Countdown to All Star 2009
So apparently I picked a bad year to completely ignore the All-Star festivities. Josh Hamilton belted 28 home runs in his first round of the Home Run Derby Monday night. Last night was more drama, as...
View ArticleQ&A with Jake Wagman, Post-Dispatch
[Ed. note - As part of our vacation reading, I asked my Twitter buddy Jake Wagman, political reporter for the St Louis Post-Dispatch, to do a Q&A with us. Happily, Jake obliged. Extensively. We...
View ArticleBruce Sutter on UCB Radio Hour: Special Edition on 06/23
Former Cardinal and Hall of Famer Bruce Sutter was a guest on a special UCB Radio Hour with Mike of Stan Musial’s Stance this morning. Mike talked with the former Cardinal closer about his career, his...
View ArticleMLB All Star Game 2009
It’s time. Several years in the making, a few days in the spotlight. You earned it, St Louis Cardinals and Cardinal fans. Enjoy.
View ArticleHow to fix the MLB All-Star Game (and Festivities)
With the home team hosting the All-Star Game this season, I expected to experience a Renaissance of sorts. You see, the All-Star Game and its surrounding Festivities have not really captivated me for...
View ArticleAll-Star Voting Guide
I am declaring myself the Medium High Emperor of All-Star Game Voting. Why? Why not? Nobody else has declared themselves “Medium High Emperor”, have they? Besides, it sounds good, and I think it...
View ArticleTell us about your favorite Cardinals All-Star moment and win
Image via Wikipedia The kind folks at Holiday Inn really want to make the four loyal readers of PH8 happy. To that end, Holiday Inn – the Official Road Trip Partner of MLB – has provided us with a $75...
View ArticleWAR Graph Wednesday: Your 2011 Cardinal All-Stars
Lance Berkman. Matt Holliday. Yadier Molina. Two of these things are much more alike than the other. But Yadi’s pretty good too. Click to view full-size Berkman and Holliday follow a very similar...
View ArticleOdds and Ends – The Housekeeping Post
Image via Wikipedia I’ve got an ever-growing number of items floating around the ole desk here that I need to get resolved, so as such, here’s one big catch-all post to take care of them… Trade...
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