After Ryan Braun’s historic and stellar performance early last week (a three home run game, the first ever at Petco Park), I thought he might be taking home the fifth Emma Award. But two other players (Pedro Alvarez and Jed Lowrie) had big weeks, making this post particularly hard to write. In the end, I… Read more »
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Emma Award 3: Carlos Beltran
The St. Louis Cardinals keep rolling as Carlos Beltran earns this week’s Emma Award, following suit with David Freese in week one and Lance Lynn in week two. And these picks are all coming from a huge Chicago Cubs fan. The outfielder batted .350 this week (7-for-20), but lead the redbirds in walks with 4…. Read more »
Emma Award 1: David Freese
Baseball is finally back! Everyone in the division has played at least two games (one on Thursday or Friday, and another on Saturday) except for the St. Louis Cardinals, who helped open the new Marlins Park with a win down in Florida. The Chicago Cubs are the only ones without a victory. Kerry Wood and… Read more »
Position Prerankings: RF, SS, 2B
Note: In the mini-series “Position Prerankings,” I’ll go position-by-position for each team in the NL Central and say which projected starter I’d rather have on my team this season, along with a runner up and honorable mention. It should be noted that we’re only talking this year’s production, so age, contract status, likeability of the… Read more »
Reliving SI Covers: St. Louis Cardinals
Remember, there’s only nine days left to like Baseblog on Facebook, follow on Twitter or Tumblr and be entered to win ten free months of Sports Illustrated. As of Sunday night, 36 are following on Twitter, 22 on Facebook, and 4 on Tumblr. Keep spreading the word and at the end of January we’ll find out who wins! Here’s the first… Read more »
[Mon]day Stovetop: November 7th
The exclusive negotiating period has ended and all free agents are able to talk to any clubs about contracts. There’s been no big news yet on the league’s top free agents (Fielder, Pujols), but things are sure to heat up soon. ST. LOUIS CARDINALS As the Cardinals continue to search for Tony LaRussa’s replacement, Rafael… Read more »
