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When it comes to the mascots of area teams, Louie (Blues), Truman (Mizzou), the Billiken (SLU) and Rampage (Rams) know that it’s wise to stay on their own turf.  In the underground power struggle that is men wearing giant animal costumes, the boss in this town is and always has been Fredbird. As legend has [...]

Every Tuesday, we’ll dip into our bag of nostalgia for a segment entitled, “We Remember.” We debut this weekly column with one of the best moments from 1985′s “Heck of a Year” Cardinals seasonal montage.  Sure, it featured all of the Whitey, Willie and Ozzie you can handle…but it also featured one extremely memorable cameo [...]

Do you have a friend that traditionally outworks your other friends?  Or perhaps you have a coworker that doesn’t have as much God-given talent as your other coworkers, but doesn’t mind getting his hands dirty to get the job done. Let them know you appreciate their tenacity by sending them an exclusive St. Louis Cardinals [...]

May 17 Cool Papa Bell (1903) The Negro League legend started his career with the St. Louis Stars in 1922 and ultimately died in St. Louis at the age of 87 in his home that is located on what is now called James “Cool Papa” Bell Avenue.  According to the oft-recited legends, Cool Papa was [...]

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It became official last week that Mizzou forward Kimmie English withdrew his name from the 2011 NBA draft consideration.  Some believe it’s because he had limited chances of being selected after a frustrating season, and while that may be valid, it doesn’t take into account the collateral damage he may have caused by heading out [...]

This morning, St. Louis was greeted to an “interesting” front page of the Post-Dispatch featuring Albert Pujols wearing a Cubs uniform.  Since you, like most of the Metro area, don’t get a daily newspaper, you can see a photo of it here (via Derrick Goold). This attention-grabbing comes on the heels of an Albert Pujols [...]

Joe Pettini knew that being a manager in the Majors wasn’t going to be easy.  But he didn’t fully understand the physical pressure placed on someone in his position during the postgame media crush. And when we say pressure, we don’t mean the pyschological effect, we mean the kind of stress that can be experienced [...]

Undoubtedly, one of the most unusual personalized jerseys we’ve seen at Busch Stadium is pictured below. Truthfully, we gave her the benefit of the doubt.  After all, “Hooker” could be a real last name.  Well, then we spotted her with this friend.  And then this friend. Classy stuff.  We won’t be fooled again.  But it [...]

After Kyle McClellan bumped his record to 5-0 in his first season as a full time starter, it’s only natural to begin considering his transition from the bullpen to the rotation a success. It’s certainly early but yesterday he offered up his most dominant outing, going 8 innings and allowing just 1 run, not bad [...]