Watching another NLCS day game instead of working
Go St. Louis Cardinals!
via whathighschoolshouldwecallme:
When I found out kids in other towns didn’t have to tell jokes for their Halloween candy
I grew up in St. Louis, and on Halloween we all had to put on a good show when trick-or-treating in order to win candy. Hard to believe kids in other towns simply get rewarded for dressing up (and being adorable).
Also, check out this new St. Louis local GIF blog
via whathighschoolshouldwecallme:
Just about Every Simpsons Reference to Missouri (by daviddellarocco)
According to my high school history teacher (who grew up in Michigan), The Simpsons is actually based in Missouri, although there are quite a few East St. Louis references in this set as well…
Infographic showing population changes in St. Louis, and showing how transit access drives population growth, particularly in more walkable parts of the city.
Mapping metro areas by pro-sports championship wins. Looks like a few small-martket teams, like the Pittsburgh Steelers and St. Louis Cardinals are over-represented.
Because every successful sports team in the late 1980s made a music video, St. Louis made this video to try linking winning St. Louis Cardinals team with economic development in the city of St. Louis. In spite of the new construction highlighted in the video, the city was still vulnerable to the same urban flight that plagued many American cities in the Eighties, losing over 60k residents between 1980 and 1990 census.
Sold On Saint Louis Music Video circa 1987 (by PulseSTL)
Under pressure • Cardinals’ slugger Albert Pujols is facing increased scrutiny. The Cardinals had a chance to come back from Jaime Garcia’s implosion Sunday afternoon, but Pujols hit into a 5-4-3 double play to kill a potential rally in the seventh. If it was Nick Punto or Allen Craig, it’d be one of those things. But this is Pujols. When he comes up empty, it draws attention for obvious reasons: He’s been the best hitter of his generation. And he’s becoming a free agent after the season. The Brewers won Game 1 of the NLCS, 9-6, but the Cards, and Pujols, are hardly finished. Game 2 starts tonight at 7:05. (Photo by Chris Lee • clee@post-dispatch.com)
Ars longa, vita breva • Bob Cassilly called himself a “flawed builder.” To the chagrin of building inspectors and his attorneys, Cassilly worked without permits or blueprints. But his artistic talent and boundless imagination wowed St. Louisans for decades. He may be best known for City Museum, which opened in 1997, but his art and influence can be found throughout St. Louis. On Monday, Cassilly was found dead in a bulldozer he had been driving around his latest project, an old cement plant he was converting into an amusement park and concrete jungle. (If your Latin is rusty, “ars long, vita breva” translates to “art is long, life is short.”)
Who knew Burroughs grew up in St. Louis? Come to think of it, that might explain a few things…
(via For Sale: Childhood Home of William S. Burroughs - St. Louis News - Daily RFT)
he lived in the west end
Go crazy (philanthropic) folks! Go crazy…
The St. Louis Cardinals and Kansas City Royals have joined forces with the Governors office to help raise money for Joplin, Mo., and the area devastated by the tornado last month. The teams will dedicate their upcoming series at Busch Stadium to Joplin and the weekend will include fundraisers to help with Joplin relief.
The plan, as announced during a press conference Wednesday in Joplin, will be called “Teams Unite for Joplin.” Both teams will wear the patch seen above during the series. Those patches will also be sold during the series to raise money for Joplin recovery.
Fans also will have a chance to bid on game-used baseballs, lineup cards, bases, autographed items and, on Father’s Day, take part in a jersey-off-their-back auction.
