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UCB Roundtable - Question for 10/28/09
25 days ago by
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Well, here is my question for the year-end roundtable. I jumped on recent news and asked:Is hiring Mark McGwire as the new hitting coach the right move for the organization?Here are the responses I received, starting with our very own John:All the PED stuff aside, this seems like a...
Bill DeWitt III on UCB Radio Hour--Tonight!
28 days ago by
The Cardinal Virtue
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Cardinal President Bill DeWitt III will be on with Dan, Nick and Mike! Tonight 6:30EST 5:30CST 11:30GMT!-CJ
UCB Roundtable--2009 End of the Year
October 23, 2009 by
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It's the end of the year roundtable for the UCB and Trey and I are both participating. You can check out the other questions here. Here's my quesiton and the replies it got:Most of the questions so far, due to the time of the year, have been front-office-esque--as they should...
Rough...
October 14, 2009 by
The Cardinal Virtue
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It's been a rough week regarding the Cardinals and personally. Yet, I thought I'd share a brighter spot of my week: my 18 month old daughter and her favorite hat.
Heartbreak city
October 08, 2009 by
The Cardinal Virtue
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One great thing about being a Cardinals fan is that we make it to the post-season a lot, so there are a lot of playoff moments in our history. Most of those moments have been good, but a few have been ugly. John referenced the `87 series against the Twins, but today's game against...
Metrodon't
October 07, 2009 by
The Cardinal Virtue
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What is it about the Metrodome that gets such bad calls in key games?! Inge's jersey was clearly hit by the pitch. I'm now cheering for the Twins so that my Cards can exact some 22 year post season vengeance.-CJ
playoff preview
October 02, 2009 by
The Cardinal Virtue
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I've been meaning to post this for a while, but then the Braves made a run and threw things momentarily up in the air, so I waited till the Rockies clinched. Still don't know exactly who will be playing whom, but we will play SOMEONE from the west, so I'll just size things...
Matheny...Coach of the Future?
September 05, 2009 by
The Cardinal Virtue
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In the past there was always speculation that Matheny would make a great pitching coach. Well, maybe that speculation isn't too far off. We have a bit more than just speculation by bloggers now: Matheny Helping Out.I love this, except one thing. You don't suppose that TLR is...
Night and Day
September 04, 2009 by
The Cardinal Virtue
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After my last post, this one was polar opposite:Class article.Class player.Class father.-CJ
Excellent...Excellent...and Not so Excellent
September 03, 2009 by
The Cardinal Virtue
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...I'll try to say that in the most menacing voice I know. Very Burns-esque. This article reminded me of perhaps the best thing about next year: a year of baseball NOT played in the Metrodome. That's right, kiddies, you heard right. The Metrodome will be a thing of the past...
Get Excited Folks!
August 27, 2009 by
The Cardinal Virtue
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"So you're telling me there's a chance..."http://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2009/08/holliday.html-CJ
Glutton Red Sox Pass On Another?
August 27, 2009 by
The Cardinal Virtue
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The Red Sox are about to release Brad Penny. Let's make it an even three for three. I wanted Penny before the year began, and I believe that LaDuncan would be great for him. The Sox are on the hook for at least $5M (not counting incentives). Since Penny was already placed on waivers...
Read it. Learn it. Apply it.
August 26, 2009 by
The Cardinal Virtue
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OBP vs. BAThanks, Pip.-CJ
All On Their Dime...
August 25, 2009 by
The Cardinal Virtue
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So my cousin sends me this little video message:And I guess he'll be right...when Lugo and Smoltz win alongside the rest of the Cardinals. Trey has plenty of right to toot his own horn as MANY MANY others predicted doom and a downslide in Aug for the Redbirds.Lugo-"Red Sox...
Playoffs a sure thing?
August 23, 2009 by
The Cardinal Virtue
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You know how I HATE to toot my own horn, but I did say a while back that the schedule was quite favorable for the Cards to go on a nice run. They've exceeded my expectations, however, with their latest feat being a 5-2 West Coast road trip to extend their lead in the Central to...
Dodgers game
August 17, 2009 by
The Cardinal Virtue
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The first game of the west cost trip was on ESPN tonight, and it was a very interesting entertaining affair to watch. The Dodgers had a rookie knuckle-baller pitching against Carp for us. Sure thing right? Well, it didn't look that way through the first few innings. Carp seemed...
Col-by!
August 16, 2009 by
The Cardinal Virtue
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Wow. Like most rookies, Colby Rasmus has had his ups and downs in his first year in the bigs. He got-off to a slow start, then had a great May and June, but struggled in July. He lost playing time when Holliday was acquired obviously, and Ankiel seemed to play better at the same time...
Chance to make some hay
August 07, 2009 by
The Cardinal Virtue
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The schedule for the next month is VERY favorable. The only games we have against a team currently over .500 is a three game set against the Dodgers in L.A. We do also have three key games against the Astros at home, and 6 games against the Brewers (3 at home, 3 away). We play the...
Post-deadline thoughts
August 01, 2009 by
The Cardinal Virtue
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Well, what a difference a year makes. Last year, everyone in the Cardinals' Nation was screaming and begging for management to do something, anything, to keep us in the race with the Cubs and Brewers. This year, they did quite a lot. Obviously, Holiday has been on absolute fire...
"Be Careful What You WIsh For..."
July 28, 2009 by
The Cardinal Virtue
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"...you just may get it." So three posts ago I stated: "We can't waste these performances from Carp and Pujols. If we don't take a stab at a major bat NOW we will regret it for years." Now that we've pulled the trigger I keep reading the likes of: "...
Big Trade
July 24, 2009 by
The Cardinal Virtue
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I'm on my lunch break, so only some quick thoughts on the Holliday trade, which is sure to generate a ton of controversy in the Cardinal Nation.It's a good trade if......1. We win the world series this year.2. We can sign Holliday long-term to pair with Albert.It's a bad...
A Perfect Diversion...
July 23, 2009 by
The Cardinal Virtue
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I don't know if anyone has ever noticed, but I almost never talk about something that isn't Cardinal related. Sure, I'll talk about opponents, but if it isn't somehow connected to the Cardinals it doesn't get play. There's always an exception, and this is it...
Duncan Dealt
July 23, 2009 by
The Cardinal Virtue
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Photo courtesy: Dustin Winter.Check out DG's blog as he makes this comparison Minute Maid Stadium. Brilliant!First things first, another strong start is wasted thanks to an anemic offense and a ultra rare blown save by Franklin. Playing in the fun-house against Oswalt I guess we...
Great Start, big game today
July 18, 2009 by
The Cardinal Virtue
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Our two best players carried us like they were supposed to last night. Albert gave us the lead with two solo shots, and Carp went eight scoreless. Equally important, however, was another big hit by Ludwick when they did walk Albert to load the bases in the eighth. If you haven'...
My Ode to Luds
July 13, 2009 by
The Cardinal Virtue
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Thudwick, Luddy, Luds, Studwick (for you ladies out there), whatever you want to call him. This is my temp tribute to him and the rest of the 70's-bad-stash-wearing-'87-wanna-be-Cards. By temporary I mean, 30 seconds after I took the picture, the stash was gone. Luds is on...
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