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Go vote for FredBird, but take it easy on Parrot personally. He’s never been the same since the steel mill closed.
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STLSportsMag — ... says “play ball”?  That’s pretty much the equivalent of the IOC’s “probe” into whether China was lying about their gymnasts age.  [Yahoo Sports] With Ryan Ludwick, Tony LaRussa has a tool he can deploy pretty much anywhere in the lineup [STL Cardinals] The Americans will be out for revenge when they take on Argentina in basketball today [Fourth Place Medal] C’mon people, don’t let Fredbird down [Cardinals Diaspora] If you’re a Mizzou football season ticket holder and ...

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