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Bryan Anderson is officially listed as a “pinch hitter” becausehe hasn’t played an “official” inning in the field – which is sure to change. Or maybe not.

While it’s sure to stand as one of the odder moments of Joe Mather’s career, his pitching performance in a 20-inning, 2-1 loss to the Mets on Saturday afternoon/night has him atop Google Trends this weekend.

Sports headline writers never cease to amaze us….and this headline from STLCardinals.com is no different.

Today’s big headline winner is STLCardinals.com, who threw their hat into the proverbial pun-enlaced headline ring that was previously dominated by the St. Louis Post-Dispatch.

In case you’re driving down Highway 40 and somehow forget that you’re NOT in the self-proclaimed “Baseball Heaven”…

The Cardinals have *finally* released information regarding the annual “Pooches in the Park” event at Busch Stadium. It’s about doggone time. Hey-o.

We haven’t seen tiger stripes on someone’s head since the 5th grade…but they managed to find their way into the Home Opener festivities on Monday at Busch Stadium.

We’ll be posting and updating various nuggets of 2010 Home Opener goodness as we cover the events in and around Busch Stadium throughout the day, so don’t be a stranger. Stop on by frequently, kids.

Not to be outdone by the play-on-word titles dominating the Cardinals headlines over the past few weeks, the Rams headline writer over at the St. Louis Post-Dispatch decided to get a little giggy this weekend.

Groupon.com released a coupon today good for 50% off at Jim Edmonds Steakhouse. Half-off at Half-Shirt’s.