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Marvel “Secret Wars” in Cincy: The Reds as Comic Book Villains…?
Yesterday, one of our favorite writers – Derrick Goold of the Post-Dispatch – decided to match up Marvel (and one DC) heroes with our favorite Cardinals players. If you haven’t read his entertaining account, CLICK HERE. His efforts inspired us. So, we’ve pieced together a Marvel Villains lineup with Cincinnati Reds players. For a fun … Continue reading
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The Cardinals have just completed a less than stellar weekend in Houston, but there are a few positives to revel in – like “Waino is Beuno” making a sick comeback for the Cardinals. We discuss that and more on the podcast this week…So, click the play button to listen to 30 or so minutes of … Continue reading
For the first time in the history of the St. Louis Cardinals’ Double-A affiliate, the Springfield Cardinals offered a promotional giveaway at Hammons Field that was identical to a giveaway at Busch Stadium. Most would agree, it was worth the wait. Before last night’s game against the Tulsa Drillers, the Springfield club gave away 2,000 … Continue reading
When the Cardinals lost Tony La Russa, they lost a Hall of Fame manager, the third-winningest manager of all time, and a three-time World Champion. But they also lost something slowly becoming more apparent…a known commodity. Over the past 16 seasons, we’ve all grown accustomed to the managing habits of TLR - the multiple pitching changes, … Continue reading
Welcome to this week’s installment of Kim’s Stuff! I am really excited to share with you the item I was lucky enough to stumble across while looking for products to feature on Kim’s Stuff. It’s quickly become one of my favorite finds. It’s a limited edition handmade screenprint that commemorates last season’s thrilling Game 6 … Continue reading
They’re here! The 2012 St. Louis Cardinals commercials are online this week, and you can watch them by CLICKING THIS LINK. Below is the official press release from the St. Louis Cardinals: FANS ENJOY SNEAK PREVIEWS ON TEAM’S SOCIAL MEDIA OUTLETS ST. LOUIS – March 29, 2012 – Fans that follow the Cardinals online and … Continue reading
As I entered the Hyatt, all-together too early but much too excited to stay away any longer, the first signs of Winter Warm-Up were immediately apparent. Cardinal fans stood in the lobby at least an hour before the first scheduled signing of the day. A multitude of placards and posters directed traffic through the plush … Continue reading
One of the perks to winning the World Series – or at least being a fan of a team that has just won it – is the chance to purchase all of the beautiful, once-in-a-lifetime merchandise that follows the championship. Books, DVDs, bobbleheads, pennants, posters, and much, much more, the average fan could spend hours … Continue reading
I considered not participating in this year’s top 5 project. Won’t we all have roughly the same top 5? Or at least top 4? But in the end, my love for the UCB and the sheer enormity of the top 5 stories that crammed themselves into a single season won me over. So, below are … Continue reading
In some cultures, being “content” is more desirable than being “happy.” There is a security, a stability…a complete sense of calm fulfillment that comes with contentment that perhaps surpasses the euphoria of happiness. Earlier, I reviewed the 2011 World Series Highlight film from A+E Networks Home Entertainment/MLB Productions. I called that film “beautiful”. It was … Continue reading
Beautiful. That’s the word that came to mind as I watched Game 6 coverage on the 2011 World Series Highlight Film. Simply beautiful. You know how you play back great sporting events in your mind, reliving amazing memories over and over again? There’s a symphony-like soundtrack playing in the background, every so often a player … Continue reading
On August 28th, I found myself sitting in Row 13 behind the home dugout of Busch Stadium. My family sat with me – an unusually relaxed bunch of Cardinal fans for this late in the season – and the redbirds were set to face the Pirates on what turned out to be a beautiful Sunday … Continue reading
The All-Star Game could matter again…if we really want it to matter. But fixing it would require multiple changes – not only to the ASG itself, but to the general approach to the NL and AL conundrum within Major League Baseball. Of course, by “fix it”, we mean making the ASG relevant enough to players that we get the … Continue reading
The hot topic right now is the so-called “arrogance” of Major League Baseball (MLB) umpires. Jim Leyland has come out criticizing the umpire handling practices of MLB, and now the discussion is escalating. Umpires are just flat-out taking a beating in the media. But what, exactly, is the problem? How does a “professional” umpire differ from … Continue reading
As bloggers, we spend a lot of time writing about players, coaches, and the sport in general – but much of what we do is informed, influenced, or simply colored by what we read through the major Cardinals media outlets. The St. Louis Post Dispatch is a favorite of mine. The Globe Democrat seems to … Continue reading
