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Jack Clark: Still Hating On The Mets
Back in the days of the old National League East, it was the St. Louis Cardinals that declared themselves mortal enemies of the New York Mets. But even time and realignment can't stop Jack Clark from holding a grudge. More »
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Comment by Karlifornia: Meanwhile, Dick Clark is hating on...huh? What's that Dick? I can't make it out. Here, Dick, write it down. 3 Responses | Other threads
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mlb
Khalil Greene Not Over Anxiety Problems
Greene—0 for his last 16 AB—is back on the DL with his "social anxiety disorder." Maybe he just needs time to grow a better mullet. [MLB.com]
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Comment by Gourmet Spud: How long until the whole league is on the DL with anxiety disorder, and the game is being played by... 3 Responses | Other threads
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mlb
The Definition Of A Team Player
Hey, at least they got him Mark DeRosa, right? Maybe someone better hide sharp objects from Leitch anyway.
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Comment by Cecil's Wielder: How the Cubs thought it was a good idea to swap De Rosa for Aaron Miles is a mystery I... 3 Responses | Other threads
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Ten Humans
How The Cardinals Could Lose Albert Pujols
I'm not sure people realize how possible it is that Albert Pujols won't be a Cardinal in three years. And every day, every loss, every solo Pujols homer, makes it a little more likely to happen. More »
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By Will LeitchComment by Phony Gwynn: Man, reading that paragraph about how Pujols has no protection and has to do everything himself was like I was... 4 Responses | Other threads
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mlb
What Is Wrong With Our Fragile Baseball Players?
Khalil Greene has been placed on the disabled list with an unspecified "social anxiety disorder" making him at least the third major leaguer to miss significant time with a similar complaint. That, my friends, is a TREND ALERT! So what the heck is going on here?
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Comment by X-tacle: Remember when steroids could help the players get over their slumps? Those were good times. 3 Responses | Other threads
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jim edmonds
Jim Edmonds: Cougar Bait
This not-so-young lady walked into the centerfelder's 15 Club in St. Louis with a little black dress and a white-stripped smile and walked out with a "Jim Edmonds Mowed My Lawn" t-shirt. [St. Louis Today]
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By DAULERIOComment by JohnnyDakotaStateU: i clicked the link. there are 31 pictures. through the first 25, i saw one "Yes". and the cougar with... 12 Responses | Other threads
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st. louis cardinals
Now, Is This Better Or Worse Than "Horry Kow?"
This shirt, worn at Busch Stadium by one cuddly Cardinal fan, was shown off proudly without security hassles. At least the fan with the "Cubs Suck" shirt was forced to turn his inside out. [JSF]
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By DAULERIOComment by Torgo Too Long: Pedroia represents me in the Lollipop Guild 4 Responses | Other threads
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mlb
What About His Face? Did Something Happen To Rick Ankiel's Face?
The Rickster was hospitalized after crashing face first into the center field wall last night. Doctors say he might not have been hurt at all if only he had kept the mustache. [Missourinet]
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Comment by wonderlic---myballs: In the morning if my face is a little puffy I'll put on an ice pack while doing stomach crunches.... 8 Responses | Other threads
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beer
Cardinals Fans Unable To Head For The Mountains
Busch Beer is apparently very hard to come by at Busch Stadium this season. And this is a problem somehow? [Riverfront Times]
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Comment by One Sack, Two Sack: That seems to be going around. For years I had trouble finding Pro Players at Pro Player Stadium. 7 Responses | Other threads
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baseball
Breaking: Some Sports Franchises More Equal Than Others
"Don't get me wrong I love America," a reader writes. Whatever Wen Ho, think I don't get my fill of pinkos whining about Fox over at Torture Points Memo? More »
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By MoeComment by Matt Sussman: Well, I guess there's one thing left to do. Commence DUAN at Jezebel.com at, let's say, 8:00 EST. Everyone synchronize your watches... 25 Responses | Other threads
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And Everything Was Going So Well For The Cardinals
The return of Chris Carpenter to the Cardinals' rotation was a brief one. DL likely. [St. Louis Post-Dispatch]
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By DAULERIOComment by Larry Horse: To all you Cardinals fans who made so much fun of Kerry Wood's fragility while he was a Cub: Karma's... 5 Responses | Other threads
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mlb
Savor This Moment, Because It May Never Happen Again
It's rare that one can say this and mean it, so one must make it count: Yesterday's victory over the White Sox gave the Kansas City Royals sole possession of first place in the AL Central. More »
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By Pete GainesComment by Fire Coach K: And this is why baseball blows -- unless you're a fan of the Yankees, Red Sox, Dodgers, et al. Fans... 10 Responses | Other threads
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mlb
Albert Pujols Is Calling For Backup
Albert Pujols wants the Cardinals to go after Manny Ramirez. You understand that there will be hell to pay if this fails to happen. [3:10 To Joba]
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Comment by UkraineNotWeak: Manny plus St. Louis Baby Back Ribs equals coronary by Memorial Day. 3 Responses | Other threads
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Wake up deadspin!
Meanwhile, At Busch Stadium ...
Got an image you'd like to see in here first thing in the morning? Send it to tips@deadspin.com. Subject: Morning crap. More »
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Comment by Disco Choo: Even though I have been a die-hard Cub fan my entire life (except from age 0-3 whilst I was suckling... 6 Responses | Other threads
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mlb
St. Louis GM Mixes It Up With Angry Cardinals Fans
Accountability. That's what the internet provides when it allows the general manager of a baseball team to take questions directly from fans—a great community building exercise that can only foster better communication. More »
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Comment by It's Mizz-OOR-eee dammit: For being the "Best Baseball Fans in America", Cards fans are a pathetic bunch. The guy is here as... 7 Responses | Other threads
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Comment by UkraineNotWeak: The Mets and Phillies combine will face or hace faced the Brewers seven times in September. Neither team has had... 4 Responses | Other threads
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mlb
You Will Never Think Of The Drew Brothers The Same Way Again
I've heard of Star Trek slash fiction, and Starsky & Hutch ... even Harry Potter. But baseball's Drew brothers? Why, Jesus? No, I don't have all the answers. But I would like to point out that the author at Live Journal is not twisted and sick, as one might expect. He's just a misunderstood artist trying to find his voice in a world that doesn't take fiction seriously. This anonymous fabulist has the same dreams as a young Hemingway or Steinbeck: To get a story into print. Well, that, and to have sloppy, primitive sex with a Drew brother.
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Comment by It's Mizz-OOR-eee dammit: Georgia boys will be Georgia boys. more » | Other threads
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MLB Closer
Jim Edmonds Jogs La Russa's Memory
Cubs outfielder Jim Edmonds has gotten past the drama of being traded from the Cardinals in the offseason. Or maybe not. After refusing to discuss his former manager, Tony La Russa, with the media, Edmonds proceeded to go two for four, both hits going yard in a 3-2 win over his ex-team. The game stretched to a tedious eleven innings with Cubs reliever Bob Howry getting the win. The loss was handed to the Cardinals Ryan Franklin with a bases loaded single by Henry Blanco to bring in the winning run. More »
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Comment by V for Vishnu: @KazMatsuisAnalFissure: Well, I guess they were pretty impressed with his brilliant performances last season in the playoffs. more » | Other threads
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phladelphia phillies
Unfortunately, Being An Unrepentant Moron Is Not A Crime
Last week, there was a horrible story about two female St. Louis Cardinals' fans who were struck by a car while crossing the street on the way home from the Cards-Phillies series at Citizens Bank Park. One of the women died due to her injuries. More »
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By DAULERIOComment by Billy Clyde Puckett: Fuck him. Seriously, he can die. more » | Other threads
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pining for darrell porter
On Vincent Gallo, Black Gallagher And Rotten.com Videos
This video has been online for about a year now, but I just saw it for the first time today. It's brutal, punishing and so uncalled for that it should come with a Tipper Gore warning. It's from 2001, when my immortal beloved Rick Ankiel was still struggling with his "control" and some minor league fans were letting him have it, and then some. It's like seeing other kids picking on your son; it's impossible to look at. More »
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By Will LeitchComment by Pardon_The_Bad_Post: Come on will. you walked in here unprepared and arrogant. you were sloppy. and i know why. you got... more » | Other threads
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Comment by HazelMaesLandingStrip: After the incident Wood was placed on the 60 Day DL with torn ligaments in both fingers. more » | Other threads
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purple prose
SuperYid Youkilis Drubs The Hardly Punchless RedBirds
Slate's Robert Weintraub, like many of us, loves the old purple prose of early 1900s sportswriting, the Grantland Rices, the men who painted epic tales of warriors, grizzled combatants and lardywarks too manly to wear gloves. In an occasional series, Weintraub writes about the week's best baseball game in the style of the vaunted sportswriters of yesteryear. This week: The Red Sox 13-inning win over the Cardinals on Sunday. More »
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By robert weintraubComment by KazMatsuisAnalFissure: @FoxHoundADAM: Are you implying that other MLB teams are actually relevant? /Northeastern fuckhead'd more » | Other threads
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real men of genius
The Cardinals Just May Have Changed The Game As We Know It
Dilemma: How to lug a cooler full of refreshing beverages to the bullpen each day without injuring certain medial collateral ligaments? Solution: The motorized cooler. Credit Cardinals' reliever Jason Isringhausen — who had to keep busy somehow while on the 15-day DL — with this upgrade of a regular cooler, which is driven from the Busch Stadium clubhouse to the bullpen before each game. More »
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Comment by WydrasArmy: The Giants made one for Barry Bonds last year but he complained that he kept getting "pricked" when he tried... more » | Other threads
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fenway park
We Enjoyed Fenway Park Almost As Much As Brendan Ryan
We know that Bostonians take a lot of heat around these parts — or pretty much anywhere in the world of sport these days — and we suspect they can take it; multiple championships will serve as balm to just about any wound. (Other, than, you know, maybe a gunshot.) But we're gonna compliment them anyway; everyone we and our parents met at Fenway Park this weekend were friendly and welcoming. And that's not easy to do when one's team is down 8-0 after two innings. More »
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By Will LeitchComment by WydrasArmy: I won a bet with Stay Away From Oprah for my Cards taking 2 of 3...I just wanted everyone to... more » | Other threads
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boston
Is Boston Ready To Host A Championship Celebration?
As mentioned last week, the Leitch family is heading to Fenway Park this Saturday — tentative pitching matchup: Josh Beckett vs. Mitchell Boggs. You're toast, Sox! — and we are hopeful that the Yawkey Way faithful will show us the appropriate respect. That is to say: We hope they won't throw anything heavy at us. If the Celtics can win either one of these two home games this week, we have to think they'll be in a good enough mood, right? Right? More »
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By Will LeitchComment by Chazz_Goodtimes: I think the fenway experience basically depends on where you're sitting and the mix in your section of regular fans,... more » | Other threads
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mlb closer
Cardinals Are Just Barely Hanging On
In George Carlin's noted examination of the differences between baseball and football, he describes baseball as "A 19th century pastoral game. Baseball begins in the spring; the season of new life. The idea is to go home. I just want to go home." True, for the most part; save for the occasional hard slide at second base. And then there is the play that doesn't seem like it should be involved in this game at all: The collision at the plate. It's the one play in baseball where all bets are off; where you can throw yourself at the catcher with the most malicious intent possible, and there isn't a court in the world that would convict you for it. Just ask the Cardinals' Yadier Molina about that. More » -
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A Pox, Ye Shall Receive Twenty Lashes
So you know what's a good baseball score? 6-4. Everyone scores a little, the game's close, and even with a runner on in the 9th, there's always a chance this beaut could be tied up. Know what's a bad score? 20-2. Those are the scores that make the casual fan cringe. Boy am I glad that's not my team. But if you are a Phillies fan, then 20-2 is probably just tops in your book — doubly so when you can score that many runs on the road. More »
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mlb closer
Pujols Breaks Down, Will Not Be Shot
We all know that Ken Griffey Jr. is injury prone, but is it communicable? No sooner had the Cardinals landed in Cincinnati than Albert Pujols pulled up lame — strained calf — and had to be taken off the field in a wheelbarrow. Earlier he had teamed with Super Friend Rick Ankiel for back-to-back homers, but now he's done for a while. Bad news for Will, good news for the Cubs. More »
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Dance Off!
Dancing Men Scare Busch Stadium Bleacher Crowd
We don't have any trips to Busch Stadium planned until August — by then, the damned Cubs will be 20 games up — but after watching this (silent) danceoff between Superman and Man With Tight Shorts, we're thinking we can take our time. More »
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By Will LeitchComment by WydrasArmy: I am embarrased as a Cardinals fan...I am embarrased as a guy who grew up in the St. Louis area...I... more » | Other threads
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The 1986 Cardinals Are In The World Series!
Excuse us one more time for the self-indulgence, but we are gleeful to report that our 1986 St. Louis Cardinals Strat-O-Matic team has reached the World Series. We're a little ashamed by how much joy this has brought us, but there it is. More »
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By Will LeitchComment by WydrasArmy: We lost to the Royals and the Twins...the ROYALS and the TWINS?!?!?!? I am sick to my stomach now... more » | Other threads
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jim edmonds
Man: The Edmonds Thing Is Really Happening
Augh ... man, the Cubs really did sign Jim Edmonds. Other than Pujols or Willie McGee signing with those guys, we can't imagine our brains hurting more than they do to see this. And we're sure Cubs fans don't feel any better about it. Proceed with extreme caution, Jim; Cards fans can no longer protect you, nor will they want to. More »
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By Will LeitchComment by Jay L.: He's just spying for La Russa. I'm sure they have a weekly conference call already scheduled. more » | Other threads
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mark mcgwire
Not Quite A Mark McGwire Sighting, But Close
It's been a while since we've seen Mark McGwire. Wait ... was that him at that Obama rally yesterday? OK, no, that wasn't him. But admit it: You wouldn't be surprised if he looked like this now.
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By LeitchComment by BelichickSpiesOnYou: Seriously, this isn't even funny enough to earn a commenter-ship on this site, let alone be linked as an item.... more » | Other threads
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Jim Edmonds To The Cubs? Nooooooooooo!
Through it all, through all the hamboning and declining skills, we Cardinals fans have always loved Jim Edmonds. How do you not love a guy who has tattoos of both Darryl Kile and Josh Hancock? But man, if he signs with the Cubs, as has been heavily rumored, we might have a problem. More » -
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Go Ozzie! Go Willie! Go Jack!
If you'll forgive us a brief moment of self-indulgence ... our daily obsession for the last few months paid off last night as our 1986 Strat-O-Matic St. Louis Cardinals won the National League East by one game over Baba Booey's New York Mets. (And two games over Doug Glanville's Philadelphia Phillies.) We have no idea how this happened, but we're doing backflips about it. And that is all. Sorry.
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By LeitchComment by MannysHeadStash: NO ONE CARES ABOUT YOUR FANTASY TEAM, someone once told me. /just kidding more » | Other threads
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Cubs-Cardinals: First Place In May Is On The Line!
Forgive us a little bit of that "favoritism" that so brands the blog world such a dangerous place ... but we're pretty freaking excited about the Cubs-Cardinals series this weekend. More » -
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The Obligatory Cardinals Post You've All Been Dreading
We know we're being idiots even discussing this, but we might not have the opportunity to point it out much longer: Our Cardinals are in first place and playing their asses off. More » -
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Jeff Weaver Finds Himself A Home
Who says Scott Boras has lost it? Sure, he bombed out the Alex Rodriguez negotiations, and he ended up putting Kyle Lohse, the supposed top free agent pitching name, in St. Louis at an extreme discount. But look at what he's done with Jeff Weaver! More »
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By LeitchComment by WydrasArmy: He will love his time in Nashville...which will be probably about 6 months... more » | Other threads
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mlb closer
It Is Not Wise To Anger Albert Pujols
Now this is what you like to see. Albert Pujols, immersed in controversy, steaming mad and clouting homers. The Cardinals ripping up the NL Central despite preseason predictions of Epic Fail. Tony La Russa, legally sober according to state law. On Wednesday, Pujols — perhaps angered by this post — exited his slump by blasting two homers as the Cardinals beat Houston 6-4 to win their third straight series. He's The Big Poo! More »
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By rickchandComment by The Professor: @quick: @Afino: @shea_guevara: You guys are famous!! more » | Other threads
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tony larussa
A Personalized Jersey That's Well Worth The Trouble
Say what you about Cardinals fans and their blind loyalty, but you can't deny, upon seeing this fan, that they don't have a sense of humor about their Birds. Well, the mohawked fans, anyway. More »
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By LeitchComment by Patchy Drizzle: @Stev D: Regarding the Dexter Manley jersey . . . I'm still laughing. Travis Henry - 9 4 9 Lawrence Taylor -... more » | Other threads
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She Has Yadier's Ass and Bengie's Hips
Are you a moderately attractive female baseball fan who loves her pink jersey, but dreams of a newer, sluttier look for your drunken summer afternoons in the bleachers? If so, then you should probablysend me pictures of yourself in various stages of undresstake note of Joe Sports Fan's rather bodacious Fan of the Week. More »
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