“The Sixth was, in fact, an army…It had 36 infantry regiments, 8 batteries of artillery, and a cavalry complement, aggregating at full strength 18,000 officers and men. It was a blue monster whose rifles and cannon could belch a ton of lead at one breath…”

This loss had to hurt after that stab at a comeback.

I wish someone would ask one of these guys, “Can you elaborate on the historical and cultural context on that OT quote?”

If they stop by a COSTCO or Sam’s they can get the industrial-sized containers.

These look great. I especially love that the uniforms will feature No. 54 in honor of the first Cardinal to break the color barrier, Tom Alston. #STLCards

#OTD in 1846 it begins. A National Pastime, if you can keep it.

Excellent thread.

Those Duke boys are always up to something.

It happens. www.warhistoryonline.com/instant-arti...

Triumph of American culture.

Waded into this behemoth this afternoon. The amount of research alone is staggering, with over 140 maps and charts. The notes section alone will make for good reading. This is an important book and one every dad should have. @hoosierhomer.bsky.social you will enjoy this.

Should Chaim Bloom trade Dustin May if the price is right? Absolutely. Is there a subset of the #STLCards fan base who will cry iron tears on SM and claim that Bloom is a “loser” who “doesn’t want to win?” Yes.

Good to know that S.P.E.C.T.R.E. advertises its meetings now.

Thanks to some quick-thinking by someone today, a close friend possibly avoided being involved in a mass shooting. Grateful that someone spotted what was up and spoke up (and was taken seriously), but JFC.

“Christians” standing up for themselves. They might get a White House invite for this stunt. sports.yahoo.com/articles/bas...

Actual photo of Frodo pointing out the estaminet to Sam, Ypres, 1915.

I’m normally pissed about *everything* going on in DC, but right now I’m incensed by what the grownups running my National Pastime are trying to do to the sport.

Time to resurrect the old Federal League. St Louis Terriers deserve a rerun.

And there it is.

It really is difficult to determine if Manfred & Co is on a mission to destroy Major League Baseball.

The economic impact on communities who support MiLB teams is a real consideration as well.

Garbage. Way to hurt the talent pool, MLB.

Whatever you think of his legacy, Barack Obama is the unofficial head of the Democratic Party. It is painful to realize that a generation of young Americans only know the toxic politics of Trump and the MAGA GOP. The optimism and pragmatism that characterized Obama’s time in office is alien to them.

I have three sons who will eat a barrel of sauerkraut for dinner. They also like Braunschweiger. I am raising them to have the culinary tastes of 80 y/o’s from rural Missouri and I make no apologies.

I had a monster arrive on my doorstep today. 1280 pages and over 150 maps. I don’t know how long Jonathan Parshall spent working on ‘1942,’ but it’s going to take me a good while to get through it. global.oup.com/academic/pro...

If we can’t use public money to finance the educations of wealthy children, what’s the point of paying taxes?

He could have just “stuck to sports” and avoided all of this by not bringing his personal opinions into his job. Funny how these folks can’t heed their own advice.

Parks and Rec, eat your heart out.

An excellent reminder that ARNG was not merely a “dodge” during Vietnam. ngef.org/remembering-...

To be a wealthy white evangelical living in the American sodom must be the ultimate test of one’s grace. 🙄

NL Central:

I love this.

You will laugh, but I loved MySpace in the beginning. Some of the most original content from really fun and creative people on that site for a while. Plus, we all had fun curating our pages.

These kids are good and very much for real. #STLCards

On September 14, 1898 survivors of the 1st Maine Heavy Artillery dedicated a monument to their dead from the Second Battle of Petersburg. Having suffered more than any other single regiment on any battlefield of the war, they were, in the words of one veteran, “oppressed by conflicting sentiments.”

U. S. Grant had taken the field in May 1864 seeking the destruction of Lee’s army. However, following the costly and indecisive series of battles culminating in the repulse at Cold Harbor, the General-in-Chief shifted focus to Petersburg, VA, a strategic crossroads where five railroads intersected.

FWW historian Peter Hart taking no prisoners here with this, and I don’t disagree.

I attended my ten year in 2007 because it was held at my favorite bar back home. It was what it was. The truth is, anyone from high school worth talking to is probably still in your phone.

I assemble two teams of the best baseball players currently working and make them play cricket. Oh, and they get five minutes to learn the rules.

In all fairness to the absent congressman, the People’s House is hardly ever in session anyway. If they showed up for work they might be expected to fulfill their constitutional duties. Staying away is probably best.

Normally, I’m the one having to walk my kids through sports. Now, it’s my 14 and 8 y/o who are helping me out. I don’t know how they know all these players, but they do.

35 years ago.

Listen. I’m a redneck. I love tractor pulls, motor cross, and demolition derby. If we wouldn’t permit inside church, why is it on the White House lawn?

Miz’s arm is going to come off at the shoulder one day soon. Children will cry. Men will wretch. He’ll be back the next season throwing with the other arm.

But we were all taught in school that FDR’s greatest sin was trying to “pack the courts.” Imagine if he had succeeded.

Chip was just telling us earlier what a fine job they’re doing managing this pen.

Thank God for the Twins bullpen. #STLCards

“If we claim Democrats are stealing all the elections that we lose, maybe it will distract the country as we rob them blind.”

Once more: the Democratic Party has to stand for something more than opposition to Trump. Moreover, Black voters are the very heart and soul of the party, especially in the South. What message does Platner’s nomination send to them? What does it say to Jewish voters? Hell, decent people everywhere?