Adam Wainwright

Image: Getty ImagesProjected 2023 Payroll: Not nearly enoughNotable Free Agents: Willson Contreras (pictured above), Drew SmylyCould they use Aaron Judge?: Absofuckinglutely, but the Ricketts would worry about the damage to the buildings…

Best Pitching Performance by a Position Player — Yadier Molina, St. Louis CardinalsImage: Getty ImagesFor nearly two decades, we’d watched Yadier Molina crouched behind the plate, playing in over 2,000 games as the St. Louis Cardinals…

Image: Getty ImagesThis is a two-horse race, and while Atlanta’s Michael Harris is the favorite to win the award currently (-320 odds), I’m giving the edge to Spencer Strider. Strider’s impeccable mustache is the main reason I’m leaning in…

The ever-last battery.Illustration: Getty ImagesThe issue I have with nostalgia is it makes people sentimental. Having a deep conversation with anyone is right next to “root canal” on my list of things that I actively avoid. If you’re going…

Albert PujolsPhoto: Getty ImagesOpponents of the St. Louis Cardinals better get their rocking chairs and kitsch retirement gifts ready because another act had been added to the team’s retirement tour. Former lead singer/first baseman and…

Michael Wacha is going to the park where his career turned in 2013.Image: Getty ImagesMichael Wachais trending toward journeyman status as the starting pitcher is now on his fourth team in as many seasons, inking a one-year deal with the…

Oliver Marmol, at age 35, is the youngest manager the Cardinals have had in 70 years.Image: APOliver Marmol was introduced as the new manager of the St. Louis Cardinals on Monday. At 35, he’s the youngest manager the Cardinalshave had…

He is, indeed, outta here.Image: Getty ImagesIs the Cardinals’ “philosophy” hiring underwhelming coaching staffs?I don’t know if Mike Shildt deserved to be fired. There are certainly several franchises (Hey, Anaheim ????????) that’d love…

And there she goes.Illustration: Getty ImagesSomewhere around the seventh inning, I said to myself, “I’ve seen this game.” I know it all too well, as a Northsider who’s had to crawl through the river of shit that is hating the Cardinals as…

Illustration: Getty Images“Get your popcorn ready,” - L. Kiffin Esq. Look, I wanted the four-way tie as much as you did. It’s OK to be disappointed that it didn’t happen. I encourage you to acknowledge that disappointment, sit in that…