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Welcome to Saint Louis Sports, a Bloodsucking Cardinals Blog with a Heart of Gold

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So earlier last week I wrote a blog to talk about how good those darned Cardinals always seem to be.  We folks …

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Roster Construction, Revisited

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We head into the concluding series of this homestand (against the Nye Mets, Apu’s favorite squadron) with the Cubs surprisingly NOT in …

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In Bizarro World, where the Cardinals are always good

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It was late when I conjured up this post, but to put things into context, this is the episode of Star Trek …

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The Ivy Files: Reds, Rangers, Cardinals recaps

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Off days are so boring and even with all the fail surrounding the Cubs, we still miss our boys when they don’t …

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The Relief of the Campana Trade

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I am a reasonable man that believes in what is observable. I don’t believe in Leprechauns, unicorns, or vampires. I believe that …

Hi, my name is Jed. I was young once. That was back then. Before all the misfortune and before the world had beat me into submission. I'm old and broken now. Baseball GM's end up like that. Being a GM means you get hired to get fired, and when it was all done, when my time as a baseball person had ended, I can honestly say it was worth it, even though the price was high. Let's go back and look at my story.

A Cubs story in pictures: The PokeCubs

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*taps the mic* Hello, this thing on? Yes? Ok cool. Hi. I’m known as The New Guy around these parts. I do …

This images illustrates how the 10 playoff teams used the draft to gain contributions from their roster. What obfuscates this chart a little bit is the Yankees column, which misleads since they technically let Derek Jeter walk before resigning him, technically making him a free agent. The Nationals obviously got big contributions from their two elite draftees. The Cardinals and Braves stacked systems are also on display here.

Roster Construction

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For the past 2 months I’ve been kicking around the idea of breaking down playoff rosters in a few different ways and …

Ode to the Cardinals, the Lords of Black Magic

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Remember those St. Louis Cardinals?  You know, the 2011 World Series champions.  Those guys took advantage of a Braves collapse to sneak …

The 2012 Postseason, No Cubs Added

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The baseball universe, at least the ones who get to keep playing, will continue without the Chicago Cubs yet again.  It was …

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Ivy’s Cubs Game Round-up: 7/27 to 8/1

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This week we got a little taste of the new direction of where the Cubs are headed in. All these years that …