tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-99467462011-12-12T13:57:01.386-06:00Musings and essays about what matters--with a tendency toward St. Louis and Metro-East news, sports and the media--to Tom Calhoun... Baby-Boomer, Midwesterner, and a guy trying to make a buck in the advertising and voiceover business. Also p.a.-announcer for the St. Louis Blues and Gateway Grizzlies.Tomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01854709847469194472noreply@blogger.comBlogger3721100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9946746.post-21962066645322778502011-12-12T12:47:00.000-06:002011-12-12T13:14:22.525-06:00

Apparently when you are a highly-paid athlete and hire an agent to go out and negotiate multi-million dollar deals on your behalf, that doesn't include a public-relations person to coach you on what to say in the aftermath. So, since Albert Pujols obviously didn't have the benefit of that expertise, let's give a little thought to what he should have said Saturday in Anaheim. You know, instead of

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As I have read the accounts and analyses of the Albert Pujols divorce from the Cardinals and marriage to the Angels, I'm reminded of what I have always thought is the larger issue...Major League Baseball doesn't provide a level economic playing field for its teams. Some scribes, especially a few who cover the Cardinals regularly, are grousing about the Cardinals' failure to get a deal done and a

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-There was no suspension given to Zdeno Chara of the Boston Bruins for the enormous and frightening hit he doled out to Montreal's Max Pacioretty earlier this week. Pacioretty is the beneficiary of a severe concussion and cracked vertebra as a result of the violence. As I see it the game has changed to the point where these kinds of violent occurrences will be more and more frequent. It is

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One hundred years ago today my paternal grandmother gave birth to my dad. There's always been a bit of discussion about whether that was the actual date....records weren't kept quite as well in those days. But, this has become the accepted date and so I thought it important that my sons, who never got to know him, go forward with some information about that baby from the years I spent with him.

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Advice to writers: Sometimes you just have to stop writing. Even before you begin.   - Stanislaw J. Lec When I saw the above quotation, it reminded me of my current situation with this blog. I've been writing frequently...almost daily at the outset...about various things in my life and opinions on them. I have gradually drifted away from doing this for a number of reasons- A) Decrease in the

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-Time constraints and the necessity of paying attention to business have me trying to decide whether or not blogging is something I should continue to do. For those who have visited here regularly and took some measure of enjoyment from my thoughts, I appreciate your patronage. I will post something soon that will indicate on which side of the fence my decision lands.

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-The Blues have their work cut out for them. And it's not even that easy. They need somebody else to hit a bump in the road. And it looks to me they need more than one somebody's road to get bumpy. They have three games left with Nashville...which appears to be a key to jumping into a playoff spot. But even if The Note wins all three of those games (1 home, 2 away) and claim all six points in

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It seems the experts are saying the reason they’re picking Canada to win the hockey gold medal Sunday is that the U.S. was terribly outplayed in the preliminary round game last Sunday night....even though they won 5-3. And if you just look at the shots-on-goal and the territorial edge in play of that game it would be hard to argue against that. But what I think might be being overlooked is that

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-Once again I write with the expectation that younger people likely will dismiss these words as nothing more than the ramblings of an old guy whose opinions don't matter. As I was getting in my workout yesterday, I had on Simon and Garfunkel's Greatest Hits. I fancy myself as a fan of all types of music from all eras. But as I listened I thought...and here we go..."Nobody writes music like this

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-It was very interesting to me to learn that the Blues were apparently a strong player in the Ilya Kovalchuk trade discussions prior to him being dealt from Atlanta to New Jersey. Team President John Davidson is quoted by Jeremy Rutherford of the Post-Dispatch as saying The Note had "legitimate interest" and "had been working on it for the better part of a week". This got me, for the sake of full

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-In perusing the headlines today, I came across the pitiful story of Leif Garrett. For those who weren't around in the 70's, this guy pretty much had the world as his oyster for several years. Here's a wiki link if you need a little background. Anything he did was big news to the teen mags and the screaming hordes of young girls of the day. He had "the look" that most guys wished they had. See

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-Those who know me know that I take great pride in being a Dad. I say Dad (capitalized) because, as I've written here before, being a Dad isn't nearly as easy as being a father. In short, anyone with the proper functioning equipment can be a father. To be a Dad, you have to earn the title. That means actually caring for, and loving with all your heart, that little person you helped to create...

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-Well it's been a while. Let's opine about people in the (sports) news. -Matt Holliday batting lead-off...at least on this blog. Not expecting he'll be back with the "birds on the bat". T'would be nice...but I'm thinking the DeWitt boys and Mo are too concerned over keeping their first baseman happy to go overboard with Mr. Boras's client. Sign Nady for left...DeRosa for second...let Freese play

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-I had camera difficulties on the recent trip to Sweden, so I don't have a lot of photos to share right now. Some of my traveling buddies from the off-ice crew have promised to share some shots when they can. I'll have more images when that happens. So I'll give some quick memories of my wonderful hockey journey of September 29-October 4.-Tue. Sep. 29-Flight out of St. Louis delayed. Arrived

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-All sports this time...first Cardinals, then Blues, and last...of course...Rams.-Cards--It seems to me that the Birds have what it takes to win another World Series. What worries me the most though is the recent struggles of the closer. Ryan Franklin seems to be cut out of the same sort of cloth that Izzy was. He is very good when he's on...but doesn't have the sort of "blow away" stuff that

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-As a mass-comm senior at SIU-E, I was fortunate to land KMOX for my broadcasting internship. Others chose music stations or television. My request was the Mighty MOX. And with the perseverance of faculty coordinator Jack Shaheen, I got it. I didn't much care what sort of work my internship would bring with it because I would be inside the hallowed halls of Robert Hyland's radio behemoth and

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-Recently (August 8th) the Calhoun family came together for a reunion. The day was intended to be a casual and fun-filled gathering of as many of the descendants of Robert and Anna Colquhoun (original Scottish clan name spelling) as could reasonably attend. We started off with afternoon drinks and snacks at the Quail Club in rural Belleville/Millstadt, and concluded with food/drinks/baseball at

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Update to the Update--Duncan sent to Red Sox AAA affiliate in Pawtucket. Cards get veteran infielder Julio Lugo in return. The Duncan debacle in St. Louis is over. Somebody in the front office (GM Mozeliak?) recognized things had degenerated to a no-win situation for anybody. TLR was devoting too much energy to the unwarranted defense of young Dunc. We all remember how important Chris was to the

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-It was good to see and hear yesterday in numerous places that my reaction to the Stan Musial slight at Tuesday night's All-Star Game wasn't an isolated one. Many have reacted with the same level of disgust that I did. And I've gotten numerous e-mails and texts to that effect as a result of my post here yesterday.In a Dan O'Neill piece in the Post-Dispatch and on stltoday.com, some of the reasons

Tomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01854709847469194472noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9946746.post-42288214095919970072009-07-15T09:47:00.010-05:002009-07-15T11:33:43.233-05:00

-Now that the All-Star game hoopla is over here in St. Louis, I have only one question to ask-- "Who the hell was responsible for the so-called tribute to Stan Musial?" What an opportunity Major League Baseball had to recognize one of the game's all-time greats on a national stage befitting his accomplishments. What an opportunity...that was totally and disgracefully botched. It wasn't fitting...

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-When three...its always three...huge stars pass away in the matter of a few days, it becomes time to think about life, both the brevity and the lasting impact.Ed McMahon transformed being a sidekick into its own art form. Hi-ohhhh!...You are correct Sir!... and Heeeere's Johnny. How many of us can say we have phrases such as these that will immediately bring our name to mind? Ed made being an

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-Busy, busy busy. Grizzlies, KMOX, free-lance voice work, regular agency business. Too busy to write. I know it's been a month. Sorry.-I'm not a hitting coach...but it seems obvious from the centerfield camera shot on TV that all of the Cardinals left-handed hitting outfielders have a swing problem that needs a cure. Colby Rasmus has been OK. Chris Duncan a streaky unsatisfactory. But Rick Ankiel

Tomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01854709847469194472noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9946746.post-89895504831830851702009-05-21T18:38:00.009-05:002009-05-21T20:04:06.773-05:00

-Yeah..that's an Elvis song...(he did it in '62 before sound-alike Terry Stafford had the hit with it in '64) but its also how I feel about the outcome of this year's American Idol. I suspect that the better performer lost because his competitor's total was fueled by prejudice-laden supporters. I wrote about this a few weeks ago when the competition was starting to boil down...and my opinion is

Tomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01854709847469194472noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9946746.post-56558835422886939032009-05-06T17:47:00.009-05:002009-05-06T19:11:05.636-05:00

-Please come to the open house and pet adoption event at The Doggie Stylist at Bellson Animal Hospital in Columbia this Saturday. Life-partner Barb is hosting from Noon-4pm. Many available doggies and kitties from the Monroe County Humane Society. You need a pet don't you?-The Cardinals are coming back to earth...like all baseball teams eventually do in a 162-game season. I'm starting to get a

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-After laying off the blog for a bit, I've decided to once again size up the American Idol situation...because, well because I just happen to be one of the 40 million or so Americans who is still fascinated by the whole thing.If you watched last night's results you may have been as surprized as I was to see this season's most "out there" and amazing performer Adam Lambert show up in the bottom

Tomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01854709847469194472noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9946746.post-16076571010144599802009-04-20T12:58:00.006-05:002009-04-20T13:50:18.399-05:00

-As I mentioned on my Facebook page today, I'm not about to get disappointed in the Blues during this playoff series with Vancouver. There's just no sense investing that kind of emotion in it. Sure, I'd like to see them win, but we all know that with this team right now its all about the future. And the future is not yet now.I'm of the mindset that whatever happens Tuesday night and beyond during

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-This post is meant as a simple tribute to the wonderful story in last Friday's St. Louis Post-Dispatch and on stltoday.com written by Dan O'Neill.Dan drew a fine word portrait of the hero of my youth. The athlete that was much more than an athlete to most of us who grew up baseball fans in the Midwest. Like many, I have a vivid memory of crying my eyes out the day Stan played his last game in

Tomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01854709847469194472noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9946746.post-15127394498066726202009-04-08T15:43:00.008-05:002009-04-08T17:12:11.810-05:00

-With two games left, the Blues are in position to control whether they make the playoffs. Win and they're in.-So, after some urging by my sons, you can now find me on Facebook. Amazing!-I picked North Carolina to win it all...and play Michigan State in the championship game...on one of my brackets....but so did someone else with more total points.-Stewart heads for Texas next week to begin

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-I told some of this story on the radio Sunday...but it bears another...and more detailed...visit here.This kid...(well he's my kid)...now 24-year-old Stewart Calhoun continues to have amazing moments in his young life. Another came to him this past week when he got a call from a friend asking if he wanted tickets to see The President. Yeah, that President."Well, sure". Why wouldn't someone want

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-Update from Hollywood and our actor son. Stewart has been hired to the cast of The Eves. It's a horror flick that will shoot in southeast Texas in April and May. Release? It's a full-length feature that hopefully will be at a theater near you sometime within the next year. This will be one of those pics that has no real star. In fact, it's unlikely you will have heard of any of the lead actors.

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-Many thanks to all of you who have congratulated me on my 1000th game with the Blues. As I've often said, my association with the Blues organization has been a lucky break for me and something I'll always cherish. I hope I can hang in there for another few years.-Also thanks to Jamie Ingle and the folks at the Belleville News-Democrat who included me in a story about people who use their voice

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-A few days back I mentioned here that it would be interesting to watch what John Davidson, Larry Pleau and company do when faced with the March 4th NHL trade deadline. (That's Wednesday folks) Now that the team has pulled itself back into close proximity of the final playoff spot, it will be even more interesting. Let me share my thoughts. (Remember, I am not a pro sports executive...nor do I

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-I'm pulling for Skip Schumaker to be able to pull off the transition to second base. He seems like the kind of athlete who could make it happen...and the kind of person who will give it his best shot. If he does it effectively, The Birds, when healthy, will sport a very formidable lineup. It would give them their best chance to compete for another championship. Even without Schumaker's fliperoo,

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-The Blues loss to Vancouver on Tuesday was one of the most painful since the Dave Checketts regime has been in place. To finally have the fans geeked up on playoff talk and then blow two, two-goal leads. Wow...not what the doctor ordered for sure. But, no matter what happens for the rest of this season...(and I know Andy Murray wouldn't like to hear this) the team's best days are at least months

Tomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01854709847469194472noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9946746.post-1350983991046937482009-02-07T15:35:00.006-06:002009-02-07T16:04:35.995-06:00

-In my last post earlier this week I wondered about Manny Legace's future with the Blues. Not because I had any inside information that he was about to be waived...but because he had all the earmarks of a player who was headed for a trainwreck. So, I have to say that his being sent to Peoria to "work things out" didn't really shock me as much as some others. When you come out with a statement

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Super BowlI was pulling for Kurt Warner more than the Cardinals. Its amazing to me that Kurt has played in three Super Bowls and in all three has managed to lead his offense to a late score to take the lead. In two of the three his defense has surrendered the victory to the opposition. In the third, Mike Jones made the tackle at the one yard line to save the championship. Kurt's big problem has

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-I received an e-mail yesterday indicating that I should provide a new post here. That means two things...I've been bad about writing lately, for which I'm sorry. And, some actually come here regularly to read my stuff...for which I'm grateful. I would have written today anyway because I'm inspired to remember an old friend upon his passing. I was sad to read in this morning's Belleville

Tomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01854709847469194472noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9946746.post-16682913565538261502008-12-12T14:46:00.009-06:002008-12-13T15:34:04.673-06:00

-We may not remember 2008...particularly the last quarter of it...with much fondness. But one thing's for sure. We will remember it. To wit--The first non-white man in history to gain the nomination of a major political party ran for President of the United States and actually won. The year will be remembered forever simply for that. But look at what else we have--The Governors of two of the

Tomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01854709847469194472noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9946746.post-33974723077284837542008-12-04T13:35:00.014-06:002008-12-04T15:05:17.476-06:00

-Still smarting today from yesterday's passing of our girl Liza... but its with excitement that I write today. Ohhh...the emotional roller coaster.-Son Stewart has taken another significant step toward the acting success he is seeking in Hollywood. And we're jumping up and down here at the ol' Millstadt ranch. And this time we can share his work with you! Since it's video, and it's on the

Tomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01854709847469194472noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9946746.post-21122287016001718262008-12-03T16:56:00.009-06:002008-12-03T22:22:06.306-06:00

There was absolutely nothing special about the dog.That's what I thought when I first saw her. In a moment of weakness in 2001 I consented to "board" her for a short time while "Outdoors Dan" Young found a home for her with some people who had a farm in Iowa. Dan and I were working together at KTRS at the time, and he said a client of his had this black lab puppy that was wandering around their

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-Some random thoughts this time on the world of sports...or at least the region of sports.-Poor Jim Haslett. Did he anticipate it could be this bad? Now, even though Scott Linehan started the season, Haslett's name is now more closely associated with this debacle of a season as head coach. I can't imagine he's getting much sleep. And, I can't imagine him getting the two wins that he supposedly

Tomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01854709847469194472noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9946746.post-53221574543383422972008-11-23T17:25:00.008-06:002008-11-23T18:01:00.205-06:00

-A nice couple of wins this weekend for the Blues. And when's the last time we were able to say that? The more I watch pro sports, the more I have one of my core belefs reinforced. You must have a group of hungry young players on your team to be successful. I'm not saying that the veteran Blues players are "too comfortable". But, it's obvious that when you infuse some players who may be marginal

Tomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01854709847469194472noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9946746.post-23848683704833571562008-11-09T19:33:00.008-06:002008-11-09T21:22:49.342-06:00

-It's hard to know where to start when analyzing the dismal state of St. Louis professional sports after this weekend's action...so let's start with the team that didn't play.-The rumored Matt Holliday for a package of Cardinals players...including Ryan Ludwick and his prolific '08 season...deal has a lot of jaws wagging and fingers typing. As I said on the radio today when discussing the

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-There are those who think the election of Barack Obama is the most wonderful thing to happen in the history of this nation. And of course, as with most things political and racial, there are those who think the opposite. But there can be no arguing however, that in simply historic terms, election day 2008 has provided a truly amazing occurence. This writer found himself shedding a tear while

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-Boston, New York, Detroit, Philadelphia, Baltimore, Washington, Chicago, St. Louis, Kansas City, Cleveland, Cincinnati, Pittsburgh, Denver, heck maybe even Oakland and San Francisco. All are North American cities with major-league baseball franchises, no domed stadium, and where no reasonable person would expect to find enough good weather for the World Series to be playable in late October. Why

Tomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01854709847469194472noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9946746.post-46074323373876435172008-10-25T14:55:00.009-05:002008-10-25T16:10:46.629-05:00

-Let me start this one by saying I have nothing against GOP VP candidate Sarah Palin. I think she's injected some interesting elements into this election that we haven't seen before in a U.S. presidential race. So, don't take anything you're about to read as evidence that I'm anti-McCain-Palin...or favor Obama-Biden. 'Taint so. Anyway....We weren't very far into the game at Scottrade Center last

Tomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01854709847469194472noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9946746.post-88677174378513374482008-10-23T15:42:00.010-05:002008-10-25T14:38:01.332-05:00

-Reviews have begun to come in on actor-son Stewart's show in L.A. How Cissy Grew--world premiere this past Saturday 10/18-- receives high praise from Variety theatre critic Julio Martinez. Since Stew has been in SoCal, the reviewers from Variety have easily been the most difficult to please. So this is indeed a strong sign of professional approval. Stewart's castmates, James Denton of Desperate

Tomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01854709847469194472noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9946746.post-35236416824237750862008-10-21T15:34:00.015-05:002008-10-21T17:52:07.157-05:00

-While most folks outside of southern California and show business would be unaware, son Stewart (professional name Stewart W. Calhoun) passed another significant mile-marker in his budding acting career this weekend. I am pleased and proud to once again share what details I have with you here.James Denton (best known as Mike Delfino on ABC's Desperate Housewives) and wife Erin O'Brien are the

Tomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01854709847469194472noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9946746.post-31670233666804963172008-10-17T14:27:00.009-05:002008-10-17T15:27:20.525-05:00

-Wow! What a performance by the guys wearing the Blue Note last night. It's way too early in the season to let our excitement get the best of us. But I think you can say without fear of contradiction that we're seeing a much different club right now than what finished the season back in April.Last night's 6-1 win over the Dallas Stars...the Stars--not some schmucks pretending to be hockey players

Tomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01854709847469194472noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9946746.post-82445367878668406692008-10-16T15:19:00.008-05:002008-10-16T16:18:07.156-05:00

So, who will get my vote for President? And why? There are a lot of reasons why I don't divulge that information to anyone but the woman I live with. And, I usually don't do that until after I've been to the polling place.Firstly, I decided long ago upon entering the field of broadcasting, that if I was to have any credibility in delivering the news I would have to keep the specifics of who I

Tomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01854709847469194472noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9946746.post-34891707603210458222008-10-14T11:15:00.015-05:002008-10-14T15:40:19.145-05:00

-I've returned. Sorry for the absence. It all started with vacation...then trying to catch up with work after vacation...and then simply getting out of the habit of writing. For those who have written to say you wanted fresh material...Thanks for visiting...and here ya go!-Speaking of vacation, Barb and I got together with sons Ian and Stewart in Colorado in August and it was a great time. Some

Tomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01854709847469194472noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9946746.post-60965953146380516662008-07-24T15:36:00.006-05:002008-07-26T15:49:41.783-05:00

-As we keep pumping 4-dollar-a-gallon gasoline into our much-less-than-efficient vehicles in this country, I keep wondering if all the talk about finding another way is ever going to turn into a real workable plan. It seems if anything is left up to Congress, it tuns into endless wheel-spinning, snorting and cussing. When you think about how many dollars have been invested in oil-industry

Tomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01854709847469194472noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9946746.post-75939781507008605722008-07-23T14:31:00.014-05:002008-07-23T15:46:29.245-05:00

-I tend to think the Cardinals will do SOMEthing to try to rectify the horrible bullpen situation before the trade deadline next week. But, I'd be surprized if it's any sort of "eye-popping" deal. By the way, George Sherrill, the Orioles closer that so many hope the Redbirds will find a way to land, is a one-time performer for the Evansville Otters who compete with the Gateway Grizzlies in the

Tomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01854709847469194472noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9946746.post-14243685398896424282008-07-15T15:06:00.010-05:002008-07-15T16:23:03.412-05:00

-I've been walking around for the past few days with this feeling of uncertainty. A few butterflies in the stomach...a bit of a dull headache. Feels like nothing is on solid ground.I'm sure it has to do with two things: Anheuser-Busch becoming Anheuser-Busch/InBev and the U.S. economy's inability to recover.-First, A-B/InBev. When will the St. Louis corporate community stop taking kicks to the

Tomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01854709847469194472noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9946746.post-74948316540897457132008-07-11T16:12:00.008-05:002008-07-11T16:51:40.610-05:00

-Do you suppose Jesse Jackson's jealousy was coming out when he made the ridiculous and stupid comments about Barack Obama? I'm guessing the Reverend saw himself as the first minority president and is having a hard-time with it. Didn't know the mic was on....come on Rev. You're always around a mic.-Tony LaRussa wants Mo to make a trade to keep the Cards in the race. Easy to say. Not so easy to do

Tomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01854709847469194472noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9946746.post-23725140955407604702008-07-09T14:12:00.011-05:002008-07-09T15:52:50.247-05:00

All of the recent trade activity in the NL Central has gotten me to thinking about what might be going around in the noggin of Cardinals GM John Mozeliak and his new front-office braintrust. One doesn't have to be an expert to realize that these folks will have some interesting, and important, decisions to make soon about who will patrol the outfield at Busch Stadium III in the next one to ten

Tomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01854709847469194472noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9946746.post-75734570979256958582008-07-08T15:01:00.005-05:002008-07-24T15:34:16.429-05:00

-I'm a business person. How do I reach the most people who have the most money available to spend on my product or service?Alas, the basic question that most business people ask themselves when planning out their marketing efforts. Should those people automatically buy into the standard ad-world mentality that the 18-35...or even the 25-54...age group should be the default demo when they can't

Tomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01854709847469194472noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9946746.post-10061068561647027892008-06-24T15:24:00.008-05:002008-06-24T16:41:48.013-05:00

-They say the deaths of great people come in threes. Well, I'm not exactly counting, but I would say Jim McKay, Tim Russert, and George Carlin passing in the last few weeks add up to three pretty great ones.Like most, I was a Jim McKay fan without really knowing it until he wasn't available to be seen that much anymore. After his retirement, we were left with a much less sophisticated batch of

Tomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01854709847469194472noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9946746.post-37032174302035186612008-06-19T16:39:00.010-05:002008-06-24T13:52:55.106-05:00

-Remember before the season when all that stuff was going around about Albert Pujols needing elbow surgery and that he should miss this season to have it done? Well, with AP being on the DL with that calf strain, it appears we're getting a look at the Cardinals we would have been left to root for if he had. And the picture ain't pretty. The lineup obviously goes down several notches without

Tomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01854709847469194472noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9946746.post-38283252044982710932008-06-10T15:59:00.006-05:002008-06-10T16:44:30.386-05:00

-Practically a month since I found the time to write. Holy Moly! -Just about every time I've walked into the KMOX newsroom to prep for my weekend morning shows recently, I've felt the spirit of many of my broadcasting heroes who spent time there. I'll never forget the first time I walked into that room as a college intern to see the great Jack Buck standing there looking over some sports copy. I

Tomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01854709847469194472noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9946746.post-84921952770727658882008-05-15T09:22:00.011-05:002008-05-15T17:56:24.580-05:00

The Cardinals-Cubs long-standing and testy relationship takes another turn. Jim Edmonds, regarded as the greatest of Cardinals center-fielders, in an effort to revive his slipping career, puts on the outfit of the North Side Bears. Ooohhhh...there's something smarmy about the whole notion. Seeing Cardinals' past glory besmirched by such a ghastly idea is a real kick in the gut. But Hollywood is

Tomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01854709847469194472noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9946746.post-4681549619306123342008-05-14T15:27:00.008-05:002008-05-14T16:09:25.378-05:00

-When did this country turn over the investigation of potential wrong-doing to the people who are accused?I keep seeing that the Spygate controversy is over after NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell's meeting with Matt Walsh and a subsequent announcement by The Commish to that effect. Well, what did you expect would come out of such a meeting? I suppose Goodell was supposed to come out and say..."Yeah

Tomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01854709847469194472noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9946746.post-46715880034853155392008-05-01T09:34:00.012-05:002008-05-01T11:11:43.262-05:00

-When I was young, I looked forward to a concoction that we had for dinner every now and then. Mom called it meat pie. Essentially a pie with a bunch of leftovers thrown into it. Not too tempting of a concept...but it always tasted great. Thus the title for today's blog post. -First, let's talk a little Cardinals baseball. They had the best April in franchise history. Well, wait a minute. They

Tomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01854709847469194472noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9946746.post-70161466953618887082008-04-12T13:22:00.012-05:002008-04-12T15:14:04.708-05:00

-The Blues off-season had better be an on-season. All of us with a Blue-note tattooed on our heart want to keep believing that the re-building process is working...and that it will eventually lead to the Stanley Cup. My hockey friends and I have been discussing the current state of affairs at length, and it's darn hard to visualize the moves that can be made this off-season to keep everyone's

Tomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01854709847469194472noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9946746.post-4825266999709248772008-04-07T15:55:00.006-05:002008-04-07T16:28:56.904-05:00

-Too early to get giddy...but my positive thoughts about the Cardinals are certainly being validated so far. -The Blues...again, let's be patient. And I expect the team we see in the fall will have more of the flavor that youth brings. And the taste will be delightful. -Barb and I enjoyed the company of our oldest son Ian this weekend. He was home to be in the wedding party of some high school

Tomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01854709847469194472noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9946746.post-21818657435248918722008-03-29T14:43:00.007-05:002008-03-29T15:42:16.523-05:00

-Well, it's time for another Cardinals baseball season to start, and another Blues season to end. Let's talk about the Birds first. After the way the team performed in the last couple of weeks in spring training, there's certainly room for plenty of optimism about the potential for winning. I think many people look at the youth in the outfield and the uncertainty of the pitching and second base/

Tomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01854709847469194472noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9946746.post-89908689295467965732008-03-20T13:21:00.003-05:002008-03-20T14:05:12.816-05:00

-You know, as time marches on in my life, I wonder if things in this country/world are ever going to get better. And I wonder if my generation doesn't shoulder much of the blame. The main reason I wonder is that it seems every time one turns around we find a story in the news that presents us with the undeniable fact that a growing percentage of our fellow humans only care about themselves... and

Tomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01854709847469194472noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9946746.post-70250353342305284312008-03-17T21:22:00.006-05:002008-03-17T22:08:27.483-05:00

-Well...Hello again! Sorry about the absence. Too much to do...too little time. You know how it is. -Son Stewart ended his run in Thrill Me-The Leopold and Loeb Story last night. He reports a full house and long standing ovations from the crowd at the end of the run. A great experience for our young actor. Stew also reports much activity on the "potential work" front... but we don't talk

Tomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01854709847469194472noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9946746.post-63842270286551729162008-02-29T14:29:00.010-06:002008-02-29T16:11:31.505-06:00

-Sad that the economics of football dictated the Rams letting go of their true icon player... Isaac Bruce. Looks like we'll get to see him again next season....but in a 49ers uniform. I can certainly understand why the Rams, especially after a 3-13 season, would find it important to cut ties with "The Reverend". They probably are feeling a lot of pressure to sell tickets for the coming season.

Tomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01854709847469194472noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9946746.post-80927350137570615692008-02-25T14:53:00.008-06:002008-02-25T15:34:24.029-06:00

-I'm expecting...after this weekend's West Coast disaster...that the Blues will be moving more than one body before the 2pm trade deadline Tuesday. The potential trade of Jay McKee...which is now becoming a hot internet rumor...would free up considerable $$ for the re-signing of either Bryce Salvador, Barret Jackman, or both. I'm thinking, though, that Jackman is more valuable to the long-term

Tomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01854709847469194472noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9946746.post-995819158986986062008-02-18T10:09:00.011-06:002008-02-18T11:49:10.770-06:00

-Hey...how 'bout that actor son of ours. Looks like he's turning the right heads in Hollyweird. As Deb Peterson mentioned in her weekend column in the Post-Dispatch, Stewart W. Calhoun has been nominated for Best Male Lead Performance by LA Weekly for his role in dark play or stories for boys which ran in October/November. It played at the Theatre at Boston Court in Pasadena. The LA Weekly Awards

Tomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01854709847469194472noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9946746.post-53321644665240185882008-02-13T15:22:00.009-06:002008-02-13T16:43:29.195-06:00

-I watched some of the Roger Clemens/House steroids-HGH hearing on TV. I give the guy credit for showing up, but I can't help but think when he stumbles and bumbles around trying to express himself that he's not really helping his cause. The big question in my mind is why would McNamee and Petitte lie? I don't think they had any overriding reason to...in fact, if they were under oath they had

Tomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01854709847469194472noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9946746.post-15662212400267880912008-02-08T14:03:00.001-06:002008-02-08T15:42:35.115-06:00

-This is a hockey post. If you aren't into hockey, then you can click away and save yourself some time.The Blues named Eric Brewer team captain today. I'd like to offer a few thoughts from someone who works on the periphery of the hockey club.As P.A. announcer, I've watched "Brew" skate in every game in which he's put on a sweater in St. Louis. I sit at ice level to do my job. I see a few things

Tomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01854709847469194472noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9946746.post-85119928415024141002008-02-06T13:17:00.000-06:002008-02-06T15:10:48.469-06:00

-No I didn't fall off the planet. Just had a whirlwind of a last couple of weeks. Time to catch up.-Many thanks to the St. Louis Blues. Thanks to my long-time, part-time employer, Barb and I celebrated our 30th anniversary last week with the team in Toronto. (Bernie Miklasz mentioned it in his Bernie Bits this past weekend) From start to touchdown back in St. Louis, it was a great trip. The

Tomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01854709847469194472noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9946746.post-91617962779859960592008-01-24T16:24:00.000-06:002008-01-24T17:23:49.603-06:00

-What is it in the brains of extraordinarily talented people that tends to make them self-destruct at an early age? Heath Ledger would seem to have had the world at his mercy. How sad.-So there's a deal to send some tax money back to us in order to stimulate the struggling economy. Just think how stimulated it would be if we didn't have to send so much to the various levels of government in the

Tomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01854709847469194472noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9946746.post-33234908423278306642008-01-21T15:18:00.000-06:002008-01-22T09:00:55.065-06:00

-I had my face fixed for Favre vs. Brady. Oh well. So, do we get another Super Bowl blowout? -The competition is so tight, and talent so comparable in the NHL, that the Blues current swoon has to end for them to make the playoffs. This when the toughest part of their schedule is looming. My mind as a fan is still in re-building mode. So, I wouldn't be terribly disappointed if we had to unload a

Tomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01854709847469194472noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9946746.post-64253312013243424782008-01-15T20:52:00.000-06:002008-01-16T08:39:16.684-06:00

-Now that the dust has settled, some thoughts on the Scott Rolen for Troy Glaus deal.First, let me get out of the way that I think a deal had to be done. There was no way to avoid the fact that the Rolen-Tony LaRussa rift was going to obscure everything positive the Cardinals may achieve in 2008. LaRussa made it clear with his comments at the Winter meetings that he wasn't about to mollycoddle

Tomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01854709847469194472noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9946746.post-23555255080690328752008-01-11T14:00:00.000-06:002008-01-11T15:11:05.382-06:00

-I heard Dave Checketts on the radio yesterday talking about the State of the Blues. What an enormously impressive guy. He is exactly like John Davidson, but from a more administrative standpoint. Each has a unique and amazing ability to say exactly the right thing at exactly the right time in exactly the right way to make you believe that the Blues have it all figured out. What's more, it

Tomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01854709847469194472noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9946746.post-80167532926610697142008-01-02T14:50:00.000-06:002008-01-02T15:50:57.396-06:00

-Here's to you having a great '08!-I think Barb and I may have started a new New Year's Eve tradition. A couple of medium-rare T-bones...two good movies...a cocktail and a kiss at midnight...and a good night's sleep. I'm for leaving the driving around to parties to the thrill seekers of the population.-The Rams and Cardinals both seem to be in a confused state right now. Meanwhile, the Blues

Tomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01854709847469194472noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9946746.post-35140312247918908042007-12-26T15:09:00.000-06:002007-12-26T16:06:56.338-06:00

-Our family's Christmas celebrations were warm and wonderful. I hope yours were too. Now, back to real life...and nutritional reality. I'll have about ten pounds to remind me of the season for a while.-We took in Sweeney Todd during a few free holiday hours and found it enjoyable as well as disturbing....just what you'd expect from a Tim Burton movie. Johnny Depp was absolutely perfect as The

Tomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01854709847469194472noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9946746.post-56560578969638201952007-12-23T12:37:00.000-06:002007-12-24T13:14:36.442-06:00

-Once again, I have cause to brag and am proud to announce that son Stewart has been chosen from a large field of contenders to a lead role in a west-coast theatrical production. The two-person musical, Thrill Me-The Leopold and Loeb Story, will have its Los Angeles premiere and be presented by the Havoc Theatre Company at the Hudson Backstage Theatre January 26th through March 2nd. This theatre

Tomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01854709847469194472noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9946746.post-11317975237144691302007-12-18T08:31:00.000-06:002007-12-19T08:34:23.222-06:00

-An all-sports post this time. A couple of interesting and important trades on Friday night. Both took me a little by surprise..but I like them from a St. Louis standpoint. And some other thoughts.-Jim Edmonds and cash to San Diego for minor-league third-baseman David Freese. Obviously Edmonds was a big part of some of the most fun we've had as Cardinals fans in the last decade. His spectacular

Tomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01854709847469194472noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9946746.post-6573308678323846092007-12-13T15:20:00.000-06:002007-12-13T15:59:22.258-06:00

-Many questions and answers remain after the release of the Mitchell Report on substance abuse in baseball. Some of my questions are: -What will the commissioner's office and player's association do about it...if anything? -If some named in the report were breaking federal law...will some prosecutor(s) be inclined to pursue charges? -Will Barry Bonds say anything about it...even though it looks

Tomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01854709847469194472noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9946746.post-61139348472690375622007-12-09T18:34:00.001-06:002007-12-09T19:24:00.075-06:00

-Boy...ice, rain, cold, wind, sleet, some snow.... This is the stuff that, when it comes around, makes me ask myself why I choose to stay in St. Louis. Of course, there are many excellent reasons why...but I ask myself anyway. And if I hear Cindy Preszler ask me to use caution while driving in bad weater one more time...like I'm too stupid to know that...I might move to get away from her. -The

Tomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01854709847469194472noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9946746.post-37328765006726325282007-12-07T13:55:00.000-06:002007-12-07T14:39:18.965-06:00

-57 years ago yesterday...yours truly drew his first breath at St. Elizabeth's hospital in Belleville. My mom tells me the weather was much the same as it was Thursday...grey, cold, snowy. I'm blessed to have so many friends and family that went out of their way to wish me a happy birthday. To all of you, I wish I was half as thoughtful as you...and I'll make every effort in the new year around

Tomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01854709847469194472noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9946746.post-20901965875361088332007-12-04T18:58:00.001-06:002007-12-05T09:47:14.120-06:00

After publishing the below post Tuesday evening...This story ran Wednesday morning in the St. Louis Post-Dispatch to validate some of my thoughts... click here-----------------------------------------------------Scott Rolen is trying to divorce Tony LaRussa and vice versa. Judge John Mozeliak is trying to make some sense of it all. Cardinals fans are being allowed inside the courtroom to watch

Tomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01854709847469194472noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9946746.post-84420706134599212962007-12-02T11:09:00.000-06:002007-12-02T12:22:40.038-06:00

-It was a great idea. The Blues decided to have a Mizzou football-watching party during and after the hockey game at Scottrade Center. Not only did the game turn into the worst case scenario for the Tigers, it also was for Blues management. By the time the Blues had beaten the Blackhawks 3-1, Mizzou was down by two touchdowns early in the fourth quarter. Roughly a third (my guess) of the hockey

Tomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01854709847469194472noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9946746.post-69396298192442632392007-11-27T15:03:00.000-06:002007-11-27T16:18:42.587-06:00

-Mizzou makes #1. The score of the KU game was a little lower than expected... but the result was correct. To me, the Tigers looked to be a much superior team. Now they are on the cover of Sports Illustrated...uh oh. But, I'd be surprized if they don't beat Oklahoma and play for the national championship. -The Blues have an over-abundance of defensemen right now. When people like Jay McKee and

Tomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01854709847469194472noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9946746.post-19826905924263986502007-11-24T09:57:00.000-06:002007-11-24T11:25:18.401-06:00

-Many thanks to old broadcasting buddy John Carney for inviting me to be on his KMOX post-game show Two Johns on Ice, with co-host Jon Grayson, after the Blues game with Vancouver. The Note won it 3-1. And it was fun catching up with Carney and helping them eat up a little air time. Carney and Grayson broadcast live from 14th and Clark in Scottrade Center after most weeknight games.-Like most

Tomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01854709847469194472noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9946746.post-17739118613467071772007-11-22T11:26:00.000-06:002007-11-22T11:54:19.253-06:00

-We will, as has been our tradition, have a big and tasty feast at our house today. Most of our family will be in attendance and it will be great. But, being a dad, when I sit down to give thanks today I will be thinking about you, my two sons who are far away. Ski season has officially begun and Ian, you will be busy working at the Beaver Creek resort in Colorado. And Stewart, you are chasing

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-How about this past weekend for St. Louis sports fans? The Blues win Friday at home...and Saturday on the road. They have now won three straight. Somebody told me that the Rams beat the 49ers. The Illini beat N'western to pretty much lock up a New Year's Day bowl game. Mizzou wins to set up the showdown with KU. Not a bad couple of days.-Good to see David Perron sticking with the Blues. He

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-The brighter day in the Blues future that we've been promised was put on display in a big way at Scottrade Center last night. Wow! The three stars of the game that I announced last night...ALL ROOKIES! And it was not a concoction...it was legitimate. David Perron, Steve Wagner, and Erik Johnson...were the best three players on the ice. And against the Detroit Red Wings no less.Perron is making

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-Things are coming along nicely with the fundraising effort for Phase Two of the Lindenwood University-Belleville campus redevelopment project. We are doing quite well with some of the small to medium size donations and naming-rights opportunities that are available. We will have to work a little harder on the large ones. If you would like to keep track of what's happening, mark the blog I've

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-Settle down Blues fans. Nobody promised a dominant team this year. This team, as much as we'd like to think otherwise, still has some problems to work out. Just enjoy that they are competitive as we work our way down the Yellow Brick Road. As people like Erik Johnson, T.J. Oshie (pic), Patrick Berglund, David Perron and some others start figuring prominently in the mix, then we'll be able to

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-The Blues could easily be 9-2. Andy Murray is not happy with the 7-4 of reality. Everywhere I go people are talking about the team with great excitement. I hope the expectations aren't too high. While making the playoffs is a realistic goal for this season...let's remember that John Davidson and company are very early in a re-building process that A) I'd hate to see destroyed by trading some

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-Geez...How bad are the Rams? I know they've had to deal with more injuries than anyone could imagine this year, but come on. Let's see...they're 0-8 in what most people believe to be the worst division of the worst conference in the NFL. I guess that puts them one small step above Ohio State. Maybe.In talking with friends, and hearing the comments of many on sports talk radio, it appears the

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-I'm honored to have been asked to be chairman of the fundraising effort for Phase 2 of the renovation and expansion project at Lindenwood University's-Belleville campus...(The former Belleville West H.S.) If you haven't seen it lately, there are already many great improvements that have been accomplished. It will be an honor to serve this project. I have some great members on the fundraising

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-Back in town...to regular business...and to blogging.Barb and I spent the last several days in sunny (well most of the time) southern California...enjoying the sights...doing a little ad agency business...battling the traffic...and experiencing the first, post-collegiate, professional acting performances of son Stewart. (Professional name Stewart W. Calhoun) Our youngest son played Nick (the

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-I'm not talking about winning a Stanley Cup....or even the Central Division. I'm talking about the Blues being tops in the minds of St. Louis sports fans. I'm not sure that has ever happened.Even in the best years the Boys of Winter have had since coming into the NHL in the mid-60's, our city, and its media, has always relegated hockey to second-class status in the sports pecking order.

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-Everyone in St. Louis will have an opinion on the Walt Jocketty/Cardinals divorce over the next few days...so I might as well throw one out too.You didn't have to have you head buried too far to expect that something like this was coming down the pike. In fact, I wrote on this blog back on May 12th that it was apparent that Bill DeWitt was preparing for "life after Walt Jocketty/Tony LaRussa".

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