It's official.  I am going to game 4.  I just got off the phone call that confirmed it.  My dad and I had tickets to game 5 in 2004, but the series ended while I was on an airplane about sixty minutes from Lambert.  My dad and I made a pact that next day that we would come back the next time they went to the series, and amazingly enough we are keeping good on that pact.  This will also be my first time in the new Busch.  I hope its loud as hell.  I will be in STL for all three games so I'll add comments when I get back.  Keep the good mojo flowing in those game threads fellas.  Go Cards!!!

There are a few things about the new Busch that I find interesting.  The first is that it seems awfully quiet compared to the old stadium.  Granted I am watching the games on TV, but it seems eerily silent for a Cardinal game.  Is this a result of the new higher priced harder to get seats going to less ravenous white collar fans?

The other interesting piece of info is in regards to whether or not the new Busch is a hitter's park or a pitcher's park.  The new MLB 2K6 baseball game came out for X-Box 360 Tuesday and it DOES have the new stadium in the game.  In the game each stadium around the bigs is either listed as a hitter's park or a pitcher's park.  Within those two classes each stadium also has a rating to show how much of a pitcher or hitter's park it is.  According to the game, the new Busch is a hitter's park and unfortunately the third friendliest to hitters in the majors.  It ranks only behind Ameriquest field in Arlington,  Great American Ballpark in Cincinnati, and Coors field in helping hitters out.  For added perspective it is ranked equall with Citizens Bank Park in Philly and shoebox sized Minute Maid park in Houston.  It's just a video game so you can't put too much stake in it, but I thought it was worthy of mentioning.  Only time will tell...