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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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