Wednesday, April 02, 2008

History Lesson

Obviously I'm a few days late on this, but baseball season did start up in earnest Monday. Most of the baseball pundits and many a Cubs fan seem to think the Redbirds are going to finish in the basement this year. To those people I say, "Alright, I guess". But as an ardent lover of my Cardinals I feel it my duty to present the following:

Things That Have Happened Since the Cubs Last Won the World Series (1908):

World War I

Communism rose

Gustav Mahler died

The first red scare

The Cardinals had 3 triple crown winners (Rogers Hornsby twice)

The first solo flight across the ocean

Movies got sound

World War II

Nuclear weapons

A Missourian was elected president

The second red scare

Hippies

A president resigned

Professional football and basketball became relevant to American sporting culture

The Kansas City Royals won the World Series (1985)(!)

Communism fell

14 new MLB teams have been created...

7 of them have won a World Series

The Athletics and Braves have both moved...twice.

And finally...

The Cardinals have appeared in the World Series 17 times, winning 10

6 comments:

the warrior bard said...

Here's what's going to happen. The Cardinals are going to the World Series, and they'll play in St. Louis, and you'll be there sitting next to me as I belt out a few bratwurst farts.

I'll be in the neighborhood.

Herr Vogler said...

All that research for 2 lousy comments...

Anyway, the Cardinals and Royals are both tied for first in their respective divisions.

I think I smell the Apocalypse coming.

the warrior bard said...

That's just my deodorant. New AXE Armageddon. Everywhere I go, destruction rains. Or reigns. Whichever's funnier.

Herr Vogler said...

I think you've found the vehicle for your Batman villain.

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Herr Vogler said...

I also forgot to include:

"A man who was neither elected to the presidency nor the vice-presidency became president".