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After Thursday travel day off
7:15 p.m.
LHP Matthew Liberatore (5-14, 5.57) vs. TBA
Cards.TV // KMOX // WIJRTime is winding down for CCFF in 2026. Only three more to go.
For din-din this Friday it will be Catfish Fiddlers out at the Amish restaurant on the lake. Along with some mashed potatoes/gravy, noodles, green beans, dressing, sweet iced tea, and a piece of Cherry Pie and some vanilla soft serve ice cream. Then afterwards a 7×50 Palma Real Presidente cigar out on the patio out front.
I’d like to see Colson Montgomery do well since he grew up about 30 minutes right down the road from me and I remember seeing him play high school basketball and baseball. He also played football too. I just hope he waits a few days to get hot again.
r/Esteemed Rat
Tough game tonight for your boys vs Evansville Bosse, Rat. Even though Bosse is off to an 0-3 start, Bosse will be the boss vs Rat’s Wildcats. Coach Hawkins will have his Bulldogs squad hitting on all cylinders. Let’s call it 33-17 Bosse over Jasper’s floundering Wildcats shall we.
In St. Louis, we’re in for a tough series vs those upstart White Sox from Chicago’s south side. Would love to see us get off the 3 game schneid, but something tells me that ChiSox batters are going to love what Libby is dishing up.
And for din-din, I’ll be following Rat’s lead by gulping down a heaping plate of scrumptdillyishish catfish fiddlers. Accompanying the delicious main entry will be hush puppies, cole slaw and for dessert I’ll be swinging on through Popeye’s drive thru lane to snag myself 3 glorious apple cinnamon pies.
I would be remiss not post this on this solemn day…25 years ago, we experienced such a national tragedy and we must never forget those that died and those that gave their lives to save others. Jack Buck’s poem prior to the first game back that fall always strikes a reminiscent note. We miss Jack and I miss the unity we had as a people in those days after 9/11.
Although I haven’t seen them at all this season, I’d have to say that the White Sox are undoubtedly the biggest surprise of the ’26 season and that the other 5 division leaders were entirely expected to be situated at or near the top of their respective divisions. I’d also say that with the Indians hot on their heals in the ALC, the Southsiders haven’t won anything yet so, they’ll have plenty of incentive to assert their superiority over a Cardinal team that begins the weekend as near as they can get to last place in the NLC.
I also just happened to notice that the NLC is the only division to contain 3 teams with E’s placed beside them in the standings and that the ALC is the only division in which none of the teams have yet to be tagged with the presense of that shameful scarlet letter.
Enjoyed seeing these White Sox in July at their home ball park, as they made a comeback to knock off the Yankees in extras that night. The stadium had a nice crowd – not a sellout but pretty full and enthusiastic.
Meanwhile they still can’t shake those pesky Guardians who like the Brewers in the NLC seem to always be competitive.
Din-din here is sort of boring – fried chicken from our local King Soopers (Kroger) along with potato and/or macaroni salad.
Well, here we are at the top of that final slope into the offseason. Then it’s a long, cold baseball-less winter wait into what could be a baseball-less spring. Oh the pain of it all! Who knows when we will discover if we have been rebuilt or not! May these last few games fill us with joy!
Speaking of joy, din-din tonight was fried chicken livers, mashed potatoes and gravy, and corn. Dessert was a dish of Haagen-Dazs vanilla ice cream with the very last strawberries to be had this year.
Rah Cardinals!
3B Jose Fermin R
DH Ivan Herrera R
RF J. Walker R
1B A. Burleson L
LF Joshua Baez R
C Leo Bernal S
2B T. Saggese R
SS Masyn Winn R
CF N. Church LThe home folk get their first glimpse of their catcher for the next 14 years. I think they will be very pleased with Leonardo. I just may have flip-flopped Saggese and Fermin in the batting order tonight. Looks like Kay will be dealing for Chicago tonight……and I’m okay with that.
Taking a gander at the meteorological conditions for tonights big clash. All clear in the greater metropolitan St. Louis area. The same cannot be said, however, for the greater metropolitan Atlanta area. Rain in the area, the game is delayed, and it might be awhile.
This is a big one down at Fulton County Stadium tonight as the Cubs downed the Pirates 12-2 at Wrigley today. If the Phillies lose they are in a tie with the Cubs in the wild card race.
The game is in a delay. Not sure how because my Doppler Radar shows absolutely nothing in the St. Louis area.
Reds down 3-0 early at County Stadium in Milwaukee.
Phillies and Braves have started down at Fulton County Stadium in Atlanta.
If Rat screwed up on his Doppler radar charting and deciphering, I’d be in total shock. Rat simply doesn’t make meteorological blunders…..plain and simple! Anyone know what’s going on at the ol’ ballpark?
Haha…TLR hasn’t changed. He’s letting this guy with the mic know he still doesn’t enjoy answering silly questions.
I’m guessing a passing summer squall boiled up over the ballpark. Happens all the time down there next to the river.
Side story, just saw where ben shelton hit a 158 mph serve at the us open. Thats crazy when you think of how fast baseballs go off the bats and they arent near that fast.
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