The link to my Albert Pujols article is featured on FOXSports.com’s main MLB page about one-third of the way down the left column. But now that you are here, there is no need to go there, since the link will take you right back here to The Cardinal Nation Blog!

If you’re one of the many first-time visitors here and consider yourself a St. Louis Cardinals fan, please look around, register and join the discussion. I think you will enjoy the fresh new articles and daily commentary.

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If you’re one of the many first-time visitors here and consider yourself a St. Louis Cardinals fan, please look around, register and join the discussion. I think you will enjoy the fresh new articles and daily commentary.

The link to my Pujols article is featured on FOXSports.com’s main MLB page about one-third of the way down the left column. But now that you are here, there is no need to go there, since the link will take you right back here to The Cardinal Nation Blog!

Monday morning update

There should be a new flood of first-time visitors today. Welcome to all of you. Don’t forget to look around the site and come back daily if you are interested in the Cardinals.

Yardbarker has a Monday-Friday push email with their top ten stories of the day, called The Daily Bark. I rarely make it because they tend to prefer saucier stories like today’s #1, “ECHL team to hold ‘Charlie Sheen Night’,” but somehow, my Pujols story slipped in at #6 today.

If you want to subscribe to The Daily Bark, click here. They say they don’t share or sell your info…

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For at least the sixth time in the last year, The Cardinal Nation Blog has been selected as FOXSports.com’s Blog of the Day, achieved through this site’s association with Yardbarker. What brought the recognition this time was the article about the St. Louis Cardinals new ticket pricing, “Cardinals new dynamic ticket pricing plans set”.

If you’re one of the many first-time visitors here and especially if you consider yourself a St. Louis Cardinals fan, please look around, register and join the discussions. I think you will enjoy the fresh new articles and daily commentary.

The link to my article is featured on FOXSports.com’s main MLB page just under Bob Klapisch and Ken Rosenthal at the lower left under the heading “Blog of the Day”. But now that you are here, there is no need to go there, since the link will take you right back here!

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For at least the fourth time this year, The Cardinal Nation Blog has been selected as FOXSports.com’s Blog of the Day, achieved through this site’s association with Yardbarker. What brought the recognition was the Felipe Lopez pitching comparison to Jose Canseco, “Did Lopez risk a “Canseco” by pitching injured?”

If you’re one of the many first-time visitors here and consider yourself a St. Louis Cardinals fan, please look around, register and join the discussion. I think you will enjoy the fresh new articles and daily commentary.

The link to my McGwire article is featured on FOXSports.com’s main MLB page just under Ken Rosenthal and Tracy Ringolsby at the lower left under the heading “Blog of the Day”. But now that you are here, there is no need to go there, since the link will take you right back here.

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New endeavors

Articles on FOXSportsMidwest.com: I am delighted to announce that selected articles from The Cardinal Nation site will be featured several times each week on the new, beefed-up FOXSportsMidwest.com website this season. In fact, the first one, “Three Cardinals Outfielders Make First Opening Day Roster,” is now posted. It is especially timely given Nick Stavinoha’s game-winning pinch-hit home run Friday night.

Globe-Democrat: Hopefully, by now readers are aware of my weekly “Minor League Notebook” column, appearing each Wednesday in the St. Louis Globe-Democrat. I will also contribute features during the season and will provide game reports from selected road contests.

Facebook and Twitter: Then there are the daily Twitter and Facebook updates you can follow a number of ways including by subscribing via the links here or the links that are always at the bottom of my TCN articles and blog posts. You can also monitor my tweets via the special Twitter widget on the front page.

Continued bonus coverage

KSDK Channel 5: This Sunday from 10:00 – 10:30 A.M CDT., make sure to check out the weekly show, “This Week in Cardinal Nation” on KSDK NewsChannel 5. We are back as a regular contributor for a second season with our recent post on Albert Pujols’ historic four-run opening day performance featured in this week’s installment. For those outside the St. Louis area, we will post video clips afterward, though the capability may not be ready for the first week.

FOX Sports Midwest live blog/chats: I will continue to participate in FOX Sports Midwest’s regular in-game live blog/chat sessions, held during mid-week afternoon games. The first of 2010 will be on Monday starting at 3 P.M. CDT during the home opener.  Around their other duties, some of the FSM announcers will join for several innings, and BJ Rains from the Globe-Democrat and I will participate as panelists.  You will find the chat at FOXSportsMidwest.com and I will also post up the Cover It Live chat window here at TheCardinalNationBlog.com for your convenience in following along and hopefully, participating.

KXnO Radio: My spots on KXnO FOX Sports Radio 1460 in Des Moines will be weekly this season as the station has joined the Cardinals Baseball Network for 2010. I will try to post heads-ups here once exact times are slotted so those in central Iowa who want to tune in can do so. The station also streams live over the internet. Archived audio replays of my weekly segment, entitled “Cardinal Talk,” are usually available on the main site for subscribers.

Yardbarker.com: Through this blog’s association with Yardbarker.com, every TCN Blog post that goes up here is also featured on the extensive Yardbarker network.

FOXSports.com: TCN Blog posts are featured regularly in the Yardbarker.com box on the St. Louis Cardinals page of the main FOXSports.com website. Once in awhile, they also receive home page coverage on the mothership’s main MLB page as the featured blog of the day at the lower left.

The base

TheCardinalNation.com: The main site, The Cardinal Nation, in its sixth year in the Scout.com network, will continue to feature new free and subscriber content every day all season long. A list of the most recent posts with hot links can always be viewed in the special TCN widget here on the front page of the blog. Don’t forget the very active message board community as well.

TheCardinalNationBlog.com: For this blog, my target remains a new post every day. The discussion that follows remains up to you.

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For the second time in just two months, The Cardinal Nation Blog has been selected as FOXSports.com’s Blog of the Day, achieved through this site’s association with Yardbarker. What caught their attention this time was my unique spin on the Jay McGwire book non-story, “Mark, Jay and Dad”.

If you’re one of the many first-time visitors here and consider yourself a St. Louis Cardinals fan, please look around, register and join the discussion. I think you will enjoy the fresh new articles and daily commentary.

The link to my McGwire article is featured on FOXSports.com’s main MLB page just under Ken Rosenthal at the lower left under the heading “Blog of the Day” and “The McGwire brother book drama”, but there’s no need to go there, since the link will take you right back here…

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I am pleased to announce that The Cardinal Nation Blog is FOXSports.com’s Blog of the Day, achieved through this site’s association with Yardbarker. What caught their attention was my unique spin on the Mark McGwire pinch-hitting story, “La Russa dreams of activating McGwire (honest)”.

If you’re one of the many first-time visitors here and consider yourself a St. Louis Cardinals fan, please check this site out, register and join the discussion. I think you will enjoy the articles and commentary, with new, thought-provoking content posted 365 days a year.

The link to my McGwire article is featured on FOXSports.com’s main MLB page just under Ken Rosenthal at the lower left under the heading “Blog of the Day”.

Regulars on this site may have noticed recent evidence of my decision to join the Yardbarker network. This broader exposure is a prime reason why. Thanks to all for reading!

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