fuckyeahstlcards:

“2 1/2 hour bus ride to Orlando. Brutal but I get to sit behind my hermano #4 and pester him while he’s trying to sleep.” - Ryan Franklin

winstonwolfe:

katiewashere:

And then angels sang from the heavens.

Watch the Red Sox dominate the rest of MLB on Apple TV!

Regardless of who will be dominating who, this is a fantastic development but everyone should note that blackout restrictions will still apply.

And apologies for not being very active in spring training news. That whole “real life” thing has been taking over.

Let the over-hype begin.

jheath:

“To watch Pujols interact with the St. Louis diehards is to watch a prototypical spoiled, arrogant 21st century sports star at his absolute worst. During spring training, it is common for players to wave or smile or nod or (gasp!) talk to fans as they trot from one field to the next during otherwise monotonous drill sessions. Lance Berkman is the king of this practice. Gerald Laird isn’t far behind. Pujols, on the other hand, does nothing. When people call his name, he almost never gazes up. When people ask for an autograph, he doesn’t even bother with a “Not now” or “Try me later.” Instead, he resorts to tactics men like Barry Bonds and Albert Belle perfected in the recent decades—the steel-faced, Why-are-you-even-talking-to-me? ignore-the-world two-step. It’s not that Pujols doesn’t say much—neither does Derek Jeter. It’s not that Pujols is intense—Josh Hamilton is certainly right there with him. No, what rubs an increasing number of people wrongly is his galling frostiness. Or, as one longtime Cardinals usher said to me the other day, “How about looking up at people when they talk to you? How about acknowledging that they exist?””—Albert Pujols and the treatment of people - Jeff Pearlman (via sportsnetny)

I’m sorry, but this isn’t fair. Albert Pujols does WAY too much for the community to be lumped in with the likes of Barry Bonds and Albert Belle. No way. What if every single day when you went to the movies, to the grocery store, to work, there was a group of people yelling your name and wanting you to acknowledge them. Eventually someone’s going to call you an asshole because you can’t say hi to everyone. What’s he supposed to do, walk over and start up a 10 minute conversation? He’s at work! All athletes ignore fans at times because otherwise they’d never get any work done. To call out Albert Pujols for this is a lame attempt at vilification.

Agreed. I think I’ve said it earlier but this is going to be a tough season for the Cardinals and media. Regardless of what Albert does or what anyone on the team does I have a feeling that certain non-STL folks are going to do what they can to knock him down from the pedestal that they built for him and placed him on in the first place.

It could always get worse.

nymetsfans:

lets do this.

It’s on.

fuckyeahstlcards:

Chris Carpenter exits the game in the 3rd with a strained left hamstring, 3-1-11

Oh Balls.

fuckyeahstlcards:

The game will be broadcast on the radio today at noon cst, YAY!!

1. Skip Schumaker - 2B
2. Ryan Theriot - SS
3. Colby Rasmus - CF
4. Matt Holliday - LF
5. Lance Berkman - DH
6. Daniel Descalso - 3B
7. Yadier Molina - C
8. Allen Craig - 1B
9. Jon Jay - RF

Starting pitcher: Chris Carpenter

Oh Spring Training… some day I will see you.

Kentucky Wildcats vs. Arkansas Razorbacks - Photos - February 23, 2011 - ESPN

Good win or a bad win? I think Pelphrey just sealed the deal on staying another year with the OT win against Kentucky last night.

And so it begins.