trade tirade

I’ve got a red paperclip. Can we trade that for anything on Craig’s List that will help us get some meaningful players?
I think management has conceded this isn’t the year. At this point, I don’t honestly believe this is the year either, so I don’t really believe in trading our long-term stability for an [...]

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shot through the heart

Mid-shopping trip yesterday, I gave approval to a girlfriend’s shoe choice and excused myself to the Cardinals Clubhouse to check the score. Upon walking in, I was giddy because I was sure I’d get to see Dempster blow a save. No such luck. I was ticked enough to walk out without buying anything, including the [...]

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spread out!

Seriously guys, I know you’re playing the Cubs and maybe you think maybe you can get away with say, less effort, because it’s the Cubs. If anything about the Cubs actually made sense, that logic might work. I’m thinking: as much as the Cubs find inventive ways to lose, it looks like they might just [...]

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drawing a blank

I’m drawing a blank on who should get a star tonight – partly because I didn’t see 2/3 of the game, partly because my end-of-semester-brain is fried, and partly because it’s hard to savor a Cards victory when someone you care about suffers with every Rockies loss. [I tried really hard to not insert this [...]

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rest in right field

Here’s an idea for ballpark village — use that sacred soil formerly hosting Busch II as a fan cemetery.  Another way for the owners to get more money from dedicated Cardinal fans, no matter how bad/good the team plays.  “If we trade the farm for Willis, So-and-so would be rolling in their grave” would gain a whole [...]

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