That Just Sucked!

All I'll say about last night is that it just sucked. There's nothing like paying $10 to park and $60 for some food and beer to stand in the freezing rain and watch them talk about removing the tarp. If they would have played the game at regular time, at 7:00 pm, we may have gotten enough innings in before it started pouring at 9:15 (which is what time they pushed the game back to). Oh well, we met lots of cool people and hung out at the largest sports bar in town last night.

Apparently, the game was postponed until tonight. But, I just don't see the game being played tonight either. It's just as rainy today as it was yesterday, if not more. It should prove to be interesting. I guess we'll be there anyway - gotta try, right?

I'll leave you with some pictures from last night (these were taken by Mark Newman at Major League Baseball Advanced Media - they're on his 2006 World Series Blog).

In the above picture, I put a yellow square where our season tickets are - out there in left field bleachers.





GO CARDS!!! GO SUPP!!!

World Series Game 3: Cards 5, Tigers 0

Man, I have so much to say about last night's game, so let me get started.

The Carpenter definitely showed up with his tools last night! Chris Carpenter was the Ace that he is and pitched a shut-out 8 innings with crampy thumb and all. I gasped when the trainer was called out to the mound - I thought, "crap, he can't do that to us" and he didn't. He stayed on the mound and pitched another inning with no runs! I'm so happy he was able to contribute to our team in the 2006 World Series since he was injured in 2004. He was excited to start and he proved to be our WMD - little did Bush know that the WMDs were here in St. Louis and New Hampshire (Chris's home state).

My man, Edmonds, showed up with his "A" game too, hitting a two-run double in the bottom of the 4th giving us the lead for the night. I'm pumped that he's continuing to do so well in the postseason. I don't want to see him go in the offseason, so I'm hoping if he does well, we'll keep him on a 1-year basis; at least. I love that guy - eye-liner and all! :0)

Our lineup before Pujols was actually getting on base last night and that's what I like to see - that's what we need. I hate to say this, but I was also happy to see Encarnacion benched. He's been horrible in this World Series and I'd take So Taguchi in Right Field any day. Kiss my Taguchi!

Let me tell you how funny it was to see Carlos Delgado receive the Roberto Clemente Award at our stadium. Like it wasn't bad enough that we beat the Mets out - he had to come to the game anyway. And, look at his bandaged hand. Apparently, he's already had one of his reported offseason procedures - they surely weren't wasting any time. I guess that'll be their excuse as to why he couldn't pull through for the Mets in the NLCS. Is it me, or is that the fakest smile you've ever seen? Funny, funny stuff.

I almost, ALMOST, feel sorry for the Tigers because of that damn 3rd baseman they got - Inge. I'd be so ticked at that guy if he was our 3rd baseman - he's been detrimental to his team. That would, like totally, bum me out. If I were Leyland, I'd be benching that guy.

Let's see, what else? Oh yeah, Angelina's ex, Billy Bob Thornton, was at the game and he's rootin' for the Cards (he grew up a Cards fan in Arkansas). I saw where he said 1968 was the worst year of his life - he was 12 when we lost the World Series against the Detroit Tigers. I wish I would have known where he was sitting - I would have taken him some "French Fried Potaters, mm hmm"! I love Billy Bob!

Tonight we got Supp pitching against Bonderman - if we aren't rained out. I'm hoping and praying they are wrong about the weather. They originally said that it wasn't supposed to rain until late this afternoon or early evening and it's raining already - so hopefully it dissipates or blows north or SOMETHING.

Okay, I don't think I have anything else to say right now - but you all know I'll probably be back to ramble on about something Cards-related.

GO CARDS!!! GO SUPP!!!

Superstitious Cardinals Fans

I found this article today - and, man, that's me, I'm a superstitious freak! As a matter of fact, I've been singing that song "Superstitious" for like two weeks. I wore the same jersey to every NLCS game I went to, I wore the same bracelet Linlee got me for my birthday, and I wore red Adidas socks. I also noticed that we'll win if I have my hair up in a ponytail from the beginning of the game. So, suffice it to say I'm superstitious. I can't say I'll do any of the stuff mentioned in the article tonight, tomorrow night or Thursday (then again, we'll be at the game)...BUT...there's this lady that sits behind us in the left-field bleachers and every time she leaves to go to the bathroom or whatever, we get at least 1 run. We may have to make her leave for the next three games (she'll just have to stand in the concourse). We ALL make fun of her, so I'm sure she'll get hounded this week.

GO CARDS!!

1968 - Game 1 of World Series

The last time the Detroit Tigers and the St. Louis Cardinals met in the Fall Classic was in 1968. As most of you know, I was born in 1977 and, obviously, wasn't able to see the World Series in 1968...UNTIL last night! I just happened to be checking Fox Sports Network and I heard some baseball announcing from the kitchen. I thought it sounded weird and I was curious as to what baseball game could be on since the Tigers and Cardinals were off last night. Well, I ran into the living room and I watched the first game of the 1968 World Series at Busch Memorial Stadium. Man, it was great! I watched Bob Gibson pitch, Tim McCarver, Mike Shannon, Lou Brock, and Roger Maris at bat and I even got to see Old Blue Eyes (Frank Sinatra) at Busch Stadium telling everyone that he was rootin' for the Cardinals to win it because Bob Gibson was pitching so well.

Bob Gibson pitched a complete and shut out game striking out 17 batters and Lou Brock hit a homerun. Cardinals won the game 4-0. But, unfortunately, we all know that the Cardinals lost that World Series and the Tigers clinched it in 7 games.

I think it's absolutely fantastic that Fox Sports shows these games - it's neat to be able to see how games were played then. Naturally, the graphics and pictures weren't as great in 1968 and the color was nil - but damn, was it neat to watch.

In other news, I went shopping last night for some Cardinals gear, regular clothes (which I have started to base off of Cardinals jerseys) and shoes. I bought two Cardinals jackets, some Cardinals earrings, a couple Cardinals things for J and then I went regular clothes shopping. I ended up getting 1 red turtle neck; red, white and brown v-neck cotton knit shirts; a pair of khaki's, two pairs of jeans, a pair of jeweled brown slacks, a tan jacket and a tan tank top. Then I headed over to DSW (God, I love shopping for shoes there) and I got two pairs of brown wedges and a pair of black wedges. I still need some tennis shoes, but I figure I'll get those online.

I think that's all I have to say right now - I'm sure I'll be back sometime today to post something else - so, 'til then!

I Got Tagged Again (and I think I like it, sshh)

I've been tagged by my favorite friend, Omaha Jen! Yes, I meant for that to rhyme.

FOUR JOBS YOU'VE HAD IN YOUR LIFE:
1. Counter Clerk at Dairy Queen
2. Retail Clerk at Dillard's
3. Payroll and Accounts Payable Specialist at Tenet Hospitals
4. Telephone Clerk at local electric co. - had to hightail it out of that job!

FOUR JOBS YOU WISH YOU'D HAD:
1. Anything with animals
2. Anything with the St. Louis Cardinals Organization
3. Stay-At-Home-Girlfriend (SAHG)
4. Interior Designer

FOUR MOVIES YOU COULD WATCH OVER AND OVER AGAIN:
1. Murder in the First
2. Gandhi
3. Joe Dirt
4. Amistad

FOUR CITIES YOU'VE LIVED IN:
1. St. Louis, MO
2. St. Louis, MO
3. Grover, MO
4. St. Louis, MO

FOUR TV SHOWS YOU LOVE TO WATCH:
1. Lost
2. The Unit
3. Entourage
4. Rescue Me

FOUR PLACES YOU'VE BEEN ON VACATION/TRAVELED TO:
1. Hawaii
2. Germany
3. France
4. Switzerland

FOUR WEBSITES YOU VISIT DAILY:
1. CNN
2. MSN
3. StL Cardinals
4. Cute Overload

FOUR OF YOUR FAVORITE FOODS:
1. Mashed Potatoes
2. Hungarian Goolash
3. Ballpark Nachos
4. Baked Potatoes

FOUR THINGS YOU WON'T EAT:
1. Seafood
2. Brussel Sprouts
3. Candied Yams
4. Cheesecake

FOUR THINGS YOU WISH YOU COULD EAT OR DRINK RIGHT NOW:
1. A ballpark hot dog or nachos
2. A nice frosty Budweiser
3. Some Butter Pecan Ice Cream
4. A Lava Flow
Sounds like these things would really mix, don't they?

FOUR THINGS IN YOUR BEDROOM:
1. Koko's boyfriend (a round monkey pillow that she humps every time she sees him - I know girl dogs aren't supposed to hump, but she does!)
2. Tons of clothes, purses and shoes
3. A picture of Waikiki
4. A cactus

FOUR THINGS YOU WISH YOU HAD IN YOUR BEDROOM:
1. Space
2. A fire place
3. A Tempur-Pedic mattress
4. Bigger closet

FOUR THINGS YOU ARE WEARING RIGHT NOW:
1. A black sweater coat
2. White tank top
3. Gray slacks
4. Black Wedge Shoes

FOUR PLACES I'D RATHER BE RIGHT NOW:
1. Hawaii
2. The Zoo or Grant's Farm
3. Shopping for Cardinals gear for the games on Tues., Wed., & Thurs.!
4. At home

FOUR PEOPLE YOU'D REALLY LOVE TO HAVE DINNER WITH:
1. Dennis Leary
2. Kim Jong Il (To ask why he's so "Ronery" aka "Lonely")
3. Tony LaRussa (Because he's the St. Louis Cardinals Manager and because he runs ARF - an animal foundation - read about it by clicking his name)
4. Milla Jovovich (Because she's hot and badass)

FOUR THINGS YOU ARE THINKING RIGHT NOW:
1. I wish it was 3:30 or I was in Hawaii
2. I need more money for all of the things I want to do to the house
3. I have to pee
4. My throat is tickly!

FOUR OF YOUR FAVORITE THINGS:
1. Animals
2. St. Louis Cardinals
3. The Internet
4. Hawaii

I sincerely doubt I have four blogging friends, but I will tag the folks I know and if they don't wanna do this, they certainly don't have to.

FOUR PEOPLE YOU TAG:
1. Linlee who is pregnant!
2. Twisted Sister
3. Not So Everyday Mom
4. Ramblings of a Counselor

Remember, you don't have to do this if you don't want to - but it's fun.

I'M GOING TO BE AN AUNT!!!

Okay, well not really a blood relative "aunt", but it's all the same in my book! After a few trials and tribulations, L, whom I've been friends with since the dawn of time (maybe a little exaggeration) and her husband, B, are EXPECTING!!!!


We've all been waiting patiently for the results and the results came today that she is pregnant! It's wonderful news and we're all very happy and excited for them. She better have at least one girl! I have two nephews, I wanna buy girly stuff. I suppose I'll wait to find out how many babehs she's gonna have before I start buying stuff.


Oh the excitement! I can't contain myself - this and the World Series? I'm likely to start having heart murmurs!

World Series Game 2: Tigers 3, Cards 1

The Tigers stole game 2 with Kenny Rogers at the mound. I'm not too unhappy about this because if that's their best pitcher, we should be fine. Granted, he didn't let up any runs, but it was still a close game. They can only pitch Rogers 1 more time, so I am confident that we'll come back to St. Louis on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday to win it all (yes, I'm being 100% positive). I believe we have Carp pitching Tuesday against the Tigers' Nate Robertson and Supp on Wednesday. I guess we'll have Reyes on Thursday and then, if need be, we'll head back to Detroit with Weaver. Just a supposition.

I'm not even going to go anywhere with that dookie that was on Rogers' hand during the first inning. It was washed off (so they say) and that's that. I still say he had some left on his hands, but what can you do? Who cares - if that's the only way he can grasp the ball in frigid weather, then so be it. Oh, and I guess after a 3-1 win, the Tigers fans are getting a little cocky because they were being a little less classy last night. I should have known they were quiet just because they were losing Saturday night. They started booing our players last night and I just think that is the most ignorant thing to do. Show some respect. Now it'll look bad because I'm sure some of our fans will be booing their players since they booed ours. Oh, the humanity!?

So, tonight I have to rest and get to bed early to start my World Series Game Stretch on Tuesday night. I can't wait.


GO CARDS!!!! GO CARP!!!

Sure Coulda Fooled Me

So, by now, you all know that the sportswriter I dislike the most is Dayn Perry. You've read the articles he's written treating the Cards like the proverbial red-headed stepchild, right? I'm not losing my mind, am I?

Would you believe this nut is trying to say he's a Cards fan and has been since he could walk? Read this post on his blog. He's gotta be kidding me. Man, I shouldn't let people anger me this much, but my Lord does he annoy the everliving crap out of me!

World Series Game 1: Cardinals 7, Tigers 2

The Cardinals, despite the doubters, took Game 1 to admonish the overwhelming belief that they would be swept in the World Series.

Rookie Anthony Reyes was amazing tonight, pitching 8 innings. It was assumed that Reyes would be the "sacrificial lamb" for a Game 1 loss since Suppan pitched in a forced Game 7 of the NLCS. Unfortunately, for the Tigers, Reyes came with his ironed bill and knee-high socks to fight, proving his ability as a World Series pitcher. It was either Reyes or Marquis and I was, certainly, more comfortable with Reyes. I've lost some confidence in Marquis.

The Cardinals answered Carlos Guillen's RBI in the bottom of the 1st with a homer from Scott Rolen in the top of the 2nd. In the top of the 3rd, DH, Chris Duncan, doubled to right allowing Yadi to score. With Chris Duncan on 2nd, I told J I'd wet myself if Pujols came up and hit a homer. Sho nuf, Pujols homered to right scoring 2 runs. The game was now 4-1. Finally, in a crazy 6th inning, Edmonds singled to right running AP home. Encarnacion was safe on a fielder's choice and an error by 3rd Baseman, Inge. Edmonds scored on the error as Rolen took 3rd and Encarnacion took first. On another error by 3rd Baseman Inge, Rolen scored (after being blocked by Inge) and Encarnacion moved to 2nd. Cardinals led 7 -1. In the bottom of the 9th, Monroe homered to left and shortly thereafter the game was over.

I don't know if this was just because they were losing, but it seems as though the Tigers fans have a lot of class. They weren't booing our players and they weren't ridiculously cocky - despite all of the pictures of tigers eating redbirds. They showed a lot of respect for the St. Louis Cardinals and that is very admirable. I haven't seen the tigers play much this year, I just knew they were on a mission. I don't know how their fans usually react, but I have to give it to them - very classy. I hope the Cardinals fans can respect their classiness and treat them in the same manner when they're in St. Louis.

Jeff Weaver will be pitching for the Cardinals in Game 2 in the Motor City's Comerica Park tomorrow night. Veteran, Kenny Rogers, will pitch for the Detroit Tigers. Hopefully, the Cards will take the World Series in 5 games so that I can be there to see them win it at home. That would be a great beginning for our new stadium!

LET'S GO CARDS!!

World Series Article

This is one of the best articles I've read in a long time - even if it weren't about the Cardinals and the Tigers. I like Rosenthal's point and it's a point that the midwest has been trying to make for years. Just because a coastal team isn't in the World Series doesn't mean it shouldn't be watched. Our population may not be as high as the coastal cities (which I still don't understand what that has to do with anything), but we're still two great teams with colorful histories. There are several reasons to watch this World Series.

Can You Say "LITTLE BABY"?

**Warning: Lots of cursing**
So, I'm sure you've noticed me bitching about this "supposed" sportswriter, Dayn Perry. Well, he's the biggest baby I've ever encountered in the sportswriting arena. Now that we beat his precious Mets, he STILL can't find anything good to say about the Cardinals that beat his Mets. Doesn't he realize it makes the Mets look even worse since they couldn't beat this "worst team in the World Series"? Is he really that stupid? Oh wait, I forgot, it was all because Pedro Martinez is injured - whatever - sounds like one of his many excuses.

If I hear one more time about how we only won 83 games in the regular season, I think I'll have a coronary or an aneurysm. It doesn't matter how many games we won in the regular season. We were always in first place in our division, we beat the Padres for the NLDS Championship and we beat the Almight Mets in the NLCS - so, again, it doesn't matter how many games we win in the regular season, it only matters that we beat each team in the postseason. We deserve to be here just as badly as anyone else, if not more. This guy is such a little bitch, that if I was capable, I'd have someone break his hands so he couldn't type ridiculous crap like this.

Just because we didn't win as many games in the regular season as several teams that DIDN'T make the playoffs, certainly doesn't mean we're the worst team ever to play in a World Series. Has it ever occurred to this moron that TLR had an idea, had a reason for these things? Maybe he told his team not to work their asses off in the regular season - just make sure we remain in first. Then, come out in the postseason and kick some ass. Maybe he figured the last time we had over 100 wins, we didn't do as well in the postseaon...maybe, just maybe, he had a plan. As I mentioned before, TLR is known for his mind games.

This pricktard has come up with every excuse in the book as to why we are where we are. You know what they say about excuses? They're like assholes, everyone has one. Get over it, we beat the Pads, we beat the precious Mets and we're headed to the World Series. We only won 83 regular season games and apparently, that's all we had to win, fuckin' prick. You can blame the weak NL Central, and you can say ALL of our opponents were weak, the point is...we're in Detroit and the Mets aren't! Wahhhhh!

A More Subdued Cardinals Post

GAME 7: CARDS 3, METS 1

I realize I was a little too amped to write anything intelligent last night, and as promised, here is the more coherent post regarding Game 7 and the Fall Classic.

In case you haven't heard (which, come on, you had to have heard), the St. Louis Cardinals are headed to Detroit for Game 1 of the World Series! That's right, the Cardinals beat the Great Mets despite the most underwhelming media support I've ever seen.

It was 1-0 Mets in the 2nd, then top of the 2nd, Ronnie Belliard laid down a safety squeeze to run Edmonds in - now it's tied 1-1. It would stay tied 1-1 well into the 9th inning. What a nail biting game.

What's up with them not pitching to Pujols? They were so confident that our team merely rides on Pujols' shoulders - this goes to prove our team has gelled and is great as a whole. I love seeing that. I love knowing that our team is a team and the team is not based on one or two super stars.

Let me just say that it doesn't get any more intense than having Carlos "On The BelTRAIN" Beltran, the Mets power hitter, at bat with bases loaded in the bottom of the ninth. Wainwright's strikeout of Beltran was baseball at its best. I told you I love that little guy - Wainwright is a God in my book (well, actually, I'm thinking our whole bullpen is perfect at this point - granted, Reyes was a little too nervous, but it happens in your first postseason game).

Wainwright & Molina celebrate after striking out Carlos Beltran

Count 'em, two, two times we showed Carlos Beltran what our team is capable of doing in a Game 7 of the NLCS. Once in 2004 against the Astros (who had Beltran at that time) and once again last night. I love it, I love that he stood with his arms crossed last Saturday like he was a little menstrual bitch! Go home and keep your arms crossed until April, you baby.

I will, however, give my hats off to the Mets for a powerful fight. They were ready to win and they wanted it pretty badly. And, did you see that catch of Rolen's definite homerun by Endy Chavez? That was crazy. I could almost hear Rolen say, "I was robbed"!

It's just too bad they didn't have a MVP like Jeff Suppan. We had the Jeffs (Weaver & Suppan), they had the Carloses (Beltran and Delgado) and the Jeffs prevailed! It, finally, makes me believe baseball is a game best laid upon the pitching staff.

I have an overwhelming feeling that we just might win it all. Larussa and Leyland are good buddies and this should be a fantastic World Series.

Suppan getting doused with beer after becoming the NLCS MVP!

P.S. Man, I LOVE seeing Fernando Vina as a Cardinals Analyst. He was my favorite Cardinal during his time here in St. Louis and we got him as an Analyst (hot off his disabled list career with who? The Detroit Tigers). I love that man and I love him even more when he was asked who he would cheer for in the World Series and he said, "[he's] cheering for the St. louis Cardinals" because of how much he loved the fans in St. Louis and the ball club as a whole. He said his St. Louis Cardinals team and management always stuck by him. Love ya Vina! I still wear your jersey from time to time.

GO CARDS!!!

HELL YADIER!!!!! CARDINALS ARE IN THE WORLD SERIES!

OH. MY. GOD!!!!!!!!!!!!! Tell the New York Mets to get the Hell Yadier!

The Cards are headed to Detroit for Game 1 of the World Series on Saturday!!!

I'm sooo pumped right now that I can't write anything except that we made it baby!

NEW YORK. CAN. KISS.

MY. CARDINALS RED

ASS!!!!!!!
All that arrogance and ignorance at the city of St. Louis's expense didn't help too much, did it? And, y'all can call us the underdog all you want, we were the underdogs in the NLDS and the NLCS and despite all of that, we came to fight and fight we did!

I almost felt sorry for New York fans, but, NAH, I lied!!! IN YOUR FACE!!!!

Jeff Suppan was the MVP of the series and let me just say - he, most definitely deserves it. However, I am surely thinking it's a co-MVP situation because Yadi Molina kicked their asses too. His two-run homerun put us over!!

Okay, like I said, I'm way too pumped right now - I'll fill y'all in on the rest tomorrow morning - with pictures!

I LOVE YOU ST. LOUIS CARDINALS!!!

Mets 4, Cards 2

So, we have been forced to a Game 7. You all will be surprised to hear that I went to sleep last night at around 8:00, therefore missing 95% of the game. I wasn't feeling well and I am at home sick today. My voice is almost gone, my eyes were swollen shut and I have nasal and chest congestion. So, I don't have much to write about the game last night except that the Mets came to fight last night and we didn't. Congrats to the Mets! Nice game - I told you all that Jose Reyes was a wily charachter! We'll see you tonight. It's a do or die for both teams. Game 7's are always the best games to watch and hopefully, I'll be able to stay awake for it tonight.

GO CARDS!! GO SUPP!!

Blogosphere, I Apologize...(and ramble at the same time)

I have to apologize to those of you that read my blog (the few of you there are) and aren't too, terribly, interested in sports - ahem, Jen. I realized that I haven't really written much else except Cardinals-centered posts. Truth be told, my whole life is centered around the Cardinals right now and it, most likely, will be for the rest of October. I will try to act like there is a world outside the St. Louis Cardinals from now on - as hard as it may be, I will do that for you :0) If you all cheer and pray that the Cards win tonight, I'll have a couple days off since the World Series doesn't start until Saturday. **Hint, Hint**

Tonight should be pretty interesting because I'm going to have to find a way to flip back and forth between the game and Lost (our TiVo is acting up - or we just can't get it working right since we bought the new TV). It's okay. I can do it, I'm a quick flipper!

On a related Mets vs. Cardinals note, “orange’ must be a hard word for most to pronounce because I hear the word pronounced as “oinge” more than I hear “orange”. What happens to that “r” and the "a"? (How this is related to the Mets vs. Cardinals is because the Mets' colors are blue and “oinge”).

Oh, and this is my 150th post! Woo hoo!

Dream Weaver and Pookie Wilson

AAAHHHH!!!!! HOW 'BOUT THOSE CARDS?

Last night proved to be one of the best games I had been to in recent years (excluding 2004's NLCS Game 7 win). We had the best time and the fans finally brought their spirit last night - wild, wild crowd.

The bullpen was on fire last night, we were bound and determined. Obviously, I've grown great confidence in Weaver, and he is more impressive in every postseason game I see. His only glitch was Jose Valentin's two-run double - but the bullpen stopped it there. Josh Kinney even came to fight last night and I was glad to see that. But, let me just say, I love Adam Wainwright. Wainwright is another guy that I believe in wholeheartedly. Our bullpen was able to keep the Mets' best hitters at bay (Carlos Beltran, Carlos Delgado and that wily little Jose Reyes) and that is huge.

Albert Pujols finally broke out of his slump (I didn't buy the whole "his hamstring is injured" thing - I think it was just another classic TLR mind game). TLR is known for his mind games and that makes him one of the 5 best Managers of all time (per J).

I was so happy to see that we weren't scared of their "underhanded" pitcher, Bradford, last night. That guy can throw some crazy pitches and it's hard to figure out where they're going - but I think we got him figured out. I don't think Glavine showed up last night, I think he let his team down. Sometimes things are just meant to be.

Since we have our season tickets in the left field bleachers, we have gotten pretty close to a few of the other season ticket holders there. Well, the guy that sits to the left of us (on my side) has got to be one of the funniest guys there. He was running up and down the bleachers waving at all the cameras, dry-humping anyone he could find and rubbing it in to the [two, count 'em two] Mets fans. Anyway, when Aaron Miles came up, I said, "now he can do something, I like him" and they both laughed at me and told me I was nuts. He, most definitely, got a hit - no RBI, but a hit no less.

My final "hats off" goes to Preston (aka Pookie - my own nickname for him since his stepdad is Mookie Wilson) Wilson! He broke our tie with his one-run double! Thank ya!

We headed back to New York for Game 6 tonight at Shea. Probable pitchers are Chris Carpenter and Josh Maine. I can see the Mets changing their pitcher though (even though they have no one else to throw in). I doubt we'll change ours since we're counting on clinching the National League Championship tonight. We have a 3-2 Series lead and the odds are that we'll clinch it tonight. Since 1985, teams with a 3-2 series lead are 10-5 in the National League Championship Series. Sounds good to me, but I still say we're takin' it tonight! Detroit here we come!

And, one more thing...Joe Buck can KISS. MY. ASS!!

This may be my favorite article that I've read so far. It's so true, if you were a Mets fan at this game, it would have been hard to walk away without becoming a Cards fan. Our team and our fans were ecstatic!

And this guy is total beeotch! This 83-game winning, bumbling team is beating his precious Mets and he's pissed off about it. Give me a friggin' break. Cry me a river. Naturally, it's all because Pedro Martinez is injured and because of the rain delays (that supposedly helped our injured stars). "The 2006 Mets will always be a better team than the 2006 Cardinals..." - sure doesn't seem like it. I'm surprised he didn't throw in a "the umps removed the strike zone" for good measure! Fehgele!!!

Game 5 Postponed

Fortunately, Game 5 was postponed until tonight at 7:19. I say, "fortunately", because it was a soakfest last night and I didn't really feel like sitting in that crap. Apparently, Scott Rolen felt the same way because he was on the news last night saying, and I quote, "I don't wanna play in this shit". Well, that's very eloquent. But, I don't blame him. I can't imagine it'd be real easy going out in torrential downpours to win a baseball game.

J and I were in Clayton last night when Linlee called to tell me that the game had been postponed. I was hoping it would be postponed since 98% of the streets around Washington University and the Clayton area were flooded. So, we're supposed to just use our tickets from last night for the game tonight. The weather is supposed to be much nicer - a high of 70 today with some cloudage. That's better than swimming to the ballgame since I'm not that great of a swimmer.

Jeff Weaver and Tom Glavine are both still scheduled to pitch as of now. Both gained an extra day of rest due to the storms yesterday and will be ready to fight til the end tonight.

GO CARDINALS!! GO WEAV!!

Juan Uribe's Jeep

Just a forewarning: DO NOT WALK TOO CLOSE TO JUAN URIBE'S JEEP!

Juan Uribe sounds like he's a little jumpy - and I thought I was a paranoid schizo! The White Sox really are a bunch of Thugstas, huh? Well, except Mark Buehrle since he's from the St. Louis area (St. Chas. to be exact).

The Terror of Older Brothers

I was reading the "Haunted House Stories" post at Skittles' Place and she mentioned how her older brother used to like to scare her. This reminded me of a couple of times my older brother (6 1/2 years older than I) scared the ever-living crap out of me. Now, he scared me quite often, but I specifically remember two times that were, obviously, rather traumatizing (why else would I remember them to this day?)

I guess I should start this first story off by telling you about my complete terror of what might have been lurking under my bed at any point in time. I was deathly afraid of looking under there at night and there were numerous times that I had my mom or dad check under there before I'd go to bed - sometimes two or three times (you know the boogeyman could have snuck in there after my parents looked). Anyway, just remember this.

One evening, when I was around 6 or 7, we watched a horror movie. Now, I don't remember which movie, but that isn't important. Although, I now realize we probably should have listened to the rating of the movie and I shouldn't have watched it - but my parents weren't too strict in that manner. Regardless, it was time for bed and my brother curiously headed to his bedroom first. Thinking back, I probably should have known something was up. Eventually I reached my room and was getting ready to climb into bed. For some reason, I must have been feeling brave that night because, I didn't have my parents check under my bed. As I climbed into bed, I felt the bed shake a little and then "something" grabbed my ankle. I screamed at the top of my lungs, which brought my parents running. A few seconds later, my brother climbed out from under the bed laughing. Surprise, surprise - he didn't go to bed, he went to my room to scare me. Let me just say, he succeeded. That was always my biggest fear of the anything under the bed - that it would grab my ankle and pull me under. You know that BS about confronting your fears and how you won't be afraid anymore if you do? Yeah, that's not true. My brother proved to me, that night, that it was possible for someone to hide under my bed and grab me - he just reinforced my fear.

The second incident probably happened shortly thereafter. I don't remember if my parents were at work - my brother watched me after school because my parents didn't get home until 5:15 pm. All I know is that I was taking a bath and my brother came crashing through the door with a Butcher knife in the air similar to the "shower scene" in Psycho. Granted, this wasn't as terrifying as the "under the bed" incident, but it quickly taught me to lock the door when I take a bath or shower. And, to this day, I still have a fear of someone entering the bathroom while I shower or bathe. I have been known to watch the reflection of the entire bathroom in the chrome fan on the ceiling while I shower. Yeah, I'm a freak - it's alright, you all can talk about it.

I have to say, girls with older brothers usually turn out to be pretty tough - they have to in order to survive the older brother. Trust me.

Even Stevens

Warning: This post will seem to ramble because I can't keep my thoughts straight - I have so much angst from last night's game. So...

The Cards were pounced on like a Wildebeest by a Crocodile! Mets take game 4, 12 to friggin' 5! We were absolutely fine until they hit 6 runs in one ridiculous inning. That's what I get for saying that the most they had scored in the NLCS so far was 6, I'll keep my big, ole, fat mouth shut.


Yadi has been on fire in this series and, oh, how I love seeing that.

And, can I just say that I canNOT stand that guy that pitches sideways - it's almost illegal because he, pretty much, pitches underhanded (can anyone say softball?)

Regardless, congratulations to the Mets for an amazing win. I tried being superstitious and wearing the same jersey and bracelet that I wore Saturday night - apparently, that doesn't work. I've been trying to wear my Edmonds jersey a lot since God knows what they'll do with him after this season - his contract is up in 2007. I can't imagine any reason we'd get rid of him, but Cardinals management and ownership has done crazier things.

Tonight, we have Weaver and Glavine pitching - so it'll be a close game. I'm still 100% confident that we can take Game 5 and head back to New York for the clinch. The series is tied 2-2.

Go Cards! Go Weaver!

Git-R-Done!

Gotham vs. Gateway

Now that was a fun game - we had the best time tonight! My hat's off to Suppan (well, I don't have a hat on, but if I did it would be off to Sup!) He was, definitley, the MVP of tonight's game by far. Not only did he pitch perfectly - he hit our solo homerun! Love ya Sup!

And, Spiezio is really starting to make my heart throb. You'd be surprised how many people had little Cardinal-red beards tonight. He hit, I believe, another two-run triple and it was fantastic.


I got a picture on my phone of Beltran with his arms crossed like a little baby (out in left-field). When I find my cord to the phone, I'll put it up here. He was so pissed and I loved it. I know, I gotta chill though, I don't want to get ahead of myself.

We still have 2 more games to go and I hope we can pull it off and sweep them here at home. J and I are going to tomorrow's game and Monday's game. If we can win tomorrow AND Monday, that'll be the second time we've been there to see the Cards take the NLCS and head off to the World Series. In 2004, we were at game 7 when the Cards took the NLCS from the Astros and it was the best time I've ever had at a game. I'd love to see it happen again - only this time, I'd like to see a better ending to the WS.

I hate to say this, but I'm still waiting for Albert to come alive in this series - he's been pretty somber. But, I'm confident that he's just waiting until we, absolutely, need him (he always comes through for us).

Anthony Reyes will be pitching his first postseason game tomorrow night and I'm praying that he does well. The kid is so excited to be pitching in a postseason game and I'd love to see him do well. I wanna say he's only pitched 21 MLB games, so this is pretty huge for him. He was left off of the roster for the NLDS and finally got his chance in the NLCS. In the past, Reyes has done very well after a rest as long as he's had this month. I can't wait to see that pay off again tomorrow night.

I think this picture says it all - my sentiments exactly Sup! The scoreboards read "Gotham vs. Gateway" and Gateway ruled. This Game 3 victory leaves us with a 2-1 lead in the best-of-seven series. Now let's just keep it up for two more games. GO CARDS!!

Oh yeah, it was a treat to have Steven Tyler of Aerosmith sing God Bless America. I think he's got a concert here tomorrow night and he was in town for the game. I didn't know he'd be there, so it was a nice surprise.

Cards Take Game 2, 9-6!

Last night was a rough game. It was back and forth and those kind of games give me an ulcer. And, I'll be the first to say that I, surely, didn't expect So Taguchi to homer! You're Sooooo Taguchi!

I'm so, very, proud of him and I'm happy he could make such a difference for us. Congrats So!

Jimmy got on the board and then Spiezio's two-run triple made me want to do back flips! And, So sewed it up for us - again, totally unexpected, but pleasantly surprised.

The Cards will be playing Game 3 against the Mets tonight and I will be there. Suppan is pitching and I have confidence that we can take this game too. Go Cards!

OH! And, look who changed his tone towards the Cards - read this article and then read my post entitled "David & Goliath?". Now, it's obvious he's still in it for the Mets, but he surely doesn't sound as arrogant, ignorant and confident as he did before the series started. Granted, they could still win it all, but maybe this will be a lesson not to be so arrogant and ignorant when you haven't even earned the right yet.

GO CARDS!!!!

And, as they said on the St. Louis Cardinals Website, "Make it hurt 'So' Good!"

True Husband Confessions?

You know that blog, True Wife Confessions? I think it's a magnificent idea (genius really), but I think that might be the scariest blog I've ever read. With each confession I read, I get sicker and sicker. It just makes me think about what men would and/or could confess about. Think about it...if we have these horrible secrets and confessions regarding the one person in the world that we should be able to tell everything - what could they be hiding? Is there a True Husband Confessions? I can only imagine their confessions would be just as horrible, if not worse. I guess it just scares me.

Maybe that's my confession - I don't have enough confidence in my relationship with J to believe he wouldn't have anything to add to True Husband Confessions. If you ever met J, you'd understand why I could believe he's hiding something - he wasn't blessed with spectacular, conversational skills.

Does he specifically ignore my requests on purpose? Does he take an entire week to do laundry because he knows it drives me completely insane? Does he work so much just to get away from me? Has he not proposed because he really doesn't want to (not because of lack of money)? Does he walk down the hardwood floored hallway with shower wet feet in hopes that I'll walk behind him and fall? Does it really bother him that I've gained weight? Has he cheated on me? Does he think I'm stupid? There are so many secrets that a man could be holding onto.

I just wonder what hurtful, hateful, obnoxious confessions may be hiding out there behind our significant others' eyes. And, thinking about it - I've come to realize, I really don't want to know these things. As I've mentioned on my other blog, I'm not the "forgive and forget" type. I think our relationship would be over if he ever confessed to anything truly hurtful - even if it wasn't that he cheated. So, it's official, I'm absolutely afraid of TWC - but, naturally, I'll continue to read each and every confession with a deep, sinking feeling in my stomach.

2-0 Mets - Bummer!

I'm bummin'. Even though we did very well last night (with the exception of Pujols), the Cardinals still lost 2-0 to the Mets. Weaver did very well in holding them off though - he didn't let up any runs until the 6th - that makes me happy. Especially considering the Mets thought they were going to come in and steamroll us...it's not as easy as everyone thinks. We still have 6 more games and we usually take it to the 7th game in the NLCS. I still have confidence in my Cardinals - they are the best team in baseball (yes, that's a biased opinion).

Just a note, I'm still not afraid of Beltran - he's not THAT great. And, for that matter, I fully expected more out of Glavine. Yeah, we didn't get many hits and the hits we did get were in the air, but our bats weren't hot last night either. I guess I just expected a lot more from this "great" pitcher. But, they still beat us and I respect that. They didn't give up last night, even after it seemed as though Glavine was pretty tired. You could tell they were getting frustrated though. Regardless, congratulations to the Mets for a Game 1 victory.

I am happy to announce that Carp will be pitching tonight - although, I wouldn't have minded seeing Sup pitch and then Carp pitch in Game 3, but I'm not TLR. I know absolutely nothing about Maine, the Mets pitcher for tonight. We'll see how it goes. At least Game 3 is here...maybe I'll be able to go.

Til tonight!

11 Books

Oh, this is so sad. I was tagged and didn't even realize it! :0) Sorry Jen!! I just read your first sentence and all your answers and then I immediately started thinking of what my answers would be, not even realizing I had been tagged! I know, I'm slow. I often wonder if I was supposed to be mentally challenged and God accidentally added a well-developed brain at the last minute because he thought I was someone else. I don't know. This will be rough for me, because I'm not a reader and apparently, I don't have a huge blog social life. But we'll see. I tag Linlee aka Little Miss Sassy, Twisted Sister, and Polly at Home Ec. for Grown Ups. If y'all don't want to do it or can't or think I'm annoying for tagging you, then, I'll just deal with the bad luck - I'd never know the difference! :O)

But, here it goes:

1. ONE BOOK THAT CHANGED YOUR LIFE?
To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee

2. ONE BOOK YOU HAVE READ MORE THAN ONCE?
The Night by Elie Wiesel

3. ONE BOOK YOU WOULD WANT ON A DESERT ISLAND?
The Book of Survival by Anthony Greenback

4. ONE BOOK THAT MADE YOU LAUGH?
Falling Up by Shel Silverstein

5. ONE BOOK THAT MADE YOU CRY?
Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck

6. ONE BOOK YOU WISH YOU HAD WRITTEN?
The DaVinci Code (do you know how rich and stupid I'd be at the same time?)

7. ONE BOOK YOU WISH HAD NEVER BEEN WRITTEN?
I'll go out on a limb here and say any of those sex ed. books that pediatricians gave your parents to give to you - oh were those pitiful or what? Yeah, like I learned about sex from a paperback book with about 15 pages in it.

8. ONE BOOK YOU ARE CURRENTLY READING?
Inside Delta Force by Eric L. Haney, Command Sergeant Major, USA (ret.)
This is the book that the show The Unit is based off.

9. ONE BOOK YOU HAVE BEEN MEANING TO READ?
The Call of the Wild by Jack London (I never had to read it, go figure).

10. ONE BOOK YOU'RE GLAD YOU OWN?
Doctor Zhivago by Boris Pasternak

11. ONE BOOK THAT MUST BE READ ALOUD?
Where the Sidewalk Ends by Shel Silverstein

I adored Shel Silverstein as a child - I could have read those two books (the ones mentioned in #4 and #11) a million times. I might have to go buy those books to make sure I have them for my kids.

I just wanna say that this was very hard for me, because I'm not a reader (I mean, I read magazines - look at magazines), but I never was a big reader - I get a headache too easily.

My Hawaiian Name

Funny, I thought my Hawaiian name was Mikala, apparently I was way off. Man, I sure do love and miss Hawaii - I wanna go so bad!

Your Hawaiian Name is:

Iwalani Noelani

What's your Hawaiian Name?

New York Plane Crash Kills Yanks' Lidle & Flight Instructor

This is just surreal. It's almost as if I don't believe it. I mean, I know it's true, but really? Did a plane really crash into a building in Manhattan? Was Cory Lidle really on it? I'm just shocked. My thoughts and prayers go out to his family and his fans, especially his 6 year old son, Christopher. My thoughts and prayers also go out to the family of Tyler Stanger, Lidle's flight instructor.

This is so sad on two different levels. First, we lose a fine Major League pitcher during playoffs (granted, the Yanks were out, but still) and his flight instructor. Second, another plane hit another building in New York. I can only imagine what witnesses of the event thought or how scared they were. So sad. I hope they have a moment of silence tonight for him at the Mets/Cards game.

Rest in peace Cory Lidle and Tyler Stanger, God Bless You Both.

Rain-Out

I must admit, that was strange. I, surely, didn't expect the game to be cancelled due to weather. I just didn't see that as an option. With all the greatness of New York and Mets, (**sarcasm**) you'd think they'd have a backup plan for rainy weather. Why didn't the 8.1 million folks have a back up plan, Mr. Dayn Perry? Anyway, as you can tell, I'm still ticked at that "reporter". But, anyway, it happened, the first NLCS game at New York's Shea Stadium was cancelled on Wednesday. Game 1 will be made up tonight, at 7:00 pm.

This leaves TLR with a very tough decision. He had planned on having Weaver open the NLCS for Game 1, then Suppan in Game 2 and Carp in Game 3 which will be held in St. Louis. But, with the extra day's rest, will TLR throw Suppan or Carp into Game 2? Everyone is dying to know and I would be lying if I didn't say that I'm dying to know. Before the game was called last night, TLR mentioned that he was still leaning towards keeping Suppan for Game 2 and Carp for Game 3 in STL. I'm anxious to see if this decision remains. I suppose I'll just have to wait.

I'll admit I'm a little nervous throwing Weaver in there for the first game, I think he can get nervous at times. However, he did very well in the NLDS, but he didn't open the series. I have confidence in him and I hope he does well. I still look forward to tonight's game.

Keep rootin' for the Cards! Go Cards!!

Pissed Again!

First off, read this article. Now, please explain to me why they couldn't call Animal Control or the Humane Society or something to catch this bird? Shooting and killing it was the only answer? I'm so friggin' pissed, it's not funny! I think I might write to that police department and go off on them!

And, are you figgin' kidding me? They're sending the bird's meat to a local pantry? COME ON!!! This all could have gone completely different - they just wanted the meat, why else would that be part of the article? I'm so mad, I think I'm having a stroke!

Gender Genie

So, there's this website, Gender Genie, that will analyze your writing and tell you if you are a guy or a girl. Apparently, there's an algorithm that will determine your gender from the words you use when you write. I tried about 5 or 6 of my posts and I was determined to be a male two times and a female the rest. I just don't think it works. Try it out and let me know if it correctly guesses your gender.

How can what you write tell your gender? I mean, what if a girl learned to write from a male, what if a girl was taken under some guy's wing? I just don't get it. Whatever.

Wicked Chicagoan

I know this is probably really old, but I found it and thought it was too cute. If I had the patience, I'd put it up next season when the Cubs are still in play, but I can't wait that long.

Remember, Completely Useless By September! Ain't that the truth?

A wicked Chicagoan died and went to the place all wicked people go, hell. The Devil decided to shove him in a room and cranked the heat and humidity up.

The man smiled. When the Evil One asked why the man was smiling he said: “Just like Chicago in Spring”.

So the Most Evil One cranked up the heat and humidity more. The man removed his coat, smiled, and said: “Just like Chicago in Summer”.

This time the Destroyer of Beauty cranked the heat and humidity to maximum. The man removed his shirt and tie and said, “Just like Chicago in August”.

The Devil then got an idea. He shut off the heat and turned on the air conditioning. The room froze in seconds. Ice was everywhere. Polar bears hid in dens because it was so cold. Satan, confident he had finally won, peaked in the man’s room only to find the man cheering and partying frantically…

“The Cubs won the World Series! The Cubs won the World Series!”

What's Wrong Smokey?

Have any of you noticed (or am I just too analytical?) that Smokey Robinson always looks as though he has something important or pressing on his mind? He just has that face that makes you want to say, “what’s wrong Smokey?” Any time I see him, either in a picture or on TV, I find myself wondering what’s going on in his life. Maybe he's thinking about how much he misses cocaine...I dunno. Take a look at these few pics. What do you think?

David & Goliath?

So, I was browsing through articles about the upcoming NLCS between the Mets and the Cardinals and I came across a guy that I will, most likely, despise forever. I am so pissed that I am seeing red (yes, Cardinal red). I mean, read this article and tell me he's not a complete ass! He, pretty much, says that the Mets will win because they're from New York. Ummm...okay, great logic. He says that our record is worse - um, our record was worse than the Padres and you see what happened there. And, since when does law dictate that the team with the best record wins, hands down?

In addition, please tell me how population has ANYTHING to do with baseball. His opening statement compares the population of New York to St. Louis. Okay, we never said we were the most populated city in the country...and I still don't see what that has to do with baseball. And, what is this guys deal with "Gotham" - give me a break.

This article of his shows his dislike of the Cardinals as well - assclown! What's his deal?

And, I am by no means in the best shape ever, but take a look at this guy. Does he look like he's ever played baseball? I guess he could be a math whiz and he's into stats and all that, but he just looks like a complete geek that is pissed that he was never able to be a jock. Not to mention, I think he's scared of the Cardinals, so he has to downplay their abilities to make himself feel better.

Plus, what exactly is his hangup with David and Goliath? I may have missed this in the article while I was fuming, but which team does he perceive as David and which as Goliath?

Ugh! I'm so mad. Friggin' jerk!

More Driving in St. Louis

23 BASIC RULES FOR DRIVING IN ST. LOUIS

My comments are in bold italics.

1. A right lane construction closure is just a game to see how many people can cut in line by passing you on the right as you sit in the left lane waiting for the same jerks to squeeze their way back in before hitting the orange construction barrels. Just know that I do this because I get sick of waiting for 15 minutes while everyone else gets in front of me since there's always some idiot that has no problem wasting several minutes of his time to let the cheating asstard in front of him - and that idiot is always, inevitably, in front of me. I appreciate the fact that you're not a Type A Personality and that you have all the time in the world, but seeing as how everyone is different - GET. THE. HELL. OUT. OF. MY. WAY. I choose to be the asstard, this way I might get to my location on time.

2. Turn signals are clues as to your next move. A real St. Louis driver never uses them. Has anyone checked to see if we have the largest population of Paranoid Schizophrenics?

3. Under no circumstances should you leave a safe distance between you and the car in front of you or the space will be filled in by somebody else putting you in an even more dangerous situation. This is very tough in traffic, but they will surely take any footage between you and the car in front of you - it could be 2 feet, they'll take it. And, don't honk or give them a dirty look - you're in the wrong.

4. Crossing two or more lanes in a single lane change is considered "going with the flow." I don't call it "going with the flow", I call it "getting around all the idiots".

5. The faster you drive through a red light, the smaller the chance you have of getting hit. According to J, you're supposed to honk your horn as you go through the light because that alerts the other drivers that you're going through it - I still don't get it, but he swears it's the truth.

6. Never get in the way of a older car that needs extensive body work. Missouri is a no-fault insurance state and the other guy doesn’t have anything to lose.

7. Braking is to be done as hard and late as possible to ensure that your ABS kicks in giving a nice relaxing foot massage as the brake pedal pulsates. For those of you without ABS, it’s a chance to stretch your legs.

8. Construction signs tell you about road closures immediately after you pass the last exit before the traffic begins to back up.

9. The new electronic traffic warning system signs are not there to provide useful information. They are only there to make St. Louis look high-tech and to distract you from seeing the St Louis County police car parked in the median. I've noticed them being used for S.A.R.A.A or Amber Alerts more often than for traffic alerts.

10. Never pass on the left when you can pass on the right. It’s a good way to scare people entering the highway. Oh no, you can't get on the highway in St. Louis, you're not allowed.

11. Speed limits are arbitrary figures, given only as suggestions and apparently not enforceable in the metro area during rush hour.

12. Just because you’re in the left lane and have no room to speed up or move over doesn’t mean that a St Louis driver flashing his high beams behind you doesn’t think he can go faster in your spot. It is possible that you're a good 3-5 car lengths behind the person in front of you and you keep slamming on your breaks every two seconds forcing the car behind you to test their brakes every time, despite the fact that you're 3-5 car lengths away! Maybe it was a clue that you shouldn't be in the passing (left) lane! If you're so scared of the driver that is 3-5 car lengths in front of you, you should probably be driving relatively slow - and in the far right (slow) lane. Besides, I thought the far left lane was called the "passing lane" and that it should be used primarily to pass slow drivers. Why is it that at rush hour, that is the only lane that is packed and every other lane is passing the folks in the "passing lane"? I don't get it. I just don't.

13. Please remember that there is no such thing as a shortcut during rush-hour traffic in St Louis. This is so true. You will end up getting caught in worse traffic if you try to take a shortcut.

14. Always slow down and be a lookee-loo when you see an accident or even someone changing a tire.

15. Throwing litter on the roads adds variety to the landscape, keeps the existing litter from getting lonely and gives Adopt-a-highway crews something to clean up.

16. Everybody thinks their vehicle is better than yours, (especially pickup truck drivers with stickers of Calvin peeing on a Ford, Dodge or Chevy logo.)

17. Learn to swerve abruptly. St Louis is the home of high-speed slalom driving thanks to MoDOT (Missouri Dept. of Transportation), which puts potholes in key locations to test drivers’ reflexes and keep them on their toes.

18. It is traditional in St Louis to honk your horn at cars that don’t move the instant the light changes. This is mainly because the lights are only green for a split second. If you don't take off the second the light changes, chances are that you'll miss it and be stuck again.

19. Seeking eye contact with another driver revokes your right of way. Matter of fact, you don't have a right of way in St. Louis.

20. Never take a green light at face value. Always look right and left before proceeding. Again, they do change very quickly.

21. Heavy snow, ice, fog, and rain are no reasons to change any of the previously listed rules. These weather conditions are God’s way of ensuring a natural selection process for body shops, junkyards, and new vehicle sales. After all, we do have our priorities.

22. Remember that the goal of every St Louis driver is to get there first, by whatever means necessary. Funny, J always asks me if where we're going is on wheels and my answer is always "yes".

23. Real St. Louis women drivers can put on pantyhose and apply eye makeup at 75 miles per hour in bumper-to-bumper traffic. Real St. Louis men drivers can remove pantyhose and a bra at 75 miles per hour in bumper-to-bumper traffic. Who wears pantyhose anymore?

Chick-O-Stick

If this won't be the most meaningless post I've ever written, I don't know what would be - but here it goes.

I hadn't gotten groceries in a few weeks - as a matter of fact, I absolutely HATE (loathe even)grocery shopping. It's like Chinese Torture for me and I avoid it at all costs. Well, J left for New York on Saturday and I am used to him cooking, getting dinner or whatever. Like I mentioned before, I'm just not domestic, never have been, probably never will be. Well, I woke up yesterday morning and realized I have NOTHING in the fridge or pantry to take for lunch or to even eat for dinner. I mean, I had some Creamy Chicken noodles I could have had for dinner, but I didn't have any butter to make them. So, much to my dismay, I was forced to run to the grocery store to grab a few things yesterday after work. And, when I say "grab a few things", I mean I spent $110! Anyway, my point? Those impulse-buy racks at the check out really work. I was standing there, for quite a while I might add, - I mean, who grocery shops at 3:30 in the afternoon - and I happened to look down and I saw a huge Chick-O-Stick. I don't know if I was just hungry or what, but I had to have it. It was an overwhelming feeling of need. It's very strange how well those racks work. I don't even understand how I could like peanut butter and coconut together. It doesn't even sound good, but, ahhh...it was. I ate it first, then...I made my dinner.

I wonder if Halloween peaking around the corner made me want this. I always looked forward to hard candy, Sweet tarts and Chick-O-Sticks after a night of trick-or-treating. I never did like all of the chocolate - that wasn't the good stuff. Yes, I know, I'm strange. I've heard it all before.

So, like I said, that may have been the most meaningless post ever written on a blog, but I was feelin' it.

Officially a Nutjob

Okay, so, while I was making my daily internet rounds I came across this article on MSN. It's about Jennifer Wilbanks, the Runaway Bride. Now, I do not condone what she did, I thought it was very stupid and immature - I mean, grow a pair and tell the geek you don't want to marry him. Why run away? I mean, you have to keep in touch with family, right? So, was her plan to make her family tell this geek, we'll call him John Mason, that she doesn't want to marry him?

Anyway, that's all besides the point. I just wanted to say that I am now 100% certain she is a nutjob. Before, I figured, "okay, she just wanted out and didn't know how to do it (with the whole town watching)". Now that she's suing him, I'm thinking - "what an asstard". I mean, you didn't want the whole town watching you dump him or you didn't want them all at your wedding because it made you too nervous, you didn't like the whole country in your business when you were caught, but now it's okay because it looks like you finally got the guts enough to do something? Ugh! If that was my motive (which she claims it was "personal issues", but surely didn't specify which to me means she didn't want everyone in her business), then why would you have the nerve enough to sue the guy for $500,000 when you were FINALLY out of the public eye? Why wouldn't you just try to settle with him? I guess I just don't get it - I suppose she DOES like the attention, she must strive on it. She's a weirdo - her eyes say it all!

Dexter

So, I found another creepy show that I like on Showtime. It's called Dexter and it's about a serial killer that works in Forensics (basically, for the police) and kills all other serial killers. He won't kill anyone that isn't genuinely bad, but he's real weird anyway. I love this show now. I'm certain the show won't last very long, but it's very interesting. Am I a freak? J even told me he saw a preview or something for it and he thought that I'd like it a lot. Seriously, am I freaky?

Anyway...we had a productive Saturday. When I say "we", I should probably say my dad had a productive Saturday. J left for New York Saturday morning and then my parents came over. We were all going to work on the front yard but, my mom and I ended up going to Home Depot and buying (along with tons of other stuff) this new front door:


When we returned my dad had completely cleared the island in the front (he dug out all of the old bushes and piled most of the rock in one big pile). Mom and I were pleasantly surprised. Then we helped him shovel all the dirt and rock out - man, that's some hard work. I don't envy any landscaper. It does look very nice though. Then, we put my new front door on and also put on a new porch light. It all looks so nice. I will end up painting the front door black, I'll try to get some pictures when everything is said and done (will most likely be a while from now). But, like I said, a very productive Saturday. But, yesterday, I was in so much pain from shoveling all day Saturday that I didn't do anything - it hurt too bad. I guess I'm out of shape. Whodda thunk?

Oh well, I thought I'd update you on my weekend. Kinda boring, I know. I'm not all that interesting. I couldn't get a pic of Koko making the "Princess Di" face, but I'll be honest - I didn't even try. I swear I'll get it though.

6-2 Game 4 Win for Redbirds!!

I apologize for taking so long to post this - Blogger and I weren't getting along this morning. Anyway, last night was our first postseaon clinch in the new stadium! Oh! What a night! Although, this isn't late December and it isn't 1963; it is early October, 2006 and the Cards are well on their way to winning a World Series. I'm confident that we can walk away with the whole shibang this year. We walked away with the NLDS in a game 4 victory, outscoring the Padres 6-2.

Carp started with a shaky first inning, but recovered quickly after Belliard's (yeah, he's da man) two-run single in the bottom of the first to tie the game. Carp didn't deliver much to the Padres after that as it remained a tied game until the 4-run sixth inning. Then, (for those of you that weren't so happy about acquiring Encarnacion) Juan Encarnacion's tiebreaking RBI helped in the run-packed sixth inning closing the game with a victory for the Cards.

Last night, the Redbirds were "crowned" the NLDS Champions with the game 4 victory, which means we're headed to the NLCS for the 3rd straight year and the 5th time in the past 7 years. In my opinion, we've become quite comfortable with the NLCS, so let’s surpass that this year! In the NLCS, we’ll be playing the Mets in hopes of reaching the Fall Classic and winning a lovely, diamond-studded ring! I'm 100% confident that we can do that this year. We may have limped into the postseason, but we're healing fast! From what I hear, Pujols won’t rest until the World Series is back in St. Louis. He has been quoted as saying, “that’s our goal for the fans”. Oh, he loves us, he reeeaally loves us!

Unfortunately, and fortunately at the same time, the Mets are the heavy favorite for the NLCS. You know the Yankees were the overwhelming favorite against the Tigers and they were beat out in the first round. I'm hoping that jinxes the Mets - but, we can always just beat them flat out. For one, we’re better off now, in the postseason, than we were when we played the Mets in the regular season. Mulder, Marquis and Izzy are playing much less significant roles in the postseason and I feel that heightens our chance against the Mets. It sounds like the Mets are relying, solely, on Carlos Beltran. Don’t they know, we’re not too terribly scared of Beltran? Don’t they know we overcame him in the NLCS in 2004? Just know that we’re not intimidated by Carlos Beltran and I refuse to be intimidated by him this year because he’s with the Mets. As a matter of fact, I refuse to be intimidated by the Mets as a whole. Good luck to them, but they are sorely mistaken if they think they'll be able to just roll over us. They are underestimating the Cards and I think that may come back to bite them in the arse.

I appreciate that everyone assumes our team consists of two guys - Albert Pujols and Chris Carpenter. But, while everyone is intent on focusing on those two, we have several other players that could stun the Mets. The guys to watch for the NLCS are, of course, Albert Pujols and Chris Carpenter, but also Ronnie Belliard, Juan Encarnacion, Scott Spiezio (or Rolen), and I’ve grown fond of Aaron Miles myself (I mean, not JUST because he’s a hottie). I think we have a fighting chance at this.

We open up the NLCS at New York on Wednesday and it looks as though our buddy, Weaver, will be our opener. I hope he shows the Mets what he’s got, because they are banking on taking our first two games since Carp won’t be able to start until the 3rd game in St. Louis. So, until Wednesday, GO CARDS!!!!

Oh yeah, here's a hilarious article from The Onion - and my Lord, if it isn't true, I don't know what would be. He he :oP

Koko's Fraternal Twin!

Seriously, could this dog be any cuter? I was wandering around cuteoverload.com and I came across this absolutely ADORABLE picture. I am specifically drawn to this picture because Kokobean [one of my many nicknames for Koko] does this ALL THE TIME!

I am absolutely bound and determined to get a pic of Kokobean like this so that I can prove it. So, I'll be stalking her this weekend. I'm sure I'll be somewhat similar to the paparazzi trying to get a picture of the elusive Suri!

In other news, J leaves for New York tomorrow morning (for work) and that means I won't be going to the game tomorrow. J says this is okay because, in his exact words, "we only have the one game left in the series tomorrow". Do you think he's confident that we'll sweep the Padres for the second postseason in a row? It'd be superfantastico if he were right, because then, the Cards would have a few days off (waiting for the other series to finish) and we'd be ready for the NLCS. Plus, J comes back Wednesday and maybe we'll be able to make some games for the NLCS. Man, how I love season tickets!

Tomorrow, my parents are coming over to help me get the front yard straightened up. My house is such a mess in the front and I can't stand it. My dad's going to dig all of the existing landscaping out so that I can start fresh with whatever landscaping I want. Plus, I finally talked J into getting one of those white vinyl fences for the backyard. How exciting...and expensive.

Cardinals (2-0) Heading Home!

Oh, it's a wonderful Friday! Why, you ask? Because the Cards won again!

First and foremost, what is wrong with the Padres that they can't execute a rundown? I mean, that's gotta be one of the easiest plays to make and they screwed it up. Now, I absolutely LOVE Albert (I know, what St. Louisan doesn't), but he's kinda slow - he's definitely not a sprinter. The fact that he was able to stay safe during that play amazes me.

Before I get yelled at, let me just say, I do like the Padres and I have great respect for David Wells, the Padres' veteran Pitcher (yesterday may have been his last game). They are a great team and they had a better regular season record than we did. But...like J always says, "the postseason is a whole new season".


I am growing rather fond of Wainwright. He's another one of our pitchers that I don't cringe at when I see him running out to the mound. Weaver did wonderfully yesterday and I'm glad he could walk away with a win. Wells made a comment that a lot of his guys were "licking their chops" with Jeff up there pitching - I'm just pumped that Weaver didn't give them any credibility.

Belliard, as usual, was there to win and like I said before, I'm starting to love this guy. He is just genuinely happy to be a Cardinal and I love watching players like that. Keep up the good work Ronnie!


I love seeing Jimmy in the game and I hope he continues to do well - he needs to keep it up with the RBIs. Albert, well, I don't have to worry about him (did you see how little of that ball he clipped in the 4th?) Although, there is one person I'm sort of worried about - it's Rolen. Now, I'm a Rolen fan, but I haven't seen much out of him this postseason and I miss it. I know Rolen's grounder advanced Pujols to third, but I want some RBIs. However, I am confident that he'll make a larger contribution in this postseason and I look forward to seeing that.

I think I am the only one, that I know of, that was happy to see Juan Encarnacion join the Cards. It's not like he's our Ace, but he does well and you're never surprised to see him hit a double like he did yesterday (well, at least, I'm not). Granted, he was tagged out at the plate, but I'm all for Encarnacion and I know he can earn some runs for us in the postseason.

And, am I crazy or has TLR just been making some great decisions in the last week or so? It all started with the gamble to keep Carp out of the final, regular season game and all of these decisions have paid off.

I fully expected to see the Padres walk away with at least one run, but TLR and the team wasn't having that. I love it.

So, we're headed home as the favorite to close out the DS and for our very first playoff game in our new stadium! As we all know, we only need one more win to take this series and I know we can do that - especially with two chances at home. I'm comfortable with Suppan opening on Saturday and, hopefully, we'll take the sweep Saturday and have a few days off.

Til Saturday!