Archive for the ‘Baseball’ Category
All throughout the Mid-West the words baseball and Buck are synonymous. For almost 50 years Jack Buck broadcasted for the St. Louis Cardinals. He was a class act and could be heard, on a clear night, as far south as Arkansas and as far north as Iowa. Generations grew up listening to Jack Buck. I [...]
I have a feeling this is going to be a disappointing season for the St. Louis Cardinals. The new General Manager did very little, and I mean very little to strengthen the team for next season. In fact, he let some of our good players go (Eckstein, Edmonds, Rolen, Taguchi) and picked up players that [...]
Another post about St. Louis history. This one involving my favorite sport, baseball. Many St. Louis people may already know this because a St. Louis baseball fan isn’t just a fan. We are usually historians on the topic. Today we wear Cardinals’ Red, but it could have been Maroon’s maroon. In 1884, St. Louis millionaire [...]
Well, it would have. But you lied. So it won’t. I’m of course talking about Barry Bonds, who has just been indicted by a Federal Grand Jury for perjury and obstruction of justice. There was a great article in the Post-Dispatch this morning that I’d like to share with you all. It sums up Barry [...]
This is sad news for many in Cardinal Nation because Jocketty was one of the best in the business. He made some great moves and decisions with trades. Here is part of the story from StLToday. The Cardinals will begin an intensive search today for general manager Walt Jocketty’s successor while still awaiting word from [...]
The Cardinals season is quickly coming to an end. They have not played well this season at all. Of course, you can’t blame the team entirely. Tragedy struck the Cardinals more than once. We had Mulder and Carpenter on the disabled list. Josh Hancock died in a car accident. Scott Rolen and Juan Encarnacion are [...]
I was shocked that the Cardinals brought up Rick Ankiel already. They can’t send him back down because the Cardinals are out of options on him. If he would get sent back down, any team can claim him. I knew they’d bring him up, but I thought it would be closer to the end of [...]
Cardinals pitcher Josh Hancock, 29, was killed in a car accident early Sunday morning on Interstate 64 in St. Louis. According to multiple reports, Hancock’s vehicle hit a tow truck at approximately 12:30 a.m. CT and the pitcher died at the scene. He had pitched three innings in Saturday afternoon’s game against the Cubs. via [...]
My wonderful friend Heather and her fiance had an extra ticket to the game today and invited me to go along. It was the first time I’ve been to a Cardinals v. Cubs game. The tickets for these series sell out quickly, so I’ve never been able to go in the past. It was a [...]
Why do I feel like an All Star? Because I’m preparing myself for 2009. What’s up with 2009? Well, that just happens to be the year the great city of St. Louis hosts Major League Baseball’s All Star game! It will be great for St. Louis, Cardinal fans, and sports fans in general. 2007 just [...]
