Berkman’s Back: This Isn’t The Holliday Deal
Reason number 41,692 to like Lance Berkman: Leverage. When the Cardinals signed Matt Holliday to his current 7-year, $120 million deal, they were in a different situation than today. Jason Bay was...
View ArticleGame 6 Story: How I Almost Missed History
Editor’s Note: Game Six of the 2011 World Series may end up being one of the moments that people talk about for generations. “Where were you when….?” So, here at i70baseball, I ask you: Where were you...
View ArticleWhat Should The Cardinals Do With Craig?
At one point during the World Series, Fox broadcasters Joe Buck and Tim McCarver were discussing Allen Craig’s breakout performance in the postseason, and one of them said, “He’ll be starting...
View ArticleMottephobia
I learned a new word during a discussion recently. I would think that the word, among Cardinal fans, would suggest that opposing players were developing a fear of the non-closer, Jason Motte. Who...
View ArticleLine ‘Em Up
With Spring Training looming in the curtains, the stage of the 2012 season is soon going to be a reality. The Kansas City Royals, although some being young and still inexperienced, have solidified a...
View ArticleThe “K” Never Looked So Good
The Kansas City Royals began their season just seven days ago but it has been over two months since most of the organization has even sniffed their workplace at I-70 and Blue Ridge Cutoff. Six games...
View ArticleEarly season fun is over for St. Louis Cardinals
Almost all of the preseason fears have been realized in the last three weeks for St. Louis Cardinals fans as the team eventually fell from its perch atop the NL Central. Aside from shortstop Rafeal...
View ArticleNo longer sitting on the sidelines, this is Yadi’s team
Amid the confusion emanating from a lineup card snafu, catcher Yadier Molina‘s dramatic, game-tying two-run homer in the ninth inning Monday night was somewhat lost in the shuffle. But Molina wasn’t...
View ArticleKansas City Royals Power Rankings
Welcome to a new feature on I70 Baseball, the Royals Power Rankings. Each week we’ll rank the top five Royals in 2013 with a heavy emphasis on their performance in the past seven days. Just moments...
View ArticleEdward Mujica eerily similar to Ryan Franklin for St. Louis Cardinals
The St. Louis Cardinals entered the 2009 playoffs with a closer who barely reached 90 mph with his fastball after years of a closer who threw in the mid-to-upper 90s yet had a nearly perfect season...
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