Category Archives: United Cardinals Bloggers

Progressive Game Blog – May 4, 2013: The Fifth Inning

Posted on May 5, 2013 by

For the last five years, members of the United Cardinal Bloggers participate in a progressive game blog, with each writer sharing their perspectives on an inning of a game.  This year, we will look at a Saturday afternoon game between … Continue reading →

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2012 United Cardinal Bloggers Award Ballot

Posted on December 1, 2012 by

As we look to close out the 2012 season, the United Cardinal Bloggers have one more task to complete – the annual awards.  This is always a fun project because you get a chance to pat some of your peers … Continue reading →

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Bird’s Eve View – The National League Championship Series

Posted on October 15, 2012 by

For the first time since Major League Baseball adopted divisional play in 1969, the winners of the last two World Series championships will meet in a League Championship Series.  The NL West champions, the San Francisco Giants (94-68, 3-2) will … Continue reading →

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Favorite Obscure Cardinals Player: Ray Washburn (Part 1)

Posted on August 12, 2012 by

One of the most enjoyable parts of being a member of the United Cardinal Bloggers is participation in the various monthly projects.   This one is of particular interest to me personally, as the subject is “your favorite obscure Cardinals player”.   … Continue reading →

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The Unofficial Twitter Guide to Reds and Brewers fans

Posted on July 2, 2012 by

I believe few will disagree that the Twitter as a social media technology  greatly enhances the baseball watching experience in a way unlike anything we have had before, especially for us transplanted fans.   We can now share with like-minded fans … Continue reading →

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Progressive Game Blog – June 2, 2012 – The Sixth Inning

Posted on June 2, 2012 by

The June 2, 2012 match up between the St. Louis Cardinals and New York Mets is the subject of the  fifth annual progressive game blog, hosted by the writers of the United Cardinal Bloggers.  This time we are also joined … Continue reading →

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Unforgotten Cardinal of the day: George Crowe

Posted on April 15, 2012 by

Influenced by our good friend William Tasker’s excellent “Debating Jackie Robinson Day“, I thought that today would be a good time to look back at the career of George Crowe.  Cardinals fans under the age of 50 might not even … Continue reading →

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Off Days are (Still) for the Minor Leagues

Posted on April 5, 2012 by

Today is the first off-day of the 2012 season.   Last season, the Cardinals had played six games before their first travel day, and fans were still reeling from an ugly 2-4 start, where the bullpen was anything but reliable.   We … Continue reading →

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Top 5 Iconic Moments in Cardinals History

Posted on January 21, 2012 by

For the January project, United Cardinal Bloggers members will be writing about their top five iconic moments in Cardinals history.  Really, Daniel ?  Just five ?  No way.  Seriously.   I can think of five iconic moments, just in the 1964 … Continue reading →

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Top 5 Cardinals Stories of 2011

Posted on December 30, 2011 by

As the year comes to a close, so too does the last United Cardinal Bloggers project: The Top 5 Stories of the year.   With an improbable World Series Championship, an early season injury to Adam Wainwright, the trade of Colby … Continue reading →

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