This is Cardinal nation Houston. Welcome from the great state of Tex.. errr Illinois. I think you new people are going to love this board once you are here a while and meet some of the nice people in this community. Anyhow here is my 411.

Name:                               Shawn
Age"                                  46
Hometown:                        Providence R.I
Trade:                               Painter
Fave current Cards:            Molina, Waino, Freese, Craig, Lohse
Fave all-time Cards:           Stan,Dizzy,Gibby,Brock,Pujols,Forsch,Mcgee,Raja,Oz zie
Fave memory:                   Listening to the games when i young with my dad.
Fave MLB team (other)      Boston Red Sox
Other sports teams:          Blues, Rams, Illini, Steelers, Zona Cards,Sabres,Celts SLU.
Hobbies:                           Women, Music, Movies, Paint, Gardening, cooking,
Something unique:             I am a conservative Democrat. Like Uconn i love Dogs.

Never filled one of these out either

Age: 23

Hometown: Altamont, IL

Occupation: College Student

Favorite Current Cardinal(s): Waino, Yadi, Craig

Favorite Former Cardinal(s): Pujols, Edmonds, Rolen, Ozzie, Renteria, Ankiel

Favorite Cardinal Memory: Game 6 of the WS last year. Topped my previous favorite memory of McGwire's 62nd HR in '98.

Favorite MLB team(s) other than the Cardinals: Right now? Orioles and Nats

Other favorite sports teams: Chicago Bears, Illinois Fighting Illini

Hobbies/Interests: Disc Golf, Video Games, Outdoors

Something unique about you that we wouldn't guess based on your posts: Hopefully going to study abroad in Australia and New Zealand this upcoming summer

Holy Vegamite Highjump. Can i stow away in your luggage?

An old Poster for about 3 years, but mainly been a Lurker for about 6 years (Sure do miss Austin and Easton)

Age: 59

Grew up in South Missouri and after retirement moved back to the Ozarks

Been retired 4 years (Federal Park Ranger)

Favorite Current Cardinals: Allen Craig, David Freese, Matt and ChrisCarpenter, Adam
 Wainwright

Former Cardinal Favorites:  Curt Flood, Ken Boyer, Larry Jackson, Bob Gibson,  Stan The Man and Ted Simmons

Favorite Cardinal Memory:  Boyer's Grandslam and Card's World Series Victory in 1964, and the 1967 World Series.

Other favorite MLB teams: None (Though I do go to a lot of Royals games and used to like the 1960's era Yankees)

Other Sport Teams:  I go to a lot of Springfield Cardinals games, Like the St. Louis Blues and Kansas City Chiefs)

Hobbies besides Baseball: Fishing, Canoeing, Poker,  Listening to Live Music (Bar Bands and Oldies groups) Civil War "fan" also, Been to many reenactments (Wilson Creek, Centraila,etc.)  

Something Unique:  I have become the designated driver for the group I travel with to the ballpark and it has been 3 years since I had a beer at a game.  (But when I get home I make up for it.)

I'm starting to see a common thread here in that most of we Cardinal fans are Civil War buffs as well. I wonder if all baseball fans have an endearment for it or it's just Cardinal fans? It must be that warrior mentality that connects the two.

pugsleyaddams wrote: I'm starting to see a common thread here in that most of we Cardinal fans are Civil War buffs as well. I wonder if all baseball fans have an endearment for it or it's just Cardinal fans? It must be that warrior mentality that connects the two.

I'm also a Civil War buff.

Name:  Vic

Age:   78

Hometown: Grew up in Oklahoma and attended the University. Now living in Greensboro, NC

Occupation: Retired

Favorite Cardinals: Austin McHenry, Jim Bottomley, Joe Medwick, of course Musial and Slaughter, Gibson, Brock, Lindy McDaniel, McGee, Carlton, Pujols, McGwire. No I didn't see all of them play.

Favorite Current Cardinals: Yadi, Craig, Berkman, Wainwright and Chris Carpenter

Favorite MLB team other than the Cardinals: Tigers and Red Sox.

Other Favorite Sports Teams: Any OU team, Green Bay, Chicago Bulls, Dallas Mavericks,

Hobbies/Interests: History (particularly WW II), reading, sports (listen to and watch many Cardinal minor league teams on the net)

Something unique: 3 careers (US Army active and reserve, high school teacher and coach and business career in retail and manufacturing)

pugsleyaddams wrote: I'm starting to see a common thread here in that most of we Cardinal fans are Civil War buffs as well. I wonder if all baseball fans have an endearment for it or it's just Cardinal fans? It must be that warrior mentality that connects the two.

The Civil war connection is an interesting one. My Mother is a huge CW buff and i have traveled with her to many of the sights when i was a kid. My Aunt lived in Norfolk and we would drive down and see all the sites on the way. Been to all the battlefields and Museums between R.I and Virginia and most of them to the south. My two sisters were born in Biloxi so i have been to many in MS, AL, GA and the Carolinas too. I will say that standing over Gettysburg or looking out over the fields at Fredericksburg is a feeling impossible to put into words.

Here's my little Civil War story.

My husband and I attended a re-enactment here in CT not long after they finished filming "Gettysburg" but before the movie's release.  Many of the re-enactors participated and were more than happy to talk about their experiences while filming.

The story that really sticks out to me came from a member of the field artillery.  The film makers were setting up that sweeping shot artillery shot that precedes Longstreet's Assault. 

The artillery re-enactor said they watched where the director was placing the aerial camera and realized that the camera was too close to the guns.  Said they had a brief moment of enjoying the notion of watching the repercussions from their pieces knock that fancy quarter-of-a-million dollar camera clean out of the air.  Then sanity took over because they knew the budget on the film was so tight that an accident like that might close the shoot.  They quickly got word to the director who re-thought out how to accomplish the shot.

Neat stories, UCONN and Houston! There is a definite correlation between people who like both sports teams and war, in this case the Civil War. It certainly has something to do with a tribal connection.... competitive individuals who enjoy being a member of a certain tribe or group who faces off against other groups. The reward? Beating the daylights out of the other tribes. In the whole scheme of things the Civil War was not really all that long ago. I can almost guarantee you that even amongst members of this board, some of our ancestors directly did in each other during that brutal conflict. Of course will will never know who killed who, but after this many years it should be water over the dam anyway. My clan were Yanks. I consider Mags to be a good friend and his kin were Confederates. I just couldn't imagine my great great great great uncle taking a pot shot at his, but that very well could have been the case. If so, I hope he missed high and away.

pugsleyaddams wrote: Neat stories, UCONN and Houston! There is a definite correlation between people who like both sports teams and war, in this case the Civil War. It certainly has something to do with a tribal connection.... competitive individuals who enjoy being a member of a certain tribe or group who faces off against other groups. The reward? Beating the daylights out of the other tribes. In the whole scheme of things the Civil War was not really all that long ago. I can almost guarantee you that even amongst members of this board, some of our ancestors directly did in each other during that brutal conflict. Of course will will never know who killed who, but after this many years it should be water over the dam anyway. My clan were Yanks. I consider Mags to be a good friend and his kin were Confederates. I just couldn't imagine my great great great great uncle taking a pot shot at his, but that very well could have been the case. If so, I hope he missed high and away.

Classic !

Since I've never formally introduced myself, here you go. I've learned so much from everybody here and my passion for baseball has deepened because of all of you. For that, and the daily baseball talk, I'm very grateful.

Name:	Mike
Age:	26
Hometown:	Born in Virginia, raised in Wisconsin, educated in Chicago, never been happier in St. Louis
Occupation:	Healthcare consultant
Favorite Cardinal(s):	Molina, Craig, Pujols (bitterly), and the obvious old timers
Favorite Cardinal Memory:	Being at Game 6 of the World Series last year!!!!
Favorite MLB team(s) other than the Cardinals:	They're all trying to steal our dreams so they're all the enemy in my eyes.
Other favorite sports teams:	DePaul Blue Demons, St. Louis Blues, Rams, Packers, Chicago Fire, Mizzou
Hobbies/Interests:	Soccer, kayaking/camping, Jesus, Civil War (I'm a Virginia boy with a Confederate heart, read Confederates in the Attic and you'll understand)
Something unique about you that we wouldn't guess based on your posts:	I'm slappzilla. (Kidding) I'm a serial entrepreneur with three companies under my belt and more on the way.

Frequent reader, very infrequent poster (as you can see by my post count).

Name: Steve

Age:  41

Hometown:  Bolivar MO

Occupation: Computer programmer

Favorite Cardinal(s):  Musial, Smith, Coleman(loved to watch him run),Yadi

Favorite Cardinal Memory:  Ozzie in '85, Freese last year,  watching games with my dad(sadly that ended in April of this year).

Favorite MLB team(s) other than the Cardinals:  Pirates, Tigers

Other favorite sports teams:  Chiefs, MO State Bears,  Mizzou Tigers

Hobbies/Interests:  Geneology, MMORPG's

   

I have no idea why this just popped into my head after over a month but the 16 at the end of Beef is a Ray Lankford reference. For some reason he was my favorite player at that time. I needed a number when I started high school baseball and he was my dude. I guess there wasn't a lot to pick from back then.

Name: jim
Age:39
Hometown: staunton,il
Occupation: truck dispatcher
Favorite Cardinal(s): Molina, Craig,
Favorite Cardinal Memory: Being at Game 6 of the World Series
Favorite MLB team cardinals 1st 2nd yankees Other favorite sports teams: dallas cowboys

Beef16 wrote: I have no idea why this just popped into my head after over a month but the 16 at the end of Beef is a Ray Lankford reference. For some reason he was my favorite player at that time. I needed a number when I started high school baseball and he was my dude. I guess there wasn't a lot to pick from back then.

We need more info that that, Beef. Take note of Steve on top of you and Jim below you. Welcome to both Steve and Jim!

pugsleyaddams wrote:

Beef16 wrote: I have no idea why this just popped into my head after over a month but the 16 at the end of Beef is a Ray Lankford reference. For some reason he was my favorite player at that time. I needed a number when I started high school baseball and he was my dude. I guess there wasn't a lot to pick from back then.

We need more info that that, Beef. Take note of Steve on top of you and Jim below you. Welcome to both Steve and Jim!

I always cave to peer pressure

Name: Tim (aka Beef)
Age: 34
Hometown: Iowa
Occupation: IT Quality Assurance Analyst

Favorite Current Cardinals: Allen Craig, Adam Wainwright
Favorite Cardinals In My Lifetime: Willie McGee, Vince Coleman, Ozzie Smith
Random Cardinals I Really Liked Growing Up: Ray Lankford, Luis Alicea, Tom Pagnozzi, Todd Zeile, Bob Tewksbury, John Mabry, Felix Jose, Jose Oquendo's batting stance

Favorite Cardinal Memory: Wainwright striking out Beltran. The Cardinals tend to lose the games I attend
Other favorite sports team: Iowa Hawkeyes

Name: Mark

Age: 51

Hometown: Graham, NC

Occupation: Heavy Equipment rental and Sales

Favorite Cardinal(s): Bob Gibson, Willie McGee, Jose Oquendo, Bruce Sutter, Darrell Porter, Yadi, Carp, Oz, many, many more, I guess I love them all!

Favorite Cardinal Memory: Listening to KMOX on my little AM radio, to Jack Back, must have been 1000s of times

Favorite MLB team(s) other than the Cardinals: Is there another team?

Other favorite sports teams: UNC Tar Heels, Baseball, Football, and Basketball, in that order

Hobbies/Interests: Hobbie farm raising New Zealand Kiko Goats

Something unique about you that we wouldn't guess based on your posts: Umpired D1 College Baseball for many years, went through Joe Brinkman Umpire School and MLB Umpire Development

Was a pitchers umpire, Strike Zone was Nose to Toes and Dugout to dugout! LOL

Hurdleheel wrote: Name: Mark


Hobbies/Interests: Hobbie farm raising New Zealand Kiko Goats

Wow!!!! Me too!!! Check your PM, HH.

Nice to read about a couple of our new and exciting posters(Beefster & HH).