I don't know about you folks, but after tonight's game, I'm almost prouder to be a St. Louis Cardinals' fan than I was 11 months ago. The reasons are many, but they include: a team that is out of the race but didn't wilt in a bullpen game in the national spotlight; the spontaneous ovations given to Biggio in the top of the 8th and Edmonds in the bottom of the 8th; 40,000 people still in the seats to watch Pujols' 99th RBI in the bottom of the 9th; the class with which LaRussa and Jocketty have and continue to show in their dealings with the team and the media; the respect the players show for LaRussa, regardless of how he is portrayed by outsiders. The Cardinals remain a proud franchise with incredible fans, and that will not change even if the makeup of the team changes. Tonight might mark the end of an era, and it's an era we'll remember fondly. As ugly as this year was, it can't diminish what this team has accomplished in the past 7 years.

I don't really post diaries, because I don't usually feel like I have much to say that other people aren't already talking about. However, since I don't think anyone has suggested the potential for Jose Oquendo to succeed Tony LaRussa as manager of the Cards, I think I'll do it.

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Hallelujah!!!

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A bold prediction perhaps,

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Whoa, I get a blog? Sweet.

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