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Old 01-25-2013, 05:27 PM  
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***OFFICIAL*** 2013 STL Cardinals Thread

From Bernie's column:

People have asked me why we’re not more emotional,” Matheny said in his office after Sunday’s game. “They say that we look subdued, always intense. That our actions are methodical, robotic at times. That’s what got us here. This isn’t the time to change it.”

It’s hard to argue with the manager’s assessment. The Cardinals finished with 97 victories, most by a Cards team since 2005, and tied with Boston for No. 1 in the majors this year.


Their 54-27 showing at Busch Stadium matches the 1985 team for the best single-season home winning percentage (.667) by the Cardinals since 1944.

A postseason theme has emerged, and it echoes the mantra that surfaced before the start of 2013: remember the fall of 2012. Remember falling to San Francisco in the NLCS.


The Cardinals’ veterans still haven’t forgotten. They still aren’t over it. It’s why Matheny resists GM John Mozeliak’s urgings to smile and put on a happier face.


Here's the most impressive aspect of the Cardinals' division championship: they prevailed over two other outstanding teams, Pittsburgh and Cincinnati.



The 97-win Cardinals were better this year (regular season) than they were in 2011, when they won 90 games, and 2012, when they won 88.
Here are a few numbers that help put the Cardinals' Central title and No. 1 NL seed in perspective:



* Since MLB switched to a three-division format in each league in 1994, this was only the sixth time that a division had three 90-plus win teams. St. Louis won 97, Pittsburgh 94, and Cincinnati 90.
* Since the format change, this was only the second time that an NL division had three 90-win teams. In 2002 the NL West had Arizona (98 wins), San Francisco (95) and Los Angeles (92).
* The 2013 Cardinals faced more esteemed and difficult competition at the top of the division than any of the division-winning teams managed by Tony La Russa.

The Pirates were hardly pushovers; the Cardinals had to work like mad and kick in with a strong finish to put the division away, and didn't clinch until Game No. 160.



The Cardinals went 9-10 against Pittsburgh this season and were 11-8 vs. Cincinnati.


The Cardinals won only three of 10 games at PNC Park in Pittsburgh and split the 10 games at Cincinnati. The Cardinals were 6-3 against both teams at Busch Stadium.


The Cardinals (1st), Pirates (3rd) and Reds (5th) ranked among the top five in wins in the NL. The three teams were among the top 11 in wins in MLB. All three teams finished in the top five in the majors for best overall ERA, and each were in the top five MLB for best starting-pitching ERA.


The original purpose to this piece was to point out that the Cardinals managed to finish with the league's best record while competing in a division that had three 90-win teams for only the second time in the last 19 years of National League baseball.



The Cardinals really earned this.
Thanks for reading ...
— Bernie

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Old 08-26-2013, 09:05 PM   #4231
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I just dont like the idea of going into the playoffs with Kozma and DD
Yes Aybar is having a down year but its an instant upgrade.
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Old 08-26-2013, 09:08 PM   #4232
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Pass on aybar.


I'd make a bargain deal on Castro in the offseason and see how tired of him the cubs are.
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Old 08-26-2013, 09:09 PM   #4233
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They'll just play kozma for his defense and hope he can scratch out a hit or two.


Really, if the other 7 do what they're capable of, we can take kozma in the 8 hole
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Old 08-26-2013, 09:11 PM   #4234
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Is becoming more obvious Castro isn't the cornerstone they thought or hoped, but I'd like to see how much of it is just playing for that franchise.

Out him on a winner where he's a cog, not the entire engine. The guy is super talented. Put him at ss, hit him 7 for a year and let him work it out
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Old 08-26-2013, 09:12 PM   #4235
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I've just got a thing about ex-Cubs bring their Cub stink to the team.
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I've just got a thing about ex-Cubs bring their Cub stink to the team.
Well, there is that
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Well, there is that
Of course, Theriot won back-to-back World Series with two different teams. And he sucks!
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Old 08-26-2013, 09:16 PM   #4238
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Castro is the antithesis of everything the organization preaches.
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Sure.

So get him in here and preach it to him. Thousands of people get converted to Scientology every year. Surely Castro can be turned
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He's also not Pete kozma. So he gets elevated there by default
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I hope you got to see the game tonight. Bad one to miss. Perhaps the best game of the season.
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It was pretty viewable that it was crushing to the reds psyche
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Caught the last 1.5 innings on the radio. I teach a night class from 6-9.
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Caught the last 1.5 innings on the radio. I teach a night class from 6-9.
Bummer. I probably scared the neighbors screaming after Craig hit that grand slam.
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Old 08-26-2013, 09:36 PM   #4245
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Bummer. I probably scared the neighbors screaming after Craig hit that grand slam.
Or at least the refrigerator.
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