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Well, doesn’t look like anybody’s interested in the doings of the St. Louis Cardinals today. Looks like I’ll have to lie back and digest my din-din of beef filet, French fries and corn-on-the-cob all by my lonesome, perhaps rising a bit later for a bowl of ice cream and fresh raspberries.
I’ll see if I can’t cheer our birds on to a comfortable win to see us through the midsummer break.
Rah Cardinals!
We really should win this one, if for no other reason than to slow our slippery slide toward sea level. I’ve been enjoying our creditable performance so far and while I entertain no hope of great things I’m rooting for a positive finish by this fun bunch.
For those interested in such things, the CiFs will be dining this evening on cornmeal pancakes and bacon with large doses of butter and maple syrup.
Rah Cardinals!
I really should hit the sack (it’s 12:30 a.m.) but hey, who can leave in the middle of all this offense?
In an attempt to assert our French/Americanness on the approach of July 4, Madame CiF and I had a din-din of topside roast, baked potatoes, and corn on the cob with a dessert of fresh raspberries.
Tomorrow’s 250th takes us back to the 200th version when the CiFs were working in New York and watching the magnificent tall ships sail up the Hudson.
Today I’ll be rooting for our Cardinals to sail past the Cubs. Another 11-5 would be fine, though I would prefer to get to the offensive festivities a little earlier.
Rah Cardinals!
Albert: Sorry to say I am among the Saturday day game lovers. Night games, for reasons of geography, usually mean I have to wait until the next day to watch it on replay. Also, I’m never able to resist checking the result in advance which dilutes the suspense element. But hey, half a lifetime working abroad meant no baseball at all until they invented the internet and MLB-TV! So who’s to complain?
Let’s hope our recent slide down the slippery standings slope is not a sign of the real Cardinals coming to the fore. I quite like that 9 games above sea level. I hope our “rebuild” hasn’t run out of nails!
Din-din ce soir will be our usual melon starter followed by veal cutlets in mushroom/cream sauce over brown rice and once again a refreshing fruit salad.
Rah Cardinals!
As usual, no catfish around here but the CiFs went with a din-din of salmon filets baked in a puff pastry with a cream-shallot-mustard sauce, preceded by a cold cantaloupe and followed by a lovely fruit salad.
So let’s add a little marlin to our catfish and salmon.
Exactly right BikeMike.
And it’s more fun to watch a team that wins half the time than one that is 15/20 games under water.
Really hot here today, 42 C (107 F) so we weren’t much in the mood for din-din. Just consumed a lot of cold fruit – melons, cherries, apples, grapes, and icy drinks. It’s supposed to ease off a bit tomorrow 37 C (99 F) and we may or many not cook anything. We don’t have AC but our very old house is built of stone 2 and 3 feet thick so we’re mostly cool inside.
Sure would like to see our birds kick it up a notch and push the nose over sea level.
Rah Cardinals!
Whatever happened to long relief? It seems today’s philosophy – at least with the Cardinals – is burn through a reliever per inning and we’ll worry about tomorrow later.
It seems over time qualification for the Hall of Fame has slipped from “great ball players” to “very good ball players.” I’m not sure if that’s a good thing or not or an inevitable thing. Apparently letting a year pass with nobody chosen is unacceptable.
