Call for mailbag questions
Let's talk it out, friends
The Cardinals at this writing are 5-4 after a fairly challenging stretch of schedule to start the season. While the run differential is in negative territory, it’s overall been been a promising opening chapter of the 2026 campaign. As such, it’s a fitting time for another reader mailbag.
You know how this goes. To contribute, you may reply to this email if you’re reading via those means, leave a comment below, or just hit me up at daynperry@gmail.com. Give me your questions and or thundering declarations about the Cardinals or anything else that’s on your mind — video games, books, movies, other sports, the human condition — and I’ll respond to your mailbag contributions in an upcoming episode.
Until then remain healthy, defiant.
dp
Does Jordan Walker need to be arrested on charges of murdering that baseball?
Is there an explanation for Marmol’s fetish for using Pages as the primary catcher? I’m perplexed because he’s a terrible hitter and his defensive prowess is nowhere near good enough to justify his usage. I just don’t see him as a young Yadier Molina (whose bat took a few years to catch up) but perhaps some in the organization do? What more does Crooks need to prove before leapfrogging Pages on the depth chart?