Author Archives: Jon Doble

Spring Training Week #1 Notebook

Posted on March 7, 2011 by Jon Doble

The Cardinals’ first week of Spring Training games went much better than the previous week. Despite opening up with a 3-8 loss against the Marlins, the Cardinals finished up their first eight days of playing games at 6 wins, 3 … Continue reading →

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Without Wainwright, do Cards have a chance?

Posted on February 23, 2011 by Jon Doble

By now everyone has read the news. Adam Wainwright has been sent back to St. Louis to have his throwing elbow examined after experiencing some discomfort during a throwing session earlier this week. According to an article about it at … Continue reading →

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NL Central Preview: Starting Pitcher #4

Posted on February 22, 2011 by Jon Doble

While Chris Carpenter and Kyle Lohse, one pitcher I’ve talked about and one I haven’t yet, receive glowing reviews from the media and curse words from their teammates, I move on to Starting Pitcher #4 The Cardinals’ #4 is Jake … Continue reading →

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NL Central Preview: Starting Pitcher #3

Posted on February 21, 2011 by Jon Doble

With just six days until the first Spring Training game is played, I need to get a move on. So let’s move this NL Central Preview thread along, as we begin to look at the third starting pitcher. In 2010, … Continue reading →

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Stan the Man

Posted on February 15, 2011 by Jon Doble

I was just going to let today pass by without a comment regarding Stan Musial’s receiving of the President Medal of Freedom. Why? Because at 25 years old, I’ve never seen Musial play baseball. Even my father was not much … Continue reading →

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