J.T. Buchheit

1 week ago | redbirdrants.com | J.T. Buchheit

Steven Matz just joined St. Louis Cardinals legend Bob Gibson as the only players in team history to achieve this strange feat. One of baseball's quirkiest rules is that of the dropped third strike, which originated during baseball's infancy and remains as a vestige of how the sport was played in the mid-19th century. The rule allows a hitter who swung a pitch for strike three to run to first base if the catcher fails to catch the pitch.

1 week ago | redbirdrants.com | J.T. Buchheit

The St. Louis Cardinals appear to have forgotten how to hit when it matters most. The St. Louis Cardinals have seen their season take a drastic nosedive over the past couple of weeks. Much of the blame has been directed toward their rotation, which has tailed off after a strong start to the year. But the past few games have displayed another crack in the Cardinals' armor. The Cardinals have severely struggled of late to capitalize with runners in scoring position.

1 week ago | redbirdrants.com | J.T. Buchheit

The mascot of the St. Louis Cardinals, Fredbird, has just soared to his greatest height yet. Few American professional sports organizations can rival the tradition and history of the St. Louis Cardinals. Stan Musial, Bob Gibson, Lou Brock and Albert Pujols were among the best to ever play the game, and Whitey Herzog and Tony La Russa had legendary careers in the dugout.

1 week ago | redbirdrants.com | J.T. Buchheit

St. Louis Cardinals first baseman Willson Contreras aired his grievances regarding a certain player for the Milwaukee Brewers. Some fireworks could be on display in the St. Louis Cardinals' series finale against the Milwaukee Brewers on June 15, and the fierce Willson Contreras may find himself in the middle of it. A dust-up at first base occurred in the bottom of the third inning of the game on June 14, where Brewers batter Caleb Durbin hit a routine ground ball to third base.

2 weeks ago | redbirdrants.com | J.T. Buchheit

Jacob Misiorowski just showed the St. Louis Cardinals how far they have to go to make their pitching pipeline respectable again. The St. Louis Cardinals displayed a feeble offensive effort in their game against the Milwaukee Brewers on June 12, as the Brewers' starting pitcher sliced and diced his way through the Cardinals' lineup, hitting 102 mph with his fastball and striking out five batters through five innings while not surrendering a single hit.