As most of you know, I was lucky enough to be invited to attend Winter Warmup as a reporter. Last year, I used that experience to write several season previews. Due to the late start of the top 20 prospect series (caused by waiting for Brendan Donovan to be traded), my Winter Warmup stories have [...]

There are some positives that the St. Louis Cardinals can take away from Sunday's 11-7 loss to the Tampa Bay Rays, but Dustin May's start is not one of them as he was hammered through 4 innings. Dustin May's unfortunate outing started to go south in the 2nd inning when the Tampa Bay Rays strung [...]

Sunday is the final game of the season opening series versus the Tampa Bay Rays as the St. Louis Cardinals will start Dustin May. After another inspiring come from behind takedown of the Rays that ended with JJ Wetherholt's first walk-off, the Cardinals will try to sweep the series today. According to MLB.com, the Card...

What. A. Weekend! We craved meaningful baseball since late last summer and now that the games really count, we have permission to be excited about what we have seen from the St. Louis Cardinals so far. Before getting into it, I will say it is nice to not have to get veterans "off their feet" [...]

Michael McGreevy's first start of the 2026 season was nearly a historic one as he threw 6 innings of no-hit ball, but the St. Louis Cardinals had to rely on extra inning heroics by JJ Wetherholt to eventually beat the Tampa Bay Rays 6-5. Michael McGreevy was dealing as he shut down Tampa Bay not [...]

After a rousing come from behind Opening Day victory, the St. Louis Cardinals will attempt to maintain their perfect 2026 record with a Saturday afternoon game versus the Tampa Bay Rays. According to MLB.com, Michael McGreevy will make the start for the Cardinals while Joe Boyle will take the mound for the Rays. Here's...

The Memphis Redbirds opened their season on Friday evening against the Gwinnett Stripers (Braves). Several hours earlier, the Redbirds finally announced their opening day roster. Even with JJ Wetherholt moving up to St. Louis, there is plenty of prospect firepower on the Memphis squad led by Joshua Baez, Quinn Mathews,...

I will admit that I'm still feeling a little euphoric after the St. Louis Cardinals Opening Day come from behind victory, but as I continue to dwell on what just happened, I believe it was more than just a great game. Yesterday proved that when they fill the stands, St. Louis Cardinals fans can bring [...]

Before we dive into an analysis of Matthew Liberatore's arsenal changes from spring training, let me take a second to introduce myself. I've been reading VEB for as long as I can remember. It's always been an awesome place for analysis and fan commentary. I hope, in some small way, to be able to contribute [...]

The season has started! Hooray! Alas, we have too little data to meaningfully dissect. So, today you get to read some final Spring Training tidbits. Things that came up that didn't make in neatly in another article. It will seem kind of random, especially coming after the Regular Season has started. So, there is tha...

Busch Stadium was an exciting place to be today as the St. Louis Cardinals opened up the 2026 season against the Tampa Bay Rays. The parade of St. Louis Cardinals Hall of Famers, the proud Budweiser Clydesdales and a stadium packed with plenty of fans wearing red. The game had plenty of highlights and it [...]

It's finally time to play some baseball games that count. The St. Louis Cardinals kick off the 2026 season at Busch Stadium as the Tampa Bay Rays come to town. According to MLB.com, Matthew Liberatore will start the game for the Cardinals while the Rays will send Drew Rasmussen to the mound. This will also [...]

As most of you know, I was lucky enough to be invited to attend Winter Warmup as a reporter. Last year, I used that experience to write several season previews. Due to the late start of the top 20 prospect series (caused by waiting for Brendan Donovan to be traded), my Winter Warmup stories have [...]

There has been much discussion about the upcoming 2026 season being one that will reveal much about who the St. Louis Cardinals will be as this rebuild process continues. I also believe that we're about to learn a lot about the fanbase of our beloved team. Who are the real St. Louis Cardinals fans and [...]

The season is finally almost here! Opening Day is tomorrow for the Cardinals at 3:15pm CST. It will be Drew Rasmussen taking the mound for the Rays in St Louis, and Matthew Liberatore will be your Opening Day starting pitcher for the Cardinals. The Cardinals will have their work cut out for them because Rasmussen [...]