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An Only Moderately Disgusted Overview Of MLB’s Wild Card Races
91
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Ray Ratto
August 13, 2024
MLB
The Sucky Cardinals Are Headed Into Unfamiliar But Well-Charted Waters
119
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Chris Thompson
May 13, 2024
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MLB
Willson Contreras Broke His Arm In The Small Margins
128
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David Roth
May 8, 2024
MLB
Nike And Fanatics Have Truly Fucked Up MLB’s New Uniforms
200
Comments
Patrick Redford
February 15, 2024
MLB
Early Reviews Suggest That MLB’s New Jerseys Suck Ass
197
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Patrick Redford
February 14, 2024
MLB
Joy Is Where You Find It, Even If That Means In St. Louis
88
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Ray Ratto
September 14, 2023
MLB
Chasing A Round Number In A Zero-Sum Season
65
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Ray Ratto
August 23, 2023
Life's Rich Pageant
Rally Runner Has Fallen
174
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Tom Ley
August 4, 2023
MLB
You Have To Know How Bad You Actually Are
138
Comments
David Roth
July 31, 2023
MLB
The Cardinals Are Not The Cardinals
118
Comments
David Roth
June 18, 2023
MLB
The Cardinals Have A Problem And A Scapegoat
94
Comments
Maitreyi Anantharaman
May 8, 2023
MLB
Madison Bumgarner Is Going Loudly, But Not Proudly
183
Comments
Tom Ley
April 19, 2023
MLB
Rockies Mascot Avoids Clean Double Leg Takedown, Assailant Avoids Capture [UPDATE: Captured]
171
Comments
Dan McQuade
April 14, 2023
MLB
How The Cardinals Nearly Lost The War For St. Louis
105
Comments
Vince Guerrieri
March 29, 2023
MLB
The Phillies Didn’t Unravel
96
Comments
Dan McQuade
October 9, 2022
MLB
Oh Christ, It’s Getting Late And The Cardinals Are Hot Once Again
109
Comments
Lauren Theisen
August 29, 2022
MLB
Albert Pujols, Lost And Found
145
Comments
Ray Ratto
August 23, 2022
MLB
The Real Albert Pujols Is Still In There Somewhere
137
Comments
Tom Ley
August 15, 2022
MLB
Masyn Winn Brought The Heat
54
Comments
Barry Petchesky
July 17, 2022
MLB
Sandy Alcantara Will Pitch As Much As He Wants To
35
Comments
Luis Paez-Pumar
June 30, 2022
MLB
It’s A Great Brawl When Stubby Clapp Tackles “A Big Strong Guy”
164
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Laura Wagner
April 28, 2022
MLB
Miles Mikolas Will Not Accept Any Excuse For His Teammates’ Inability To Pitch Straight
65
Comments
Tom Ley
April 27, 2022
Podcasts
A Hater’s Guide To The MLB Playoffs, With Justin Halpern
44
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David Roth
October 7, 2021
MLB
Baseball Fun Is When Fortunes Change
135
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Maitreyi Anantharaman
October 7, 2021
MLB
God Help Us, The Cardinals Are Good And Blessed And Fun
82
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Chris Thompson
September 26, 2021
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