The Cardinal Nation, stlcardinals.scout.com and thecardinalnation.com, is the online leader for exclusive, objective and independent coverage of the St. Louis Cardinals, providing the ultimate fan experience through community interaction with our team of experts, writers and reporters.
In early 2005, we first joined the Scout.com network, the number one independent online sports network in the world. At that time, we also acquired the rights to FanHome, the popular St. Louis Cardinals message board, which became an integral part of the site prior to our move to the Scout.com message board in January 2007.
Our association with FOXSports.com on MSN began in August of 2005, when Fox Interactive Media acquired Scout and its assets. That led to a strong and growing partnership with Cardinals television rightsholder FOX Sports Midwest. In July of 2007, the site was recognized as the leading content producer on the Scout.com MLB network.
Ray Mileur, founder of The Birdhouse, the original name of this site starting in 1998, retired in mid-2009. We thank him for his many contributions.
The Cardinal Nation Staff
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Josh Jones Caribbean Cardinals beat reporter |
jrocke217@yahoo.com |
| Josh is the expert on the Cardinals from the Caribbean, whether the Dominican or Venezuelan Summer Leagues, winter leagues or even ex-Cardinals. In addition to his weekly DSL and VSL Reports, Josh also pens our daily "Cardinals Minor League Notebook" during the season and runs the popular Cardinals Best News Links website, where readers can quickly scan all Cardinals-related news on the net each day. Josh first joined the team late in 2007. | ||
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Shawn Kerrick Johnson City beat reporter |
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| Shawn is the Birdhouse's beat reporter, covering St. Louis' Rookie - Appalachian League Affiliate, the Johnson City Cardinals. A graduate of Purdue University with a Bachelor of Science in Chemistry and of the University of Illinois with a Ph.D. in Organic Chemistry, Shawn has been a regular attendee of Johnson City Cardinals games for approximately ten years and writes weekly reports about the club and serves as your link to Cardinal baseball in the Appy League. Shawn joined the Scout team in 2006. | ||
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Pete Khazen Columnist |
pk3453@yahoo.com |
| Pete Khazen is our St. Louis based, resident Cub Fan. Ignoring the ex-Cub factor, we enjoy his unique perspective. His column "This Week In The National League" is a must read for all baseball fans. Pete is also a writer for CreativeSports.com and covers the NFL in addition to Major League Baseball. Pete joined the Scout.com team in 2005. | ||
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Dustin Mattison Senior Minor League Writer |
dustin@whiteyball.com |
| A graduate of Baseball University scouting course, Dustin is a lifelong Cardinal fan with a passion for minor league baseball, Mattison grew up watching and appreciating the style of play of the Whitey Herzog teams. Dustin started the popular Whiteyball.com blog at the beginning of 2007. His work has also been featured on the Ballpark Digest website and others. Dustin joined the Scout.com staff at the end of the 2007 season. | ||
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Jon Popham Quad Cities beat reporter |
jonwpopham@hotmail.com |
| Another local, on-site reporter is our Jon Popham, who covers the Single-A Quad Cities River Bandits of the Midwest League. Look for Jon’s interviews and articles focusing on Quad Cities players all season long. Jon joined the Scout staff in 2006 but has been following the Quad Cities team for years. | ||
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Brian Walton Publisher and editor |
brian@thecardinalnationblog.com |
| Brian Walton has closely followed the St. Louis Cardinals for over 40 years. Stoking that passion keeps him very busy year 'round running the St. Louis Cardinals presence here on Scout.com. Among the national sites where Brian’s work has appeared regularly include FoxSports.com and Yahoo.com. Perhaps the most notable story he broke was Albert Pujols’ $100 million contract with the Cardinals. Brian also pens regular columns at CREATiVESPORTS.com and contributes to the Fantasy Baseball and Football Guides while competing in a number of fantasy expert baseball leagues. Brian joined the Cardinals’ Scout.com team in 2003. His more personal Cardinals writings appear daily on his blog "The Cardinal Nation blog". | ||
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