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2006
Have a Seat: Cards Sell Out
By Amanda
ST. LOUIS, MO -- St. Louis Cardinals' ownership took their marketing up a notch today when they began disassembling the seats in the new Busch Stadium to sell on eBay.
The Cardinals sold all manner of items from the previous Busch Stadium to memento-hungry collectors. Everything from dugout benches to clubhouse urinals fetched top dollar. But that sale occurred just prior to the stadium's demolition; this sale is taking place when the seats are less than a month old.
“It just goes to show that we can get our fans to buy anything,” said Cardinals Senior Vice President of Business Development Bill DeWitt with a chuckle. “They even buy that this group of has-beens can contend in the long run.”
The seats are being disassembled during the Cardinals' road trip to Cincinnati, but they aren't likely to be missed even when the team returns home.
“When this team starts tanking, demand is sure to go down,” said DeWitt. “And I figure that's going to start tonight.”
Something we can both agree on. [url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6_x663jAduU]Cubs are funny.[/url]
May 1st, 2006 at 7:02 pm
Smack cross-posted at [url=http://bellyitcher.blogspot.com/2006/05/what-am-i-doing-here.html]Bellyitcher[/url]
The funniest part is that they think one foul ball could account for a 5-run loss.
We know from big losses: no freakin’ interfered-with foul ball is enough to do that.
May 1st, 2006 at 7:09 pm
Oh no! There’s a rat on the field!
Oh, that’s just Eckstein.
May 1st, 2006 at 7:11 pm
Well, I would make a comment about Arroyo’s gender preference vis a vis his little toe point, but…ya know.
May 1st, 2006 at 7:13 pm
What’s with the vests?
May 1st, 2006 at 7:15 pm
Yeah, they’re not very popular. The Reds are getting rid of the black in their uniforms next year; the vests are probably next to go.
May 1st, 2006 at 7:16 pm
The only time men should wear vests is when they are a CEO in a three piece suit.
May 1st, 2006 at 7:20 pm
I don’t suppose you’re listening to the Reds’ broadcasters? George Grande is about to mess himself with lust for your team.
May 1st, 2006 at 7:20 pm
Dammit, Mulder. That’s no way to go about things.
May 1st, 2006 at 7:21 pm
Oh, I don’t know: I think Little Abie would look pretty good in a vest. Cover it in sequins, you know, his typical weekend wear.
Woo! Home Run Richie!
May 1st, 2006 at 7:22 pm
No, I’ve got the St. Louis guys.
May 1st, 2006 at 7:22 pm
Too bad. They’re probably more down on the Cards than George is.
May 1st, 2006 at 7:23 pm
Unless you mean [em]going[/em] dow…
nevermind.
May 1st, 2006 at 7:23 pm
Oh my!
May 1st, 2006 at 7:25 pm
You must be very proud of Spezio’s red wad of facial hair. It looks AWESOME.
May 1st, 2006 at 7:25 pm
What a bomb by the bum!
May 1st, 2006 at 7:27 pm
Boo.
May 1st, 2006 at 7:27 pm
Yes, there is a petition going around St. Louis asking Spiezio to shave that godawful thing.
May 1st, 2006 at 7:28 pm
425′. Dang.
Ah, the ol’ 2 out walk.
May 1st, 2006 at 7:30 pm
Yeah, Reds’ offensive greatness rubs off, even on visitors.
May 1st, 2006 at 7:31 pm
Then we have to make sure you don’t steal our pitching mojo.
May 1st, 2006 at 7:33 pm
Tomorrow’s game is a day game? Shoot. I’m not going to be able to join you, my work requires me to, well, work.
May 1st, 2006 at 7:35 pm
That’s fine, you can keep Fat Sydney’s mojo, thanks.
May 1st, 2006 at 7:35 pm
3-0, 3.13 ERA Fat Sid? No problem!
May 1st, 2006 at 7:37 pm
Mulder’s not fooling anyone. If they keep hitting him that hard, those will drop eventually. Hopefully sooner than later.
May 1st, 2006 at 7:37 pm
Bronson’s hair is so distracting. It’s like a little girl’s. I guess the second time through the order it’s less distracting.
May 1st, 2006 at 7:40 pm
Hell, yeah, I love me a good DP.
May 1st, 2006 at 7:40 pm
Albert is lulling them into a false sense of security.
May 1st, 2006 at 7:42 pm
He’s probably just distracted wondering how he can hit on the skinny blonde on the mound.
May 1st, 2006 at 7:43 pm
That’s Jimmy’s territory.
May 1st, 2006 at 7:44 pm
Hitting on opposing pitchers? That *does* make the eyeliner make a little more sense…
May 1st, 2006 at 7:46 pm
The highlights, too.
May 1st, 2006 at 7:48 pm
On an unrelated topic, Free Comic Book Day is this Saturday. I’m not much into comic books, but hey, free crap.
May 1st, 2006 at 7:48 pm
That’s a nice promotion. I want a Cards comic book.
May 1st, 2006 at 7:50 pm
And tomorrow is Free Ice Cream Day at Baskin Robbins and Ben&Jerry’s.
May 1st, 2006 at 7:50 pm
Nice job by my boy Mulder to work around that double. Jimmy’s going to make his best case to Arroyo by hitting a “home run”.
May 1st, 2006 at 7:51 pm
FREE ICE CREAM???
May 1st, 2006 at 7:52 pm
Or into a 3U.
May 1st, 2006 at 7:53 pm
Damn, perfect location on that Spiezio strike out.
May 1st, 2006 at 7:56 pm
Spiezio ought to wear Capezios. Might improve his game.
May 1st, 2006 at 7:56 pm
Nice. Walking Richie on four straight pitches. I guess Aurilia put the fear in Mulder with that homer.
May 1st, 2006 at 8:00 pm
Very well done.
May 1st, 2006 at 8:01 pm
Oh shit. RISP for Dunn. Watch his BA become negative.
May 1st, 2006 at 8:02 pm
Advanced the runner, no? That’s something.
May 1st, 2006 at 8:03 pm
Dunn is definitely the man with the productive out this season. Too bad Kearns wasn’t just then…
May 1st, 2006 at 8:04 pm
Ouch, the Reds are 23rd in the majors in BA w/ RISP?
May 1st, 2006 at 8:06 pm
I dunno, but I could believe. Fortunately, you don’t have to have anyone in scoring position for a solo shot.
May 1st, 2006 at 8:08 pm
Hey girls, got room for one more?
May 1st, 2006 at 8:09 pm
Hiya RBB. Welcome! You’re just in time to watch your boys utterly fail to dominate the lowly Reds.
May 1st, 2006 at 8:10 pm
Hey, I’ve just been told the proxy is willing to smack tomorrow’s game if’n ya want.
Hello, RBB!!
May 1st, 2006 at 8:13 pm
Heck yeah. We love the Proxy. Good choice, BS.
May 1st, 2006 at 8:15 pm
Great! This is a bit of an obnoxious question – but should I post on both sites, or is it automatic, or what?
RHM, I’m with you in that I’ve got the Cincinnati feed… Ohio commercials are lame!!
(yes, I’m new at this smack business).
May 1st, 2006 at 8:16 pm
Do you know, Ms. Scratcher, that when I met you, you looked almost exactly like my mental picture of you.
When I didn’t meet you, RBB, your image in my mind didn’t change. But then, you actually had a photo on your old site.
May 1st, 2006 at 8:16 pm
If you can work out a way to make it automatic, that would be awesome. I type my comments here, CTRL-A, CTRL-C, over to Bellyitcher, and CTRL-V. You get pretty good at it after a while.
Hell yeah, Freel! I love a deep double.
Um, I mean…
May 1st, 2006 at 8:18 pm
That’s what I do, too. Type, copy, submit, paste, submit.
May 1st, 2006 at 8:20 pm
Go Lopez!
May 1st, 2006 at 8:20 pm
Balls. Well, can’t blame this one on the bullpen, Mulder.
May 1st, 2006 at 8:21 pm
Is LaRussa giving signs or doing Milk, Milk, Lemonade?
May 1st, 2006 at 8:22 pm
“Do you know, Ms. Scratcher, that when I met you, you looked almost exactly like my mental picture of you.”
You did as well! Weird.
May 1st, 2006 at 8:24 pm
Nice stop, Lopez. Crappy throw.
May 1st, 2006 at 8:26 pm
That is weird. Maybe we smacked in a former life.
Hey, Lopez’s throw didn’t go into the stands. I’ll take it!
May 1st, 2006 at 8:27 pm
Boooooooo.
May 1st, 2006 at 8:28 pm
Smart boy. Weathers must have talked to him about walking Pujols.
May 1st, 2006 at 8:29 pm
Well, at least Jimmy didn’t strike out.
May 1st, 2006 at 8:30 pm
Honestly, since when do our teams get in pitching duels? A Reds/Cards game is supposed to be a home run derby.
What do you ladies think of Mr. Arroyo? Surely you’d like to have him featured in your rotation.
May 1st, 2006 at 8:33 pm
RUN, BIG MAN!
Heck yeah!
May 1st, 2006 at 8:35 pm
I would. He’s become a very nice pitcher since the trade. Don’t like the hair.
May 1st, 2006 at 8:35 pm
Man, my effing roommate keeps distracting me.
My comments that I’ve been too lazy to post:
- According to bellyscratcher’s Proxy, I look exactly like I did seven years ago when that picture was taken.
- Who’s the bald Red?
- BASTARD REDS!
- Nice try, Lopez.
- BASTARD REDS!
May 1st, 2006 at 8:35 pm
Freel and Lopez are both bald. I wish they’d grow hair. Freel was adorable with curls.
Heck yeah, Little Eddie!
When are they going to get someone up for Mulder?
May 1st, 2006 at 8:39 pm
Now.
#*&%(&^)*(^(&$#&
May 1st, 2006 at 8:40 pm
Sweet. Hancock’s getting warm.
May 1st, 2006 at 8:41 pm
Brandon Phillips is the man.
RRB: every time George Grande says someone hit the ball “on the button,” take a sip.
May 1st, 2006 at 8:43 pm
Snax!
May 1st, 2006 at 8:43 pm
Damn, I love Steak ‘n Shake.
May 1st, 2006 at 8:44 pm
Wasn’t the epic comeback around a year ago?
May 1st, 2006 at 8:47 pm
I was just thinking that, belly!
May 1st, 2006 at 8:48 pm
I don’t know what you’re talking about. I may have blocked something like that from my memory.
May 1st, 2006 at 8:48 pm
Oh, bad news. The proxy has stuff to do tomorrow and can’t smack.
May 1st, 2006 at 8:49 pm
The Red Sox traded for a catcher today. I wonder why they didn’t pursue one from the Reds…:D
That was a freakin’ awesome pitch-out.
May 1st, 2006 at 8:50 pm
Oh, Snacks.
May 1st, 2006 at 8:50 pm
8-o
Snax walked Bronson!
May 1st, 2006 at 8:51 pm
My roommate and I have taken to making fun of Arroyo nonstop in lieu of a good game. What the hell was he thinking with that hair?
May 1st, 2006 at 8:51 pm
Whatever. You’d love to have that hair and you know it!
May 1st, 2006 at 8:52 pm
Seriously, Hancock has jowels. I know he doesn’t think he’s that much overweight, but a couple weeks on Slim Fast wouldn’t kill him.
May 1st, 2006 at 8:53 pm
He’s on a team that had Ray King the past two years. He’s positively svelte.
May 1st, 2006 at 8:54 pm
Hell yeah. Lopez is the man. 2RBI single to bring the Reds up 6-1. And Graves isn’t around to give this one up.
Though Weathers had a part in that too…*gulp*
May 1st, 2006 at 8:55 pm
Holy crap. You’ll be in first all alone tomorrow. So lonely. No one around to say, “It’s OK, I’ve been here before, I’ll help you through.”
The pressure will be amazing.
May 1st, 2006 at 8:57 pm
RHM, I’d stay quiet until the fat lady sings. NO LEAD IS SAFE with reds pitching…
May 1st, 2006 at 8:59 pm
Is that what you’re calling Snax now?
May 1st, 2006 at 8:59 pm
We briefly had first to ourselves in the last series. It was exhilarating but scary to have nowhere to go but down.
You guys are used to that feeling, I suppose.
May 1st, 2006 at 9:03 pm
RRB, how do you like that Red Roof Inn commercial? Don’t you just want to kick that guy in the teeth?
May 1st, 2006 at 9:04 pm
Right now, I’m calling Snax Sux.
May 1st, 2006 at 9:04 pm
No kidding. Time to get someone else up. Mulder was better than this.
May 1st, 2006 at 9:08 pm
My roommate keeps distracting me during the commercials, so I haven’t noticed them much lately. He either wants to switch channels to the Brewers/Astros game or give me dating advice.
Why is Hancock still pitching?
May 1st, 2006 at 9:08 pm
I have no idea.
May 1st, 2006 at 9:10 pm
They play it every break, so be on the lookout. My favorite part is where he says “The chances of me working are…remote” and hold up the television remote control. It’s my favorite because I know that it would work just as well to say “The chances of me getting laid are…less than zero.”
May 1st, 2006 at 9:11 pm
Nice throw, Juan!!
May 1st, 2006 at 9:11 pm
Ooh lookit how hot Kearns looks.
May 1st, 2006 at 9:12 pm
I’ll look out for that commercial IF THIS INNING EVER ENDS.
May 1st, 2006 at 9:14 pm
Damn, Arroyo is on his game. Two outs into the eighth inning and only 92 pitches.
May 1st, 2006 at 9:18 pm
Yeah, Arroyo is good.
May 1st, 2006 at 9:20 pm
The proxy wants to know if there are any places with a good Ceasar Salad around the park. Tony likes his salad.
May 1st, 2006 at 9:21 pm
I like the Red Roof Inn guy that does the limbo on the bed (“How low can you go?”). His chances of getting laid are also… remote.
May 1st, 2006 at 9:23 pm
I hear that there’s great eateries all around Cincy. I’m sure LaRussa can find a good salad if he’s so inclined.
May 1st, 2006 at 9:23 pm
Ooh! You know where LaRussa ought to go? La Rosa’s!
If you come to Cincy for a visit, we’ll take you there. There are about 500 of them around the city.
May 1st, 2006 at 9:27 pm
Good. He’ll need a quiet place to read his book and work on his ulcer.
May 1st, 2006 at 9:27 pm
We’re planning on coming to Cincy. But I don’t have a Reds schedule in front of me. What am I talking about? It’s the internet.
May 1st, 2006 at 9:30 pm
I’m just sitting tight for this year’s seven-run ninth.
May 1st, 2006 at 9:30 pm
!!!
Dunn knows how to use two hands!!!
May 1st, 2006 at 9:31 pm
Proxy sez: Arroyo pitched a four-hitter, but he’s gonna play around with the one-hitter later tonight.
May 1st, 2006 at 9:31 pm
Or not.
May 1st, 2006 at 9:31 pm
Damn. Enjoy 1st place. It won’t last long.
May 1st, 2006 at 9:35 pm
I’m not sure what that means, but it sounds like a desperate attept at humor.
Don’t worry: Williams goes tomorrow.
May 1st, 2006 at 9:36 pm
I’m whistling in the dark.
May 1st, 2006 at 9:37 pm
Won’t last long? Why? Are the Astros winning?
May 1st, 2006 at 9:37 pm
So, wait: I can’t crash the party tomorrow, because there is no party?
May 1st, 2006 at 9:38 pm
I’ll be here.
May 1st, 2006 at 9:41 pm
You can take my spot, RBB.
May 1st, 2006 at 9:42 pm
Oh, I hadn’t noticed that it’s a day game. I ought to be able to get in a few comments from work, as long as no documentation emergencies come up.
May 1st, 2006 at 9:51 pm
Me too. I can comment from work here and there, but it will through gameday, so I can’t make fun of Reds announcers… Dammit…
May 1st, 2006 at 10:01 pm