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Yadi in photos

Posted by olabner on April 4, 2017April 27, 2017 in Photos, St. Louis Cardinals

I shot these during the St. Louis Cardinals/Springfield Cardinals exhibition at Hammons Field on March 31, 2017. I use a Sony A600. by

Sports Illustrated Jinxes Cards (April 24, 2015)

Posted by olabner on August 25, 2015April 27, 2017 in Fan, NL, St. Louis Cardinals

Jason Heyward cheered from the cover of Sports Illustrated. There were only five or six copies remaining in the rack, fingerprints smudged on his shoes. Perhaps some deviant had reached for Heyward’s heel, only to be crushed by his metal…

Ol’ Abner

Posted by olabner on July 28, 2015July 28, 2015 in NL

The Cards fell behind by three after a Joey Votto home run in the sixth off of Jaime Garcia. The Reds added another run in the ninth to make it 4-0. Still, Ol’ Abner waited in the hallowed halls between…

Musings in the Sixth, or, How Carpenter Got His Swing Back

Posted by olabner on May 12, 2015May 12, 2015 in AL, NL

Lance Lynn keeps striking out hitters, with three people on at once, and just one another time. He strikes out nine in six innings. He leaves with his team up 3-0. And Matt Carpenter takes a stance at home with…

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