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Jose Oquendo

  • Blogs

    April 13, 2012

    Cardinals Home Opener Start Time Pushed Back to 3:45 p.m.

    The rain has pushed back the start of the Cards' home opener to 3:45 p.m., so if you're one of the many office drones who was planning to watch via world wide interweb you've suddenly developed a glut of time. But fear not.

  • Blogs

    January 25, 2012

    Improving the Edward Jones Dome

    ​Matthew Hathaway over at the Post-Dispatch has a concise look into the particulars of the Edward Jones Dome's pressing need for self- improvement. It's pressing in the sense that there's a February 1 deadline for the St. Louis Convention and Visitors Commission to present a plan to upgrade the fa ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 19, 2012

    Matt Conty: The Jose Oquendo of Local Comedy

    Matt Conty acts like Jose Oquendo; doesn't really look like him. ​With a dry and nasal delivery, Matt Conty tends to saunter through his material, tossing in ironic urban lingo like a gifted-but-bored ESPN anchor. But while he's all nonchalance on stage, fuck with him at your peril. He relishes th ... More >>

  • News

    November 24, 2011

    End zone: East St. Louis Flyers, Jose Oquendo and Missouri strip clubs score sympathy

    Matt Conty acts like Jose Oquendo; doesn't really look like him. ​With a dry and nasal delivery, Matt Conty tends to saunter through his material, tossing in ironic urban lingo like a gifted-but-bored ESPN anchor. But while he's all nonchalance on stage, fuck with him at your peril. He relishes th ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 17, 2011

    Cardinals Finalize Coaching Staff for 2012

    commons.wikimedia.orgMark McGwire is one of five coaches from Tony La Russa's 2011 staff who will return next season under new manager Mike Matheny.​The Cardinals announced their full coaching staff for next season yesterday, putting to paper the group who will support Mike Matheny as he takes ove ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 15, 2011

    Did Jose Oquendo Get Screwed?

    You could say Jose got hosed.​The Cardinals have their man -- or, at least, John Mozeliak has his man -- as they named Mike Matheny to the vacant managerial spot yesterday. Matheny has plenty of admirable qualities, to be sure; he's well-respected by the players, has intimate knowledge of the Card ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 10, 2011

    Handicapping the Cardinals' Managerial Search

    The Cardinals appear to be entering the home stretch of their managerial race. ​The Cardinals have been conducting interviews and tossing around names in their search for a new manager, and it looks now as if they're likely entering the endgame portion of the process. I have to admit, while I ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 10, 2011

    La Russa Now Diagnosed with Shingles; Will Miss Tonight's Game at Wrigley

    ​Doctors may have finally diagnosed the bizarre rash and infection plaguing Tony La Russa's forehead and right eye. Yesterday, the Cardinals manager visited the renowned Mayo Clinic where he was reportedly diagnosed with shingles. La Russa has been suffering from the ailment for at least four week ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 21, 2011

    5 Worst Wines with Which to Celebrate American Wine Appreciation Week

    www.motifake.com​According to the Internets, the week of February 21 is American Wine Appreciation Week, so christened in 1993 by our nation's 42nd president, William Jefferson Clinton. The celebration kicked off this past Friday with a pre-party (as it were) known as National Drink Wine Day ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 26, 2010

    Cardinals Stuck in Routine: Rehire McGwire and Duncan for 2011

    Will leftover buns score runs next season? Ehh.​Meet the new bosses, same as the old bosses. So it shall be in the Cardinal clubhouse again in 2011, as the club has agreed on contracts with pretty much the entire coaching staff, including Dave Duncan and Mark McGwire, the only two anyone real ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 24, 2009

    Game Notes 23rd June- Cardinals 3, Metropolitans 0

    -Joe Thurston has got to be the worst baserunner I've ever seen. I'm fully aware that good and bad baserunning alike, over the course of a full season, will only help or hurt you by a few runs, but from a situational standpoint, Thurston getting picked off of second base in the seventh inning was as ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 27, 2009

    Baseball Card of the Week: Jose Oquendo

    Given the recent hoopla regarding Jose Oquendo and the self-proclaimed lord of pitching in Puerto Rico, Joel Pineiro, I thought that the Secret Weapon could use a feature. You know, show him that we're all behind him, and are perfectly well aware that El Pinata is not a good pitcher in any way, shap ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 15, 2008

    Q&A with St. Louis' Jason & Randy Sklar

    Given the recent hoopla regarding Jose Oquendo and the self-proclaimed lord of pitching in Puerto Rico, Joel Pineiro, I thought that the Secret Weapon could use a feature. You know, show him that we're all behind him, and are perfectly well aware that El Pinata is not a good pitcher in any way, shap ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 9, 2008

    The List: ESPN's Baseball Player Name Pronunciation Guide

    Given the recent hoopla regarding Jose Oquendo and the self-proclaimed lord of pitching in Puerto Rico, Joel Pineiro, I thought that the Secret Weapon could use a feature. You know, show him that we're all behind him, and are perfectly well aware that El Pinata is not a good pitcher in any way, shap ... More >>

  • Calendar

    July 2, 2008

    Red Any Good Books Lately?

    Birds, bats and best games ever

  • News

    January 11, 2006

    Week of January 12, 2006

    Birds, bats and best games ever

  • Music

    August 31, 2005

    You've Got a Friend

    We catch up with the Gentleman Callers, find out what Ron Jeremy has to do with school and examine how much James Taylor really sucks

  • News

    July 27, 2005

    3 Nights in June

    Strategy, heartbreak, and joy inside the mind of a minor-league hitting coach

  • Music

    October 13, 2004

    Bird Songs

    With the Cards in the playoffs, there's always music in the air

  • Best of St. Louis

    September 29, 2004

    Best Cardinals Rump

    Albert Pujols

  • Best of St. Louis

    September 29, 2004

    Best Reporter (Newspaper Divison)

    Todd C. Frankel

  • Best of St. Louis

    September 27, 2000

    Best Unknown St. Louis Cardinal

    Placido Polanco

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