St Louis Cardinals Blog Posts

For Love of the Game

Mon, 26 Jan 2009 14:01:52 EST

Why do people read books or watch movies? What is it that they find intriguing? It’s the story. If it’s a great story that you are looking for than you need only look to professional sports.

I am a sports enthusiast. For years my wife has nagged me about how silly they are, and while they more than likely contribute to my overall stress level, I cannot resist the urge. Why do I think sports are so great? That’s easy! It’s everything. It’s the competition, the rivalry, the challenge, colors, sounds, action, suspense, and victory! There is a great story told in sporting events. Sometimes it’s just more obvious than others.

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Monday Hangover

Tue, 18 Nov 2008 00:36:19 EST

The weekend sports started off real well, Calaveras dropped Bret Harte to sew up 2nd place in the MLL. The Redskins will travel to Escalon on Friday to take on the powerful TVL Champion Cougars. It will be a tough battle for the Redskins, but you every once in a while David takes out Goliath. The first key is for the players and team to approach the week with the idea that this is what we need to be successful and not focus on anything else. The coaches will put together a game plan that will give the players a chance to win. The players needs to trust the coaches and focus on executing the game plan. The focus is not to win, but to execute and when you prepare correctly and execute, the winning will take care of itself.

Hard times have fallen on Hartnell College Football, a very successful program up through the 80's can't seem to get it rolling anymore. The Panthers lost Saturday in their season finale against Monterey Peninsula College. With the win, MPC completed their first ever undefeated season.

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Beckett goes for 6

Wed, 04 Jun 2008 16:24:41 EDT

The sox can tie Tampa for the lead in the AL East tonight as Beckett takes the mound, going for his 6th win. Ortiz is on the 15 DL with a torn ECU tendon-- known as the extensor carpi ulnaris to us science geeks. Theo & Francona are in agreement that surgery wont be necessary; we'll wait and see if the Vader-like cast will do the trick. JD Drew was the offensive star of last night's win, going 2 for 3 along with Coco Crisp's off the wall tie breaking double. Dice-K's replacement Justin Masterson allowed four runs on six hits in six innings-- he's 2-0 with a The Rays are 0-4 at Fenway Park this season; 65-88 since their inaugural season 10 years ago. They'll return for a final 3 game series in September following tomorrow nights game.

Interleague play returns in 9 days as the Sox will face off against Arizona & St Louis at Fenway; Cincinnati, Philadelphia and Houston on the road. Should prove to be interesting matchup's since they'll be facing 2 of the NL's division leaders, the Diamondbacks & Phillies. Given that 8 of the 15 games will be played on the road, Ortiz's DL stint just might get the Sox pre-prepared for winning without the DH.

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Why the Jim Edmonds Signing DOES Make Sense

Sat, 24 May 2008 12:24:02 EDT

I have to disagree with those that say that the Jim Edmonds signing doesnt make sense and those that would really get down on it now with his 2-15 start. There are numerous reasons why this DOES make sense for the Chicago Cubs

1) Experience- it appears that you do not lose a lot defensively as evidenced by that incredible catch in Houston that saved 2 runs and the ballgame. Pie is the better defender and has more speed on the basepaths for the Cubs to exploit there, however at the plate, Pie is lost. He strikes out far too frequently and by doing that he limits how Piniella can use him. He cant reliably be a hitter for the hit and run if he fails to make contact - he leaves the runner hung out to dry. Edmonds on the other hand can give you the fly ball if you need it for a sacrifice fly or to move a runner from 2nd to 3rd. He can also hit the ball to the right side to move that runner along to 3rd. This is assuming the worst case scenario, that he doesnt begin to hit for a reasonably high average. Should he begin to hit, the Cubs have a nice set of people that could play center- Edmonds, Johnson and Fukudome. If he doesnt hit, then he didnt cost them much.

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Signs Of Spring Training

Tue, 15 Jan 2008 10:16:43 EST

In the middle of a Minnesota Winter, you're always on the lookout for signs of spring, especially on days like today when you wake up in the morning and the temperature is four degrees below zero. For baseball fans, one of the sure signs of Spring is the start of Spring Training. We mayb not have much in the way of signs of Spring right now, but there were a couple of news items over the weekend that show that Spring Training, at least, is on its way.

First, the Twins, as they are accustomed to doing, signed a couple of veteran pitching projects for their Spring training roster. Zach Day is a right-handed pitcher who underwent rotator cuff surgery in 2006 and pitched last year for the Kansas City Royals Omaha Triple-A team. Randy Keisler is a lefty who started three games last year for the St Louis Cardinals with a 5.19 ERA. Both pitchers are probably long-shots to make the team, but for the Twins to be successful they almost always need some kind of long shot to come through and surprise people.

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