It finally happened: The Cards lost a game, which ended a 17 game winning streak that earned them a wild card slot. Tyler ONeill was a big reason with 7HR, 21RBI and .310 BA in his last 15 games. They didn't have enough time to catch the Brew Crew who just lost one of their best relievers , Devin Williams, who punched a wall with his throwing hand out of anger after having "a few drinks" following Sunday's celebration of the team clinching the NLC, is likely out for the playoffs. I'm uncertain why he was angry. Braves clinched the NLE. Dodgers and Giants clinched playoff bids and neither has sealed the deal on the NLW.
TB won the ALE and CWS took the ALC. Astros(92-66) will have to lose out for the M's to tie them in the NLW clinched. Then comes the battle for the remaining slots
Oct 2
M's and Yankeees lost . Bosox and and Jays won.
Tyler O'Neill hit his 33rd and 34th homers of the season and threw out the potential go-ahead run in the ninth inning for the Cardinals last night. This is his fourth MLB season. He was drafted by the Mariners in round 3 of the 2013 MLB June Amateur Draft from Garibaldi SS (Maple Ridge, BC).
Oct 3
Yanks lost .Other three won including Seattle. Mitch Haniger's 39th HR helped the M's stay alive in AL wild-card race, Good luck with the tiebreaker formula this evening. NYY and Boston are 91-70. Jays and Ms are 90-71.
Oct 4, 2021
Judge and Devers come through in the ninth for respectively, the Yucks and Bosox. Rays should beat the wild card game winner. The Dusty/Larussa series is a tough call
Giants hang on to win the NLW which sends the Dodgers to the WC game against the Cards.
The Battle of the Bs, Brewers\Braves in the other series.
Oct 9. 2021
Jekyl and Hyde Red Sox in one game They went up in inning1, got grand-slammed in the same inning , then roared back to win 14-6 at TB.
Oct 14, 2021
Cards make the playoffs three straight season and fire Schildt due to philosophical differences. It gets better .
To do it, the Cardinals had to ask MLB for permission to announce significant news on the day of a post-season game because GM Mozeliak claimed he didn't want to leave the ex MGR hanging for a week until the next open day. yeah, right!
Oct 21, 2021
The Padres plan to interview Shildt but will want to know reasons he was let go by the Cardinals. So far, Shildt has not publicly bad-mouthed the Cards.
Oct 25, 2021
Enter Marmol (35), who was named the Cards first-base coach in 2017 before taking over as bench coach in 2019. Mozeliak is still offering a bunch of mularkey for the coaching change, and it sure looks like a lot of back stabbing
Dec 3, 2021
I guess will get baseball in 2022. Hopefully, the lockout is only a negotiating ploy.
The Red Sox traded Hunter Renfro to the Brewers for Jackie Bradley, and minor-league infielders Alex Binelas and David Hamilton. I guess this trade was about highly rated minor-leaguer Binelas.
Ex Cards MGR Shildt remains unemployed.
Dec 24, 2021
MLB TV was chatting up Scott Rolen, a 3B for Jays, Reds, Phils, and Cards, for HoF. Nope, solid pro, not Hof.
Buck Showalter hired by the Mets. I liked what he did for my O's, but when he left, I thought he was running on empty. Maybe a few years off has filled up his tank.
Jan 13, 2022
The Minnesota Twins will retire the uniform number(36) of former pitcher Jim Kaat, who was recently elected to the Hall of Fame along with former Twins teammate Tony Oliva. Twins gave my O's a tough time in the mid 1960s.
Feb 17, 2022
Mike Shildt will deal primarily in on-field issues and umpiring in his new job working for MLB Senior Vice President Michael Hill
March 1, 2022
Manfred is as lame as Biden. MLB is close to canceling games. Also, this doesn't mean the MLBPA doesn't deserve blame.
April 13, 2022
Schildt got a job as the Padres 3B coach and apparently he's a racist. Giants black coach Antoan Richardson, who was ejected last night , accused Shildt of yelling an expletive at him that "reeked undertones of racism."
Schildt said "You need to control that motherf---er" to the Giants' dugout .
AR's interpretation: he referred to me as 'that motherf---er,' as if I was to be controlled or a piece of property or enslaved.
World continues to get goofier.
June 9, 2022
Chicago Tribune headline Fire Tony La Russa? Not happening, so Chicago White Sox fans need to learn to just deal with it..
Chisox Chairman Jerry Reinsdorf is one of La Russa’s buddies so he isn't is not going anywhere.
June 10, 2022
Right on cue: Rather than allow Sousa to continue against Tre Turner with a 1-2 count in his favor, La Russa called for an intentional walk.
June 12, 2022
Loud chants of "Fire Tony!" broke out at Guaranteed Rate Field as manager Tony La Russa and the Chisox blew a five-run lead at home and lost to the Rangers 11-9 in 10 innings on Saturday. Has anyone interviewed Donaldson?
June 26, 2022
Sweet for my O's(34-40) to take 3 of 4 from Larussa's Sox(34-37) in Chi-Town
July 31, 2022
I wonder if Donaldson is grinning. Chisox shortstop Tim Anderson has been suspended for three games and fined by MLB as punishment for making contact with home-plate umpire Nick Mahrley on Friday night. LaRussa thinks TA has a case, no surprise there. Hey Anderson, you're a good player but no Jackie Robinson.
Oct 14, 2022
Catching up on this blog : Larussa will retire for good this time. White Sox may get better now.
Cards eliminated by the Phillies quickly. Schildt , the Padres 3B coach, is still busy
Bruce Sutter, former Cub and Cardinal, died at age 69,.
He was originally a 21st round pick by the Senators in the 1970 draft, but did not sign with Washington.
Oct 26, 2022
Miami Marlins hire Skip Schumaker, Cards bench coach, as new manager. Mattingly did well with what he had in Miami, oh well.
