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Yes, I’m really that bored, and I’m suffering withdrawals from Cardinals baseball.  No, it’s just not enough to watch the playoffs.  As the saying goes, I don’t have a horse in this race.  I’m also not a Yankee hater, because I wouldn’t have an issue with the Cardinals behaving exactly the same way the Yankees do […]

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Matthew Leach has news of Fernando Salas being recalled from Memphis – again – at his blog. Our loyal readers (all three of you) will recall that earlier this month, we started tracking Salas’ frequent flyer miles. Well, the last two trips back and forth from St. Louis are helping Fernando to inch closer to […]

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Dear Brandon Phillips, I hold plenty of respect for your teammates, but you sir, have embarrassed yourself. You went two-for-fourteen against the Cardinals while on the losing end of a three-game sweep. In honor of your “performance,” I would like to present you with the following. (Language NSFW.) Love, PH8.

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Young Fernando Salas has seemingly become this year’s “Yo-Yo Man” for the Cardinals, bouncing back and forth often between Memphis and the big club.  Mitchell Boggs and P.J. Walters have previously seen action as the Yo-Yo Man, being called up as an extra arm, to replace an injured pitcher, or just on TLR’s whims – […]

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The entries are in – now it’s time for you to choose what Lou Piniella should name his eventual autobiography. In the process, you’ll also be choosing a winner for the great prize from our friends at Coveroo – a free MLB-branded phone cover or case! Without further delay, the choices: Polling closes at noon […]

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Cubs manager Lou Piniella (also formerly manager of the Yankees, Reds, Mariners, and Rays) has decided to call it quits at the end of the 2010 season. Here’s your chance to name Lou’s eventual auto-biography. The fine folks at Coveroo (www.coveroo.com) have given us the opportunity to award one of their MLB licensed phone covers […]

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Sometimes we come across something here at PH8 that transcends just writing about the Cardinals, or analyzing last night’s game, or your usual baseball chatter in general. That happened today. I was passed this link from a friend, and I urge you to click on it and enjoy.  You might not want to do it […]

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The fine folks at STLToday.com not only provided us with an opportunity to review their new Cardinals App last week, but now they’ve given us a free copy to giveaway to you loyal PH8 readers (all three of you)! If you didn’t read our review of the app last week, you can find it here. […]

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Out of the Park Baseball 11 picks a winner (and so does PH8) As you may or may not know, the kind folks at OOTP Developments provided us with a copy of their game to give away to a lucky reader. That reader was Justyn (or @cyyoung29 on Twitter), and he has hopefully by now […]

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The kind folks at OOTP Developments have provided us with a copy of their latest baseball simulation game, Out of the Park Baseball 11 to give away to one PH8 reader. As such, between now and Friday (04.23.2010) at noon (Central Time), you have three ways to enter: Leave a (pertinent) comment on any post […]

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