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Minnesota Twins

  • Blogs

    March 9, 2012

    Adam Wainwright Returns and Shaun Marcum's Sore Shoulder

    ​Just a couple quick mid-day baseball related notes: Adam Wainwright made his return to the mound today, even if only in a spring training capacity, and did so quite successfully, throwing two scoreless innings against the Minnesota Twins. It was the first time Wainwright had appeared in ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 2, 2012

    Yadier Molina Sticking Around for Awhile

    ​The Cardinals and catcher Yadier Molina agreed yesterday on a contract extension for 5 years, one reported to be worth $75 million, with an option for a sixth year worth another $15 million. Add in the $7 million Molina is due to make this season, and this becomes the second-largest contract ever ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 28, 2011

    Joe Buck Honors His Father with Game 6 Call

    Jack and Joe Buck call their respective Game 6's from Kidd Video on Vimeo.Twenty years ago, the late-great Jack Buck was doing the TV commentary for Game 6 of the 1991 World Series when Kirby Puckett of the Minnesota Twins hit an 11th-inning home run to win the game and take the Atlanta Braves to a ... More >>

  • Film

    September 22, 2011

    The formulas work in Moneyball

    Jack and Joe Buck call their respective Game 6's from Kidd Video on Vimeo.Twenty years ago, the late-great Jack Buck was doing the TV commentary for Game 6 of the 1991 World Series when Kirby Puckett of the Minnesota Twins hit an 11th-inning home run to win the game and take the Atlanta Braves to a ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 31, 2011

    The Opening Day Crystal Ball: 2011 MLB Predictions

    I actually dressed up like this to write this post. I predict the itching of this beard will soon drive me to madness. ​Just a bare handful of hours, now, until the Cardinals' 2011 season gets underway. Plenty of ink and bytes have been spilled talking about what the season may bring, lots of it r ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 30, 2011

    Food Network Creates $14 "Signature" Sandwich for Busch Stadium

    Food NetworkDo not adjust your television set. This is a Food Network steak sandwich -- the Red, White and Blue Steak Sandwich, to be precise.​If there's one thing St. Louis Cardinals fans love, it's an all-star hunk of meat at on the plate. Tomorrow, on Busch Stadium's 2011 opening day, the F ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 16, 2010

    Cliff Lee: The Sound of a Paradigm Shifting Without a Clutch

    commons.wikimedia.orgLee in his first go-round as a Phillie. ​In what can only be described as a rather surprising move, Cliff Lee, aka the "Best Left-Handed Pitcher in Baseball At the Moment," spurned the Yankees' big dollars, as well as those of the Texas Rangers, in order to return to the Phila ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 18, 2010

    American Mustache Institute Names Goulet Finalists: Pat O'Brien, Morgan Spurlock In Running

    As Pat O'Brien might tell you, his mustache is "so fucking hot." But is it hot enough? ​Today nineteen men share the honor of being named finalists for the Robert Goulet Memorial Mustached American of the Year. On December 4, one man (and his lip hair) will stand apart when he's announced the winn ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 17, 2010

    Five Reasons The Cardinals Should Trade for Cliff Lee*

    Image sourceWouldn't Cliff Lee look nice in Cardinal red?​In case you haven't been paying attention these past three games, the Mariners stink.It's a special kind of stink too. They run into outs on the bases, commit costly errors, blow saves and generally suck at hitting. Just think of an ugly wa ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 7, 2010

    2010 MLB Draft: A Mock Draft You Can Set Your Watch To

    It's Christmas in June! ​Finally, Draft Day is here, and I'm as giddy as a small child the day before Christmas, shaking all the packages and trying to figure out what might be in that really big one with my name on it. Unfortunately, no amount of shaking or clever examination of the boxes is goin ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 20, 2010

    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 >>

  • Blogs

    October 7, 2009

    Back In the Saddle (Hopefully, Anyway)

    For the past couple of weeks, I've been feeling really kind of rough. Not sick, necessarily, but just not all that well. Every few days, I would feel a little better, but then the next day it would be right back down. I had a hell of a time mustering the wherewithall to complete much of anything. No ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 9, 2009

    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. 

  • Blogs

    March 6, 2009

    Baseball Card of the Week: Insert Fat Joke Here

    Hooray! The Cardinals are no longer cheap, grasping bastards who refuse to part with their ill-gotten gains to put a winning team on the field! Wait, that isn't what this means? Oh. Well, never mind then. Yes, I realize he isn't CC Sabathia. About the same size, though, so there's that, right? ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 24, 2008

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

    Hooray! The Cardinals are no longer cheap, grasping bastards who refuse to part with their ill-gotten gains to put a winning team on the field! Wait, that isn't what this means? Oh. Well, never mind then. Yes, I realize he isn't CC Sabathia. About the same size, though, so there's that, right? ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 9, 2008

    Prediction: Dodgers Win Pennant in Five Games

    Hooray! The Cardinals are no longer cheap, grasping bastards who refuse to part with their ill-gotten gains to put a winning team on the field! Wait, that isn't what this means? Oh. Well, never mind then. Yes, I realize he isn't CC Sabathia. About the same size, though, so there's that, right? ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 15, 2008

    Ten of Baseball's Unforgettable Wild Card Teams

    Hooray! The Cardinals are no longer cheap, grasping bastards who refuse to part with their ill-gotten gains to put a winning team on the field! Wait, that isn't what this means? Oh. Well, never mind then. Yes, I realize he isn't CC Sabathia. About the same size, though, so there's that, right? ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 18, 2008

    Baseball Card of the Week: Kyle Lohse Rookie Card

    Hooray! The Cardinals are no longer cheap, grasping bastards who refuse to part with their ill-gotten gains to put a winning team on the field! Wait, that isn't what this means? Oh. Well, never mind then. Yes, I realize he isn't CC Sabathia. About the same size, though, so there's that, right? ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 27, 2008

    Baseball Card of the Week: Tom Brunansky

    Hooray! The Cardinals are no longer cheap, grasping bastards who refuse to part with their ill-gotten gains to put a winning team on the field! Wait, that isn't what this means? Oh. Well, never mind then. Yes, I realize he isn't CC Sabathia. About the same size, though, so there's that, right? ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 10, 2008

    2008 Cardinals Draft Pick Analysis

    Hooray! The Cardinals are no longer cheap, grasping bastards who refuse to part with their ill-gotten gains to put a winning team on the field! Wait, that isn't what this means? Oh. Well, never mind then. Yes, I realize he isn't CC Sabathia. About the same size, though, so there's that, right? ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 16, 2008

    Cards Blog: Tampa Bay Rays are Doormats No Longer

    Hooray! The Cardinals are no longer cheap, grasping bastards who refuse to part with their ill-gotten gains to put a winning team on the field! Wait, that isn't what this means? Oh. Well, never mind then. Yes, I realize he isn't CC Sabathia. About the same size, though, so there's that, right? ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 16, 2008

    Cards Blog: Tampa Bay Rays are Doormats No Longer

    Hooray! The Cardinals are no longer cheap, grasping bastards who refuse to part with their ill-gotten gains to put a winning team on the field! Wait, that isn't what this means? Oh. Well, never mind then. Yes, I realize he isn't CC Sabathia. About the same size, though, so there's that, right? ... More >>

  • Dining

    October 24, 2007

    The Original Hooters Wing Breading; The Original Hooters Wing Sauce (Hot); Schnucks Natural Chicken Wings; Crisco All Natural Pure Vegetable Oil

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  • Blogs

    May 15, 2007

    The Jeff Weaver Wire Watch -- Special Sidney Ponson Edition!

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  • Blogs

    May 15, 2007

    The Jeff Weaver Wire Watch -- Special Sidney Ponson Edition!

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    3430 S. Grand Boulevard

  • Blogs

    November 30, 2006

    Pujols Remarks Lost in Translation?

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  • Blogs

    November 30, 2006

    Pujols Remarks Lost in Translation?

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    Schnucks
    3430 S. Grand Boulevard

  • Music

    July 5, 2006

    Yo! RFT Raps

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    3430 S. Grand Boulevard

  • News

    October 12, 2005

    Vacant Lots

    The Cards are in the playoffs. So why are there so many empty seats?

  • News

    July 27, 2005

    3 Nights in June

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

  • Film

    June 22, 2005

    1987 World Series: There's No Place Like Home (1987)

    Phyllis remembers a kinder, gentler Series

  • Calendar

    August 1, 2001

    Diamond in the Rough

    River City Rascals baseball means wacky promotions, no traffic jams, $2 hotdogs and never a bad seat

  • News

    June 28, 2000

    Getting What You Don't Pay For

    Success ruins some of baseball owners' most tearful tales

  • News

    April 19, 2000

    Card Sharks

    The St. Louis Cardinals want your money for their $370 million ballpark. But before the game begins, somebody needs to reshuffle the deck.

  • News

    January 12, 2000

    FIELD OF SCHEMES

    The strategy for a new baseball stadium includes enlisting the involvement of key downtown developers while limiting public say over subsidies

  • News

    November 17, 1999

    STADIUM MADNESS, PART 1

    The Cards hold all the cards as the propaganda machine fires up

  • News

    May 5, 1999

    Foul Ball

    Whitey Herzog takes a vicious swing at money-driven modern baseball, where only the wealthy win -- and the fans always lose

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