Quote of the Day
“Not only was I not the best catcher in the Major Leagues, I wasn’t even the best catcher on my street!” Joe Garagiola Sr., on growing up with neighbor Yogi Berra
Please Stop Insulting Our Intelligence
I’ve stayed away from writing about the whole Albert Pujols situation, partly because it makes me so angry, and partly because I didn’t think it deserved any more attention. But, I’ve gotten angrier, and writing is cathartic, so… It would be really nice if Albert, and his wife Deidre, would stop insulting the Cardinals fans’ [...]
Quote of the Day
“So I guess in the end, Anaheim traded the Rams to St. Louis for a baseball icon to be named later.” Bernie Miklasz of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch on Albert Pujols’ departure from the Cardinals
Bittersweet
The end of the baseball season, even an amazing season like the one the Cardinals had, is bittersweet. There were so many great moments this year–victories, comebacks, and great plays. So many great players–Cards vets like Albert Pujols and Yadier Molina, other vets new to the Cards organization like Lance Berkman and Rafael Furcal, young players just [...]
Quote of the Day
This is how I’m feeling after the amazing end to the Cardinals baseball season: “People ask me what I do in winter when there’s no baseball. I’ll tell you what I do. I stare out the window and wait for spring.” Rogers Hornsby
More October Legends
I was excited to see a new “Legends are Born in October” commercial for this year’s MLB postseason. Enjoy!
The Rally Squirrel
Every time I see this video, it makes me laugh. Especially the slow-motion part. There’s just something about watching a squirrel run at an astonishingly slow rate that’s very amusing!
Baseball Summer
2011 was the “Summer of Baseball” in the Markel household. Never in my life have I been to so many Major League Baseball games in one summer, not to mention all of Turkey’s games, and the one Gateway Grizzlies game we went to. To chronicle this “Baseball Summer,” here are pictures with views from all [...]
Like Little Boys on the Ball Field
With apologies to professional baseball players, who I realize are hard-working men, holding down a demanding job, and often supporting a family, and sometimes even charities, on top of it. It’s really struck me this year how much baseball players are still like little boys when they’re out on the ball field. Have you ever [...]
Quote of the Day
I saw this quote from Lance Berkman, (following Saturday night’s Cards-Phillies playoff game), on NBC Sports’s Hardball Talk. He’s always good for a humorous comment! “‘They were chanting my name,’ Berkman told reporters, ‘but I don’t know why. My name is on the back of my uniform. So it’s nice to know they can read.’”
