In the fifth inning, Adam Wainwright walked pitcher Paul Maholm leading off the inning. Two outs later, he also walked Nate McLouth.

This gave Ryan Doumit a chance to pull the Pirates even. But Wainwright whiffed him by pulling the string…

The snow finally stopped falling. But the wind did not stop blowing.

Still, fans poured into Busch Stadium for the pre-game ceremonies. They stood at attention while Mike Shannon reminisced with Hall of Fame Cards like Bob Gibson, Ozzie Smith and…

The fountains are shooting red at Kiener Plaza. Turkey legs, hot dogs and other fan foods are sizzling on the grill. Beer vendors are hawking suds.

And, yes, intrepid fans are milling around downtown with red windbreakers and headgear. The air…

Here at STLToday.com, we see lots of naysaying about the Cardinals. We see some positive chatter, too, although optimism remains unfashionable on the Internet.

Expert opinion on the Cardinals, as you would expect. Some experts are talking the Cards up:

Jon Heyman,…

One guy is really happy with the Khalil Greene deal: Side-winding reliever Mark Worrell, one of the Cardinals heading to San Diego to complete that deal.

Worrell became exasperated after getting just a cup of coffee with the big club, despite…

Finally, Albert Pujols won his second National League Most Valuable Player award. He beat out Our Town’s Ryan Howard by a healthy margin.

You have seen what all the Post-Dispatch guys had to say on this topic. Here was the mixed reaction from…