Update #4: Trade talk: MLBTradeRumors.com , STLToday.com, Boston Herald.com

Update #3: Trade back on!  In a tweet from Bernie Miklasz: “Cardinals trade C. Duncan for J Lugo …. Cardinals won’t be responsible for Lugo’s big salary;”  Viva El Birdos was right all along!  Nice scoop guys!

Update #2: The optioning of Duncan has been further confirmed by Joe Strauss over Twitter and by  insidestl.com

Update #1: Bernie Miklasz said on 101 ESPN at 11:49pm that Chris Duncan will be optioned to Memphis, saying all player moves are “internal” meaning Julio Lugo is not involved.

We all need to chill out on this “Greatest Fans” crap.  Not because I don’t think its true, I think the average St. Louis Cardinals fan has got to be right up there in the argument to who is the best, most intelligent fans.  No, I think we should cut the “Greatest Fans” thing because the weight of living up of that is apparently weighing on some so much that they have had the fun squeezed right out of them.

From the front page of stltoday.com’s sports section:

To the Post Dispatch: Is this really the best photo you could find of Vince Coleman for your update article Post Dispatch?

To Vince Coleman: Are those really the pants you think you should be wearing?

Both of you should be ashamed of yourselves.

#10 in your press guide, Tony LaRussa has decided to drop his lawsuit against Twitter over the fact someone made a fake Tony LaRussa Twitter account.  No settlement, just Tony putting the bat on his shoulders and walking back in to the dugout.

From Law.com:

Tony La Russa, the famed baseball manager known for his charity work with injured pets, apparently knows when he has a dog on his hands.

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In the most recent issue of ESPN The Magazine (July 13, 2009) they released their annual Ultimate Standings where they grade all NBA, NFL and MLB teams in things like “Stadium Experience,” “Fan Relations,” and “Ownership.”

In the “Bang for the Buck” category, which is “wins over the past year per revenues directly from fans, adjusted for league schedules”, the Rams came in dead last, as in 122 out of 122.  Well done guys.

Yup, right there on the front page of STLToday’s Cardinals Sports page you find Derrick Goold of the PD and… twittering away while he follows around Cardinal players in the early beautiful Florida mornings.

For the record, we think this kind of stuff is great and we definitely like it as opposed to just having the one Twitter account that blasts out every story.  Those types of Twitter accounts are great for blogs (like this one!) but for big sites and TV stations, its just a little too much…like drinking from a fire-hose.  Having Goold actually on the other end sending out quick notes is a nice change of pace and something we can follow without having it take over our Twitter stream.

STLog tried to find out what the deal is with the Cardinals and tickets to July’s All-Star Game.

Strohm says that those with Cardinals season tickets will have an opportunity to get seats, but the exact locations of those seats haven’t been determined. The club will contact season ticket holders in April with more details. 

Want to Remember 1986 live?  Hal Sparks is coming to the lou.

So is James Taylor and is tickets are pretty expensive for a guy I remember being on Sesame Street.

First the UK tries to give us our old football team back and now Canada is trying to rename our first baseman:

From The Canadian Press via Google