game two The St. Louis Cardinals take on the Houston Astros this afternoon in a Spring Training matchup at Roger Dean Stadium at 12:05 pm CT. Today’s game will be televised by on FanDuel Sports Network. You can stream the game from the FanDuel Sports Network app or FanDuelSportsNetwork.com by signing in with your TV provider login and password. The game will also be broadcast … [Read more...] about St. Louis Cardinals vs. Houston Astros – A Spring Training game thread for February 23, 2025
On Spring Training and fresh starts
Photo by Rich Storry/Getty Images Let’s get a little introspective this Sunday. Spring Training kind of snuck up on me — which is pretty surprising considering I did an entire countdown to pitchers and catchers reporting. It was like I blinked and Spring Training games had begun. If my memory and my math are correct, neither of which is a guarantee, 2025 will be my … [Read more...] about On Spring Training and fresh starts
A break from baseball. A story about a place called Pacific Palisades.
The end of Route 66, near where we encamped There was a fire there. A large fire. I spent 17 days there. Introduction Many of you know that I along with numerous other Firefighters deployed to Southern California to aid in the response to the Palisades Fire in Los Angeles. After taking an informal, unscientific poll among VEB readers, the consensus seemed to be it … [Read more...] about A break from baseball. A story about a place called Pacific Palisades.
The Cardinals should plan on being sellers at the trade deadline
Photo by Dilip Vishwanat/Getty Images The Cardinals didn’t do anything this offseason, other than sign a few relievers to minor league deals. I guess that’s better than nothing, but the point is, they didn’t accomplish anything. Nobody was traded, and young players are still somewhat blocked. In a sense, they’re running it back with exactly the same team as 2024, minus … [Read more...] about The Cardinals should plan on being sellers at the trade deadline
Leaders of the New School (Season Preview: Part Two)
Photo by Eakin Howard/Getty Images A lot of veterans left after last season, and the younger players have taken it upon themselves to lead the team. It can seem kind of funny how much the players, the reporters, and the Cardinals coaches are emphasizing the youth of the 2025 team. It’s a young team, but you’d think they were talking about the Marlins (I would be the … [Read more...] about Leaders of the New School (Season Preview: Part Two)