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It's Opening Day!

Today is Opening Day!

No, not for the St. Louis Cardinals. That already took place.

I'm talking about the Belleville Area Bicycling and Eating Society. Our 2008 season of Wednesday Evening Rides opens at 6 p.m. today at the Metro-East Park and Recreation District offices, 100 United Drive, in Collinsville, Ill. Ride leader Jerry Whittle will be leading us on your choice of routes on the Madison County Transit trail system. All of our Wednesday Evening Rides will be on the MCT trails during the month of April.

Even though it's going to be a touch chilly tonight -- it should be about 50 degrees at 6 p.m., so dress warm -- it will be great to get out with my cycling friends. After the ride, we'll most likely eat at the nearby Culver's Restaurant.

A friend of mine suggested that Jerry throw out the first tube to mark Opening Day. That's not a bad idea!

As for the Cardinals' Opening Day(s), that didn't go so well. All the Opening Day hoopla took place Monday afternoon, the game was called because of rain. The Cardinals and Colorado Rockies reopened the season Tuesday night with the Cardinals going down to defeat 2-1.

Labels: Belleville Area Bicycling Eating Society, St. Louis Cardinals

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Sunday, April 01, 2007

It's Opening Day!

Spring is officially here in the St. Louis area.

How do we know that?

Simple, it's Opening Day at Busch Stadium!

No, I didn't have tickets to the game, but I did listen to part of the pre-game ceremonies on the radio while I was driving home from Edwardsville and saw the raising of the 2006 World Championship flag.

To most of the country, the old Budweiser jingle "Here Comes the King," doesn't mean much, but it means a whole lot here in St. Louis -- especially this year. I have to say I was totally pumped up and humming along as Busch Stadium organist Ernie Hays repeatedly played the song while Cardinals broadcaster John Rooney and actor Billy-Bob Thornton introduced Cardinals from the past and present.

I have to wonder what the New York Mets were thinking during the ceremony. The Cardinals beat the Mets 4 games to 3 in a hard-fought National League Championship Series. Whatever it was, the Mets ended up beating the Cards 6-1 tonight.

But as a reminder of how magical the Cards' 2006 season was, I share with you Ernie Hays playing "Here Comes the King" during Game 5 of the 2006 World Series:

Labels: baseball, spring, St. Louis Cardinals

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