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DanUpBaby

Sep 11, 2008 Feb 12, 2012 3708 7789

I've written about the Cardinals since 2003, and here since 2008.

I've spent most of my life in Springfield, Illinois, where you can see all manners of things, including, somehow, a small airport, named after Abraham Lincoln. I went to school at the University of Missouri, where there is a statue of Beetle Bailey.

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Viva El Birdos Commented update: you got called out by Brooks himself on The Second Annual "Matt Holliday is Awesome" Post on Viva El Birdos - 02/13/12 2:33 AM EST

Viva El Birdos Commented I played a ton of 2000 (still do) and some 3000 on The Second Annual "Matt Holliday is Awesome" Post on Viva El Birdos - 02/13/12 1:24 AM EST

Viva El Birdos Recommended I've been a MLB.tv subscriber for 5 years now. on Viva El Birdos - 02/13/12 12:18 AM EST

SB Nation St. Louis Posted Albert Pujols's "El Hombre" Billboards Inspire More St. Louis Cardinals Angst on SB Nation St. Louis - 02/12/12 9:00 AM EST

SB Nation St. Louis Posted St. Louis Cardinals Sign Scott Linebrink, Now Have Two Kyle McClellans on SB Nation St. Louis - 02/12/12 8:00 AM EST

SB Nation St. Louis Posted NFL Free Agents: DeSean Jackson Would Be Coup For St. Louis Rams on SB Nation St. Louis - 02/12/12 8:00 AM EST

Viva El Birdos Commented I honestly believe the guy did it for the respect, and not the money on one week till pitchers and catchers report on Viva El Birdos - 02/12/12 4:21 AM EST (2 replies)

Viva El Birdos Commented more specifically: on one week till pitchers and catchers report on Viva El Birdos - 02/12/12 4:11 AM EST

Viva El Birdos Commented I don't see what the big picture here is on one week till pitchers and catchers report on Viva El Birdos - 02/12/12 3:43 AM EST (2 replies)

Viva El Birdos Commented not knowing colin cowherd exists on one week till pitchers and catchers report on Viva El Birdos - 02/12/12 3:39 AM EST (1 reply)

Viva El Birdos Commented in that case, I change my answer on one week till pitchers and catchers report on Viva El Birdos - 02/12/12 3:37 AM EST (2 replies)

Viva El Birdos Commented oh, you don't come off as adversarial at all on one week till pitchers and catchers report on Viva El Birdos - 02/12/12 3:24 AM EST (1 reply)

Viva El Birdos Commented woody allen maybe? on one week till pitchers and catchers report on Viva El Birdos - 02/12/12 3:22 AM EST (2 replies)

Viva El Birdos Commented "no one knew how that was going to turn out" on one week till pitchers and catchers report on Viva El Birdos - 02/12/12 3:19 AM EST (1 reply)

Viva El Birdos Commented I'm not an insider at all, for what it's worth on one week till pitchers and catchers report on Viva El Birdos - 02/12/12 3:15 AM EST (1 reply)

Viva El Birdos Commented you have a much higher estimation of the cardinals' message-setting ability on one week till pitchers and catchers report on Viva El Birdos - 02/12/12 3:14 AM EST (1 reply)

Viva El Birdos Commented I think staying in the country (and the established majors) as well as within a league that's not likely to collapse and leave you without a job on one week till pitchers and catchers report on Viva El Birdos - 02/12/12 3:13 AM EST (2 replies)

Viva El Birdos Commented I have no way of knowing, but I don't believe somebody with a little more access than me, say, on one week till pitchers and catchers report on Viva El Birdos - 02/12/12 2:54 AM EST (1 reply)

Viva El Birdos Commented I just don't see what the difference is between believing musial and pujols to be good people on one week till pitchers and catchers report on Viva El Birdos - 02/12/12 2:53 AM EST (1 reply)

Viva El Birdos Commented I disagree on one week till pitchers and catchers report on Viva El Birdos - 02/12/12 2:47 AM EST (2 replies)

Viva El Birdos Commented and I, along with everybody else on any cardinals message board, heard a bunch of very specific stories circa 2002 about jim edmonds on one week till pitchers and catchers report on Viva El Birdos - 02/12/12 2:46 AM EST (1 reply)

Viva El Birdos Commented I think pujols was in an incredibly difficult situation on one week till pitchers and catchers report on Viva El Birdos - 02/12/12 2:44 AM EST (2 replies)

Viva El Birdos Commented there was that murray chass thing, however poorly recollected on one week till pitchers and catchers report on Viva El Birdos - 02/12/12 2:36 AM EST (1 reply)

Viva El Birdos Commented in this case I don't understand your position, then on one week till pitchers and catchers report on Viva El Birdos - 02/12/12 2:35 AM EST (1 reply)

Viva El Birdos Commented (isn't, of course) on one week till pitchers and catchers report on Viva El Birdos - 02/12/12 2:32 AM EST (2 replies)

Viva El Birdos Commented this doesn't seem like a controversial position to me on one week till pitchers and catchers report on Viva El Birdos - 02/12/12 2:32 AM EST (1 reply)

Viva El Birdos Commented this isn't the only way to read the situation on one week till pitchers and catchers report on Viva El Birdos - 02/12/12 2:26 AM EST (3 replies)

Viva El Birdos Commented on Official Ultimate Cardinals Record Book FAQ and Plug on Viva El Birdos - 02/10/12 8:30 PM EST (1 reply)

Viva El Birdos Commented I know a lot of people do on Official Ultimate Cardinals Record Book FAQ and Plug on Viva El Birdos - 02/10/12 7:54 PM EST

Viva El Birdos Commented if there were people might turn it off. on Official Ultimate Cardinals Record Book FAQ and Plug on Viva El Birdos - 02/10/12 6:24 PM EST

Viva El Birdos Commented that is the one wings album I don't own on Official Ultimate Cardinals Record Book FAQ and Plug on Viva El Birdos - 02/10/12 5:47 PM EST (1 reply)

Viva El Birdos Commented on Official Ultimate Cardinals Record Book FAQ and Plug on Viva El Birdos - 02/10/12 5:01 PM EST

Viva El Birdos Commented G, Cody and Pepper Martin et al on Official Ultimate Cardinals Record Book FAQ and Plug on Viva El Birdos - 02/10/12 4:58 PM EST (1 reply)

Viva El Birdos Commented yeah, I bought it over christmas and left it at my parents' in springfield on Official Ultimate Cardinals Record Book FAQ and Plug on Viva El Birdos - 02/10/12 4:55 PM EST (1 reply)

Viva El Birdos Commented oh, cloistermaximus, you couldn't have done a worse thing to me on Official Ultimate Cardinals Record Book FAQ and Plug on Viva El Birdos - 02/10/12 4:53 PM EST

Viva El Birdos Commented red rose speedway I totally understand people hating on Official Ultimate Cardinals Record Book FAQ and Plug on Viva El Birdos - 02/10/12 4:52 PM EST

Viva El Birdos Recommended . on Viva El Birdos - 02/10/12 2:40 PM EST

Viva El Birdos Commented optimistic standard time on Official Ultimate Cardinals Record Book FAQ and Plug on Viva El Birdos - 02/10/12 2:31 PM EST (1 reply)

Viva El Birdos Commented are you saying it should be lower? because that I would understand on Official Ultimate Cardinals Record Book FAQ and Plug on Viva El Birdos - 02/10/12 2:09 PM EST (1 reply)

Viva El Birdos Recommended Oscar Taveras should record an album of vigorously rhythmic jazz fusion music entitled "Violent Swing" on Viva El Birdos - 02/10/12 2:09 PM EST

Viva El Birdos Commented red rose speedway is deeply underrated on Official Ultimate Cardinals Record Book FAQ and Plug on Viva El Birdos - 02/10/12 2:06 PM EST (1 reply)

Viva El Birdos Posted Official Ultimate Cardinals Record Book FAQ and Plug on Viva El Birdos - 02/10/12 8:02 AM EST

Viva El Birdos Commented I'm not sure these exist anymore on Yadier Molina's free agency and the St. Louis Cardinals' extension jitters on Viva El Birdos - 02/10/12 3:15 AM EST

SB Nation St. Louis Posted Chris Long Is St. Louis Rams' 2011 Turf Show Times MVP on SB Nation St. Louis - 02/09/12 9:01 AM EST

SB Nation St. Louis Posted Peyton Manning Bus-Throwing Begins Ahead Of Possible NFC West Move on SB Nation St. Louis - 02/09/12 8:30 AM EST

SB Nation St. Louis Posted NFL Power Rankings: St. Louis Rams Survive Super Bowl Second-From-Last In 2012 on SB Nation St. Louis - 02/09/12 8:01 AM EST

SB Nation St. Louis Posted Roy Oswalt Rumors Stall With Boston Red Sox, St. Louis Cardinals on SB Nation St. Louis - 02/09/12 8:01 AM EST

Viva El Birdos Posted Yadier Molina's free agency and the St. Louis Cardinals' extension jitters on Viva El Birdos - 02/09/12 8:01 AM EST

Viva El Birdos Commented it's downtime-related on 2012 Draft Preview Drei: Middling Results on Viva El Birdos - 02/09/12 3:39 AM EST (1 reply)

SB Nation St. Louis Posted Brett Wallace, Houston Astros Relive Cardinals' Third Base Fantasy on SB Nation St. Louis - 02/08/12 7:15 PM EST

SB Nation St. Louis Posted Cincinnati Reds Get All Weird About Roy Oswalt Rumors on SB Nation St. Louis - 02/08/12 10:00 AM EST

SB Nation St. Louis Posted 2012 NFL Mock Draft: Why The St. Louis Rams Might Not Trade Down on SB Nation St. Louis - 02/08/12 9:00 AM EST

SB Nation St. Louis Posted St. Louis Rams Hire Sam Bradford A Quarterback Coach: Report on SB Nation St. Louis - 02/08/12 8:00 AM EST

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Viva El Birdos Recommended John, Paul, George and Rui on Viva El Birdos - 02/08/12 2:12 AM EST

Viva El Birdos Commented I think it might be even more pragmatic than that on Jeremy Guthrie, Jake Westbrook, and Kyle McClellan on Viva El Birdos - 02/07/12 7:01 PM EST (3 replies)

Viva El Birdos Commented his intangibles are -10.8, easy on Jeremy Guthrie, Jake Westbrook, and Kyle McClellan on Viva El Birdos - 02/07/12 2:09 PM EST (1 reply)

Viva El Birdos Commented I loved watching that guy play on Jeremy Guthrie, Jake Westbrook, and Kyle McClellan on Viva El Birdos - 02/07/12 2:02 PM EST (1 reply)

Viva El Birdos Commented yeah I don't really get it on Jeremy Guthrie, Jake Westbrook, and Kyle McClellan on Viva El Birdos - 02/07/12 1:43 PM EST

Viva El Birdos Commented his peripherals were nearly as bad away from home last year on Jeremy Guthrie, Jake Westbrook, and Kyle McClellan on Viva El Birdos - 02/07/12 1:19 PM EST

Viva El Birdos Commented if this isn't green by tonight I'm going to start talking about MIA again on Jeremy Guthrie, Jake Westbrook, and Kyle McClellan on Viva El Birdos - 02/07/12 1:12 PM EST (2 replies)

Viva El Birdos Recommended AN INCISIVE CRITICISM OF ELASTICITY on Viva El Birdos - 02/07/12 1:11 PM EST

Viva El Birdos Recommended WHY WAS WILL FERRELL BOUNCING ON AN ELASTIC ROPE?! on Viva El Birdos - 02/07/12 12:13 PM EST

Viva El Birdos Commented yeah, my only explanation is that they might think hammel's declining strikeout rate isn't a blip on Jeremy Guthrie, Jake Westbrook, and Kyle McClellan on Viva El Birdos - 02/07/12 12:05 PM EST (1 reply)

SB Nation St. Louis Posted MLB Rumors: Roy Oswalt, St. Louis Cardinals Not Close on SB Nation St. Louis - 02/07/12 8:01 AM EST

Viva El Birdos Posted Jeremy Guthrie, Jake Westbrook, and Kyle McClellan on Viva El Birdos - 02/07/12 8:00 AM EST

Viva El Birdos Commented I live this conversation every thursday, from 4-7 on The FIP & the Pendulum: Jaime Garcia on Viva El Birdos - 02/06/12 7:18 PM EST (3 replies)

Viva El Birdos Commented okay, now one of my open windows is new twitter on The FIP & the Pendulum: Jaime Garcia on Viva El Birdos - 02/06/12 6:52 PM EST (1 reply)

Viva El Birdos Commented being able to embed tweets is going to make my life easier blogging-wise on The FIP & the Pendulum: Jaime Garcia on Viva El Birdos - 02/06/12 6:50 PM EST (1 reply)

Viva El Birdos Commented I finally got switched to new-twitter just now on The FIP & the Pendulum: Jaime Garcia on Viva El Birdos - 02/06/12 6:17 PM EST (1 reply)

Viva El Birdos Commented man, why even bother at that point? on The FIP & the Pendulum: Jaime Garcia on Viva El Birdos - 02/06/12 6:11 PM EST (1 reply)

Viva El Birdos Recommended Hope you enjoyed our MIA subthread! on Viva El Birdos - 02/06/12 6:00 PM EST

Viva El Birdos Commented understood on The FIP & the Pendulum: Jaime Garcia on Viva El Birdos - 02/06/12 5:59 PM EST (1 reply)

Viva El Birdos Commented I believe that you don't see it as an indictment on The FIP & the Pendulum: Jaime Garcia on Viva El Birdos - 02/06/12 5:52 PM EST (1 reply)

Viva El Birdos Commented I haven't seen any of the mainstream coverage on The FIP & the Pendulum: Jaime Garcia on Viva El Birdos - 02/06/12 5:48 PM EST

Viva El Birdos Commented I think there are a lot of different things going on on The FIP & the Pendulum: Jaime Garcia on Viva El Birdos - 02/06/12 5:44 PM EST (2 replies)

Viva El Birdos Commented he's got that awesome up-smash on The FIP & the Pendulum: Jaime Garcia on Viva El Birdos - 02/06/12 5:40 PM EST (1 reply)

Viva El Birdos Commented yeah, he was way overpowered in the 64 version on The FIP & the Pendulum: Jaime Garcia on Viva El Birdos - 02/06/12 5:34 PM EST (2 replies)

Viva El Birdos Commented damn you j.c. romero on The FIP & the Pendulum: Jaime Garcia on Viva El Birdos - 02/06/12 5:32 PM EST

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