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Jason Stark, via his Useless Information Department, points out an interesting fact about Cardinal Catchers in this week's edition.
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In case you hadn't picked up on this, nobody ever steals a base against the Cardinals anymore. They allowed just 26 stolen bases in their first 138 games -- which, as loyal reader Jason Pritchett reports, would put them on a pace to permit only 31 steals all year.

According to Elias, only one National League team in the division-play era ever allowed fewer than 35 stolen bases in a full season. And that was Bench's 1972 Reds, also with 31.
Posted by Sean at September 7, 2005 06:50 PM
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Mr. Reyes...

take a seat!

Posted by: The Ol Goaler at September 8, 2005 10:30 PM

...and those 1972 Reds only played 154 games due to the work stoppage at the beginning of the season.

The Cardinals have now lowered their projected steals allowed to 30, or a stolen base every 5.40 games, whereas those '72 Reds allowed one every 4.97 games.

Posted by: salvo at September 9, 2005 08:46 AM