Rick Ankiel Is A Golden god

Don’t believe me? Go here, here and here.

Watch that last video again. Rick threw Omar Quintanilla out at 3rd, ON THE FLY.

FROM DEAD CENTER FIELD.

AT COORS CANAVERAL.

Normal human beings don’t do that. Normal human beings can’t do that. Clearly, our boy Rick Ankiel is far from normal. And thank GOD for that.

And did you see what Albert did yesterday? Talk about UNFREAKINGBELIEVEABLE. That man never ceases to amaze me.

(If the links don’t work, just go to the Gameday pages from the last two games on MLB.com)

OH and by the by, the Cardinals record is now 22-12. I told you this team would be fun to watch.

Till next time this is Jonny Bone reminding everyone, yes, even you. That the light at the end of the tunnel may be you.

Always keep makin it bounce.

PEACE.

18-11

18-11. That’s the Cardinals win loss record for the month of April. Those 18 wins are a record for the month of April. I told you the “experts” had no idea just how good the Cardinals were going to be.

1978 - 2007

29 years.

29 years is not that long of a time. It’s barely a drop in the bucket compared to all of eternity.

29 years.

How can it seam so long sometimes, yet not even come close to being long enough?

There Are More Important Things In Life Than Baseball

HOLY CRAP. It has been over two months since my last entry. WOW. I had no idea it had been that long. That’s a pretty shocking title for a baseball blog. I know what you’re thinking, WTF Jonny? What could be more important than baseball and the St. Louis Cardinals? Well, I promise you, once you are done reading this entry, you’ll understand what it means.

GO WEST YOUNG MAN

OK, it’s been long enough. I can’t take it anymore. I can’t look at that last entry any longer.

Merry Christmas To All

From all of us at ATAW to all of you out there where ever you are, we wish every one a very safe & Merry Christmas, and a Happy New Year.

It’s been a long, hard year for every one in Cardinal Nation. Easily the worst year we’ve ever had. We’ve lost family members like Josh Hancock & my dad. We’ve lost favorite players to injuries, free agency & trades. Not to mention all the games the Cards lost during the season & finishing under .500 for the first time in years.

Yet we still have so much to be thankful for. For one, ATAW added Nate Dogg to the fold. Yes we Cardinal fans are a blessed bunch, and that’s what I hope every one thinks about today & in the coming weeks. It’s true 2007 sucked hard core on so many levels. But it’s almost over, so try & look on the bright side. 2008 won’t even be half as bad as 07 was to us. It can’t be right? Lord I hope not.

So unless MO pulls off the trade of the century this is the final entry for 2007. So long 2007. May we never have another year half as bad as you. 

Till next year this is Jonny Bone reminding every one, yes, even you. That the light at the end of the tunnel may be you.

Merry Christmas To All, And To All, A Good Night Now!!

Always keep makin it bounce,

PEACE.

GOOD BYE DAD. THANKS FOR EVERY THING

If you’ve been a regular visitor to ATAW  you’ll know that for the past five years I’ve help care for my father who was stricken with ALS, aka Lou Gehrig’s disease. Well, late Sunday night he decided it was time to stop fighting. So he went home to Heaven to be with GOD & his parents. Don’t morn or weep for him, believe me he’s much happier up there than he ever was down here. If any thing, morn for my mother, my older sister & my younger brother who are taking this very, very hard. We all knew this would eventually happen, but we all thought he had more time. But that’s OK, well just have to cherish the time we had.

And there were good times. He’s the reason I love baseball as much as I do. Without my dad, I would not love the Cardinals as much as I do, nor would ATAW even exist. So I just wanted to take this time to thank him for every thing. Thank you for instilling into me all the good qualities I have. Thanks for being a great provider. Thanks for having me in church every Sunday so that I now have the knowledge that one day, we’ll play catch again in Heaven. Thank you for showing me what a great game baseball is, and helping start my love for the Cardinals. And thanks for every thing I don’t have the time to go into now, because if I did, I’d be at this for months. Without all that you’ve done, I wouldn’t be half the man I am today.

Go on home dad. Have yourself a Venti Mocho Frap by the pool with Grandma, and count the cows with Grandpa. Save me a seat at the dinner table, I’ll see yeah when I get there.

NATE DOGG IS IN THE HOUSE

Things have been pretty slow here at ATAW this off season. The Cards did hire MO as GM after being jerked around by the Indians assistant GM Chris Antonetti. And believe me I had been working on a big ole entry about it, I just could not finish it. I’ve been going through an epic case of writers block. It’s old news now so I guess there’s no point in finishing it. Things should pick up soon with the winter meetings coming up. MO is dead set on getting some top of the rotation help & a new SS. Let’s just say we here at ATAW are not holding our breath. It’s not that we don’t have faith in MO, we do. But for the past few years the Cards always say they will make a big splash in the free agent market place or via trade, but they never do. So until that happens, we’ll just say to MO, talk is cheap. Don’t let your mouth write checks the team can’t cash.

Lastly a bit of good news to tell. HUGE & Mrs. HUGE welcomed into the world their first child early Saturday morning. In typical family tradition the little fella was late, but as our Grandma used to say, it does not matter if you’re late, all that matters is you got here. So join me in welcoming to the ATAW family, the future All Star, power hitting, switch hitting, 5 tool corner outfielder of your St. Louis Cardinals, NATE DOGG. Look for him to make his appearance at Busch III in about twenty years. Both NATE DOGG & Mrs. HUGE are doing well. They got to go home Monday afternoon. So don’t expect to hear from HUGE for a while. Dude’s got his hands full trying to teach NATE DOGG the infield fly rule.

Well that’s it for now. IF & when the Cards make a move I’ll be back here to tell you what to think about it. So till next time this in Jonny Bone reminding every one, yes even you. That the light at then end of the tunnel may be you.

Always keep makin bounce.

PEACE. 

Same Old Song & Dance

Hi every body! Once Bill Dewitt fired Walt Jocketty nap time was officially over. So here are some random thoughts about the Cardinals & other things while I watch Game 4 of the NLCS.

Que The Musical Montage

Time to turn out the lights. The party is over. Finally after six long, tragic & disastrous months the season from hell is over for our beloved St. Louis Cardinals. They finished the season on a high note winning five games in a row. They went down swinging & went out winners. They never quit trying, even after all the problems they faced, they never gave up. All season long they were out maned & out gunned yet they never quit. They were knocked down game after game after game. Yet they got right back up and kept fighting. And because of that, they made all us fans proud.

They finished the season with a record of 78-84 & finished third in the central. Unfreakin believable considering all the crap they were put through. And because of that expect big changes come April of 2008. A lot of questions face the team. But I’m not going into them just now. I’m wore out folks. This season has just wiped me out. HUGE or I will be back soon with a year in review & a look ahead to 2008. Thanks for hanging with me this season. I know it’s been hard, but I promise next year will be better. It can’t get any worse right? RIGHT? Lord I hope not.

So for right now, if you’ll excuse me, I need a nap. Make it a great one every body.

Till next time this is Johnny Bone reminding every one, yes even you. That the light at the end of the tunnel may be you.

Always keep makin it bounce.

PEACE.