caliber, Curveball, Descriptor, Fastball, Fastballs, Hanging Curve, Home Runs, Honest Words, Kansas City Royals, Luke Hochevar, Luke Luke, Maturity, Molasses, Perfect Blend, Physical Attributes, Pitching Coach, Promising Sign, Smooth Delivery, Sudden Changes, Sunday Afternoon
Luke Hochevar is the so-called “ace” of the Kansas City Royals. Fully displaying the full meaning of that term on the mound is a task of the masterful
Posted in Royals
Posted on 05 April 2011. Tags: Angels Of Anaheim, Attendance, Ball Games, Brim, Bullpen, Clue, Competitiveness, Fan Base, Four Games, Getz, Los Angeles Angels, Los Angeles Angels Of Anaheim, Los Angels, Lunch Money, Major League Baseball, Opening Day, Pitchers, Saint Louis, Sun Don, Time In The Sun
I was in attendance during Saturday’s game at Kauffman Stadium and let me tell you, the Royals are still a poor team. They still have no clue what actual they play.
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Posted on 29 March 2011. Tags: Adam Wainwright, Anxiety, Cardinals, Carpenter, Decades, Franchises, Jaime Garcia, Lack Luster, Losing Season, Low Blow, Mediocrity, Opening Day, Positive Thinking, Publicity, Royals, Saint Louis, Spring Training, Tommy John, Tommy John Surgery, Uncertainty, Vote
We are left with two odd feelings from two completely different faces in the game. Only time can tell the direction each team is headed.
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