I ran across this article in the Post-Dispatch a few days ago. First off, I would like to say that I was really surprised to hear that Mike Shannon is 74 years old. I am sure that if I really sat down and thought about it, I could get close to that number if you [...]

The news of Stan Musial’s death has yet to fully sink in. For me, as for many other Cardinal fans, it brings back a flood of emotions, and I’m not too manly to admit it – even tears. In the midst of corralling my nieces and nephews during babysitting night, I happened to catch the [...]

So this past Friday, I did something I have never done before. I got a tattoo. Not only that, but I got a tattoo with a bird on a bat. Sports fans have vastly differing opinions, on whether or not it’s “cool” to get a tattoo for your favorite team. And a lot of people [...]

Most of you reading this wouldn’t realize it, but the title of this blog post is a pun about my Christmas vacation…. I live in Austin, TX, but my parents live in the Springfield, Mo area. I am here visiting them this holiday season. There is (and has been as long as I can remember) [...]

It hurts. Watching Albert Pujols put on an Anahiem Angels jersey and 4,000 fans chanting for their new superstar. It hurts. I have invested thousands of hours and thousands of dollars into being a fan of the Cardinals. There are few things I love more (outside of my family and my faith) than the game [...]

Congrats to Bruce for winning the World Series DVD Giveaway.   For proof it was done fairly, here’s the video of the drawing IMG_0855 Thanks to everyone who participated!

It looks like from the one or two (or 2,000) tweets that came across my twitter timeline over the last hour, that Mike Matheny will be the next manager of the St. Louis Cardinals. He seems to be the right man, but he needed the right place (STL) and the right time (limited pool of [...]

A lot has been going on in UCB land the past few days. I am writing a piece for the postseason publication and we have the end of season awards coming up (stay tuned for that). On Wednesday night, Dathan and I hosted our monthly show on the UCB Radio hour. You can catch it [...]

This Sunday will mark the tenth anniversary of the heinous attacks that took place on American soil.  Thousands of people lost their lives in Washington DC, New York City, and in Pennsylvania. Over the course of time, various tributes have been raised to the American heroes that were involved in that day’s actions.  People have [...]