http://assets.espn.go.com/i/tvlistings/tv_espn_original.gif en-us 10 ESPN Inc. http://espn.go.com/ Copyright 2010 ESPN Inc. Jason Martinez looks at the Cardinals' talent, payroll situation and competition to determine their optimal year for contention in the next half-decade.]]> January 11, 2013 10:54:09 PST Dave Cameron explains why Adrian Beltre, Matt Holliday, Matt Cain and Jose Reyes might be overlooked right now as Hall of Fame candidates.]]> November 29, 2012 04:52:02 PST With the help of a big-league scout, Insider's Teddy Mitrosilis explains how Braves starter Kris Medlen will take down the St. Louis Cardinals in the National League wild-card game.]]> October 04, 2012 05:49:04 PDT Dave Cameron argues why Cardinals catcher Yadier Molina is a legitimate candidate for the NL MVP Award.]]> August 31, 2012 03:12:40 PDT Oh, how things can change in 18 months. It was just a short time ago when baseball was talking about its best hitting tandems. Among them were the ...]]> April 12, 2012 08:30:10 PDT Michael Pineda helped carry many owners to fantasy titles last season, including yours truly, but the minute he was traded from the Seattle Mariners t...]]> March 16, 2012 09:24:38 PDT Michael Pineda helped carry many owners to fantasy titles last season, including yours truly, but the minute he was traded from the Seattle Mariners t...]]> March 16, 2012 06:24:38 PDT ARLINGTON, Texas -- Ron Kulpa's blown call was the first domino to fall, undoubtedly. But think about all the things that transpired in Game 3. Ian Ki...]]> October 23, 2011 03:34:57 PDT Dave Cameron of FanGraphs explains why the St. Louis Cardinals should start Daniel Descalso and bench Lance Berkman in Game 3 of the World Series.]]> October 21, 2011 10:27:11 PDT Jim Bowden ranks the rosters of the Texas Rangers and St. Louis Cardinals, counting down from Albert Pujols to Yoshinori Tateyama.]]> October 17, 2011 15:12:18 PDT The World Series begins Wednesday night, with the St. Louis Cardinals matching up against the Texas Rangers. But there are matchups within the matchup...]]> October 17, 2011 05:45:22 PDT The World Series begins Wednesday night, with the St. Louis Cardinals matching up against the Texas Rangers. But there are matchups within the matchup...]]> October 17, 2011 02:45:22 PDT Steve Slowinski of FanGraphs gives a peek into the NLCS and writes that despite not having Chris Carpenter on the mound for Game 1, the key to the series for St. Louis could be southpaw Jaime Garcia.]]> October 09, 2011 01:37:24 PDT Jason Grey gives a breakdown of the NLCS, writing that the St. Louis Cardinals and Milwaukee Brewers are evenly matched in a series that could go seven games. In the end, the Brewers may have trouble scoring enough runs to win.]]> October 09, 2011 06:12:35 PDT Jim Bowden, Baseball Prospectus and Dan Szymborski have combined for the Kiss 'Em Goodbye series, a look at every team's 2011 fate -- once it's eliminated -- with a look ahead to 2012 and beyond. This is the entry for the St. Louis Cardinals.]]> September 28, 2011 04:27:16 PDT