C70 At The Bat

The Parting Of The Ways

Mon, 03 Jun 2013 09:00:00 -0500

The Doctor: Rose Tyler. I was going to take you to so many places. Barcelona! Not the city Barcelona, the planet Barcelona. You'd love it, fantastic place! They've got dogs with no noses! Imagine how many times a day you...

Boggs-ing Down

Fri, 31 May 2013 07:01:37 -0500

Who knew that the stellar play by Alcides Escobar on Wednesday night's game won a game for the Royals on Thursday?With Edward Mujica and Trevor Rosenthal off-limits due to their recent usage (and, in Rosenthal's case, warming up even when...

Official Team of Captain Taggart

Thu, 30 May 2013 07:02:50 -0500

"Never give up, never surrender" was the catchphrase of Captain Quincy Taggart of the fictional show (and real movie) Galaxy Quest. Since it was set in the future, it's obvious Taggart grew up a Cardinals fan.We've not seen a lot...

Keeping You Informed: All-Star Game Voting For The Modern Age

Wed, 29 May 2013 11:31:35 -0500

What does it tell you that I still remember when punching out the ballot was the only way to vote for All-Stars? I remember getting to do it on vacation to St. Louis once and it was a real thrill....

Short And Sweep

Wed, 29 May 2013 07:32:11 -0500

It's pretty easy to split a two-game series. It's a lot more satisfying when you can sweep them.(Proud parent alert: I missed all but the first inning of this one due to the boy's Little League game, which had much...

Ain't Nothing Going To Break Their Stride

Tue, 28 May 2013 14:00:00 -0500

The Cardinals lost as many pitchers as they did games over this long holiday weekend. That seems to be about par for the course the season; no matter how many obstacles get thrown in their way, the Cards just throw...

Keeping You Informed: Social Media Night Returns

Tue, 28 May 2013 11:31:28 -0500

There will be a post covering this weekend, but an unexpected errand and a power outage kept me from finishing it, so it'll be a little later on. (Which is good, since now we know Michael Wacha will pitch on...

T70 At The Mound

Thu, 23 May 2013 10:18:24 -0500

Yesterday was filled with so much negative pitching news off the field, it was great to get some good news on it. That's exactly what the Cardinals got in another late night (for us) in San Diego, as Tyler Lyons...

Proposal: Declare June 6 Stan Musial Day

Wed, 22 May 2013 13:00:12 -0500

6/6. Stan Musial Day. Every year.I am probably not the first to come up with this idea, but I don't think I've seen it anywhere else. I think this would be an incredible way to honor a player that was...

Keeping You Informed: $4 Tickets

Wed, 22 May 2013 10:22:23 -0500

You know, since this promotion has been so successful, I expect to see it in September if the Cards need a push to get into the playoffs.FANS CAN PURCHASE $4 TICKETS THANKS TO "CARDS WIN, YOU SAVE" PROMOSelect tickets go...

Bouncing Back In Grand Fashion

Wed, 22 May 2013 07:10:56 -0500

Last time out, Adam Wainwright struggled against the Mets. For most of the year, Daniel Descalso has struggled against everybody. Last night, well, last night was good for everybody.There's no doubt that Dirty Dan is the Hero of last night's...

Keeping You Informed: It's Soccer Week At Busch

Tue, 21 May 2013 17:38:22 -0500

You should know by now that the hallowed field at Busch Stadium will be used to host a soccer match this week. If this is up your alley, here are the details of the event. Again, I've never gotten into...

Late Night Issues

Tue, 21 May 2013 07:24:22 -0500

Well, I'm glad I didn't stay up for that one.That's probably a bit unfair to say--and I did watch a few innings before the late hour and the storm knocking out DirecTV did me in--but it'd have been tough to...

Brewing Up Some Dominance

Mon, 20 May 2013 06:44:04 -0500

The Cards have now played the Brewers 10 times this season. They wish they could play them 100 more.After winning two of three against the Milwaukee squad, St. Louis has now won eight of 10 against them this season. David...

A Sinister Problem

Fri, 17 May 2013 07:10:03 -0500

sinister (adj): singularly evil or productive of evil; also, of, relating to, or situated to the left or on the left side of something; also, of ill omen by reason of being on the left.That's a long way to say...