Busch Stadium
This weekend was fall break for my university and my grandparents came to visit. As extreme baseball fans as they are, we had to visit Busch Stadium. I have to say, that even for fans that frequently go to games, like myself, the $10.00 per person tour is definitely worth the money. I always seat in the cheapest seats I find in the bleacher sections behind our bullpen (yep, I'm a college student). Discovering and learning about the stadium as much as possible was awesome. Seeing the field from the radio room, and the TV room motivates me to become a sports broadcaster. Standing on the field, and looking around, imagining being Albert Pujols or Yadier Molina or Jim Edmonds or Matt Holliday or Brendan Ryan or any Cardinal, getting up the plate under the cheers and shouts of about 46,000 fans. The experience rocked my world. I still left with the hope of running the bases and entering the locker room, but its off limits during these tours. Even though I couldn't try to imagine myself running the bases for a triple (which is hard given that I'm probably as slow or slower then Yadier Molina), the Busch Stadium was worth every penny.
Our tour guide was perfect. He kept on talking and talking about the Cardinals, which was music to my ears. He mentioned the greats and all the facts about the great Redbirds. I now know the story of how they became the Cardinals and the St Louis Browns and everything that has happened in this city regarding baseball. I also saw the luxury boxes and the party rooms, the press box and the radio room, and the restaurant for those humble fans that purchase the annual $14,000 tickets; after seeing the stadium from their seats, and knowing they have valet parking and a restaurant better then many in St Louis for every game, these people get a lot of bang for their buck. Only thing I regret is, that since I was in awe, I forgot to take pictures. I only took some pictures with my phone on the field, and I wanted to share them with you.

It was a great day with my grandparents. The weather was perfect, there was a scent of greatness in the field, and watching my grandfather talk baseball was amazing. I know that when I grow up I hope to know half as much as he does about baseball. With such a great history, and a Class A stadium to go with the team, that's why,
With these Cards, I'll go all in.
- Andy









Midterm's came and now are gone. Its time for the second half of the 2009 Baseball Season. I promised a friend to write about the All Star Game but I just could not do it. I had a Calc II test which I got a 109/100, I know some of you don't really care for it, but my GPA and my parents really liked it. Anyway, its starting to be crunch time. The Cards lead the NL Central by two games with 49-42, and God willing, over the next months they will keep that lead.








Last night the Cards fell into a hole in the first inning and could not climb out of it in a 5-2 lost against the Cubs. Brad Thompson (2-6 E.R.A. 5.31) loaded the bases the first inning on two walks and a single. On the plate for the Cubs was Milton Bradley (.238) with two outs and down 0-2 in the count when Thompson went in and hit him getting the the first run of the game for the Cubs. The Cubs scored twice after that in the first inning, creating a lead that the Redbirds could not catch up with Cub's All Star pitcher Ted Lilly (9-6, E.R.A. 3.18) pitched a very well game giving the Cards little to no chance of actually winning. The lefty pitcher also achieved his 100th win of his career.


