Gracies Girl

Old audio archives...KMOX used to play them sometimes, and my husband has some Jack Buck CD compilations that have Buck and Caray games on it. You can sometimes get WGN radio in North County, and I can sometimes pull it in when I am in Clayton/UCity (where I work) if I'm in my car with the strongest tuner. They used to be on 880 AM (weird low-wattage station on the East Side) but I can't find them on it this year. I rely on MLB Audio for my Pat-and-Ronness.

I adore Pat and Ron. I also liked Harry and Steve. From listening to the archives, though, I think the best team I've heard was Jack Buck and Harry Caray. Harry was still coherent and the two of them together were professional, knowledgeable, and still enjoyable to listen to. Pat and Ron, though, are my lifeline here in St. Louis (well, now that I have WGN, the TV crew helps) and I definitely appreciate them!

Ah...see I didn't see the caption. I just rotated the computer around and said, "Hey, who is this guy?" and Cardinals fan husband filled me in. I'll have to update him.

this picture is such an accurate metaphor for the usefulness of small-ball since the end of the dead-ball era. The Cardinals fan husband tells me that this is George Kissel, who a quick search reveals is 96 years old and has been with the Cards as a minor league coach and hitting instructor for 66 years. Evidently Branch Rickey brought him on board and he's been around ever since. Kind of like the coaching version of Yosh. :)

My husband has applied for the Stats Stringer position for the Cards every year since we moved to St. Louis. He is a software engineer who can alter his schedule to make every game and he hasn't even sniffed an interview. My (cynical) guess is that these jobs go to the college age/recently graduated children of the owners or employees' friends.

I never, ever thought the day would come when Sammy Sosa would be serving as a diplomat/envoy/representative. Crazy.

Honest to God, Jimmay has been known to change his jersey in the middle of a game if the first one gets too dirty. No word as to whether he has his hair touched up between innings, though.

I wound up with six tickets for July 28 and six for July 29, six tickets for June 28th (build-a-bear day--family game) and two bleacher seats for April 9. And I tried to get bleacher seats for ndistops but failed. :( Next year I shall endeavor to be Queen of the VWR!

I'm in and looking at May 26. Has Seth hooked you up yet? No, nothing yet. I'm almost certain bleachers are gone but if you can get lower-deck seats I'd be ecstatic :D Check your PMs. You've got 5 minutes...I've got carpool today :D

edit: Never mind. I didn't see that you wanted to go each day.

I just bought a pair of bleacher tickets to the Sunday night opener on April 9. If anyone's interested in them, PM me. If I haven't heard from anyone by tonight, I'll throw them up on ebay to recoup some of the cost of my other expenditures today, but offering them to fellow NSBBers seemed like the decent thing to do.

Never mind. I found it. :)

I'm in. First PM gets tickets.

Six more tickets to the 7/28 game. I've still got windows open...I'll play Seth and let you guys know if I get through again.

6 Tickets for July 29 vs. the Cards. Seats are just ok...they must be about sold out.