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Sep 11, 2008 Nov 10, 2009 303 2446

I've blogged 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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St. Louis Cardinals Major League Baseball Team

Boston Celtics National Basketball Association Team

St. Louis Rams National Football League Team

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Viva El Birdos Commented soriano fit cub needs perfectly on Type-B personalities on Viva El Birdos - 11/10/09 1:46 PM EST

Viva El Birdos Recommended ICE TO SEE YOU!!! on Viva El Birdos - 11/10/09 1:38 PM EST

Viva El Birdos Commented ankiel's also years younger, though, on Type-B personalities on Viva El Birdos - 11/10/09 1:24 PM EST

Viva El Birdos Commented as a member of team rocket scott boras's duty, above all else, is to violate ethical duty on Type-B personalities on Viva El Birdos - 11/10/09 1:23 PM EST (1 reply)

Viva El Birdos Recommended What is best in life? on Viva El Birdos - 11/10/09 12:55 PM EST

Viva El Birdos Posted Type-B personalities on Viva El Birdos - 11/10/09 12:00 PM EST

Viva El Birdos Posted 2009 SBN Rookie of the Year on Viva El Birdos - 11/10/09 6:00 AM EST

Viva El Birdos Recommended Ack. I knew I left something out. on Viva El Birdos - 11/09/09 6:40 PM EST

Viva El Birdos Recommended Pretty short-sighted on Viva El Birdos - 11/09/09 6:38 PM EST

Viva El Birdos Recommended Twilight Movie alternate, less sucky ending on Viva El Birdos - 11/09/09 6:37 PM EST

Viva El Birdos Recommended For the love of God, Matty.... on Viva El Birdos - 11/09/09 6:35 PM EST

Viva El Birdos Posted Signing Most-Valuable Players on Viva El Birdos - 11/09/09 1:00 PM EST

Viva El Birdos Posted SBN Manager of the Year on Viva El Birdos - 11/09/09 6:00 AM EST

Viva El Birdos Recommended November on Viva El Birdos - 11/07/09 4:03 AM EST

Viva El Birdos Commented on November on Viva El Birdos - 11/07/09 4:03 AM EST (4 replies)

Viva El Birdos Commented it looks great on La Russter's Millions on Viva El Birdos - 11/06/09 2:47 PM EST (1 reply)

Viva El Birdos Commented I don't know what I would do if I didn't have em-dashes on La Russter's Millions on Viva El Birdos - 11/06/09 2:46 PM EST

Viva El Birdos Commented this would be awesome on La Russter's Millions on Viva El Birdos - 11/06/09 2:11 PM EST (2 replies)

Viva El Birdos Commented I love textile on La Russter's Millions on Viva El Birdos - 11/06/09 2:02 PM EST (1 reply)

Viva El Birdos Commented operation midwestern brownies?? on La Russter's Millions on Viva El Birdos - 11/06/09 1:55 PM EST (1 reply)

Viva El Birdos Recommended ok, put him in at third. on Viva El Birdos - 11/06/09 10:11 AM EST

Viva El Birdos Posted La Russter's Millions on Viva El Birdos - 11/06/09 6:15 AM EST

Viva El Birdos Recommended A person on another board challenged me saying "I couldn't write a sentence like this" on Viva El Birdos - 11/06/09 12:21 AM EST

Viva El Birdos Commented you're killing me here. amazon book search on What the Cardinals can take from the Yankees, besides the luxury tax on Viva El Birdos - 11/05/09 4:11 PM EST (2 replies)

Viva El Birdos Commented what'd you think? on What the Cardinals can take from the Yankees, besides the luxury tax on Viva El Birdos - 11/05/09 4:07 PM EST (2 replies)

Viva El Birdos Commented this is the best part on What the Cardinals can take from the Yankees, besides the luxury tax on Viva El Birdos - 11/05/09 4:05 PM EST (1 reply)

Viva El Birdos Commented this is actually from twilight on What the Cardinals can take from the Yankees, besides the luxury tax on Viva El Birdos - 11/05/09 1:45 PM EST (10 replies)

Viva El Birdos Commented you don't see anything? on What the Cardinals can take from the Yankees, besides the luxury tax on Viva El Birdos - 11/05/09 10:39 AM EST (6 replies)

Viva El Birdos Recommended You do realize... on Viva El Birdos - 11/05/09 10:34 AM EST

Viva El Birdos Commented i'd hoped that the word "inconceivably" would make it clear that I was at least mildly facetious about this on What the Cardinals can take from the Yankees, besides the luxury tax on Viva El Birdos - 11/05/09 10:26 AM EST (2 replies)

Viva El Birdos Commented haha, those two? seriously? on What the Cardinals can take from the Yankees, besides the luxury tax on Viva El Birdos - 11/05/09 10:12 AM EST

Viva El Birdos Commented adam dunn on What the Cardinals can take from the Yankees, besides the luxury tax on Viva El Birdos - 11/05/09 9:18 AM EST (3 replies)

Viva El Birdos Posted What the Cardinals can take from the Yankees, besides the luxury tax on Viva El Birdos - 11/05/09 6:06 AM EST

Viva El Birdos Posted Travel Day on Viva El Birdos - 11/02/09 7:34 AM EST

Viva El Birdos Recommended Rube Waddell, St. Louis Browns on Viva El Birdos - 11/02/09 4:09 AM EST

Viva El Birdos Posted Friday Notes on Viva El Birdos - 10/30/09 8:41 AM EDT

Viva El Birdos Posted Community Projections: Future Young Pitchers of St. Louis on Viva El Birdos - 10/29/09 6:00 AM EDT

Viva El Birdos Recommended You can't do that! on Viva El Birdos - 10/29/09 2:56 AM EDT

Viva El Birdos Posted Let's talk about the past just this once on Viva El Birdos - 10/26/09 6:00 AM EDT

Viva El Birdos Commented if you keep talking like this on Mark McGwire! rumored to be the Cardinals' next hitting coach on Viva El Birdos - 10/25/09 7:32 PM EDT (2 replies)

Viva El Birdos Posted Mark McGwire! rumored to be the Cardinals' next hitting coach on Viva El Birdos - 10/25/09 7:19 PM EDT

Viva El Birdos Commented done and on The untradeable: Part 1 on Viva El Birdos - 10/25/09 6:56 PM EDT

Viva El Birdos Commented rec'd from utsunomiya japan on The untradeable: Part 1 on Viva El Birdos - 10/25/09 6:48 PM EDT (1 reply)

Viva El Birdos Recommended how ironic on Viva El Birdos - 10/25/09 6:48 PM EDT

Viva El Birdos Posted Bill James and Pitchers on Viva El Birdos - 10/23/09 6:00 AM EDT

Viva El Birdos Commented a projection doesn't know on 2010 Projections: Bill James Annual edition on Viva El Birdos - 10/22/09 12:39 PM EDT (3 replies)

Viva El Birdos Recommended they've got bugs bunny's too on Viva El Birdos - 10/22/09 10:30 AM EDT

Viva El Birdos Recommended Check out A.D.A.M's curveball on Viva El Birdos - 10/22/09 10:30 AM EDT

Viva El Birdos Posted 2010 Projections: Bill James Annual edition on Viva El Birdos - 10/22/09 1:39 AM EDT

Viva El Birdos Commented let's not on The Sky Is Falling, David Freese is a Cheap Copout, Offseason Shopping List Chat Thread on Viva El Birdos - 10/22/09 12:44 AM EDT

Viva El Birdos Commented big deal on The Sky Is Falling, David Freese is a Cheap Copout, Offseason Shopping List Chat Thread on Viva El Birdos - 10/22/09 12:25 AM EDT

Viva El Birdos Commented I'm no fan of che myself on The Sky Is Falling, David Freese is a Cheap Copout, Offseason Shopping List Chat Thread on Viva El Birdos - 10/22/09 12:23 AM EDT

Viva El Birdos Commented the cardinals are going to petition MLB on The Sky Is Falling, David Freese is a Cheap Copout, Offseason Shopping List Chat Thread on Viva El Birdos - 10/21/09 1:17 PM EDT

Viva El Birdos Commented DeRosa was replacing Joe Thurston and Duncan/Ankiel in left on Hot Stove kickoff: The Roster Matrix on Viva El Birdos - 10/20/09 5:02 PM EDT

Viva El Birdos Commented in your hat with a righty bat on Hot Stove kickoff: The Roster Matrix on Viva El Birdos - 10/20/09 4:55 PM EDT

Viva El Birdos Commented I don't want pagnozzi by any means on Hot Stove kickoff: The Roster Matrix on Viva El Birdos - 10/20/09 1:16 PM EDT (3 replies)

Viva El Birdos Posted Hot Stove kickoff: The Roster Matrix on Viva El Birdos - 10/20/09 6:00 AM EDT

Viva El Birdos Commented after all, it's not as if she stops talking in the offseason on Adam Wainwright and Late-Blooming Fascism on Viva El Birdos - 10/19/09 11:27 PM EDT

Viva El Birdos Commented I would on Adam Wainwright and Late-Blooming Fascism on Viva El Birdos - 10/19/09 3:45 PM EDT (2 replies)

Viva El Birdos Recommended hmmm on Viva El Birdos - 10/19/09 3:43 PM EDT

Viva El Birdos Recommended You gotta admit on Viva El Birdos - 10/19/09 1:57 PM EDT

Viva El Birdos Posted Adam Wainwright and Late-Blooming Fascism on Viva El Birdos - 10/19/09 4:11 AM EDT

Viva El Birdos Commented throwaway jokes and aggravating generalization on The 2010 rotation on Viva El Birdos - 10/18/09 6:17 PM EDT (1 reply)

Viva El Birdos Commented on Patience...please! on Viva El Birdos - 10/18/09 12:13 AM EDT

Viva El Birdos Commented "remember kids, when you're catching a pop-up always use four hands." on Patience...please! on Viva El Birdos - 10/17/09 11:37 PM EDT (3 replies)

Viva El Birdos Recommended Yes. on Viva El Birdos - 10/17/09 2:36 AM EDT

Viva El Birdos Commented I don't think thurston was the right call on Lidge, La Russa on Viva El Birdos - 10/16/09 4:06 PM EDT

Viva El Birdos Commented my guess at the current real brad lidge on Lidge, La Russa on Viva El Birdos - 10/16/09 3:31 PM EDT

Viva El Birdos Posted Lidge, La Russa on Viva El Birdos - 10/16/09 6:01 AM EDT

Viva El Birdos Commented agreed. the office wasn't at its best either, it was like two b-plots. on NLCS Preview on Viva El Birdos - 10/16/09 12:40 AM EDT (1 reply)

Viva El Birdos Commented speaking of which on NLCS Preview on Viva El Birdos - 10/15/09 10:43 PM EDT

Viva El Birdos Commented just tuned in to hear that kuo struck out five rockies on NLCS Preview on Viva El Birdos - 10/15/09 10:43 PM EDT (2 replies)

Viva El Birdos Commented what's so dickish about this? seriously on NLCS Preview on Viva El Birdos - 10/15/09 8:02 PM EDT (1 reply)

Viva El Birdos Commented wavedashing is for tools on NLCS Preview on Viva El Birdos - 10/15/09 7:59 PM EDT (1 reply)

Viva El Birdos Commented I knew full well what I would be getting when I bought it: on NLCS Preview on Viva El Birdos - 10/15/09 6:03 PM EDT (3 replies)

Viva El Birdos Commented have you played punch out for the wii yet? on NLCS Preview on Viva El Birdos - 10/15/09 5:52 PM EDT (1 reply)

Viva El Birdos Commented not if your boss were offering you hundreds of millions of dollars on NLCS Preview on Viva El Birdos - 10/15/09 5:52 PM EDT (1 reply)

Viva El Birdos Recommended Pitch f/x Thread on Viva El Birdos - 10/14/09 3:55 AM EDT

Viva El Birdos Posted Albert Pujols freakout #1 on Viva El Birdos - 10/13/09 6:00 AM EDT

Viva El Birdos Commented that's even worse on How to spend your winter vacation on Viva El Birdos - 10/12/09 10:01 PM EDT (2 replies)

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