Articles by Rob Rains

About Rob Rains

Rob Rains is the 2024 Missouri Sportswriter of the Year, awarded by the National Sports Media Association. He's a member of Baseball Writers Association of America (BBWAA), Missouri Sports Hall of Fame, St. Louis Media Hall of Fame. Former N.L. beat writer for USA Today’s Baseball Weekly, St. Louis Globe-Democrat. A frequent guest on St. Louis radio, Rains is the author or co-author of more than 30 books on people including Ozzie Smith, Jack Buck, and Red Schoendienst.

Why hiring Mike Maddux might be the Cardinals’ best free agent addition in years

November 10, 2018 Rob Rains 1

Archived post from 3/22/2018 Mike Maddux’s simple goal as the Cardinals new pitching coach is to make each member of the staff better, a task those who know him best say he will be able […]

Six years later, Carson Kelly fulfills promise to complete college degree

November 10, 2018 Rob Rains 0

Archived post from 3/19/2018 When Carson Kelly signed with the Cardinals out of high school in 2012, he promised his parents he would get his college degree. He will take his last online final on […]

Cardinals prospect Ryan Helsley literally has a tribe supporting him

November 10, 2018 Rob Rains 1

Archived post from 3/12/2018 Cardinals’ pitching prospect Ryan Helsley is a member of the Cherokee tribe and is trying to become one of only a few Native Americans to reach the major leagues. (Scott Rovak/USA […]

Return from Air Force hits snag as Ben Yokley will miss another year

November 10, 2018 Rob Rains 0

Archived post – Posted in [SPRING TRAINING], [ST LOUIS CARDINALS] By Rob Rains 3/11/2018 12:23 PM 56 185 Google +1 1 Reddit0 Digg1 Ben Yokley’s plan to return to the Cardinals after two years of […]

Daniel Poncedeleon’s amazing recovery leads him back to the mound

November 10, 2018 Rob Rains 1

Archived post – Posted in [SPRING TRAINING], [ST LOUIS CARDINALS] By Rob Rains 2/25/2018 5:22 PM 83 54 Google +0 1 Reddit0 Digg3 Daniel Poncedeleon pitched in a game on Sunday for the first time […]

Economics of playing in minors prompts Cardinals prospect to retire

November 10, 2018 Rob Rains 0

Archived post – Posted in [SPRING TRAINING], [ST LOUIS CARDINALS] By Special to StLSportsPage.com 2/13/2018 10:02 AM 1307 2956 Google +3 258 Reddit0 Digg1 Trey Nielsen won’t be in spring training with the Cardinals after […]

The 10 most important people to watch in St. Louis sports in 2018

November 10, 2018 Rob Rains 0

Archived post – Posted in [ST LOUIS CARDINALS] By Rob Rains 1/1/2018 1:43 PM 124 70 Google +0 1 Reddit1 Digg1 Dexter Fowler and Mike Matheny will be two of the 10 most important people […]

Paul DeJong’s early success with Cardinals was years in the making

November 9, 2018 Rob Rains 0

Archived post -Posted in [ST LOUIS CARDINALS] By Rob Rains 8/2/2017 12:46 PM 126 35 Google +1 0 Reddit1 Digg1 Even though he has burst onto the major-league scene with the Cardinals, Paul DeJong has […]

Future is looking bright for Cardinals’ prospect Dylan Carlson

November 9, 2018 Rob Rains 0

Archived post – Posted in [ST LOUIS CARDINALS] By Rob Rains 5/23/2017 10:42 AM 389 1017 Google +1 1 Reddit1 Digg1 After a slow start, Dylan Carlson is finding success with the Peoria Chiefs, at […]

Learning every day – the evolution of Cardinals’ prospect Alex Reyes

November 9, 2018 Rob Rains 0

Archived post – Posted in [ST LOUIS CARDINALS] By Rob Rains 7/28/2016 9:47 AM 0 0 Google +0 0 Reddit0 Digg0 Alex Reyes has used his time with the Memphis Redbirds to learn more about […]