Can't win every year!

So - my Redbirds have officially been eliminated from any chance at making the playoffs.  But hey, there are 32 teams in the majors and we just won a World Series in 06 so we are just being fair.  I just hope we don't decide to wait 31 years in between World Series... which I really don't think would be the case.  One thing that has been rather exciting though is seeing some of these newbies get a chance to play and I must say - they are doing pretty dang good.  Good job guys!  Get you a spot on next years roster!

I am currently sitting in Michigan as we attended yet another career fair today.  It was a beautiful day today - 70 and sunny!  Woohoo!  Been a good trip but as always - wish I had a little more time to see the campus and area but oh well, it happens.  Ready to head home though - busy weekend ahead and the anticipation is killing me - in 1 week and 3 days we will be going to VEGAS BABY! 

What a great day!!!!!!

I completed my first Urban Dare today with my sister in law Jamie and I can't wait to do another one!  I had a blast!  We got to see all over San Antonio... and learned about the various historical intricasies and cool parts of San Antonio.  The only "dares" we had were a three legged race, doing the "wheelbarrow" and finding letters to spell our passport word and take the corresponding numbers and add them up.  We figured we probably walked about 6 miles (or more) in this trek of fun.  We finished the experience in 2 hours 41 minutes and we are proud to say we finished in the top 10!

On a not so exciting note - I am watching the Cardinal game and I think Ludwick wanted to prove why we were sad to see him go... by hitting a 3 run homerun in Busch Stadium.  We miss you Luddy!

On a final note - I am enjoying some R&R with my brother watching sports and hanging out - I could never get tired of that!

It's good to be back in Texas...

I just got back from another recruiting trip today.  This time I got to go to University of Illinois in Champaign.  It was so nice - my mom and Barbalicious came up to see me for one night and we hung out with some interesting locals.  Barb pulled out some "Arrribas" and gave everyone a good laugh.  (If you know Barb, you know what the arribas are about).  That was Tuesday night.  Wednesday I had the career fair and Wednesday night I was able to meet a great friend Amanda Strausbaugh for dinner in Bloomington, IL (an hour away).  It was so nice to see some familiar faces while traveling on the company dime :)

I have some fun stuff coming up in the next few days too so I will have to report back on how it all went.  This weekend I will be going to San Antonio to compete in the Urban Dare with my sister in law, hang out with my bro and sis in law Sunday (full day of movies and pedi's <3) then off to Austin for two days for more career fairs. 

As for baseball, I know on my last post I mentioned I would talk a little more about baseball.  I only have one thing to say... WE GOT SWEPT BY THE CUBS AND NOW 8 GAMES OUT - I am not a pessimistic person... BUT... I am thinking we are going to take a rest from the post season this year.  It's all good though - we are only going on 4 years without a world series... not 103!  Haha.

Well, that's all for now - until next time!

What a week?!

Well, this has been an exciting, exhausting and short week.  With a three day weekend that was relaxing and uneventful I can actually say going to work on Tuesday wasn't bad!  Well rested and excited for my week to come.  I went to work Tuesday morning only to leave by 2 to catch my flight for my first traveling college recruiting assignment.  It started off interesting as I dazed off driving to the airport (I know, I know - terrible) and missed my exit.  Checked my flight status while driving cause I was running really late (again - I know, terrible).  Noticed my flight was delayed an hour and a half and honestly didn't know why - apparently we were being hit by a tropical storm and I had no idea... lol.  Well, I immediately go into panic mode cause I know my connection has only a 40 min layover based on original flight time.  I get to the airport, they need to redirect me but can't get to my final destination until Wednesday - NOT OK.  I notice on the departures board there is a flight that says delayed and that it's new departure time was in about 15 minutes to my destination - BINGO... I tell the counter employee to check on that flight and who would of thought - got on it - departed at the exact same time my original flight was supposed to leave and everything worked out perfect.  Got into South Bend, IN safe and sound - HELLO NOTRE DAME!  Got settled in and went down to the hotel bar and had a nice conversation with the bartender then called it a night.  Took my own little tour of the Fighting Irish campus - only one word is needed to describe it... BEAUTIFUL!  Saw the main attractions of the campus... The Basilica, the Grotto and Touchdown Jesus.  Went to the career fair(s) and was lucky to see them installing their new jumbotron in the basketball stadium.  After a long day - a beer and dinner was all I needed.  Today's flights were on time and smooth making for a nice end to a very quick trip... then I did it again - dazed out and missed my exit to go home.  GO FIGURE!  And the best part about this week - tomorrow is Friday already!

That's all for this post - will post more this weekend with some thoughts of mine on what is going on in baseball and my cheers and jeers for this week with the Cards.  Until next time...

Maybe there is a little crying in baseball!

After another disappointing loss by my Redbirds it makes me really think and analyze what is going on with them. I went to the game last night and had awesome seats! (Craigslist rocks!) While watching the game from my awesomely close 15 rows from the field behind home plate seats I found myself in disgust with the way things were panning out during the game.


First - LaRussa, what are you doing?! I mean - I love Yadi like the every other Cardinal fan but batting 5th - REALLY?! He is not a power hitter and pardon my lack of a better phrase, but gets around the bases slower than my 90 year old grandma!

Second - what happened to everyone? Where is the team that just less than a month ago swept the Reds and staked our claim toward the NL Central division title? Firing on all cylinders - excited to be on the field - playing both offense and defense with desire, fun and flair? I mean - the errors Skip had last night are unexcusable... the lack of hustle by Colby Rasmus to save 2 runs - ridiculous... and the fact that we have the best player in baseball in Albert Pujols and a backup man for him with Matt Holliday and neither can seem to do anything with the ball just kills me! They don't look like the team they did just one month ago... now they are just a ho hum lackluster team with an over 500 average that probably shouldn't even be close to a chance at playoffs.

I mean seriously - we have won 2 of the last 10! There were quite a few Cardinal fans at the stadium (not to be confused - the stadium was bear but out of the few of us there - we had a good turnout) and we stayed til the end - the last out when Skip and Ryan both didn't do anything to help us continue that game any longer. We stayed, we cheered, we clapped, we left disappointed and angry for the 8th time in 10 games. We were picked the team to beat at the beginning of the season and I guess we are officially the team to beat in every literal way possible.

I don't want to only put down the hitting and fielding aspect of the Cardinal game either though.  Our top three pitchers have gone from unstoppable to average.  Giving up runs left and right, while I realize not all of the runs are earned to affect their ERA but complete games, shut outs and wins seem to be a thing of the past for Adam Wainwright, Chris Carpenter and Jaime Garcia.  And personally if LaRussa doesn't pull Kyle Lohse out of that starting rotation I will lose it!  Westbrook is doing alright and we will see how Suppan does today now that he is back, but I am not keeping my fingers crossed for a lights out type of game.  Hope for one, but not exactly confident in it.

Here is an interesting article I read today and while it pains me to think about it - I agree with a lot of things said:

http://www.bnd.com/2010/09/01/1383625/with-few-exceptions-cardinals.html


Ugh - so like I said in the title - there may be a little crying in baseball at least from the fan base and I would be rudely awakened if I found out this string of losses doesn't hurt those guys out there too. However, I do love my Cardinals and I will keep cheering and watching and hoping to see my boys of summer become the boys of Fall too in the playoffs. Until next time!