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With Nolan Arenado now sporting the Birds on the Bat, St. Louis now has one of the best hitters in baseball to boost the batting lineup and probably the best defensive player in baseball to reinforce the teams defense. Art by Genevieve Francois.

Shuffling the Cards: 2021 Cardinals season preview

Hayden Davidson, design editor April 8, 2021

*Opinion Ten years ago the Albert Pujols-led Cardinals won the World Series. That offseason, Pujols left St. Louis for the Los Angeles Angels. Since then, the Cardinals’ front office has made only...

The Old Courthouse stands in front of the Arch in downtown St. Louis.

Photo Gallery: Long exposure in downtown St. Louis

Coco LeGrand, photographer January 24, 2021

In downtown St. Louis, night lights are everywhere. One photo technique used to capture these lights is a long exposure. Long exposure photos are taken to blur the moving parts of an image. The shutter...

The St. Louis Cardinals, like the rest of the world, felt the numerous impacts of COVID-19 in their 2020 season.

COVID, Cardinals and their comeback

Kinley Bokermann, sports writer November 6, 2020

Another year and another short Red October for the city of St. Louis. The Cardinals’ 2020 season came to a rather disappointing end, losing to the San Diego Padres in the third game of the Wild Card...

Benji Wilton and Hayden Davidson discuss in this podcast, as well as predict which players and MLB teams will make a splash in 2019.

TKC talks MLB: 2019 predictions

Benji Wilton and Hayden Davidson May 2, 2019

After three years of missing the postseason, the St. Louis Cardinals made major moves in the offseason in order to improve their roster and make a push for the postseason. In a crowded field of strong...

Ever since the late 1800s, when the Cardinals and Cubs battled it out as the St. Louis Browns and the Chicago White Stockings, the two teams and their fans have loathed each other.

Revving up the rivalry

Benji Wilton, sports editor March 14, 2019

“Who would want to play in St. Louis? Boring. So boring. I always get asked, ‘Where would you like to play? Where would you not like to play?’ St. Louis is on the list of places I don’t like to...

The Cardinals’ dominance for the past decade and a half led fans to both surprise and disappointment when the team missed the playoffs for the third consecutive season in 2018. Yeah, 88 wins leaves a lot to be desired.

2019 St. Louis Cardinals preview

Hayden Davidson, sports writer March 12, 2019

With the best Cardinals first baseman since Pujols and the best relief pitcher since Isringhausen, it’s a new era of baseball in St. Louis. Until 2018, the Birds on the Bat had not been excluded from...

Which St. Louis Cardinals player are you?

Which St. Louis Cardinals player are you?

Benji Wilton, features writer December 7, 2017

Are you a home run hitter or a defensive star? Are you the first one to arrive to the game or the first one to leave? Take this quiz to find out which St. Louis Cardinals player you relate to.

Breaking down the Cardinals postseason

Breaking down the Cardinals postseason

Ryan Davidson, sports writer October 10, 2014

The St. Louis Cardinals defeated the Los Angeles Dodgers 3-2 Tuesday, Oct.7 to clinch a spot in the NLCS. Later that night the San Francisco Giants secured their spot in the NLCS as they defeated the Washington...

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