Baseball fever is back America, so it’s time to grab a beer and catch it…
via possibilitygirl:
Never been prouder to be an American.
U-S-A!
that guy jumping in the last picture. that’s how I feel right now.
Love you, baseball
In some alternate universe where the St. Louis Cardinals won the 2012 World Series…
This makes me a little less sad that the Cardinals didn’t make the World Series
via mattgalligan:
Fuck yeah Brian Wilson
When someone suggests watching the debate instead of the baseball game
Debates are competition of ideas, not a contact sport (just ask Matt Carpenter)
via STL GIF blog whathighschoolshouldwecallme:
(Cardinals Gif via SBNation, captioned by MattHurst)
Watching another NLCS day game instead of working
Go St. Louis Cardinals!
via whathighschoolshouldwecallme:
Watch this baseball fan get nailed by a foul ball while updating his status on Facebook. Brings a whole new meaning to “keep your eye on the ball”, and serves as a reminder that some status updates can wait.
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)
Could baseball have a lesson for music lovers that would allow us to appreciate the past and the present at the same time? What is behind this ability of baseball fans to connect the present action to the sport’s past glory and still appreciate the moment-to-moment excitement of the players on the field? These aren’t distinct functions of sports fandom; they are closely related to each other, and they inform each other. A fan appreciates the successes of the past more as he or she sees contemporary players working to succeed now, and vice versa. This is the kind of thinking that the institutions of classical music need to promote if we want the field refreshed by new music and musicians.
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.
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