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BASEBALL’S BACK IN ST. LOUIS! WHO NEEDS A BEER? OR A HUG?
THAT AND MORE .. IN A FLASH … TODAY IN THE SIFT.
OPEN WELCOME TO THE SIFT.. I’M GABRIELLE BIONDO
WITH ST. LOUIS SOUNDING OFF .. ONLINE. OK.. DESPITE THE CRAP- TASKTIC RAINY MORNING..
ST. LOUIS WAS EXCITED ABOUT THE CARDINALS HOME OPENER… SO EXCITED THE TOPIC WAS TRENDING
ONLINE. WE FOUND SOME OF THE BEST OF WHAT CARDS FANS
WERE SHARING … AS WE KICKED OFF THE SEASON’S FIRST HOME-STAND.
NOT SURE IF THIS ONE IS SUPER COOL.. OR SUPER CREEPY, BUT IT’S ALL IN THE NAME OF FUN
.. RIGHT? *AND… IT APPEARS OUR HOME OPENER COINCIDED
WITH ANOTHER VERY IMPORTANT DAY.. THAT *WAS WELL PLAYED CARDS!
ALSO WELL PLAYED.. THIS TWEET .. MAKING A JOKE ABOUT OTHER FESTIVITIES THAT HAVE MOVED
OUT OF DOWNTOWN. TAKE THAT CHESTERFIELD! JUST KIDDING.. I LIKE
CHESTERFIELD. AND THIS WAS ALSO A PRETTY COOL SHOW OF SUPPORT
BY THE ST. LOUIS CHESS CLUB. MONDAY WAS *ALSO THE OFFICIAL OPENING OF THE
NEW *CARDINALS HALL OF FAME .. AT BALLPARK VILLAGE.
TONY LA RUSSA WAS IN ATTENDANCE.. WHY DOES HE LOOK SO AFRAID?
**** WHAT’S BASEBALL WITHOUT A LITTLE TRIVIA?
FORTY FORMER CARDINALS PLAYERS AND MANAGERS ARE IN THE *NATIONAL BASEBALL HALL OF FAME.
YEP.. THAT’S ACCORDING TO A KSDK ARTICLE THAT HAS ALL KINDS OF COOL INFO ABOUT THE
TEAM. DID YOU KNOW.. THE CARDINALS PLAYED IN 51
PLAYOFF GAMES SINCE 2009? THEY WERE FOUNDED IN 1892 .. AND CALLED THE
ST. LOUIS BROWN STOCKINGS. AND.. NINETY PERCENT OF CARDINALS FANS COME
FROM OUTSIDE THE CITY OF ST. LOUIS. *** NOW … A COUPLE *OTHER TOPICS ST. LOUIS
IS SHARING TODAY. B.B. KING’S SHOW THIS WEEKEND APPEARS TO
HAVE BEEN ANYTHING BUT A MAGICAL MUSICAL PERFORMANCE. DESCRIBED AS FLIRTY.. AWKWARD.. AND WITHOUT
MUSIC FOR THE FIRST 45 MINUTES .. KING WAS HECKLED ... AND SOME EVEN WALKED OUT.
MAYBE HE NEEDED A FREE HUG. THAT’S WHAT THREE HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS OFFERED
THIS WEEKEND FOR A SOCIOLOGY CLASS EXPERIMENT. APPARENTLY.. THEIR HUGS WERE WELL RECEIVED.
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PLUS AND YOUTUBE. FINALLY, TODAY’S ST. LOUIS META MOMENT.
WE TAGGED ALONG WITH THE FLASH AT THIS WEEKEND AT COMIC CON.