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The Cardinals Just May Have Changed The Game As We Know It [Real Men Of Genius]
Published 6/24/2008 by Rick Chandler at Deadspin
... And of course it is not allowed to leave the ballpark, as bad things can happen to a man on a motorized cooler out on the mean streets, as we learned just recently. But the more I examine it, this looks suspiciously like a factory-made Cruzin Cooler to me. Yet Isringhausen supposedly said he made it himself. Sen. Arlen Specter, the ball's in your court. (In case you think that the La Russa DUI angle has been neglected here, don't worry; Sports By Brooks has you covered). The Law Finally Catches Up With the Cruzin Cooler ...

Cardinals bullpen now proud owners of a cruising cooler
Published 6/24/2008 at Big League Stew
My man Brooks sent along this story with the following qualifier: "Duk'll love this." He knows me too well. Down in St. Louis, reliever Jason Isringhausen has purchased a motorized cooler so that the 'pen's drinks can be transported between the dugout and outfield in a more efficient manner. From the StLToday BlogZone: “My job as the rookie is to carry the drinks out in the cooler, so [Isringhausen] said I got to make sure I’m out there in style,” says rookie reliever Kyle ...

Kerry Wood Gets Flippant in Bullpen
Published 6/30/2008 by Larry Brown at Larry Brown Sports
We’ve all heard about players getting pretty crazy in the bullpen. They’re just sitting out there for inning on end, in need of entertainment just like the rest of us. Sometimes they’ll look at naked pictures of girls, other times they’ll create new technological devices to keep busy. And in rare occasions, you might actually catch them flipping off their bullpen mates. And if you’re really lucky, you’ll catch it on national television: Thanks to Awful Announcing for spotting that one. Man, what a sharp eye. Hopefully ...