Putting on their helmets, Luke and Reyes walk Kelly through the Series Winner corridors, finally entering an elevator that takes them to the detention block. Entering the main area, they are stopped by the officer on duty. JAKE ARRIETA (OFFICER) Where are you taking this…thing? LUKE Rule 5 transfer from block two-zero-one-one. ARRIETA I wasn’t notified. [...]
We all believe. We believe that the sun will rise each morning. We believe we’ll take our next breath. If you are a person of faith, you believe in a higher power that directs or influences your steps. Belief is a powerful thing, something that keeps us together in a crazy and undependable world. So [...]
The Arsenal, dwarfed by the immensity of the Series Winner, is pulled into an empty hangar. The ship comes to rest as a squadron of troopers approaches it. Back in the manager’s office, Maddon confers with Rizzo as he receives a message. MADDON (pressing button) Yes? OFFICER (over speaker) We’ve captured a freighter entering [...]
We return to the interior of the Series Winner. A large viewscreen shows a beautiful planet, populated with reds, blues, blacks, and yellows. Maddon stands before it, pondering, as Jed Hoyer reports. HOYER We’ve entered the Central system. As Hoyer leaves, he passes Rizzo and John Mozeliak, flanked by Imperial stormtroopers, who enter and stand [...]
Racing along the Minorine wasteland, they come across a large settlement. CARPENTER OKC Spaceport. You will never find a more wretched hive of scum and villainy that has nothing to do with baby bears. We must be cautious. They continue on into the spaceport before being stopped by Imperial troops. CUB MINOR LEAGUER How long [...]
I had the chance to talk with Davis Ward, most recently of the Peoria Chiefs, and talk about playing minor league baseball. Davis had some really interesting things to say about his stuff, his recovery from Tommy John surgery, and his mindset as he pursues his career. I think it’s a different point of view [...]
The next morning, Shildt comes into the clubhouse to find Bryan Eversgerd working with some other pitchers. SHILDT Where’s Luke? BRYAN EVERSGERD I don’t know. He said something about doing some extra workouts, maybe running a bit through town. SHILDT Well, as long as he’s back by first pitch. He take those new droids with [...]
Author’s note: As you know, two of my great obsessions are Cardinal baseball and Star Wars. I’ve mixed and mashed them a number of times before, but never to this scale. If you’ve watched A New Hope a hundred times and have followed the Cardinals this season, I believe you’ll find this at least somewhat [...]
Monday we looked at what went right for the Cardinals and yesterday we took a look at what went wrong. Today, we’re going to wrap up this little retrospective by looking at a few game that might have made the difference between sitting at home and at least playing a Game 163. It’s fair to [...]
We looked earlier about the things that went right for the Cardinals. If you go by the record, more things went right than wrong. I mean, they won 86 games, stretching their streak of finishing at least 10 games over .500 to nine straight years. So on balance, things went their way more often than not. [...]
We’ve had a few days to come to terms with the fact that October is going to happen without the Cardinals. It’s a strange feeling not looking up broadcast times (and then complaining about them). We’re just not used to looking toward next season quite this early. Before we move on to 2017, though, let’s [...]
My original podcast comes out of its slumber and I get a chance to chat with Heather Simon of Viva El Birdos. So if you have mourned the season enough, give a listen!
