10 Mar
The Cardinals take on the Washington Nationals today, hoping to improve on the poor start to Spring Training. The club should get a lift from Albert Pujols, who will DH in his first action since Saturday. The star slugger missed the previous two games due to back problems.
Allen Craig will be filling in at first [...]
Posted in Cardinals, Craig, Duncan, Penny, Pujols by: Ryne Gery
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05 Mar
Sometimes, it’s hard to realize you are witnessing history. It often takes years for it all to sink in. We are prisoners of the moment in sports. This guy is the greatest ever. That team is the best I ever saw. It’s easy to lose perspective on the past and the present. As prisoners of [...]
Posted in Cardinals, Pujols by: Ryne Gery
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25 Feb
It’s 1987. A young, skinny kid from California bursts onto the baseball scene for the Oakland Athletics. The kid is Mark McGwire. The ball explodes off his bat, leaving teammates, fans, and opponents in awe. He finishes the season with a rookie record 49 home runs to go with a .289 batting average and 118 [...]
Posted in Cardinals, McGwire, Pujols by: Ryne Gery
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02 Feb
As part of the United Cardinal Bloggers recent project, I will add my take to the all-decade team of the 2000s. It was a great decade for the Redbirds, as the franchise made the playoffs seven times, won the NL Central division title seven times, was crowned NL champs twice, and of course, won the [...]
Posted in Cardinals, Jim Edmonds, Ludwick, Molina, Pete Rose, Pujols by: Ryne Gery
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30 Jan
As the Super Bowl nears, Peyton Manning is preparing his team to capture another ring in Miami. He is coming off another impressive year, leading his team to 14 regular season wins despite losing longtime coach Tony Dungy and go-to receiver Marvin Harrison. It was the Colts seventh consecutive season with 12 or more victories. [...]
Posted in Cardinals, Pujols by: Ryne Gery
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