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Cardinals Gain Ground, Pirates Continue Falter

Posted: August 19, 2012 at 12:37 pm   /   Local, Sports, St. Louis Cardinals

Stop me if you’ve heard this one. After a terrific start to the season, the Pirates may be running out of steam. On August 8, they were 16 games over .500. Since then, they’ve lost seven of their last ten games. Meanwhile, the Cardinals have been in a bit of a holding pattern this past […]

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Carpenter Facing Possibility of Season-Ending Surgery

Posted: July 3, 2012 at 3:23 pm   /   Local, St. Louis Cardinals

A lot of my friends have been asking me about when Chris Carpenter might be coming back. There have been a few updates recently, but unless you’re scouring the sports pages or reading the Cardinals’ MLB.com site, you probably missed it. After seeking another specialist last week, Carpenter was diagnosed with thoracic outlet syndrome. I […]

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St. Louis Cardinals Gain Traction, Sweep Kansas City Royals

Posted: June 24, 2012 at 7:28 pm   /   Local, St. Louis Cardinals

Holy cow, it’s been a while since I last wrote about the Cardinals. My apologies; life for the last two months has been nothing but a groundswell of beer festivals and movie reviews. Now that the beer festivals are mostly done for the summer, I’ll be back to writing on a more frequent basis. Thanks […]

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In-Flight Turbulence: St. Louis Cardinals Battered, But Not Beaten

Posted: May 23, 2012 at 5:15 am   /   Featured, Local, St. Louis Cardinals

Ask a dozen baseball experts who will win the World Series and who will win all the major awards, and there’s a good chance you’ll get a dozen different answers. There’s also a good chance you’ll get a dozen wrong answers. No matter how much you know about the game, it’s just about impossible to […]

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Previewing the 2012 St. Louis Cardinals – Starting Pitching, Part Deux

Posted: February 26, 2012 at 8:46 pm   /   Film, Local

Part one covered the first two spots in the rotation for the Cardinals, which is a pretty potent ace combination. This isn’t a unique situation, though, as there are many teams around the league with a strong 1-2 combo. What sets the Cardinals apart from most teams (aside from teams such as the Phillies and […]

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Why They Play the Game

Posted: October 17, 2011 at 11:18 pm   /   Local, Sports, St. Louis Cardinals

With the loss of Adam Wainwright before spring training even got fully underway, most pundits decided to write the St. Louis Cardinals off. It is, after all, pretty tough to win anything when you lose your ace, let alone a 20-game winner who’s placed in the top 3 of the Cy Young voting the last […]

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St. Louis Cardinals: Birds at the Break

Posted: July 14, 2011 at 6:25 am   /   Local, St. Louis Cardinals, Television

Raise your hand if you predicted the Cardinals would be in a tie for first at the All Star Break. Liar. Most people certainly didn’t. I didn’t. Call them what you want, this team is certainly exciting and fun to watch. The Cardinals finish the first 92 games with a record of 49-43. Six over […]

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You Can’t Spell Ryan Franklin Without “Fail”

Posted: April 17, 2011 at 10:04 pm   /   Local, Sports, St. Louis Cardinals

I think Tony La Russa and Ryan Franklin have a contract with electronics superstores. Seems like every time Tony puts him in to pitch, an inordinate amount of televisions end up with remotes getting thrown through them. First, though…what a difference a week makes. After last Saturday, the Cardinals were in desolate shape, dropping to […]

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Week 1 And Other Thoughts

Posted: April 9, 2011 at 5:36 pm   /   Local, Sports, St. Louis Blues, St. Louis Cardinals

Hey all, sorry I never got around to finishing my 2011 preview. This spring, I took the job of head coach for an Atom 2 (9 and under) baseball team, so it’s been a bit of a second job working with them. I’ll try to post as often as I can, but until the end […]

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Feeley Hurt, Rams Fans Rejoice

Posted: August 23, 2010 at 8:18 am   /   Film, Local, St. Louis Cardinals, St. Louis Rams

Ok, the headline’s a bit apocryphal. I hope, anyway. Playing in what looked to be a monsoon, the Rams gutted out a 19-17 win at Cleveland. It certainly wasn’t the prettiest win, and it was a pre-season game, but hey, any port in a storm. Thoughts on the game: – A.J. Feeley isn’t ready to […]

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