There are those moments that just immediately come to mind when you think of the St. Louis Cardinals.  Perhaps it’s Ozzie’s home run or his signature backflip.  Bob Gibson glaring from the mound and striking out a World Series record.  David Freese’s home run in this past postseason.

What are the top moments, though?  That’s what the UCB tackles in January.  Click below on those that have taken the challenge.  More will be added through the weekend, most likely, so remember to come back often!

Aaron Miles’ Fastball
Balls & Strikes
Bird Brained
Born Bleeding
C70 At The Bat
Cardinal Diamond Diaries
CardinalsGM
I70 Baseball
On The Outside Corner
Pitchers Hit Eighth
Redbird Rants
Redbird Rants 2
RetroSimba
Saint Louis Sports
STL: Fear The Red

One of the staples of the United Cardinal Bloggers is our roundtable project.  Twice a year, in February and October, we have a routine.  A blogger will send out a question to the group, everyone will respond to it (and to the other responses) and the next day, the blogger posts the transcript of the discussion up at his/her blog.

It’s February, so it’s time for it again!  Below is the schedule, with the days that you can expect to see the transcript appear.  Once they do so, you’ll be able to find the link here, so you may want to bookmark this post for easy reference.  A month full of talking Cardinal baseball–what could be better?

Tuesday, February 8: CardinalsGM
Wednesday, February 9: I70 Baseball
Thursday, February 10: RetroSimba
Friday, February 11: Aaron Miles’ Fastball

Monday, February 14: Stan Musial’s Stance
Tuesday, February 15: El Maquino
Wednesday, February 16: Redbird Report
Thursday, February 17: Cards Diaspora
Friday, February 18: Gas House Graphs

Monday, February 21: Fungoes
Tuesday, February 22: Pitchers Hit Eighth
Wednesday, February 23: The McBrayer-Baseball Blog
Thursday, February 24: The Outfield Ivy
Friday, February 25: Bleed Cardinal Red With Me

Monday, February 28: Cardinal Diamond Diaries
Tuesday, March 1: Good Morning, Good Afternoon, Goodnight
Wednesday, March 2: Welcome To Baseball Heaven
Thursday, March 3: On The Outside Corner
Friday, March 4: Bird Brained

Monday, March 7: C70 At The Bat

This month’s project comes from the mind of Tom at CardinalsGM.  He suggested that we jot down five headlines that we expect to happen during the coming year.  Not necessarily what we want to happen, but what we think will happen.

The posts are scheduled for Friday, January 28, but some have come early.  Be sure to check back as more links are added.

4thebirds….
85% Sports
Aaron Miles’ Fastball
Bird Brained
Bleed Cardinal Red With Me
C70 At The Bat
Cardinal Diamond Diaries
CardinalsGM
El Maquino
Fungoes
Good Morning, Good Afternoon, Goodnight
I70 Baseball
The McBrayer-Baseball Blog
Pitchers Hit Eighth
RetroSimba
Redbird Dugout
Throatwarbler’s Blog
View From The Cheap Seats
Welcome To Baseball Heaven

As is the custom of the United Cardinal Bloggers, after the season is over, we engage in an electronic roundtable.  Going by the schedule, one blogger e-mails out a question to the participants, which triggers a day of discussions and responses.  The next day, that blogger posts the transcript of our talks on their blog, while the next blogger in line starts the project all over again.

Below is the schedule for this year’s postseason roundtable.  The dates listed are the days when the transcript should be posted on the blog site.  After they are posted, they will be linked up here as well.  So sit back and enjoy your tour around the Cardinal blogosphere as we talk about 2010, 2011 and all things Cardinal.

Wednesday, October 6: CardinalsGM
Thursday, October 7: Intangiball
Friday, October 8: Redbird Report

Monday, October 11: Cardinal Diamond Diaries
Tuesday, October 12: i70baseball
Wednesday, October 13: Bird Brained
Thursday, October 14: RetroSimba
Friday, October 15: Welcome To Baseball Heaven

Monday, October 18: Pitchers Hit Eighth (skipped–made up at end)
Tuesday, October 19:  Play A Hard Nine (Erik)
Wednesday, October 20: Reading Redbirds
Thursday, October 21: The McBrayer-Baseball Blog
Friday, October 22:  85% Sports

Monday, October 25: Stan Musial’s Stance
Tuesday, October 26:  Redbird Rants
Wednesday, October 27:  Fungoes
Thursday, October 28:  Play A Hard Nine (Steve)
Friday, October 29: Busch Birds

Monday, November 1: Pitchers Hit Eighth (Dennis)
Tuesday, November 2: Pitchers Hit Eighth (Nick)
Wednesday, November 3: C70 At The Bat

One of the things the United Cardinal Bloggers are known for is their roundtables.  A question gets passed around via e-mail, everyone weighs in, and then the transcript gets posted on the questioner’s blog the next day.

The preseason roundtable always seems to be the biggest, and this year is no exception.  Seventeen of the UCB members–including our newest, Intangiball–(late edit: Fredbird Follys got into the game, so it’s 18!) will be discussing the Cardinals and the game of baseball for the next few weeks.  Links to the transcripts will be added here when they go up, but plan your internet browsing around these sites in the coming days!  (Date is the day the question is posed, so check a day or so after for the transcript.)

Feb. 22: Pitchers Hit Eighth
Feb. 23: La Beisbolista
Feb. 24: Bird Brained
Feb. 25: Redbird Rants
Feb. 26: Obviously, You’re Not a Golfer

Mar. 1: Whiteyball
Mar. 2: Thoughts About Cardinals
Mar. 3: The McBrayer-Baseball Blog
Mar. 4: Redbird Chatter
Mar. 5: Stan Musial’s Stance

Mar. 8: Fungoes
Mar. 9: All Cardinals, All The Time
Mar. 10: Intangiball
Mar. 11: CardinalsGM
Mar. 12: Five O’Clock Blogger

Mar. 15: Play A Hard Nine
Mar. 16: Fredbird Follys
Mar. 17: Cardinals Country
Mar. 18: C70 At The Bat

On Saturday, May 23, the UCB will sponsor their second annual Progressive Game Blog as the Cardinals take on the Kansas City Royals.

Fashioned after a progressive dinner, each participating blog describes the action of one inning of Saturday’s game.  Since this is not a live blog, it gives the blogger an opportunity to elaborate on the action, bringing in statistical information, personal anecdotes or anything else to help the action come alive for the reader.  It’s like watching the same game through nine different eyes.

The participating blogs are as follows:

Pregame: United Cardinal Bloggers
First inning: Redbirds Row
Second inning: Bird Brained
Third inning: Baseball Digest
Fourth inning: Cards on Deck
Fifth inning: Redbird Chatter
Sixth inning: Whiteyball
Seventh inning: The Cardinal Virtue
Eighth inning: Fungoes
Ninth inning: Pitchers Hit Eighth
Extras and game wrapup: C70 At The Bat

To see last year’s pregame post, with links to all the participating blogs, click here.