Thursday, November 1, 2012
Scott Taylor hoped the St. Louis Cardinals would advance to the 2013 World Series--and was forced to wear San Francisco Giants gear to school when he lost a bet to a California principal.
Crestwood Elementary School Principal Scott Taylor’s black and orange outfit on Wednesday had nothing to do with Halloween, although it did garner more than a few “boos” from fellow staff and students. As the result of a losing bet with a school in California, Taylor suited up and wore a San Francisco Giants ski hat and a National League Champions T-shirt following the Cardinals’ bitter defeat last week. Taylor, who grew up in California, recently reconnected with childhood friend Bob Raines via Facebook and discovered that Raines is also a principal at Alexander Valley School in Healdsburg, Calif., which is about an hour away from San Francisco. The friends bet that whoever’s team lost the NCLS series would have to wear the winning team’s…
Monday, October 22, 2012
The Giants beat the Cardinals 9-0 in Game 7 to end the Redbirds' 2012 season.
There will be no World Series in St. Louis this season. There will be no parade down Market Street, no 12th world championship and no rematch of the 2006 Fall Classic. Monday night in San Francisco the Cardinals hopes of a repeat of 2011 were ended at the hands of the Giants. Just like in 1996, the Cardinals, with a new manager, had a 3-1 lead in the National League Championship series. And, just like in '96, the Cards failed to get win No. 4, losing in Game 7 in a blowout. The Cardinals were done in by a series of miscues and the inability to get a big basehit. But, credit the San Francisco, the Giants had to play perfect to come back and did just that. The loss in California closes the book on an interesting season for the Cardinals…
Sunday, October 21, 2012
A guide to watching Game 7, Oct. 22, 2012, of the National League Championship Series.
St. Louis Cardinals pitcher Kyle Lohse and San Francisco Giant Matt Cain meet again for a pitching duel for the final game of the National League Championship Series Monday night at 7 p.m. Central Time. With the series tied at 3 apiece, the Giants are seeking a happy finale at home and the Cards would gladly take a happy flight. The team moving forward scores home field advantage in the World Series pitted against the Detroit Tigers. Lohse and Cain already matched up during the NLCS last Wednesday for Game 3, leading to a Cardinals win at Busch. The weather dealt a nearly 3 1/2-hour rain delay before picking the game back up in the 7th. The broadcast airs on FOX2, featuring play-by-play with Joe Buck, analysis from Tim McCarver, along with…
Friday, October 19, 2012
Traffic will be able to access downtown for Friday's Cardinal NCLS playoff game. Two lanes on eastbound Highway 40 will be open for tonight’s game, but the 14th Street ramp is closed.
The Missouri Department of Transportation is advising drivers of lane and ramp closures for Friday night's St. Louis Cardinals NLCS game. Two lanes of eastbound Highway 40 will be open, along with the 6th and 11th Street ramps. However, the 14th Street ramp is closed Friday and all weekend. Find more details in the following MoDOT news release. The Missouri Department of Transportation will close the two right lanes on westbound Interstate 64 on the Poplar Street Bridge downtown, approximately one hour after the Cardinals’ National League Championship game starts. These lanes will remain closed until noon Sunday. MoDOT will have two lanes on eastbound I-64 open for tonight’s game. The exit ramps from eastbound I-64 to 6th and 11th Street…
Get the full schedule on the National League Championship Series and see the results from the first four games. Do you think the Cardinals can take Game 5?
Tonight, St. Louis Cardinals pitcher Lance Lynn takes on the San Francisco Giants Barry Zito when the National League Championship Series continues in Busch Stadium at 7:05 p.m. With Thursday's 8-3 win, the Redbirds lead the series 3-1 and could clinch the National League pennant with a win tonight. The broadcast airs on FOX2, featuring play-by-play with Joe Buck, analysis from Tim McCarver, along with field reporters Erin Andrews and Ken Rosenthal. Temperatures should be in the low 50s starting to dip into the mid-40s, with a slight chance of showers. The Cardinals took a two-game lead on Thursday, setting National League Championship Series at 3-1. The winner of the Cards-Giants series faces the Detroit Tigers in the World Series after …
Thursday, October 18, 2012
The Missouri Department of Transportation reports on the St. Louis work zones for October 18-24.
St. Louis Cardinals fans will have two lanes on eastbound Interstate 64 open for all scheduled National League Championship Games. The exit ramps from eastbound I-64 to 6th and 11th Street will both be open to allow Cardinals fans to get to the games. Cardinals fans traveling on I-70 should remember that the express lanes are closed into downtown while the gates await repairs. All fans should allow a little extra time to get to a game. MoDOT will also close two lanes on westbound I-70 between Cass and Madison next Monday thru Wednesday (Oct. 22-24) at 8 p.m. for construction on the Missouri I-70 interchange. The lanes will reopen by 5 a.m. the following morning. The ramp from westbound I-70 to Madison will tentatively close at 8 p.m. …
Get the full schedule on the National League Championship Series and see the results from the first three games.
Tonight, St. Louis Cardinals pitcher Adam Wainwright takes on the San Francisco Giants' Tim Lincecum when the National League Championship Series continues in Busch Stadium at 7:07 p.m. The broadcast airs on FOX2, featuring play-by-play with Joe Buck, analysis from Tim McCarver, along with field reporters Erin Andrews and Ken Rosenthal. Weather is expected to be in the mid-50s at game time, with a slight chance of showers—nothing like the downpour that caused a 3-and-a-half-hour delay in Wednesday's game in the seventh inning. The Cardinals took a one-game lead on Wednesday, leading 2-1 in the National League Championship Series. The series stays in St. Louis through Friday and returns to the west coast if neither team sweeps the other …
Wednesday, October 17, 2012
Get the full schedule on the National League Championship Series and see the results fro the first two games.
Wednesday afternoon, St. Louis Cardinals pitcher Kyle Lohse takes on the San Francisco Giants' Matt Cain when the National League Championship Series continues in Busch Stadium Wednesday afternoon. The broadcast starts at 3 p.m. St. Louis time on FOX2, featuring play-by-play with Joe Buck, analysis from Tim McCarver, along with field reporters Erin Andrews and Ken Rosenthal. The teams are even in the National League Championship Series, with one game apiece. The series stays in St. Louis for the next three games and returns to the west coast if neither team sweeps the other here. Severe weather is predicted for Wednesday afternoon. If Wednesday's game is cancelled, it will be played Thursday. Ticket holders should pay attention to which …
Tuesday, October 16, 2012
The St. Louis Cardinals travel home Wednesday to continue their championship bout against the San Francisco Giants in NLCS Game 3. How will MoDOT work affect traffic to and from the game?
Monday, October 15, 2012
There are a number of lane and ramp closures taking place downtown this week that St. Louis Cardinals fans should know about before heading to the NLCS playoff games.
UPDATED: The closure of westbound Highway 40 in downtown St. Louis scheduled for Tuesday night is CANCELED and is not rescheduled, MoDOT stated in a news release. The Missouri Department of Transportation is alerting drivers to a number of lane and ramp closures taking place on Highway 40 in downtown St. Louis this week. The closures are on the routes many drivers will use to access downtown St. Louis. MoDOT officials also stated in a news release that traffic will still be able to get into downtown for the upcoming St. Louis Cardinals home games against the San Francisco Giants. (Check out the game schedule here.) Closures to the westbound lanes will be wrapped up before the Cardinals make it back to St. Louis for the home games, but many…
Bob Raines
9:10 am on Sunday, November 4, 2012
Yes, Scott was a good sport, and our students here in Alexander Valley enjoyed corresponding with their new friends from Crestwood. Next time, 49ers and Rams? more ›