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“I don’t believe it! We’re going to Game 7, and you’d think the Car-dinals had won the World Series given the reaction from the crowd!”

— British folks already call our soccer games. Maybe it’s time for baseball, starting with this genuinely ecstatic BBC Radio announcer.

motherjones:

inothernews:

Best facepalm and a half EVER.

Dubya gets so emotional when things go bad. You know, in baseball.

I Happy. They Sad. [Cry, Nolan. Cry.]

Go Squirrel. Go Cardinals.

stlyesterday:

Eddie Gaedel, 3-foot 7-inches, takes his only major league at-bat on Aug. 19, 1951, for Bill Veeck’s St. Louis Browns. Gaedel walked on four pitches and was taken out for a pinch-runner. The catcher is Detroit’s Bob Swift; the umpire is Ed Hurley. (St. Louis Post-Dispatch)

I think I woulda been a Browns fan. Lovable losers.

Last night’s blown call by ‘Ulysses’ author-turned-baseball umpire James “Jim” Joyce was bad, indeed. But on a personal level, it doesn’t have the same sting as what happened in Kansas City 25 years ago. Thanks to the NYT for the reminder that had Don Denkinger done his job, the Cardinals would have been a mere two outs away from their second World Series win in four years.

I went to the Homerun Derby a couple of weeks ago in St. Louis, and my brother and I were fortunate enough to have great seats. Down the right field line, just in foul territory. This image is a pretty truthful reenactment of what occurred when Joe Mauer kunked one directly at me. Without a glove and with little padding on my bony mitts, I quickly determined the best course of action would be to graciously bow out and allow Zach to snare the ball instead. He had a glove. (Photo: Captain Raoul)

Henry is free to root, root, root for his home team (Mets), but I’m gonna nudge him in the right direction. Off to a bad start, though. He’s taken a shine to a nifty Mets teddy bear that plays ‘Take Me Out to the Ballgame.’ (You can blame Tommy Ortega for the NY gear.)