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The Offseason—St. Louis Cardinals Style

 
The Philadelphia Phillies won the World Series less than two weeks ago, and yet it seems like we haven’t watched baseball in months. This is the time of year I have to suffer through the other professional sports, getting by on college football, and counting the days until pitchers and catchers report. I share this sentiment: “People ask me what I do in winter when there’s no baseball. I’ll tell you what I do. I stare out the window and wait for spring.” - Rogers Hornsby If you’re anything like me, you spend a ton of time each winter day scouring the internet for the latest baseball news, hoping your team made a splash in the free agent market, or landed a coveted player in trade. You spend a lot of time contemplating who’ll be invited to Spring Training, how the injured players are recovering, and how the roster might shape up. Well Cardinal fans, I’ll be on top of it all winter, and will do my best to pass on all the information to you. You can ... (link)

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