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JUAAAAAAAN! *shakes fist*

Thursday, March 13th, 2008

Juan Gonzalez has a minor abdominal strain, slowing his attempt to return to the major leagues with the Cardinals.

Manager Tony La Russa said Thursday he scratched 38-year-old Gonzalez from the lineup card a day earlier.

Gonzalez, a two-time AL MVP who missed the last two years and had only one at-bat in 2005, said he was day to day.

Gonzalez felt a pull on his left side more than a week ago and has difficulty running. He has been able to take batting and fielding practice.

juansm.jpgWhat? Really? Juan Gone has an injury that prevents him from running but allows him to field and hit? What’s all this? Holy no-fucking-way, Batman!

How could that be? How could González the Mighty and Uniquely Durable possibly break down just enough to avoid cardiovascular work when faced with the intimidating competition of Brian Barton and Joe Mather and a grueling two-day “road trip” against decent pitching staffs?

I can only hope that Tony La Russa can see it in his heart to let the old man stick around just a bit longer, considering La Russa’s overwhelming desire to be surrounded by youth. This is just so surprising and heartbreaking. I hope Cardinals fans everywhere can deal with the despair. Maybe there can be ice cream.

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Why We Watch – 2008 St. Louis Cardinals

Tuesday, February 26th, 2008

There’s 200 days or so of baseball to come this season and it can be quite intimidating to jump into the deep end of the baseball viewing pool.

To help, Refrigerator Logic is providing a list of reasons to watch every Major League Baseball team for the 2008 season. Anyone that’s read all the team lists should be able to pull up the MLB schedule on any day in early June and find reasons to enjoy any contest on the board that night.

Please join in the comments to add your own reasons. Tell everyone why your team is worth three and a half hours of their lives on any given day. Make us care and we’ll be there with a tasty beverage and an appreciation for what you feel each time your team takes the field.

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No Point in Being Cute in an Ugly Situation

This is the best reason to watch the St. Louis Cardinals every season:

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Albert Pujols has nursed a series of injuries that would fell most elephants and many Fielders on the way to compiling the following numbers in seven full seasons: 1091 games played, .332/.420/.620, 282 home runs, 592 walks against 452 strikeouts, one World Series ring.

He is allegedly 28 years of age this year and could possibly keep this up for another decade or so. Simply put, Albert Pujols is appointment television. If he comes to your town, show up early for batting practice. Watching him put ball after ball into the upper deck in center field at Oakland Coliseum should put to rest any concerns you have about the virility and power of the human race. You would be forgiven if you applied your newfound faith into the nearest cult with predominantly red robes.

If you have a fantasy baseball team and someone in your league ever utters the phrase “… trading Albert Pujols for…”, you turn around and punch their nose into their skull. It doesn’t matter how that sentence ends. It could end with “… to secure the funds to finance the final clinical trials for a cure for AIDS” and it would still be a massively unfair trade.

It’s been said that catching an Albert Pujols home run will cure leprosy. (Of course, losing a leprous arm while tussling for an Albert Pujols home run is not covered by this miracle. Please check your ticket for more information.) When Albert Pujols catches a baseball, the ball unravels in excitement. This also happened in 2005 when a young woman tripped down the dugout steps at Miller Park.

In other words, he’s pretty good.

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