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While the last Friday’s Willie McGeefest at Busch Stadium was apropos, we especially appreciated the mid-80′s vibe that proliferated throughout the building.  The Cardinals wore pullover jerseys and beltless pants, circa 1985.  Fredbird threw on some baby blue threads.  Vince Coleman and Ozzie Smith were in the house to partake in the McGee festivities.  And [...]

Dear Oklahoma, Yeah, we know that you smoked Missouri in two consecutive Big 12 championship games, one of which scrapped any plans Tigers fans had for a BCS title game in 2007.  We also know that you had Sam Bradford as the quarterback of an offense that racked up a tidy 100 points in those [...]

On Thursday, the St. Louis Blues released their team slogan for the ’11-’12 season. Allow us to stop here and give everyone a chance for the marketing campaign to soak in for a second. “Don’t Stop Believing” That’s right, as in the title of Journey’s seminal anthem from the album “Escape”.  We found it an [...]

Tonight is a big night at Busch Stadium, people. It has nothing to do with the flailing team or the fact that the Long Haul Bombers will be crushing softballs into the upper deck 30 minutes before the first pitch. It’s because tonight is the night the Cardinals give away the coveted Willie McGee bobblehead doll.  Willie [...]

When Tony LaRussa motioned to the bullpen to bring Skip Schumaker to the mound in the 9th inning of last night’s trainwreck, it inducted Skip into the elite class of Cardinals blowout pitchers. Those brave souls who LaRussa has leaned on as a gimmick that, as last night demonstrated, can result in standing ovations despite [...]

The SI Vault, an offspring of Sports Illustrated that regularly posts photos from magazine yesteryear, is one of the best things going on the internet.  Sort of a digital time capsule, as it were. Yesterday, the SI Vault posted 28 photographs of athletes from their high school yearbooks.  While regular media favorites such as Brett [...]

As Matt Sebek noted yesterday, Mizzou’s coach who has yet to coach a game at Mizzou (that’s his official title in our book) Frank Haith is steadily creeping towards villain status before he’s ever taken to the sidelines for the Tigers. The recent accusations of his involvement in the payment of Miami recruits as reported [...]

Unimaginably, things have gotten worse for Frank Haith.  Like, a lot worse.  Details are still sketchy, but Haith’s name was included in last week’s revelation about the University of Miami athletic department.  This revelation/debacle included compensation for college athletes across the spectrum.  And by, “across the spectrum” we mean, “from money…to free hookers and subsequent [...]

According to Rick Hummel of the Post-Dispatch and ten other guys from various outlets that also attended John Mozeliak’s press conference this afternoon, Shelby Miller, the Cardinals top pitching prospect, has been suspended indefinitely. Mozeliak said Miller had been suspended for a “violation of team policy” and that the incident occurred last week.  The Cardinals [...]

On July 31st, Busch Stadium ushers arrived at work assuming that the Sunday night game between the Cardinals and Cubs would be another day at the ballpark.  Demand to view ticket stubs, attend to a few people smoked in the noggin’ by foul balls, and yell at some bleacher fanatics for yelling too loudly.  In [...]