This will be brief since I’m on my lunch hour. After resigning some Cardinal players (Edmonds/Spezio) from last year, the Cards made some moves. In case you missed it somehow, the Cards have signed the following players:
Adam Kennedy 2B
Kip Wells back-of-rotation starter
Gary Bennet backup C
Eli Marrero minor league utility player
I’m am very pleased by everyone of [...]
Card’s 1st Nonroster Moves
Being On The Team
There is so much the average fan doesn’t know. If you don’t believe that, turn on any sports related talk radio show. People propose trades and free agent signings as if they were still kids trading baseball cards. They report of the correct batting stance a struggling hitter should try instead of his current one [...]
Turkey Hangovers and *Of The Year* Awards
Well it’s “BLACK FRIDAY“, A.K.A the day after most of America gorged themselves on turkey and all the fixins. I hope all of you out there got to at least enjoy yourselves a little bit. I for one know how terribly awkward, annoying, frustrating, and down right brutal big family dinners can be. And yesterday started [...]
Eating Crow. $100 Million Dollar Payrolls. And the return of the Imperial.
I am sure glad I am not a betting man. At least not on football games. And I hope no one took what I wrote yesterday as gospel.
Year End Awards, And The Big Game.
Well, it’s that time of year again. All the *Of The Year* awards are being given out. So far, the AL/NL Rookies & Managers of the year have been given out. And the AL/NL Cy Young awards as well. We only have the MVP’s of both leagues left and they are coming next week. As [...]
I thought this was cool
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The Silent HotStove Topic
There’s a lot of analysis of statistics during the hotstove season and many, many, many scenarios are tossed around. People make a case for their latest trade theory and then others knock it down or support it. There is one thing that is not discussed too much however. What kind of influence does the professional [...]
A (fake) Interview w/Dusty Baker
HUGECARDSFAN (HCF henceforth): Dusty Baker – Former manager of the San Francisco Giants and the Chicago Cubs. Sixteen years in the major leagues. National League All-Star in 1981 and 1982. World Series winner in 1981. Quite a career you’ve made for yourself. Welcome, and thank you for sitting down with us.
Dusty Baker (DB henceforth): Errr, [...]
Edmonds, Duncan, Swarley – oh my
Swarley is gay? Democrats take over the world? Somehow, my world makes less sense than it did a week ago.
I told you this would be a blog about anything and everything. And like it or not, Swarley being gay,and the Liberal Media pushing the Dems into power was a hot topic for the week. [...]
2006 WS/Season Recap
As promised here are my thoughts on the 2006 World Series Champion St.Louis Cardinals. So sit back, relax, grab a cup of your favorite beverage, and enjoy.
IT WAS BRUTAL. THEY STARTED OFF GREAT. APRIL AND MAY WERE RECORD SETTING MONTHS. ALBERT WAS JUST OUT OF THIS WORLD. THE PITCHING WAS STELLAR. IT SEAMED LIKE [...]
