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Couple of things to kill some time on this Thursday afternoon…
-Just in time for the big Arch Rivalry this weekend, the September edition of St. Louis Sports Magazine has been released. Luckily for you, you can read it right here on the internet. Swear to god .
-As we previewed last week , this past Sunday saw some of the most highly skilled athletes going head-to-head against ...
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MLB
Busch Stadium
The Birds are done with Milwaukee for the 2008 regular season. They finished 5-10 against Milwaukee this season. Remember that fact - you’ll need it later. We’re going to pull a little Scooby Doo flashback magic later in this post.
This morning, we noted that some casual fans may have turned off last night’s game in the 7th inning - after Joe Mather popped out to ...
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MLB
Result: 5-3 Cards win over the Brewers ( gamelink )
A Closer Look Through Bob Horner’s Coke Bottles:
In his second start since coming off the DL, starter Adam Wainwright went 6 innings - giving up 8 hits and 3 earned runs, while striking out 2 and walking zippo. The Cards posted four runs in the eighth inning to come from behind and drop the NL Wild Card-leading Brewers, 5-3, in ...
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MLB
Milwaukee Brewers
St. Louis Cardinals
Albert Pujols
After the Cardinals got a 6th inning homer from Ryan Ludwick to get on the scoreboard, they scratched and clawed their way back in the 7th down 3-1. Alas, they stranded the bases loaded and Milwaukee pitcher Carlos Villanueva celebrated with a little too much venom directed at the Cardinals dugout. Naturally, the man who was stranded in the on-deck circle after Joe Mather’s ...
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MLB
Albert Pujols
Ryan Ludwick
Game Result: Brewers 12, Cardinals 0
Standings: 4.5 behind Milwaukee for the Wild Card, 33,897 behind the Cubs for 1st in the Central
Milwaukee won its 5th straight at Busch Stadium III, with mucho RBI from Braun (2), Kendall (3), Fielder (2) and Hall (2). All told they finished with 12 runs on 16 hits. The Cards committed two errors and Todd Wellemeyer fell into some poor luck in the ...
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MLB
St. Louis Cardinals
Brian Jordan
J.D. Drew
Well, Busch Stadium played host to some playoff atmosphere baseball for about 6 innings last night and then you could say that things turned a bit ugly. So ugly that after Ryan Braun’s two-run homerun to make it 5-0 in the 7th inning, I was disgusted enough to throw in the towel and watch some ridiculous reality show on MTV the rest of the night.
Of course, that was probably a wise ...
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Milwaukee Brewers
So what exactly got into the Rams over the weekend?
After generating next to no buzz in their hometown throughout training camp and looking as futile as ever in their first two preseason games, the indifference towards the Rams just weeks before the regular season kicked off was stunning.
But on Saturday night, the previously inept preseason offense actually stepped up and looked ...
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NFL
St. Louis Rams
In the build-up to this weekend’s unofficial “Bragging Rights” game, Mizzou is sifting through some serious preseason publicity. It’s not exactly unexpected, but it’s still unfamiliar territory for fans and players alike (don’t worry, it’s totally cool for me to speak for the players).
ESPN.com published their bowl projections yesterday and for the ...
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NCAA Football
Missouri Tigers
Mel Kiper
Chase Daniel
The picture below is of Atlanta first baseman, Martin Prado, diving into the first row of the Busch Stadium seats on Sunday afternoon. There’s probably 3-4 jokes surrounding the guy with his pants pulled six inches above his belly button…but we’re going to be mature and avoid that.
Excuse the pun, but let’s *dive* right into the links. Hey-oooo.
On Monday, ...
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Busch Stadium
Since Sebek got “flashback” duties today, I’ve pulled out yet another column from the “break in case there isn’t a game to talk about” vault - the preview column. But this isn’t just any preview, this is a preview of what may be the most critical two games of the year for the Cardinals.
On Tuesday night, the Cardinals welcome the scorching hot ...
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MLB
Milwaukee Brewers
Ben Sheets
As is the case around internet blogville, when the home team has an off-day, it’s customary to develop some sort of impromptu list, ranking system, or flashback. We spun the wheel, and it landed on “flashback”. Here goes nothing.
Anthony Reyes (Cleveland Indians)
In the post CC Sabathia era, old Iron Cap is getting Cleveland excited about their pitching staff once ...
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Toronto Blue Jays
Cleveland Indians
Jim Edmonds
Over the weekend, we had a St. Louis media shakeup as Team 1380 released Randy Karraker and producer Ken “Iggy” Strode in a cost-cutting move. While it clearly illustrates the cutthroat nature of the enigmatic STL radio market, it also created a question I have for Post-Dispatch Media Views columnist Dan Caesar: you wrote two columns this weekend about “media” and none ...
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MLB
Dan Patrick
Tony La Russa
This past Monday, several Chicago Cubbies spent their off day at the All State Arena for WWE Monday Night Raw. After getting a chance to visit backstage, the man with the filthy slider [slash] horribly annoying glove fidget and reliever Bob Howry stopped by the new Intercontinental Champion’s home, better known as Santino’s Casa.
If you’re unfamiliar with Santino Marella, ...
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MLB
Bob Howry
Ryan Dempster
Chicago Cubs
St. Louis Cardinals
Yesterday was a big day for me. After months of holding off due to no reason other than sheer laziness, I finally had my dish system upgraded to High Definition. And just as the others had told me I would, I sat on the couch and watched a 30 minute show on space balloons for no other reason than to marvel at the picture that was coming from my TV. But I’ll know I’ve really made ...
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NFL
Watching the Olympics for the past two weeks from the comfort of our living rooms, it’s nearly impossible not to imagine what it would be like to be an athlete who has trained for something their entire life and then received the opportunity to compare themselves to the best of the best.
Most of us regular schmoes can only dream of having the skill and dedication to compete at such a ...
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MLB
When it comes to using an arsenal of nicknames for the hometown ball club, we’re as guilty as anyone. Redbirds, Birds, Birdinals, Cards, Cardbirds. The list goes on and on, and gets increasingly ridiculous from there.
But, given the wide array of promotions and demotions on this year’s squad, extreme caution should be used when using an alternate name for ...
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MLB
St. Louis Cardinals
Game Result: Cardinals 11, Pirates 2
Standings: 71-58, 2.5 games behind Brewers, 7.5 behind Cubs
The interchangable cleanup hitter Rick Ankiel hit his 24th bomb of the season and Jason LaRue had a homer and three RBI as the Cards split a stupid two game series with the Pirates. The Cards scored 11 runs on 13 hits and earned five walks while only stranding six runners.
A Closer Look ...
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MLB
St. Louis Cardinals
Albert Pujols
Todd Wellemeyer
Steven Jackson has ended his holdout. Whew. I think I wet myself. If Mr. Jackson thought the Rams fans weren’t up to snuff last year, I can’t imagine what he’s going to think of this year’s version. Look out .
Now that Steven has joined the party, at least he can go back to cordially inviting people once again.
The Cardinals take Game 2 from the Pirates, and ...
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MLB
Steven Jackson
St. Louis Rams
The Cardinals are fortunate to have a nice list of “storied” managers to grace their dugout over the years. Especially among the fans under 40, the argument for “greatest manager” usually consists of a battle between #24 and #10, Herzog and La Russa, respectively.
While La Russa’s legacy certainly is heightened by the “2006 World Champions” flag ...
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Busch Stadium
Score: Pirates 4, Cardinals 1
Record: 70-58
Wild Card Standings: 2.5 GB
Division Standings: Stop looking, they’re not winning the Division
A closer look through standard flip-on sunglasses
If boring games are your thing, last night was awesome. The Pirates jumped on Braden Looper for a run in the 1st inning and that concluded the scoring until the ninth came around. ...
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