Speaking of Hollidays…
Happy day-after-St-Patty’s to you! Green eggs, green beer, green baseball jerseys…. what’s not to love? Checking in on our Cardinals this morning (yesterday’s Spring Training loss, 10-3 to the...
View ArticleA Bromance We Can Get Behind
In past years it was easy to accuse the Cardinals of being almost… bland. Elder statesmen of the team like Albert Pujols and Chris Carpenter brought drive, passion, and supreme athletic ability to a...
View ArticleOpening Weekend Freebees
Nothing is better than Opening Day at Busch Stadium. I’ve never been, and I know this. It’s actually hard saying what I would give to be able to go to an Opening Day… but since you’re reading this a...
View ArticleHas it been this long?
So, this blogging thing is like riding a bike… right?? This season has been a crazy, hot MESS (and I’m not even talking about the baseball stuff yet.) Angela had a wedding to plan. I had a family to...
View ArticleI Never Got to See Stan
The more I learned about the Cardinals as I was growing up, the more I realized that there were 3 players that I never really got to see play, but desperately wanted to: Bob Gibson was first in my...
View ArticleSpring Training Warm-Ups
Baseball fever is making a comeback now that the boys are kicking it in Florida for Spring Training, and this week my dear friend (and Cardinals fan), Lindsey, asked (again) when Diamond Diaries would...
View ArticleThe Kozma Spring Training Support Group
So the internets are all abuzz lately with banter about the Cardinals’ shortstop crisis. Here’s the quick set-up: Rafael Furcal’s injury looks pretty serious. The signing of Ronny Cedeno (oldish guy,...
View ArticleKyle Lohse: Closure
You know that point when a good relationship has run its course? You do still love him but in your heart you know he’s not “the one.” You’ve given him your best offer, but you both knew you were...
View ArticlePhoto Blog: Memphis Redbirds in OKC
Oscar Taveras, Kolten Wong, Ryan Jackson, Adron Chambers, Jamie Romak, Michael Wacha, Barret Browning, Sam Freeman, Victor Marte, Maikel Cleto, John Gast, Seth Maness, Eduardo Sanchez… If you recognize...
View ArticlePhoto Blog (part 2): A Memphis Sunday
On the road, Memphis continued to mow down the Oklahoma City Redhawks today with a 10-3 victory for starting pitcher Tyler Lyons (6.0 IP, 9H, 3R, 2BB, 4SO, 3.46 ERA). However today’s romp got off to a...
View ArticleHow To Fall In Love With a Baseball Player
Beyond the stats and the standings,there is nothing like falling in love with a ballplayer to intensify your experience of the game. And I feel quite confident claiming a mastery of this process....
View ArticleNLCS Game 6 Photo Diary
The energy in the air, the roar of the postseason crowd, the Sea of Red at Busch Stadium – add in an offensive surge, a rookie pitcher rising to the occasion and surpassing expectations and a shutout...
View ArticleSt Louis Cardinals, Spring Training 2014
A quick post to share player photos from our recent trip to sunny Jupiter, Florida – the Spring Training home of our beloved St. Louis Cardinals. Photos (from the February 28th game against the...
View ArticleSpring Training Tourism Advice for Planet Jupiter
Okay! So you have bought the tickets and are planning to hop a plane to Florida and leave the winter cold behind? Congratulations! You soon will have arrived in baseball heaven …or at least the...
View Article*Not an NFL Draft Post*
Oh, the pervasiveness of the stupid NFL draft… Oscar Taveras Let’s talk baseball instead, shall we? Exit McGregor Last night, the Cardinals’ AAA Redbirds of Memphis faced the local Oklahoma City...
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