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Star Wars Force Awakens Trailer Millenium Falcon gif

Nothing says loving like a new Star Wars trailer.
Sometimes creative moments come and the barrel roll is uncontainable...that's what happened today.

Just give credit and you can use the gif.
I made it at giflike.com

Here's my tweet below:

This is a really cool gif I made of @starwars #ForceAwakens #MilleniumFalcon: pic.twitter.com/fzgA6Byh3E
— CardsMerch (@CardsMerch) November 28, 2014

Best Cardinals Twitter Follows (Visit me @cardsmerch on Twitter)

My blog has been dormant for the past year...ooops! If I am on your RSS feed you've probably wondered why the love has stopped, but according to my Google Analytics I haven't been referred by many other sites.  

Instead I have been ramping up my Twitter presence since then so please follow and RT @CardsMerch. I have even live-tweeted a few games. I tweet about baseball, music, tech and other various and sundry interests of mine. Every once in a while you'll see me enter a contest thru RTing, or do a tweetchat labeled #wbchat about finance issues with @wisebread or someone else like @moneycrashers.

But, since this is a blog designed for St. Louis Cardinals info I thought you'd enjoy a few of my favorite and probably the best handles to follow on Twitter concerning the #STLCards.

@Cardinals - The official home of the St. Louis Cardinals for all the latest official news.
@dgoold - STL Post Dispatch columnist and lead beat writer, always excellent and timely info. Also, he does a podcast with @miklasz like this:

Something to listen to on your commutes or when when you hit the bike: latest edition of #BPIB w/ @miklasz http://t.co/a7sS4Nfu3l #cardinals
— Derrick Goold (@dgoold) August 25, 2014

@LangoschMLB - mlb.com beat reporter for the Cards, she does a great job and has her own blog at langosch.mlblogs.com/
@UncleCharlie50 - This is Adam Wainwright's official handle, he just went live in the middle of the season and already some of his antics have shown through very clearly.

I've found that the only way to read Harry Potter books aloud to my lil girls is in full character mode. Accents,facial expressions, etc
— Adam Wainwright (@UncleCharlie50) August 10, 2014

So, for all of the fun join with me on Twitter, and you'll never miss any of the happenings.

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Play Catch (up) with the St. Louis Cardinals May Edition

After the first month of the season with Season-ending injuries, slumps, several top prospect call-ups and amazing starting pitching, I thought it was time to deliver the news. Those of you that aren't everyday Cards fans...should be (but that's a different post), but this is just a few of the interesting items that have come from StlCardinals.com in the past few weeks.

Enjoy playing Catch(up) with the Cards!

• Cards ride sharp Garcia, second-inning rally to sweep

  Allen Craig's bases-loaded double scored all three runners to key a six-run second inning, and the Cardinals completed their first four-game sweep of Milwaukee with a 10-1 victory on Sunday at Miller Park.More» Craig rips bases-clearing double in second Comment (884)

• May 05 7:55 PM ET

  Lynn leads surging Cards in series opener vs. Cubs

  The Cardinals have won six straight games, and they will have a pitcher who has won five of his first six starts this season on the mound Tuesday in the series opener against the Cubs at Wrigley Field.More» Lynn keeps Reds in check over seven frames Comment (38)

• Third-base coach Oquendo misses Sunday's game

  Third-base coach Jose Oquendo missed Sunday's game to attend to family matters in St. Louis, and manager Mike Matheny said he is pleased with his coach's aggressive approach this season.More» Aoki throws out Jay at third base Comment

• Cards' bullpen enters Sunday back at full force

  The Cardinals bullpen was back at full strength Sunday, one day after Trevor Rosenthal and Carlos Martinez were unavailable. Martinez was a starter in the Minors and pitched a scoreless inning Friday night. Rosenthal pitched Monday, Wednesday and Thursday.More» Martinez pitches a scoreless frame in debut Comment

• May 04 9:35 PM ET

  Bauman: Cards finding all the right answers

  Much has been made of the "problems" facing the St. Louis Cardinals early in 2013. There are 28 other franchises that would happily take these problems if only they could have the Cardinals' 19-11 record after 30 games.More» Wainwright beats Braun to the bag

• May 04 4:09 PM ET

  Carpenter begins throwing program, no timetable set

  Manager Mike Matheny said Saturday he would welcome the return of Chris Carpenter if the veteran right-hander is able to recover from pain in his right shoulder.More»Carpenter drops by Cards camp, discusses his health

• May 04 4:09 PM ET

  Miller learning from veteran teammates

  Shelby Miller has had a great start to his season, and the right-hander gives a lot of credit to the veterans in the clubhouse.More»

• May 04 4:09 PM ET

  Young additions give Cards more bullpen options

  Young additions Carlos Martinez and Seth Maness have bolstered the Cardinals bullpen, as it seems St. Louis has an inexhaustible supply of flame-throwing pitching prospects.More» Martinez pitches a scoreless frame in debut

• May 04 4:09 PM ET

  Freese heating up after taking a break from slump

  David Freese has swung the bat better since returning from two days on the bench. The Cardinals third baseman was given Tuesday and Wednesday off after an 0-for-16 slump. He's had consecutive two-hit games since returning to the lineup against the Brewers.More» Freese's single puts Cards in front by four

• May 03 6:50 PM ET

  Tommy John surgery to end Motte's season

  Cardinals closer Jason Motte will have Tommy John surgery next week and won't pitch this season, Cardinals general manager John Mozeliak said on Friday.More»

• May 04 12:45 AM ET

  Bauman: Cardinals able to get some relief

  The performance in the St. Louis bullpen so far this season has not been satisfactory. But the Cardinals appear to have some really viable solutions.More» Mozeliak talks about Motte's injury

• May 03 11:35 AM ET

  Cardinals promote pitching prospect Martinez

  The Cardinals on Friday promoted Minor League pitching prospect Carlos Martinez from Double-A Springfield and optioned reliever Mitchell Boggs to Triple-A Memphis.More» Martinez pitches a scoreless frame in debut

• May 03 8:22 PM ET

  Boggs sent to Triple-A to work on mechanics

  Mitchell Boggs was optioned to Triple-A Memphis Friday after going 0-2 with a 12.66 ERA in 14 games this year. In 2012, Boggs had a 2.21 ERA in 78 relief appearances.More» Boggs gets his first save by retiring Scutaro

• May 03 1:58 AM ET

  Bauman: Cards' success so far just a start

  Through the first month of the 2013 season, the St. Louis Cardinals were carried by their starting pitchers. And those five pitchers were not buckling under the burden of toting the rest of the roster.More» Westbrook works six strong to get 100th win

• May 02 8:38 PM ET

  Rosenthal finding groove after shaky start

  Despite struggling for the first couple of weeks of the season, rookie right-hander Trevor Rosenthal quietly pitched well during the final two weeks of April.More» Rosenthal throws a perfect frame of relief

• May 02 8:38 PM ET

  Cardinals waiting for power to pick up

  Carlos Beltran has seven homers, but others are behind their 2012 pace. With several established players, manager Mike Matheny thinks his sluggers will start hitting homers soon.More» Beltran goes deep with solo homer in fourth

• May 02 8:38 PM ET

  Matheny plans to use Maness

  Seth Maness had his contract purchased from Triple-A Memphis on Sunday but had yet to pitch for the Cardinals entering Thursday's game. The right-hander last pitched April 22.More» Maness gives up three runs in 1 1/3 innings

• May 01 6:18 PM ET

  Cards' offense finds rhythm it's been seeking

  With three runs off Reds starter Homer Bailey in a five-batter span, the Cardinals positioned themselves for a 4-2 win and matched their run production from the last three games combined. Lance Lynn earned his NL-leading fifth victory.More» Lynn keeps Reds in check over seven frames

• May 01 1:37 PM ET

  Mujica using split changeup to amazing results

  Though few other current Major League closers use the pitch with regularity, Edward Mujica continues to see his split-finger changeup evolve from a decent secondary pitch to an out weapon.More» Mujica retires Lutz to tally  sixth save

• April 30 2:50 PM ET

  Matheny holds cold Freese from lineup

  Despite David Freese's insistence that working his way out of his slump will best be achieved by playing through it, the Cardinals will try to find a spark by going a different route. Mike Matheny pulled Freese out of the lineup on Tuesday and inferred that Freese may remain unplugged for a few days.More» Freese ties the game with an RBI grounder

• May 01 2:02 PM ET

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