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News broke last night that the Cardinals negotiations with Albert Pujols took a blow earlier this month when GM John Mozeliak informed Pujols’ agent Dan Lozano and Cardinals owner Bill DeWitt that a large portion of the money allocated for the historic contract extension had been spent on a personal shopping spree. Mozeliak reportedly spent [...]

An inspirational message from Bernie Federko: “The sports world has been rocked over the past few seasons, when the most trusty multi-player celebration tactic – the high five – was effectively replaced by alternatives such as the fist bump and the “jump n’ bump”. As a result, I’ve made it my quest – no, my [...]

Our cyber homie Erik Manning over at the Cardinals blog “Play a Hard Nine” steered us in the direction of a fantastic Lego representation of Wrigley Field. We’re not quite sure why we’re just now seeing this masterpiece, because it was created over a year ago.  Specifically, the pictorial progression of this creation is fantastic.  [...]

Around the JoeSportsFan corporate offices, the code name for the Cardinals’ annual Winter Warm-up is “Operation Jersey Hunt“. With Opening Day well over two months away and many current/former players in the building, fans leverage the opportunity to dust off prized personalized jerseys and use their wardrobe as a billboard for self-expression. There are also [...]

You stroll into the Cardinals Winter Warmup with $20 burning a hole in your pocket.  You’re $150 shy of getting Albert’s autograph, so that’s out.   Sure you could get the entire bullpen’s autograph for $20, but there are so many other treasures to snatch up.  It’s time to rummage around the memorabilia room. After hours [...]

As we patiently wait for Albert Pujols contract updates to leisurely trickle out of the Cardinals’ Winter Warm-up festivities this weekend, it’s time to get serious. Like, Sarah McLachlan serious. So take a seat, dim the lights and grab your “Best Fans in Baseball” hankie as we envision the potential kick-to-the-groin pain that *could* be [...]

While I’m not much of a salesman in the world of online auction houses, I’d have to believe that one of the key selling points is not to lay out a description of your item that mangles the name you’re trying to sell. In other words, if you’re trying to sell a jersey featuring the name and [...]

As if the giant stomach tattoo of Yadier Molina wasn’t enough to claim your allegiance to the home team, now there’s an exclusive club.  In the week leading up to the Winter Warm-up, the Cardinals traditionally release information regarding the new season’s “Cardinals Nation” membership. This week was no different. Truth be told, the membership [...]

If Sabermetrics had a stat that rated teams based on names that are custom made for a pun-a-licious headline, the Cardinals would be stacked.  On the roster, names like Freese, Carpenter, and  “Skip” are sitting on a platter just waiting to be arranged into a clever play-on-words.  But perhaps the golden boy of that club [...]

It’s a well-known fact in the Busch Stadium press room that one must read Tony La Russa’s post-game mood and ask questions accordingly. Just swept the Cubs?  You’re probably okay to ask Tony abut pinch-hitting for Rasmus in the bottom of the eighth. Just got one-hit by Paul Maholm and the Pirates? You probably want [...]