Mynee's Musings

David Eckstein Bobblehead

We went to our last Cardinal game of the season yesterday.  It was David Eckstein Bobblehead day.  David Eckstein was the 2006 World Series MVP and even though he only played for the Cardinals for three seasons (2005-2007) and he's now retired, St. Louis still loves David Eckstein.  My mom wanted to add his bobblehead to her collection so we went to the game.  

As I've mentioned in pervious posts, during the games, you can text your name and city to the Cardinals and they post it on the video screen.  We're always from somewhere in Hawaii...hee hee hee.  This time, Greta joined us...

We all had a great time...LOL.  OK, actually we're not really from Hawaii and Greta wasn't really at the game but I'm sure you already knew this.  Anyway, The Cardinals beat the Pirates 4 to 3 and now the whole season comes down to today.  We're still in the Wildcard race but the Dodgers need to win and the Cardinals need to win in order to tie.  Ugh, the pressure.

Little did when know when we bought the tickets that this game would be Matt Holliday's last or second to last game as a Cardinal. It was announced on Thursday that the Cardinals would not be offering him a contract for 2017.  I am sooooo sad. He asked to be activate off the DL and then in his first game back on Friday night during what everyone thought may be his last game, he hit a pinch hit homerun.  Yesterday, he got an RBI.  I wonder if Mike will put him in the game today.

We were walking to our car after the game and my sister texted to say that they were nearby and were going to Four Hands Brewery which is just a few block from the stadium so we decided to meet them there.  We've tried most of their brews and we actualIy went to the brewery once but it was too crowded.  Well, come to find out, there is also seating upstairs.  Ha!  We enjoyed a brew and some tacos and then headed to McGurk's since Lisa and Randy had parked near there and walked over.  It's been years since we've been to McGurk's.  Since the weather was great, we sat outside on the patio and enjoyed another brew.  

Great day of baseball, food, family and brews.

Eddie Gaedel Bobblehead

Our last Bobblehead pack game was last night against the Brewers.  It was Eddie Gaedel bobblhead night.  Eddie Gaedel.  Who is Eddie Gaedel, you might ask?  According to Wikipedia...

Weighing 65 pounds (29 kg) and standing 3 feet 7 inches (109 cm) tall, Gaedel became the shortest player in the history of the Major Leagues. He made a single plate appearance and was walked with four consecutive balls before being replaced by a pinch-runner at first base.  His jersey, bearing the uniform number " ¹⁄₈", is displayed in the St. Louis Cardinals Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum.  St. Lous Browns owner Bill Veeck, in his 1962 autobiography Veeck said of Gaedel, "He was, by golly, the best darn (little person) who ever played big-league ball. He was also the only one."

Interesting story about Gaedel's jersey.  Bill DeWitt Jr's father had the jersey made for him with the number 6 for Bobby Dillinger.  This was back before you could buy kid's jerseys.  Come to think of it, you probably couldn't even buy adult jersey's.  LOL.  Anyway, when Bill Veeck started considering putting Gaedel in a game, they needed a jersey so they removed the 6 and replaced it with 1/8.  Bill DeWitt Jr. had loaned the jersey to the Hall of Fame in Cooperstown years ago but he requested it back when Ballpark Village opened in 2014.  The jersey has returned home.

The Cardinals won 4 to 3.  Woohoo!  We have one more game not in our bobblehead pack although it is a bobblehead game.  Stay tuned...

Cards vs Mets

We bought tickets on the AT&T Rooftop to see the Cards/Mets game on August 25.  The rooftop is outside the stadium in Ballpark Village overlooking left field.  It's pretty cool and the price of the ticket includes admission to the Cardinals Hall of Fame Museum and a full buffet and open bar. This is the second time we've sat in this section, the first time being two years ago.  Tickets can be pretty pricey (usually $125 and above, and as high as $275 for some games) but they had a special for this game and tickets were only $65.  Woohoo, great food, drink and baseball for a really great price.

Unfortunately the Cardinals lost 10 to 6 but we still had a great time.

 

Pittsburgh Pirates

So, we saw our fourth game of the season last night.  It was the Pirates vs the Cards. There was no bobblehead for this game and the Cards lost 5 to 2. It was still fun though.

Trevor Rosenthal pitched as a middle reliever.  I don't get it.  He can't cut it as a closer so he still gets to play?  Ugh, he needs to be sent to Memphis to "figure it out" as Matheny said when he sent Kolten Wong to Memphis.  Grrrr.....

Cardinals vs Giants

We went to our third game of the season last night.  I guess technically the title of the post should be Giants vs Cardinals but to me, the Cardinals are always first.  Hee hee hee.  So it was Final Out bobblehead night.  It's Wainwright and Molina after the final out of the 2006 World Series.  I often forget that Wainwright used to be a closer.  Anyway, the bobblehead is adorable and the Cardinals won 7 to 4.  Woohoo!

Our next game is July 5 vs the Pirates.

Cardinals vs Nationals

We went to our second game of the season yesterday.  It was Trevor Rosenthal bobblehead day.  Not only does Trevor have the same number that Jason "Izzy" Isringhausen had, he has the same ability to make everyone cringe when he comes in. It's not that he has a bad record.  On the contrary, just like Izzy, his stats are great.  He just seems to put men on base and give up home runs at the most inopportune times.

Anyway, the Cardinals lost 6 to 1 so we're 0 and 2 on our season.  LOL.  Our next game is in June.  

First Cardinal Game of 2016

We have tickets in the Bank of America Club again this year.  We bought a 5 game bobblehead pack and yesterday was our first game.  The bobblehead giveaway was Adam Wainwright who also happened to be the starting pitcher.  Coincidence?  Probably not, wink. Anyway, the weather was perfect, 72 degrees and sunny mostly until late afternoon.  

Unfortunately the Cardinals lost 9 to 8.  They had won the night before, 14 to 3.  They should have saved a few of those runs...hee hee hee.  Anyway, our next game is in two weeks.  Another bobblehead, wink!

Harry Caray

Holy cow!  We went to our fourth bobblehead pack game today, Cards vs Cubs.  The bobblehead was a talking Harry Caray.  Yes, he announced for the Cardinals waaaaayyyy before he worked for the Cubs.  I think Cubs fans forget that.  Harry announced for the Cardinals until he was fired for sleeping with the boss's wife.  Ha, the Cubs fans forget that too.  Anyway, I do remember Harry and Jack Buck announcing the games on the radio when I was a little kid.  

Lance Lynn was the pitcher in the last game we attended and he was the pitcher again today. He didn't fare much better as he was removed in the third.  The Cardinals ended up losing 7 to 1 but hey, we're still in first place!  Ha, take that, Cubbies.

No Bobblehead

We went to the Cardinal/Pirates game on Thursday night.  It was our third game in the Bobblehead pack but there was no bobblehead...hee hee hee.  Unfortunately, the Cardinals lost 10 to 5.  In fact, it was 7 to nothing in the first inning and the pitcher, Lance Lynn, was yanked in the first after only 2/3rds of an inning.  Wow, I don't believe I've ever been to a game when a pitcher was taken out in the first inning.  The Cards tried to fight back but just couldn't quite make it.  Oh well, we still had fun!

Champions Club

We went to the Cardinal game today with a coworker and her husband.  He was given 4 tickets in the Champions Club and they knew that we love baseball.  We had a great time even though the Braves beat the Cardinals 3 to 2.  The weather was great and wasn't too hot.  One of the great things about the Champions Club and the Bank of America club besides the food and drink (grin) is that if it's too hot, you can always watch the game from inside.  Oh, and the bathrooms are not crowded either...hee hee hee.

So, the Cards can't win them all but we still had fun!  :)