The last time I was inside Busch Stadium for a major baseball happening I landed in the hospital.

It followed the rainout of game four of the World Series.  A backache of monumental proportions resulted in a diagnosis of kidney stones…

I HATE BASEBALL!!!!!!!!!!!

Albert Pujols first homer during the June 27th game.

Ok now that I have your attention……..

My mother always told me that “hate” was a strong word—dismissive, full of ignorance and negativity. She believed that what you should say…

About a month ago we were all asked to brainstorm ideas for a photo staff Cardinals project. The idea of the project was to show how Cardinals baseball has infiltrated every part of St. Louis society. Oddly, the first thing that…

The crack of the bat, the smell of a bratzel, the feel of soft green grass and the view of downtown from Busch Stadium. My senses love being in the ballpark. I coached T-ball for two summers as a teenager.…

Yesterday, while reviewing the photos from the Cardinals/Diamondbacks game, I noticed it looked like No. 42 was having an awfully good game. He was being photographed constantly and was all over the field. Wait a minute…..it wasn’t just one person…..everyone…

The past few years I’ve been fortunate to be able to do the picture editing on a few books at the Post-Dispatch. Two on Busch Stadium (old and new) and a third on the 2006 World Series were mostly about Cardinal baseball,…