Good on ya, mojo! Agree on all points.

for the kind words. I’d like to second, particularly, your thanks to all the members who show up everyday, read, and take the time to post their thoughts. LB puts great stuff out there every day but the contributors help make this site one of the best baseball blogs out there. No one would know how good LB’s stuff is if hundreds of people didn’t show up here everyday and contribute.

I’d also like to second your kind words about LB’s contributions to the site. His contributions have involved a lot of research and thought. He creates thought provoking threads that enable all of us to contribute so regularly. In general, he fosters a tremendous environment for all of us to share our thoughts, debate — w/o becoming too argumentative, and feel like we are all important pieces to the success of VEB.

I joined VEB more than 2 1/2 years ago and it’s usually the first thing I read every day. Even if I don’t have time to post or participate in the conversation, I read VEB every day. If I go on vacation and can’t read, I read all of them when I get back. There just aren’t many sites on the internet better than this one, and it’s b/c of LB and the environment he’s helped create.

[generic announcer voice]

It was a terrific season all around; for the franchise, for the city, and most of all, for the fans. We hope next year, the team’s production on the field can again rival their coverage online. But until then, the Saint Louis Cardinals, and Viva El Birdos, will remain number one… [tilts head] in our hearts.

This is Alex Fritz live in south city. Back to you, Deanne.

[/generic announcer voice]

All I have to add is a thanks to all of you for making the great games a little better, and the terrible ones at least tolerable ( I am looking at you T.E.S.S.). We may not always agree , but even when we don’t , it still is always fun.

So for all that helped make it yet another great baseball season, I raise my franklin to you, and hope for more of the same next year.

I also wanna raise a franklin to the one(s) who came up with the term franklin. It was definitely one of my top moments of this season.

This is a great site that I check at least a few times each day. I am so impressed that each of you can come up with an interesting topic each day to discuss. I wish I could do that!

I look forward to stay up to date throughout the offseason on all of the signings/lack of signings.

the first site I read in the morning and the last before I go to sleep!

Thanks LB for making this community possible!

Thank you so much. I enjoy the articles. Well, thought out and well-written. And as far as I can tell, you all have real day jobs also!!! This is my favorite Cardinal site. Enjoy the off season. Can’t wait for more Cardinal news.

I never would have dreamt that when I joined this site in March that it would be one of the highlights of a fantastic baseball season. I appreciate the varied and thoughtful perspectives and viewpoints from all the amazing Cards fans on a daily basis. I will miss the regularity of an interesting season, and reading interesting analysis, both by the regular writers and the plethora of interesting fans and personalities (let wcbw come back!). It’s nice to have opinions both from diehard fans and the more analytical thinkers. We’re lucky to have such a great, competitive team to root for and to have the best fanbase in sports! Thanks for maintaining a very high quality site, LB! And now we have to wait for another wonderful, potentially more exciting season on the horizon.

i’ll ditto on the interesting posters/personalities that help make this such a great site. i’ve always wondered…
where did westcoastbirdwatcher go anyway? i miss the interesting perspective, even if it seems fueled by paranoid schizophrenia at times.
is azruavatar really a robot? can he feel pain? can he cry? could he beat kasparov at chess?
is the MooCow really john MOOOOzeliak in disguise? think about it. we all know MO reads the site. the goofy screen name and impressive devotion to his persona might just be meant to throw us all off the trail. he wouldn’t want to make it obvious after all. (for the record i’ve always like the Cow)
is Hardcore Legend really a calm, nice guy in real life?

I pretty much stopped posting in the last few months, but the content and the community continues to make this a daily read. This is the definitive site for Cardinals’ thinking, imo, and manages to be so without too much of a “groupthink.” Props to all authors and editors.