The St. Louis Cardinals are an institution in the city and the region. When showing a visitor around town, you take them to the Arch and to Busch Stadium. While the team may or may not have the "smartest fans in baseball," they certainly have some of the proudest fans. During the offseason, the light, dull buzz of the team persists and during the summer, Cardinals' games are ubiquitous. It's always about the Cardinals, hence the name of this feature, "Semper Cardinalis" -- Always Cardinal.

Here we'll discuss humorous, trying, and satisfying aspects of the Cardinals and their fans, from the comfort of the cheap seats.

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• Getting the House in Order

  As long as that order isn't ninth.

  Opinion by Brian_Kist — on Sep 15, 2009

• Pineiro's Progress

  Why this pauper is now a prince.

  Opinion by Brian_Kist — on Aug 31, 2009

• Cheap Trades and Top Prospects

  This is what the idle rich does.

  Opinion by Brian_Kist — on Aug 17, 2009

• Cards Go All In For Holliday, World Series

  All these chips? Yeah, they're on red. Roll the roulette!

  Opinion by Brian_Kist — on Jul 24, 2009

• The Land of the Little Bears and All-Star Game Pagentry

  A Cardinal in Chicago is like an American in Paris with better hot dogs.

  Opinion by Brian_Kist — on Jul 21, 2009

• Branch Barlow: Cardinals Columnist

  This is how the pros do it.

  Satire by Brian_Kist — on Jul 07, 2009

• DeRosa Dealt to DeCards

  Properly, pitcher Perez was pushed to Progressive park's Pawnee posse.

  Opinion by Brian_Kist — on Jun 29, 2009

• Whither Hot Corner Power?

  Wherefore art thou still rehabbing?

  Opinion by Brian_Kist — on Jun 15, 2009

• Memo: Need Hits

  And I have eaten the plums in the icebox.

  Opinion by Brian_Kist — on Jun 08, 2009

• Where the Heck Did These Pitchers Come From?

  And can they stay all year? We'll have popcorn and pillow fights.

  Opinion by Brian_Kist — on May 26, 2009

• Cardinals First Quarter Student-Teacher Conference

  We have some things to talk about, young man.

  Opinion by Brian_Kist — on May 19, 2009

• When is a Win Not A Win?

  I don't know, but make sure you have enough Just For Men. You're going gray.

  Opinion by Brian_Kist — on May 12, 2009

• It's Good to Be the King

  Hopefully a king in April can reign until October.

  Opinion by Brian_Kist — on May 05, 2009

• A Breakdown of How to Take Five of Six From Strong Hitting Teams

  Having a living legend hitting third helps.

  Opinion by Brian_Kist — on Apr 28, 2009

• It Turns Out That Overextending A Bullpen is a Bad Thing

  ...and other ways Bases Loaded 2 misled me.

  Opinion by Brian_Kist — on Apr 21, 2009

• The Week A Carpenter Rose From the Dead

  Playing the Pirates and the Astros do wonders for morale and win/loss records.

  Opinion by Brian_Kist — on Apr 14, 2009

• Cardinals Starting Rotation: It's Waino's World

  Or, "A guide to which day of the week to be worried."

  Opinion by Brian_Kist — on Apr 05, 2009

• The New and Improved (We Swear) St. Louis Cardinals

  Do mediocre moves improve mediocrity?

  News by Brian_Kist — on Mar 28, 2009