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10 Ways to Console Yourself Now That The Cardinals Have Choked

So the Cards choked. It happens -- not to the Cards, of course, not usually. But life goes on. The World Series starts tonight, and the rest of the world has already forgotten about us. 1. Gather at Busch Stadium. Bring candles. Sob, "It shoulda been us!" Experience catharsis with your fellow membe ... More >>

Can Cardinals Rebound in Game 2 of NLDS?

After the Cardinals beat the Braves in the first-ever Wild Card slash play-in game, I kind of thought things might be falling into place for this team. Don't get me wrong; the Braves lost that game more than the Redbirds won it, going all 2006 Detroit Tigers and throwing away their chance to win lik ... More >>

The Cardinals' Offensively Awesome Offense

So the Cardinals actually managed to finish off the sweep of the Houston Astros yesterday. I have to admit, I'm a little surprised they pulled it off. Not because the Astros are a particularly tough test; they are far and away the worst team in baseball, and the fact Jeff Luhnow has decided to ... More >>

Market Moves and What They Mean For the Cardinals

The trade deadline is just a few days off now, and the Cardinals are in a dogfight for the NL Central. Whether or not that ultimately translates into actual movement for the Cards on the trade market remains to be seen, but the conditions are certainly right. It's been a fairly robust trade mar ... More >>

Midseason Reviews for Preseason MLB Team Predictions, In Which I Eat Lots of Crow

Hey, you guys remember way back when, before the season really got going, and I made a whole bunch of predictions? Sure you do. I predicted MVP winners and Cy Young winners and a bunch of other stuff like that. I predicted stuff for teams, too; stuff like division standings and won/loss records. It ... More >>

Team-by-Team Preseason Predictions: The Cardinals Are Good, But Not Good Enough

Yesterday I gave my predictions for individual award in the upcoming season. Today we turn our attention to larger matters. Team matters. This season actually promises an entirely new level of intrigue, due to the presence of an extra wild card team from each league. Whether you like the new de ... More >>

What Is Wrong with This Picture? Special World Series Edition!

Let's just say you don't turn to FOX -- or to Joe Buck, who recited this graphic word for word last night -- for the facts. ​

Today in Too Little Too Late: Don Denkinger Says Baseball Needs Instant Replay

Image sourceHindsight is 20/20. So is instant replay.​How does Don Denkinger feel about Jim Joyce's blown call at first base last night?Is he depressed because, until Joyce cost Detroit's Armando Galarraga a perfect game, most everyone outside of Missouri had forgotten about Denkinger's own unforg ... More >>

Armando Gallarago's Perfecto That Wasn't, and Why the 'Human Element' is Total B.S.

Clearly, things like this are just part of the fun. ​So by now we've all seen the video, and heard the comments from all parties involved. We've heard from Jim Joyce, and Tigers' manager Jim Leyland, and Armando Gallaraga himself, the man who was robbed of the perfect game himself. We've even ... More >>

RIP Ernie Harwell, 1918-2010

Image sourceHarwell (left) and Paul Carey call a Tigers game.​A moment of silence, please, for Ernie Harwell, the longtime Detroit Tigers announcer and one of the greatest ever to call the game, who died last night from cancer. He was 92. He was with the Tigers for 42 seasons, most of them on ... More >>

Pining For Pineiro: Ex-Cardinal Off to a Brilliant Start This Season

commons.wikimedia.orgPlease come back to us, Jo-El! ​I don't know if anyone else has been following the performance of one Joel "El Pinata" Pineiro since he left the Cardinals this past offseason, but I have. Not out of some sort of masochistic impulse to see the Cards' moves turn out badly and se ... More >>

The Controversy of Tim Tebow's Super Bowl Ad is Old News in St. Louis

Amen. Here in St. Louis we like to think we clap for the other team when they make a good play. We're gracious and forgiving of our pro athletes (fans here give needle-in-the-butt guys like Mark McGwire minutes-long standing ovations.) We love them, even when they're not talking about sports a ... More >>

Missouri Loves Company: St. Louis and Detroit Sadly Aren't so Different

What could possibly be intriguing about the St. Louis Rams vs. Detroit Lions match-up on Sunday -- the game that pits the two worst NFL teams in recent memory against each other? http://www.detroitlions.com/This pre-grame graphic on the Detroit Lions web site seems to promise helmet-smashing footbal ... More >>

The Real Reason the Cardinals Should Have Drafted Rick Porcello

Yes, that's right, everyone. I'm going to rub some more salt in this old wound. Back in 2007, when Rick Porcello was but a gleam in the eye of hyperventilating prospect geeks everywhere, the Cardinals had the chance to draft him. They were picking 18th overall in the draft that year, and lo and ... More >>

Ten Memorable Moments at Sportsman's Park/Busch Stadium I and The Hapless History of the St. Louis Browns as Told Through Five Moments at Sportsman's Park

Ten Memorable Moments and Five to Forget at Busch Stadium II

Map Locations At A Glance: Cemeteries

Wagner Mateo Signs With Cardinals

It appears to be very near official now; the Cardinals have signed Dominican-born outfielder Wagner Mateo to a contract worth in the area of $3.1 million. Of course, the signing has to wait for the July 2nd international signing date to become official, but it looks as if this is all but a done deal ... More >>

Postgame Thoughts, 18th June: Double You. Tee. Eff.

-Okay, so Jo-El Pineiro crapped the bed quite mightily in the first inning, but he certainly had some help from the defense. Just an ugly inning all around, the sort that we really haven't seen too many of from the Cards lately. Typing that, I find myself a bit surprised, to be quite honest. It ... More >>

Dubious Diagnosis: Does Kahlil Greene Really Have a Social Anxiety Disorder?

flickr.com/photos/adohnes"It's not like catching the chickenpox. There has to be a history." So says Dr. Allan Lans regarding social anxiety disorder and this season's toll of ballplayers said to be suffering from it, a list that includes St. Louis' introspective shortstop Khalil G ... More >>

The Draft Thread

Well, here we go, everybody. The Draft is finally here, and now we wait for the Nationals to tell us what we already know. Aaaaand there we are. Strasburg is the pick at #1. In other news, the sun came up in the East this morning, and likely will again tomorrow. 

Kid Rock's Name to Grace Detroit Tigers' Ballpark, Official Stadium Beer

Press release of the week winner. Everyone else can go home. It was announced today that Kid Rock has purchased the naming rights to the home of the Detroit Tigers for an undisclosed sum. Kid Rock and The Michigan Brewing Company, in a separate negotiation, are proud to announce that Kid Rock's for ... More >>

Gary Sheffield Has the Best Job in the World

commons.wikimedia.orgMoney for nothin' and chicks for free.Gary Sheffield is getting paid $14 million to just go away. Do you have any idea what sorts of things I would be willing to do for $14 million? It would certainly make turning tricks at the bus stop again a whole lot easier to stomach, I'll ... More >>

Gateway Grizzlies, the Gauntlet Has Been Thrown Down

Jennifer SilverbergThe West Michigan Whitecaps, a minor-league affiliate of the Detroit Tigers, will offer a 4,800-calorie burger at its stadium this season. (MSNBC)The 4-pound, $20 burger features five beef patties, five slices of cheese, nearly a cup of chili and liberal doses of salsa and corn ch ... More >>

Comparing the '06 World Series to This Year

Baseball Card of the Week: How the Cardinals Could Have Drafted Chase Utley of the Phillies

Ten of Baseball's Unforgettable Wild Card Teams

Detroit Tiger Denny McLain Cardinals Pitcher Bob Gibson, "Girl from Ipanema" More MLB Hilarity and Major League, Scott Spiezio

Requiem For a Prospect: Anthony Reyes, Now Traded to Cleveland, Used to be the Next Big Thing

It's a Good Thing La Russa Doesn't Read This Blog

The Detroit Tigers Primer

What Fans Already Knew: A Red Sox vs. Cardinals Review

Which Cardinal Has the Longest Dinger?

Which Cardinal Has the Longest Dinger?

Jeff Weaver: Piling On

Jeff Weaver: Piling On

Seems Like Old Times

Off With His Mic!

Off With His Mic!

Who Ran For Eddie Gaedel?

(Sportsman's Park, August 19, 1951)

Ask a Negro Leaguer Column

Week of May 5, 2006

Ask a Negro Leaguer

Week of August 10, 2005

Ask a Negro Leaguer

Week of July 20, 2005

Unreal Fouls Out of the Final Four

The beer-drinking, the game-watching, the east-side partying: We took it all in so you wouldn't have to

Mad About It

Costner and Allen are the upside to The Upside of Anger

Party Like a Cougar

SIUE starts on the right paw

The Life and Times of Hank Greenberg

Written and directed by Aviva Kempner

Stars of David

The Jewish Film Festival lights up St. Louis

FOR LOVE OF THE GAME

Directed by Sam Raimi

Night & Day

June 9 - 16, 1999