The Cardinal Notebook
👉 Daily notes, insights, and observations on Cardinals baseball.
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Blake Aita (Peoria)
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Tough Night Across the System
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Don’t Let April Push You Into a Bad Move
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Short Hops
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"Play the game right. If you play the game intelligently and execute the fundamentals, you can win."
- Tony La Russa
"Who in the hell is Ray Mileur?"
- Al Hrabosky
"Masyn Winn is already one of the best defensive shortstops in baseball. Gold Glove at 23. 100 mph throws. Just 3 errors all season. And somehow… he’s still underrated."
- Xavier Scruggs, the MLB Network
"The only thing bad about winning the pennant is that you have to manage the All-Star Game the next year. I'd rather go fishing for three days."
- Dorrel Norman Elvert "Whitey" Herzog
"Smith corks one into right, down the line. It may go. Go crazy, folks! Go Crazy! It'a a home run and the Cardinals have won the game 3-2 on a home run by the Wizard. Go Crazy!
- Jack Buck, calling Ozzie's homer on KMOX
“What began as The Birdhouse in 1998 lives on today through The Cardinal Chronicle — same game, same passion, still about one thing: bringing Cardinals fans closer to the game.”
Ray Mileur, Cardinal Chronicle
"Swing and a shot into the corner. It might make it! It just got over the left-field wall in the corner. And we have a new home run champion! A new Sultan of Swat! It's Mark McGwire! He touches them all. Unbelievable!
- Mike Shannon, calling #62 on KMOX
"We won't concede anything."
- Chaim Bloom, President of Baseball Operations
On JJ Wetherholt - “He never gave us any reason to think he shouldn’t be there,” Bloom said. “I think that’s true to where he’s hitting in the lineup. It should be fun.”
- Chaim Bloom, President of Baseball Operations
On his hot start - “Man, I always feel like I can do it,” Jordan Walker said. “But just working with the guys and being with the guys all day, especially working with [assistant hitting coach] Casey [Chenoweth] in there, it's just going through the roof right now, and I’ve got to get it to stay there.”
- Dani Wexelman, Cardinals TV
"Pass the baton. People don’t want to pitch to Ivan. People don’t want to pitch to Burly. And people definitely don’t want to pitch to Walk. It just keeps going. If I can start off an inning, it puts us in a good spot. And we go from there." ~ JJ Wetherholt
- Derrick Goold, St. Louis Post Dispatch
"Chaim Bloom's initiative for the Cardinals was a very healthy thing for the organization. They're at least on the right track in a way that their fans can now embrace."
- Ken Rosenthal, the Athletic
"Play the game right. If you play the game intelligently and execute the fundamentals, you can win."
- Tony La Russa
"Who in the hell is Ray Mileur?"
- Al Hrabosky
"Masyn Winn is already one of the best defensive shortstops in baseball. Gold Glove at 23. 100 mph throws. Just 3 errors all season. And somehow… he’s still underrated."
- Xavier Scruggs, the MLB Network
"The only thing bad about winning the pennant is that you have to manage the All-Star Game the next year. I'd rather go fishing for three days."
- Dorrel Norman Elvert "Whitey" Herzog
"Smith corks one into right, down the line. It may go. Go crazy, folks! Go Crazy! It'a a home run and the Cardinals have won the game 3-2 on a home run by the Wizard. Go Crazy!
- Jack Buck, calling Ozzie's homer on KMOX
“What began as The Birdhouse in 1998 lives on today through The Cardinal Chronicle — same game, same passion, still about one thing: bringing Cardinals fans closer to the game.”
Ray Mileur, Cardinal Chronicle
"Swing and a shot into the corner. It might make it! It just got over the left-field wall in the corner. And we have a new home run champion! A new Sultan of Swat! It's Mark McGwire! He touches them all. Unbelievable!
- Mike Shannon, calling #62 on KMOX
"We won't concede anything."
- Chaim Bloom, President of Baseball Operations
On JJ Wetherholt - “He never gave us any reason to think he shouldn’t be there,” Bloom said. “I think that’s true to where he’s hitting in the lineup. It should be fun.”
- Chaim Bloom, President of Baseball Operations
On his hot start - “Man, I always feel like I can do it,” Jordan Walker said. “But just working with the guys and being with the guys all day, especially working with [assistant hitting coach] Casey [Chenoweth] in there, it's just going through the roof right now, and I’ve got to get it to stay there.”
- Dani Wexelman, Cardinals TV
"Pass the baton. People don’t want to pitch to Ivan. People don’t want to pitch to Burly. And people definitely don’t want to pitch to Walk. It just keeps going. If I can start off an inning, it puts us in a good spot. And we go from there." ~ JJ Wetherholt
- Derrick Goold, St. Louis Post Dispatch
"Chaim Bloom's initiative for the Cardinals was a very healthy thing for the organization. They're at least on the right track in a way that their fans can now embrace."
- Ken Rosenthal, the Athletic
"Play the game right. If you play the game intelligently and execute the fundamentals, you can win."
- Tony La Russa
"Who in the hell is Ray Mileur?"
- Al Hrabosky
"Masyn Winn is already one of the best defensive shortstops in baseball. Gold Glove at 23. 100 mph throws. Just 3 errors all season. And somehow… he’s still underrated."
- Xavier Scruggs, the MLB Network
"The only thing bad about winning the pennant is that you have to manage the All-Star Game the next year. I'd rather go fishing for three days."
- Dorrel Norman Elvert "Whitey" Herzog
"Smith corks one into right, down the line. It may go. Go crazy, folks! Go Crazy! It'a a home run and the Cardinals have won the game 3-2 on a home run by the Wizard. Go Crazy!
- Jack Buck, calling Ozzie's homer on KMOX
“What began as The Birdhouse in 1998 lives on today through The Cardinal Chronicle — same game, same passion, still about one thing: bringing Cardinals fans closer to the game.”
Ray Mileur, Cardinal Chronicle
"Swing and a shot into the corner. It might make it! It just got over the left-field wall in the corner. And we have a new home run champion! A new Sultan of Swat! It's Mark McGwire! He touches them all. Unbelievable!
- Mike Shannon, calling #62 on KMOX
"We won't concede anything."
- Chaim Bloom, President of Baseball Operations
On JJ Wetherholt - “He never gave us any reason to think he shouldn’t be there,” Bloom said. “I think that’s true to where he’s hitting in the lineup. It should be fun.”
- Chaim Bloom, President of Baseball Operations
On his hot start - “Man, I always feel like I can do it,” Jordan Walker said. “But just working with the guys and being with the guys all day, especially working with [assistant hitting coach] Casey [Chenoweth] in there, it's just going through the roof right now, and I’ve got to get it to stay there.”
- Dani Wexelman, Cardinals TV
"Pass the baton. People don’t want to pitch to Ivan. People don’t want to pitch to Burly. And people definitely don’t want to pitch to Walk. It just keeps going. If I can start off an inning, it puts us in a good spot. And we go from there." ~ JJ Wetherholt
- Derrick Goold, St. Louis Post Dispatch
"Chaim Bloom's initiative for the Cardinals was a very healthy thing for the organization. They're at least on the right track in a way that their fans can now embrace."
- Ken Rosenthal, the Athletic