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Who am I? Name that Cardinal

Dennis McHawes — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 14:24:37 +0000

The game of baseball is full of stats, comparisons and iconic moments. The faithful followers of the Cardinal Nation embrace our rich history. We have had some of the all time greats that have played the game. We have had the record holders and the record breakers. We have witnessed some of baseball’s most iconic moments. As baseball fans we have resolved to the fact that records are made to be broken. It is part of the excitement of the game. But, we also love those iconic moments. Those moments that generates the talks of “do you remember” or “did you see”. Well, today’s edition of “Who am I? Name the Cardinal” is about one of those iconic moments. … [visit site to read more]

2012 Winter Warm Up and who wasn’t there

Dennis McHawes — Mon, 16 Jan 2012 14:28:24 +0000

Downtown St. Louis once again was covered in an ocean of Cardinal red this weekend. The Birds hosted their 16^th annual Winter Warm Up. It is a way for the fans to meet some of their favorites, if they are willing to stand in the autograph lines, talk baseball and basically get their winter fix for Cardinal activities until Spring Training kicks off. I had an opportunity to attend the Warm Up this week and take in the sights and sounds. … [visit site to read more]

Who am I ? Name that Cardinal

Dennis McHawes — Mon, 09 Jan 2012 12:29:29 +0000

As Cardinal fans we have been treated with countless highlights, wins and breathtaking moments. We are lucky. It’s not like we are Cubs fans. We all have our favorite moment or moments. That play, hit or pitch that we will always remember. Many of those were made by the “Superstars”. It was the big player making the big play. Most of us can see Bruce Sutter striking out Gorman Thomas to win the 1982 World Series. We can see Ozzie Smith and Jack Clark’s homeruns in the 1985 NLCS. We can see Lou Brock sliding into second base setting the stolen base record, McGwire’s 61^st. 62^nd and 70^th homeruns and Pujols’ s monster shot off of Brad Lidge in the play offs. … [visit site to read more]