I promise I'm not just a Cub fan trying to stir up trouble. I'm curious how you guys feel about him going forward, not just because of the World Series heroics. The article is a critical look at Freese here, though it's mainly for a fantasy baseball outlook.

I gotta say I didn't realize how awful his GB/FB ratio was, and there's very few who can have one that high that (A) aren't speedsters and (B) are productive hitters, especially in HR.

Do you think Freese is capable of a breakout, or will he simply be a solid regular at the position? Or, will he be hurt again, and we'll have to wait for 2013 to find out what he'll be?

Insider only, but he thinks very highly of the Cards' system and said it should provide a 5 year run of contention.

The United Cardinal Bloggers are proud to announce that their second season review publication in as many years is now available for download.

Happy Flight: The Story of the 2011 Cardinals details the incredible season that the St. Louis squad had last year. Highlighted by photography from Erika Lynn and laid out in beautiful full color by Jon Doble, Happy Flight brings you the highs and lows of the '11 season, recaps the amazing postseason run, and includes features on Tony La Russa and Lance Berkman, among others. Inside the pages you will find the writing of 15 different Cardinal bloggers, from sites such as I70 Baseball, Pitchers Hit Eighth, Aaron Miles' Fastball and Future Redbirds. Happy Flight clocks in at 93 pages, chock full of Redbird goodness that you'll enjoy reading time and again.

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I wrote a blog post for my PR class and thought some of you might be interested. A lot of it has boring stuff (at least, to us VEBers - because not everyone in my class is a baseball fan or knows a lot about the game), but it might bring up some interesting discussion.

Feel free to comment or add constructive criticism on here.

Never cared for Mayo much, but this years list is particularly egregious. Only Shelby Miller and Carlos Martinez make the top 100. It's like he completely ignored the Cardinals system. No Tavares, Jenkins, Wong, Cox, Adams. Tavares and Jenkins should be no brainers. All the other lists I have seen have 5 or 6 Cardinals in the Top 100. Awful list.

Hey all! We started revealing our top 100 prospect list today. Starting at # 100 and working our way down. Check out our round table discussion on all of them, including the Cardinals' Kolten Wong. There are a bunch of Cardinals on the list, so check back often!

Some of the people who are interested in hitting seem to be interested in the swing of Stryker Trahan, so here is a quick look at his swing.

This is really creative and well done, in my opinion. Cardinals basically tied for with the Rangers for 3rd best system in the majors!