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Lead Cardinals writer @ St. Louis Post-Dispatch. Proud father. Lapsed cartoonist. World Record INF. 5x APSE #1 beat winner. Friendly neighborhood word slinger.

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Old enough to be unapologetically comfortable with the things that keep me young. RT " @maris9 : @dgoold how old are you?”
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Lars Nootbaar shows the Ichiro Suzuki signed jersey he received from the all-time great. The two met today, talked baseball, and this was waiting for Nootbaar after the game. #stlcards #Mariners
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2006: No. 50 rookie Adam Wainwright closes out World Series title for #Cardinals 2019: No. 50 rookie Jordan Binnington pitches #StlBlues to first #StanleyCup . Incredible.
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It’s Lars Nootbaar’s world. #stlcards
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Mr. 200 Adam Wainwright and his son, Caleb. #stlcards
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Red Sox doing this farewell tour right. Gives No. 5 the No. 5 from the Monster. #cardinals #stlcards #Redsox
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Pujols & Family after 700. #stlcards
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Pictured, left to right: 2023 ALCS MVP 2020 ALCS MVP (Photo: Getty Images)
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Official transactions logged by #stlcards . The last run, ran.
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I've seen dozens and dozens of curtain calls in St. Louis, but never one for a player who comes to the top step of the visitors' dugout to acknowledge the crowd. Only for Pujols. #Cardinals #stlcards #MLB
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Adam Wainwright will be returning to #stlcards for the 2023 season, Post-Dispatch has been told. Look for news story shortly @stltoday .
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Nolan Gorman will join #stlcards Friday in Pittsburgh. He’ll start at 2B.
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Albert Pujols walks into the field, wearing No. 5 in red. #stlcards
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By removing #AlbertPujols at the same time as the battery, #stlcards mgr Oliver Marmol assures that Pujols' last regular season at-bat at Busch Stadium III is a home run. #MLB #HOF
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My colleague. My mentor. My dearest friend. And he deserves my absolute best to capture the incredible life of the beloved Hall of Fame baseball writer who defined professionalism and the profession. Rick Hummel (1946-2023) The Commish, RIP.
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Stick to politics.
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Illinois governor says players owe it to American people to take pay cut and restart MLB ➡️
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Adam Wainwright, on his 39th birthday and during Molina's 2,000th game, throws his first complete game since July 2016. #stlcards #Cardinals #MLB
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Albert Pujols and #stlcards are finalizing a one-year deal to bring the three-time MVP back to St. Louis, pending a physical, a source confirms to @stltoday . This earlier story will be updated.
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Magic Number: Zero. Your NL Central champs. #cardinals #MLB
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When my son was cast as “sheep boy” for #WWE , Jon Huber ( #LukeHarper ) asked if Wyatts could have dinner with him before match -to help my son get comfortable, trust them as they faced arena filled with boos. In the din, he whispered support to Ian, Never forgot his graciousness.
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.⁦ @Reds ⁩ saved spots for Rick Hummel and Mike Shannon in the press box tonight.
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Matt Carpenter pauses, says he wanted to avoid getting emotional but does thinking about his kids and telling them about coming back to St. Louis for this series. #stlcards #yankees
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Nolan Arenado has returned home to St Louis to be with his wife Laura for the birth of their first child. He notified the team early this morning and was able to leave, Oliver Marmol tells us. #stlcards
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Oliver Marmol, about to make is debut as manager at Busch, woke up this morning at 7,20 to a tapping tapping tapping at his window. He went to check and it was a cardinal. He was not joking. #stlcards
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In games with Albert Pujols at designated hitter since the start of 2012, the #stlcards are averaging 29.0 runs.
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Lights are on but the #stlcards 2020 is over. I covered all 61 games, 58 in person mask on, three when they refused entry to ballpark, and one outbreak. Had my temp checked 97 times, drove 5,565 miles, & caused copy desk half that many headaches. Thank you for tagging along. -30-
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Matt Holliday, red jacket. #stlcards
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Willson Contreras, #stlcards catcher.
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Lights off. Flame on. New entry look for #stlcards closer Ryan Helsley as AC/DC blares.
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Career #stlcards ERA (active, minimum 10 years with team) 1. Adam Wainwright 3.34 2. (tie) Yadier Molina 36.00 Albert Pujols 36.00
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Jordan Walker has made the opening day roster, Mozeliak says. #stlcards
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Albert Pujols has hit his 680th home run. #stlcards
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#Cardinals deal for Nolan Arenado is official.
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Working on some projects for @stltoday that will drop in the weeks to come, and updated research Elias once did: As of Sunday, #stlcards have played 2,900 games since Yadier Molina made his MLB debut in 2004. They've been out of playoff contention in 24. Total.
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A September to remember secures #Cardinals a place in October. Wainwright’s 17th win in his 17th season in St. Louis extends winning streak to 17 games, because of course it did. Cardinals claim NL’s second wild card. #stlcards #MLB #Postseason
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St. Louis. Cardinal.
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Willson Contreras arrives in #stlcards camp.
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Ryan Helsley comes into the game with Hells Bells blaring and throws an immaculate inning. Nine pitches. Three strikeouts. Game over. #stlcards #Cardinals #MLB
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Nolan Arenado 33 HR. Paul Goldschmidt 30 HR. Tyler O'Neill now with 30 HR. #Cardinals #stlcards #MLB
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Yadier Molina “Respect4” tribute on cleats Willson Contreras will wear for #stlcards #openingday . “To me, he owns the city. This is his city.” Contreras designed the look with arch and other symbols for Molina.
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“He will be in town at today. You guys be ready for him.” — Yadier Molina on Albert Pujols signing with #stlcards .
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Nolan Arenado ends his Zoom today by saying, "Can I say something?" He then talks about Albert Pujols, and how fond he is of him, and how he hopes Pujols hears this video someday. "You're my favorite player." #Cardinals #stlcards #MLB
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Scott Rolen will have a #stlcards STL logo on his Hall of Fame plaque.
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On Feb. 10, 2021, the Texas Rangers designated Adolis Garcia for assignment and cleared a spot on the 40-man roster for Mike Foltynewicz. All 29 other teams — including Cardinals — let him clear waivers, and on Feb. 13, 2021, Rangers invited him as a non-roster player to camp.
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On Dec. 21, 2019, the Texas Rangers paid a nominal sum of cash to the St. Louis Cardinals for the rights to a 26-year-old outfielder with 17 major league at-bats. His name was Adolis Garcia. In the ALCS this year, Garcia is hitting .357/.400/.893 with five home runs and 15 RBI.
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Andrew Knizner is starting at catcher tonight. So, Yadier Molina will have his 2,000th at catcher for #Cardinals with ... wait for it ... Adam Wainwright on the mound. #stlcards @stltoday #MLB
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All of the All-Stars are surroundIng Pujols on the field, applauding him. #stlcards #Allstargame
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“This is it for me. This is my last run.” — Albert Pujols says about 2022 with #stlcards
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Free agent Kolten Wong wins his second Gold Glove. Because of course he did. #stlcards
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Albert Pujols, All-Star. #stlcards
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“I came here to be here. I started a family in St. Louis. My daughter was born in St. Louis. I want to stay in St. Louis. That’s why I came here. I didn’t come here to leave after two years. That was never my plan.” — Nolan Arenado, #stlcards 3B.
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It’s 3 a.m. and the retiring Hall of Famer is crushing deadline till the very end. Honored to be his sidekick for all these years. Two ballwriters just leaving the building for the last time this season. Thanks for following. Offseason coverage begins in a few hours.
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#Cardinals have officially told Adam Wainwright he'll start the home opener April 8 at Busch Stadium when fans return.
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Matt Holliday is joining #stlcards as bench coach.
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Adam Wainwright plans to return for 2020 with #Cardinals , Mozeliak says.
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Jordan Hicks' five pitches to Herrera according to Statcast: 104.2 mph sinker 105 mph sinker 104.3 mph sinker 105 mph sinker 103.7 mph sinker #stlcards #cardinals #MLB
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Here’s video of Paul DeJong warming up with a young #Cubs fan, wearing a Rizzo shirt, before Sunday’s game. #Cardinals #MLB
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David Eckstein holding a tribute to teammate Chris Duncan.
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We stand for Chris #StandUpToCancer
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#Cardinals messed around and got homefield advantage in the #NLCS . Division title gas its privileges.
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#SFGiants become the first team to acknowledge last visits from Molina (waving, scoreboard) and Pujols (cap tipping, lower right). Round of applause from crowd. #stlcards
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'That guy could have punched me in the face and I'd still ask him for a signed jersey.' -- Nicholas Castellanos on Yadier Molina. #stlcards #Reds #Cardinals #MLB
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No. 700 Add a seat to the table Babe, Barry, and Hank, Albert Pujols has joined your club. #stlcards #Cardinals #MLB #HOF #Dodgers
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The St. Louis Cardinals have taken over the lead for second wild card in National League. Seriously. One month after firing their manager, slinking back toward .500, and pondering a sale at the trade deadline, they've won 21 of 31 under Shildt and overtaken #Brewers . #stlcards
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Nolan Arenado has been elected by the fans to start at 3B for the NL All-Star team. #Cardinals #stlcards #MLB
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Adam Wainwright is returning to #Cardinals , source confirms to @stltoday . It’s a one year deal. @JonHeyman says it’s worth $8m.
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New look to left field wall with retired numbers. #stlcards
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12 years ago right about now ... a photo that contains multitudes. — One famous curveball. — Two possible Hall of Famers. — Two future teammates. — Two legends of Puerto Rico, both of whom mobilized relief for their home after a hurricane. — One future President.
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Albert Pujols will be at DH for opening day, Marmol says. 22nd consecutive start for him on opening day. #stlcards
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Nolan Gorman asked for permission to report early (and was granted it by #Cardinals ) so he could get some work with Jose Oquendo, Stubby Clapp at second base. Early reviews are positive, per Mozeliak.
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Albert Pujols announces that Paul Goldschmidt has won the 2022 NL MVP. #stlcards
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Yadier Molina steps out of the box, pauses his at-bat, gives it a smile as a proposal on the big screen lingers into a kiss. And then he homers to break a tie game. Writes itself. #Cardinals #stlcards #MLB
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Albert Pujols -- 693 career home runs. That is his 30th career homer at Wrigley Field. He has seven homers in 12 days. Ties Barry Bonds' record for homers off 449 different pitchers. He's coming for you, 700. #stlcards #HOF #MLB #Cardinals
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And Nolan Arenado, too. #stlcards
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Jose Oquendo will be joining Mike Shildt's coaching staff in September as rosters expand. #Cardinals #stlcards #MLB
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You've got to be kidding me. Albert Pujols' first at-bat since returning to the #stlcards is as cleanup hitter -- with the bases loaded and no outs. Baseball.
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Albert Pujols has hit the 695th home run of his career and his last against the #Cubs to give the #stlcards the lead by shattering a scoreless tie. Because of course he did. #Cardinals #MLB #HOF
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Nolan Arenado spots a young woman in the crowd wearing his #Rockies jersey, motions her down toward the field and hands her his bat from BP. #Cardinals #MLB
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Yadier Molina, who is not here, will receive a No. 4 from the #RedSox . It was presented earlier and the team will take it back to St. Louis for him. #stlcards
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Jack Flaherty wins NL Pitcher of the Month award for September, just as he did for August. Doesn't he get a watch or something for that? Maybe steak knives. Know what the Pitcher of the Month for October gets? A ring. #cardinals #MLB #NLDS #stlcards
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Adam Wainwright and the #Cardinals have agreed on a deal for his return in 2022, sources close to the team have told the Post-Dispatch. News story up shortly @stltoday .
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“This is our house.” — message Albert Pujols was sending with his celebration after that second homer, per Oliver Marmol. #stlcards
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Adam Wainwright’s next act in baseball:
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Welcome Waino! 🤝 FOX Sports adds to its championship-caliber rotation, signing former @Cardinals ace Adam Wainwright as a full-time @MLBONFOX analyst. 📝:
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Over.
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If the #Cubs lose the #WildCard game tonight, their season will be _______. Fill in the blank and tweet your response with #MLBCentral !
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After the win, #stlcards huddled in clubhouse and got Molina on FaceTime to have him see and be a part of the celebration, according to Pena. #cardinals #cubs
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The ovation. The hug. The moment. #Cardinals #stlcards #Angels
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The largest crowd in Busch Stadium III history? Why that's tonight's crowd of 48,581, surpassing the 2009 All-Star Game, World Series game, and all other playoff games at the ballpark since it opened in 2006. Had to be the Torre bobblehead. #stlcards #Yankees #cardinals #MLB
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Jordan Walker extends hitting streak to start his career to eight games. Only one player in #MLB history since 1901 has been as young and started his career with a hitting streak as long as eight games. Ted Williams. Yeah, that Ted Williams had nine straight. #stlcards #HOF
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Nolan Arenado is the NL player of the week for the first week of the season. #stlcards
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“One last dance bro?”
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How the day started. How the drive ended.
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With his father in the crowd, Jordan Walker homers and extends his hitting streak to 11 games. There is a short list of #stlcards who have multiple 10+ game hitting streaks in the same season at the age of 21 or younger. They are: Rogers Hornsby Albert Pujols Jordan Walker
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No. 18 #stlcards .
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“I love the organization I love my teammates ,coaches and trainers. Excited for the future.” — Nolan Arenado tells @stltoday , who is remaining with #stlcards for his contract, opting in. Breaking news here. Updated:
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A DeJong-proof new Big Mac Land logo. #Cardinals #MLB
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Lars Nootbaar says he promised Shohei Ohtani personally that he would play for Team Japan in the 2026 #WorldBaseballClassic and will keep his word. #stlcards #MLB #Cardinals
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#SFGiants win the West. #Cardinals will face #Dodgers on Wednesday. Wainwright vs. Scherzer Uncle Charlie vs. Mad Max Dodger Stadium Wild, wild card. #MLB
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Jordan Walker will wear No. 18. #stlcards
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