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Time for a 6 man rotation in St. Louis?
With a few of the St. Louis Cardinals starting pitchers battling fatigue, injury, youth and/or a protected number of innings…seems like a no-brainer to go to a 6 man rotation right? Here is why I say yes it makes perfect sense. The Cardinals had a legit 6 starters ready for big league pitching when spring…
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2014 MLB All-Star Vote: Molina vs Lucroy
I was thinking about this topic after the news of the Milwaukee Brewer’s campaign to get their cather Jonathan Lucroy to the All-Star game instead of Yadier Molina. I started looking into the subject to see if there was a valid point for Lucroy over Molina. Obviously I am completely bias towards Molina. However, I…
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2014 St. Louis Cardinals: Peter Bourjos vs Jon Jay – Part 2
Okay, I know I’ve been beating this thing to a pulp about Jon Jay and Peter Bourjos. But, I just couldn’t help but revisit the situation after the last few weeks and after I read an excellent article over at Cards Conclave: http://www.cardsconclave.com/2014/06/18/true-jon-jay/ After reading the article, here were my thoughts: The real problem is we’re…
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“Devil Dogs”
Saw this exhibit at the National Museum of the Marine Corps last year. Pretty cool how the “Devil Dog” nickname came about. Proud to know a few Devil Dogs too! 1918: Battle of Belleau Wood http://www.marines.com/history-heritage/timeline?articleId=TIMELINE_BATT… Also, if you ever get out that way, the National Museum of the Marine Corps is one of the…
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Missouri WWII Vet Was a Minesweeper at Normandy
Unreal. Story of a 95 year old Missouri vet who was a greenhorn minesweeper on the “Utah” beach of Normandy. Love the last few paragraphs of the story. http://www.stltoday.com/news/local/metro/missouri-vet-is-a-rare-type-of-… For some more great Normandy WWII photos: http://www.history.navy.mil/photos/events/wwii-eur/normandy/nor4.htm
