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The commissioner of baseball is at it again, threatening to tinker with the very fabric of a centuries-old game. Earlier in the week, Rob Manfred mentioned the likelihood of this year’s rule changes extending into next season. Put simply, the chances are high. “People were wildly unenthusiastic about the changes,” Manfred is quoted as saying.…
Coming into the 2020 MLB season, fans knew they would deal with unprecedented developments. First, there was no agreement about what players should be paid. MLB lost more than a month of the season trying to cross this hurdle. Then, the Marlins and Cardinals both shut down because of COVID-19 outbreaks. Players chose to opt-out…
In an anticipated wild card matchup, the St. Louis Cardinals (#5) will take on the San Diego Padres (#4) at PetCo Park beginning on Wednesday. In order to advance, the Cardinals need to take two out of a possible three games. The eyes of the baseball world are especially critical this season as each series…
No one ever said the wins would be pretty. The St. Louis Cardinals remain in second place in the National League Central after nearly two weeks of sometimes ugly, but always surprising baseball. The Cardinals are in a prime position for a playoff spot after MLB’s altered postseason format was announced earlier this season. Up…
Cardinals players will return to action in a Saturday double-header at Guaranteed Rate Field, taking on the Chicago White Sox. After barely beginning a season set to be the strangest in MLB history, the St. Louis Cardinals were shut down after just five games. Their last contest came against the Minnesota Twins more than two…
For the 2020 season, Major League Baseball has proposed and finalized a deal with the players union to expand the playoffs to 16 teams according to ESPN’s Marly Rivera. According to USA Today, ‘The new playoff format will feature a best-of-three Wild Card Series in the first round instead of a sudden-death wild-card game. The…