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. [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
There is no doubt that this Cardinals season has seen more than its share of frustrations. It seems to me that there needs to be some sort of scale, of a level that you can quickly identify where you personally or the fanbase as a whole is sitting at. I mean, some things are just [...]
Hello, it’s me I was wondering if after all these months you’d like to meet To start over everything They say that time’s supposed to heal ya But I ain’t done much healing Hello, can you hear me Time for Florida dreaming about who you’re gonna be Though core’s not younger nor free I’ve forgotten [...]
In 2010, 2011, and 2012, I adapted the classic A Christmas Carol to the Cardinal front office, most specifically John Mozeliak. With the way this offseason is going, it seemed like it might be time for the ghosts to make a return. “Merry Christmas, Mr. Mozeliak.” John Mozeliak, the general manager of the St. Louis [...]
All things Star Wars need a trilogy and the third annual Star Wars Night at the Ballpark is tonight at Busch Stadium. For the first time, this noted fan of both franchises will be in attendance, hoping that we avoid the casualties that we saw in the first two. Last year, we used the struggles [...]
Star Wars Night returns to Busch Stadium this evening and, for the second straight year, I am unable to attend. However, as one of the most known Star Wars/Cardinal fans out there, it’s incumbent on me not to let such things pass unmarked. You can see some of my other mashup work over here. As [...]
It started, for me*, from this picture put out by Matt Sebek of Joe Sports Fan fame: This struck a chord with me, as I was a fan of The Office for much of its run (I gave up around the episode where they baptized Jim and Pam’s baby and just never made it back). [...]
