Cardinals News and Notes: dingers, El Gallo, Aledmys

Here is all your VEB goodness from yesterday, Wednesday, September 14th, 2016:

Why are the Cardinals hitting so many home runs? Ben Godar's attempt to explain why the Cardinals' homers are up.

A moment of appreciation for the Cardinals' farm system: The Red Baron runs down the fruits of the Cards' draft and development powerhouse.

Is Carlos Martinez an ace?: John on why he believes Carlos Martinez is not currently an ace. I agree with John on this one.

Aledmys Diaz is back! Your daily Hunt and Peck, in which lil Scooter is understandably excited about the return of Aledmys Diaz.

Cubs vs. Cardinals game thread: Check out the VEB community's reactions to the series finale.

Cards lose series finale to Cubs: The bad news: The Cardinals lost. The good news: so did the Mets and Giants.