Still waiting on a decision from Arthur Rhodes about whether or not he wants to join the Cards. His agent says we may have an answer within a week....

Make sure your voice is heard in the presidential election next Tuesday, November 4th! VOTE!

Here's hoping Pujols heals quickly...get back in time for Spring Training!

Cards Cubs Roadtrip

I'm a Cards fan through and through, but I have to admit that I love Wrigley Field. It's my favorite ballpark. Usually I just go there when they're playing some team I don't care about, but I'm considering buying St. Louis Cardinals tickets for the September series up there. I'll just have to avoid the bleacher area so no Cubby fans dump beer on my head. It can get pretty rowdy in those seats.

Spring Training is in the air!

It's that time - Spring Training will be starting again in only a couple weeks! I've listed out the Spring Training schedule below, borrowed from the official MLB.com website.

February 27 * Exhibition Game * 12:05 p.m.

February 28 vs Mets 12:05 p.m.
March 2 vs Marlins 12:05 p.m.
March 5 vs Nationals 12:05 p.m.
March 6 vs Marlins 12:05 p.m.
March 8 vs Dodgers 12:05 p.m.
March 11 vs Orioles 12:05 p.m.
March 13 vs Mets 12:05 p.m.
March 16 vs Braves 12:05 p.m.
March 17 vs Braves 12:05 p.m.
March 20 vs Marlins 12:05 p.m.
March 21 vs Orioles 12:05 p.m.
March 22 vs Twins 12:05 p.m.
March 25 vs Nationals 12:05 p.m.
March 26 vs Orioles 12:05 p.m.

And in other news, it's Valentine's Day, which means one thing! Yes, crowded restaurants and empty card shops, but it also means it's time for the Cardinals pitchers and catchers to get started on their own Spring Training.

Mmm... I love this time of year. :)

A tale of three (four) cities

A bit of St. Louis Rams trivia (slightly relevant to the Cardinals, right? Right? Go with me here):

Did you know that the team started out in Cleveland as the Cleveland Rams, then moved to Los Angeles and played for 15 seasons under the Los Angeles name before moving to St. Louis? Also funny (to me at least, as I'm easily entertained) is the fact that after they moved to Los Angeles and took the LA name, then ended up playing in Anaheim but still using the Los Angeles name for years, just as the Angels are doing now. Maybe that's why Anaheim is so adamant about wanting their team name to include the city for once...

Now, try and keep all that straight the next time you buy Rams NFL tickets.

Percival out of retirement

Troy Percival, after taking nearly two years off for "retirement", is back to lead the Cards to the World Series! La Russa has promised not to work him too hard, but the Cards really need him. They've been below .500 for the majority of the season and several members of the starting rotation are injured. Lets hope this gets the team closer to where it was when they were WINNERS!

Lost vs Mets

Double plays and outs on the bases haunted St. Louis for the second game in a row as the Redbirds lost to the Mets, 4-1, at Busch Stadium.
It's the second time in four years and the third time in seven that the Cardinals have begun the year 0-2.

Happy Times in Mid-America

Hey, just in case those masses of folks off on the coasts and/or down in the Sun Belt haven't noticed, we have more in the middle of America than horrible weather. We've got champions!

In Major League Baseball, the St. Louis Cardinals, of course, and who did we have to beat: the Detroit Tigers. Now the NFL's Super Bowl comes down to the Chicago Bears and our new national champs, the Indianapolis Colts!

I don't know if the way Mother Nature treats us sometimes has made us tougher, though I do hear people claiming that. But I know seeing the Colts and the Bears make it to the Super Bowl warmed my heart.

$10 million per season for Jeff Weaver? What are the Cardinal's thinking???