Whipple’s Baseball Journey: Day 1

Cards in a Funk

C70 At The Bat found this 5/14/2008 on mikeonthecards.com

And it continues. After last night’s loss to Pittsburgh, the Cardinals are now 22-18, and have won only one game in their last seven. Chicago and Houston both lost last night too, so no ground was given up in the standings. Remember during ...

Was Villone the best option?

C70 At The Bat found this 5/14/2008 on perfectknight.blogspot.com

It sucks when you fight back from an initial 2-0 deficit to tie the game in the eighth, then lose in extra innings. I didn't realize that Villone was the guy tagged for 4 ER in the 10th until seeing the highlights (lowlights?) on ESPN. Which got me ...

Keith Olbermann to Pen 5-Part Series on Topps Cards

Maury posted 5/15/2008 from www.bizofbaseball.com

It was announced today that MSNBC anchor, SABR member, and all-around baseball fanatic, Keith Olbermann will tell the inside story of three decades' worth of Topps proof cards in a five-part, serialized feature to debut with the May 30 issue of Sports Collectors Digest on newsstands May 15. Readers will be treated to a narrative of nearly 30 years of baseball card lore told by Olbermann, an ...

GM Jim Hendry confident Jim Edmonds will help Cubs -- ChicagoSports.com

Sharapova's Thigh found this 5/15/2008 on chicagosports.chicagotribune.com

| Tribune reporter 11:05 PM CDT, May 14, 2008 By taking a gamble that Jim Edmonds still can be a productive center fielder and hitter, Cubs general manager Jim Hendry knew he was inviting criticism from fans who have invested a lot of time loathing ...

Cub fan gets Jalapen-owned by Cardinals fans

Richie Rich posted 5/15/2008 from homerderby.com

May 4 - Before the Cubs-Cards game at Busch Stadium a Cub fan and a Cardinal fan square off in a Jalapeno eating contest. Via some skullduggery, the Cards fan wins handily. With VIDEO