Articles by Rob Rains

Archived post from 8/27/2018 Terry Fuller could be preparing to begin the college football season at Alabama or Auburn this week but instead he is in Jupiter, Fla., trying to help the Cardinals’ rookie level team win a league championship. […]

Archived post from 8/14/2018 It was a month ago Tuesday when Mike Shildt was named the Cardinals’ interim manager, and despite the change in job titles, who he is as a person hasn’t changed – which could be the biggest reason for the team’s revival. […]

Archived post from 8/6/2018 There are multiple changes in this year’s ranking of the Cardinals top prospects – 13 of the 18 players were not ranked or not in the organization a year ago. One spot that didn’t change was who is at the top – Alex Reyes. […]

Archived post from 7/18/2018 Mike Shildt’s preparation for becoming the Cardinals’ interim manager included stints as a teacher, a scout, minor-league coach and manager and as a major-league coach. He credits a lot of his success to a small black book. […]

Archived post from 7/15/2018 A belief that the Cardinals were not going to be able to dramatically improve their performance without a change in managers led to the decision to fire Mike Matheny and hitting coaches John Mabry and Bill Mueller. […]

One of the reasons Dakota Hudson has become the best pitching prospect in the Cardinals farm system was competing against his brother. His competition this week comes in the Triple A All-Star game and the Futures Game. […]

Archived post from 6/17/2018 Cardinals’ minor-league outfielder Bryce Denton was 16 when his father died four years ago but he remains a very big part of his life. (Allison Rhoades/Peoria Chiefs)By Rob Rains Hardly a […]

Archived post from 6/9/2018 Hall of Famer Red Schoendienst died on Wednesday at the age of 95. Nobody wore a Cardinal uniform longer and nobody wore it better. (File)  ORIGINAL ARTICLE UPDATED WITH FUNERAL ARRANGEMENTS […]