22 Jan
Some Cards news and notes heading into the weekend:
-Former Cardinals find new homes: Rick Ankiel is on his way to Kansas City; Joel Pineiro is ready to fly with the Angels; Khalil Greene is now on the Rangers roster. Both gave St. Louis great seasons, but it was time for both to move on. Ankiel [...]
Posted in Ankiel, McGwire by: Ryne Gery
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11 Jun
Coming off one of the worst stretches of Cardinal baseball I’ve ever witnessed, the Redbirds came to my town in hopes of getting back on track against the Marlins. I was in attendance for all three games of the series.
Game one was a nail biter that ended badly with a walk off homer from Jeremy [...]
Posted in Ankiel, Franklin, Motte, Pineiro, Pujols, Rasmus, Wellemeyer by: mikewest
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10 May
Sure it’s the Cincinnati Reds, but the Cardinals couldn’t have drawn a tougher assignment. In a three game series, they had to face three of the better starting pitchers in the National League in Johnny Cueto, Aaron Harang, and Edinson Volquez. Not an easy task for any team, but the Redbirds gave it a shot, [...]
Posted in Ankiel, Glaus, Lohse, Pineiro, Wainwright by: mikewest
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08 Apr
After my trip to St. Louis for another exciting (but dissappointing) Opening Day, and being on an airplane during last night’s game, I was pretty excited to watch my first Cardinal telecast tonight. More on my trip in a minute.
The Cards were hoping to get a solid performance from tonight’s starter Todd Wellemeyer en route [...]
Posted in Ankiel, Carpenter, Duncan, Franklin, Freese, Hrabosky, La Russa, Miller, Rasmus, Thompson, Wellemeyer by: mikewest
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31 Mar
I ran across the official music video for Michael Tolcher’s “Speed Feels Better” today, and thought I’d pass it along, because for those who have yet to see it, the video features a few professional athletes, including our own Rick Ankiel. Enjoy!
Posted in Ankiel, video by: mikewest
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