Albert Pujols, the super slugger who played for the Cardinals for 10 years, hit his 500th homerun on April 22, a feat only 25 other major league ball players have done. Pujols left the Cardinals after the 2011 season for more money after telling St. Louis fans, “It’s not about the money.” It was about … More Big League Forgiveness
My mom had seven brothers and sisters – four boys and four girls. I’ve always loved that the genders were evenly divided, and earlier this month my oldest aunt told me how she and the oldest brother teased one another every time my granny was expecting. My aunt Detsel said she and Bloyce would taunt … More Thick As Thieves
I had ideas for this column — a list of things I’m thankful for; a citation of the holiday traditions I’m looking forward to — but there’s only one topic I care to write about. She was born Nov. 6; ten fingers, ten toes and perfect. A new life to remind us what a gift … More Marilyn Finley Smith
It seems every October I get to write a St. Louis-cardinals-made-the-playoffs column. Woe is me. I wrote a column in 2011, when we won the World Series and I think I wrote another in last year’s postseason, when we were still playing ball. This baseball season was different for me, though. Early in the summer, … More Cardinal Nation!
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