The Cardinals were able to acquire their Plan B after Giancarlo Stanton declined to accept a trade to St. Louis; they traded for Marcell Ozuna of the Marlins. The cost was marginal at best, with RHP Sandy Alcantara, OF Magnerius Sierra, RHP Zac Gallen, and LHP Daniel Castano heading to the Marlins. While Alcanara and…
I recently had the chance to talk with St. Louis Cardinals prospect Daniel Poncedeleon. We talked getting drafted, the Cardinals system, taking a line drive off the head, and this upcoming season. The intro music is from the Euclids; the clip was from their track Social Damage. The featured song this week is Cityscapes from…
With the development that Disney has acquired a good portion of Fox’s assets, Marvel fans can rejoice because the X-Men and the Fantastic Four can now be added to the Marvel Cinematic Universe. We can see everything we’ve wanted – Wolverine on the Avengers, Doom as the next big bad guy, Kitty Pryde and the…
Since it’s the end of the year, many breweries are releasing their calendar of releases for 2018. Sierra Nevada, Stone, Founders and Iron Horse breweries have recently published theirs. Founders Brewing The big news from Founders is they are releasing Dirty Bastard and Breakfast Stout year-round; it looks like Backwoods Bastard could be moving that…
The big news in baseball is Giancarlo Stanton and where he’s going to play next season. I talk with Craig Mish of SiriusXM Radio, who’s been on top of the rumors. We discuss how he got into baseball reporting and what’s going on with Stanton. The intro music is from the Euclids; the clip was…
With Justice League fresh in the theaters, I bring back my buddy Toner from the Nyrdcast Podcast; we discuss the movie, both good and bad (yes, there was some good in it). The intro music is from the Euclids; the clip was from their track Social Damage. The featured song this week is Rain from…
On the newest episode of the PCA Podcast, I talk with writer Baker Andrews and illustrator Sean Long on their new children’s book, Where a Booger Goes. We talk about the process, how they met, and future plans. You can order the book from Baker’s website. Sean’s portolio is here. The intro music is from…
ST. LOUIS, Mo., November 21, 2017– Cardinals Care, the charitable foundation of the St. Louis Cardinals, has announced that admission tickets for the 22nd annual Winter Warm-Up will be available on Friday, November 24, at 10:00 a.m. CT. The largest fundraising effort organized by Cardinals Care, Winter Warm-Up will take place Saturday, January 13, through…
Every year, the United Cardinal Bloggers publish their ballot for the previous season; it includes individual performances, games, and the UCB itself. My ballot is listed below. Fans can get into the action as well; anyone can vote here. All the fan votes will be tallied up and the winner will be counted as a…
With the announcement that Disney is planning a new Star Wars trilogy and live action TV series, I talk with Daniel Shoptaw about the possibilities of both. We also touch on some canon novels and the final season of Rebels. Check out Daniel’s Star Wars Devotional website to see a match-up of the Force and…
Each year, I track prospect rankings to help create my own rankings. I’ve thrown them in spreadsheets for years, but decided that this year I would publish them. The below document has a tab for each team, an overall (for top 100 overall lists), and a key with the locations of the actual rankings. Each…
