The FSMW crew the other night showed a promo deal for a Cards' home game where kids 12 and under would receive a Cardinals Build-A-Bear Teddy bear. My wife thought it was cute and now wants one. I investigated about Busch stadium and they claim to have a Build-A-Bear shop on site. The crux is that they claim you can build your own Fredbird doll. Anyhoo, if any of you have seen this shop at the stadium, do they offer only the opportunity to build a Fredbird or can you build other items? If my wife could build a Cardinals Teddy Bear, I would finally get to attend a game at the new stadium. If just a Fredbird, then it won't help (regretfully). Since my wife is over 12, this is my only chance this year of seeing new Busch! Thanks for your help in answering this question.

OK, so I just bought the latest release of the original Major League DVD, and I was reminded of the rule installed by the manager where if Willie Mays-Hayes hit a pop fly, he had to do a set number of push-ups as punishment (cough)--I mean as training. Watching our Sparkplug WS MVP this season pop-up waaaay too many times thus far has me thinking that Tony needs to install this rule. If nothing else, he can grit and hustle his way through them. What do you all think? Shoot...there are 5 or 6 guys in the lineup that would be doing nothing but push-ups for days.

So I nonchalantly dropped the idea of either MLBTV or DirecTV Extra Innings to the wife in conversation during Sunday dinner, and she absolutely floored me with her response. She said that either I can get an out-of-market package listed above OR take a trip to the Lou to see one game at new Busch with my dad (neither of us have been to see a game at the new stadium)....but not both. So she asked which it will be? I'm stuck between the possibility of being able to watch every Cards game at home in Chicago or getting to see a live game finally at the new stadium. We also visit Miller Park once a year to see a Cards game. What should I do? What would you do? Thanks for the advice.