Colin T Barker, Ph.D.
@ctheobarker.bsky.social
Math Professor and Director of the Sports Statistics Fusion Certificate @ Drury University. I'm here for conversation, #stlcards #stlblues #allforcity talk, hope, and entertainment. Views my own, etc
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“[Fans are] smart, and the worst thing we could do would be to be unclear with them about what we’re trying to do, trying to deceive people. That’s not going to help.”
Chaim Bloom has the winds of change at his back with one chance to validate public trust:
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Chaim Bloom has the winds of change at his back with one chance to validate public trust:
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Can Bloom win fans’ trust before the rebuilt Cardinals win games?
“ ... being a fan of this team, loving this organization, there is not an on-off switch that Cardinals fans have for that.”
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December 12, 2025 at 12:56 PM
“[Fans are] smart, and the worst thing we could do would be to be unclear with them about what we’re trying to do, trying to deceive people. That’s not going to help.”
Chaim Bloom has the winds of change at his back with one chance to validate public trust:
www.bnd.com/sports/mlb/s...
Chaim Bloom has the winds of change at his back with one chance to validate public trust:
www.bnd.com/sports/mlb/s...
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5 things we learned about the #stlcards at the Winter Meetings -- including four detailing their approach and market for specific players and a fifth that suggests, hey, there was a fan base who had a really awful week ...
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Goold: 5 things we learned at winter meetings about Cardinals' approach, MLB hot stove
The Cardinals made progress on multiple fronts and even felt some momentum in their trade talks before heading back to St. Louis for what could be a busy week ahead.
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December 12, 2025 at 3:30 PM
5 things we learned about the #stlcards at the Winter Meetings -- including four detailing their approach and market for specific players and a fifth that suggests, hey, there was a fan base who had a really awful week ...
www.stltoday.com/sports/profe...
www.stltoday.com/sports/profe...
December 12, 2025 at 3:23 AM
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this can’t be the same disney that ground our IP laws to dust. simply can’t be
December 11, 2025 at 3:00 PM
this can’t be the same disney that ground our IP laws to dust. simply can’t be
Has anybody done a Dorian Gray remake that uses digital (or AI) face as the portrait? Is it too obvious? I feel like that story is not as well known as it should be.
December 11, 2025 at 3:04 PM
Has anybody done a Dorian Gray remake that uses digital (or AI) face as the portrait? Is it too obvious? I feel like that story is not as well known as it should be.
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Wednesday With Walton and Reis was posted later in the day than usual, but by waiting, we were able to comment on the #STLCards plusses and minuses in the Rule 5 Draft. Please listen in! thecardinalnation.com/wednesday-wi...
Wednesday With Walton and Reis – Season 8, Episode 49, 12/10/25
This week, Brian and Kyle start with the St. Louis Cardinals’ waiver claim of reliever Zak Kent. Next is the Lottery for the 2026 Draft, in which the Cards drew an unlucky #13. The main event is We…
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December 11, 2025 at 1:08 PM
Wednesday With Walton and Reis was posted later in the day than usual, but by waiting, we were able to comment on the #STLCards plusses and minuses in the Rule 5 Draft. Please listen in! thecardinalnation.com/wednesday-wi...
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Joe Buck is the winner of the 2026 Ford C. Frick Award, joining his dad in the Baseball Hall of Fame.
December 10, 2025 at 5:01 PM
Joe Buck is the winner of the 2026 Ford C. Frick Award, joining his dad in the Baseball Hall of Fame.
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The Cardinals will draft 13th overall in the first round. They slid five spots. It is lottery madness.
December 9, 2025 at 10:46 PM
The Cardinals will draft 13th overall in the first round. They slid five spots. It is lottery madness.
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This is magic. We need this in the U.S.
Australia’s world-first social media ban begins as millions of children and teens lose access to accounts
Accounts held by users under 16 must be removed on apps that include TikTok, Facebook, Instagram, X, YouTube, Snapchat, Reddit, Kick, Twitch and Threads under ban
www.theguardian.com
December 9, 2025 at 7:10 PM
This is magic. We need this in the U.S.
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Because I’m bored: Professional Athletes as Public Transit Vehicles
December 8, 2025 at 7:34 PM
Because I’m bored: Professional Athletes as Public Transit Vehicles
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The Winter Meetings so far are just a bunch of "Team A is interested in player B." Yeah, no shit!
December 9, 2025 at 2:27 AM
The Winter Meetings so far are just a bunch of "Team A is interested in player B." Yeah, no shit!
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Couldn’t see the fireworks over Spaceship Earth last night amidst the monsoon conditions, but you could hear them. The Cardinals could light this week up with their own burst of activity, or the week could fizzle. Hello from Orlando:
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Cardinals looking to capture Disney magic for roster reboot. What’s next?
Nolan Arenado, Willson Contreras and Brendan Donovan are expected to be topics of conversation at baseball’s Winter Meetings this week.
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December 8, 2025 at 1:59 PM
Couldn’t see the fireworks over Spaceship Earth last night amidst the monsoon conditions, but you could hear them. The Cardinals could light this week up with their own burst of activity, or the week could fizzle. Hello from Orlando:
www.bnd.com/sports/mlb/s...
www.bnd.com/sports/mlb/s...
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The contemporary era committee has elected one new member — Jeff Kent.
December 8, 2025 at 12:34 AM
The contemporary era committee has elected one new member — Jeff Kent.
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It's time for us to admit that food trucks are not equipped for events. They work well parked out on the street when people can walk by and order throughout the day, but they are not suited for big crowds. They don't have the capacity. We've been waiting 30 minutes in the cold for fries
December 7, 2025 at 12:02 AM
It's time for us to admit that food trucks are not equipped for events. They work well parked out on the street when people can walk by and order throughout the day, but they are not suited for big crowds. They don't have the capacity. We've been waiting 30 minutes in the cold for fries
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Corey Wray mentioned the need to restructure the sporting department; now he'll have a chance to dramatically reshape the front office this offseason. #allforcity
December 5, 2025 at 7:12 PM
Corey Wray mentioned the need to restructure the sporting department; now he'll have a chance to dramatically reshape the front office this offseason. #allforcity
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We speak with organizers on the ground in Charlotte, NC, and Chicago, IL, about what to do when ICE invades your town.
How to stand up to ICE: Lessons from Chicago and Charlotte
We speak with organizers on the ground in Charlotte, NC, and Chicago, IL, about what to do when ICE invades your town.
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December 3, 2025 at 5:00 PM
We speak with organizers on the ground in Charlotte, NC, and Chicago, IL, about what to do when ICE invades your town.
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Like I've said before, if you have any doubts about climate change, just go to a super-boring insurance conference and listen to the super-boring panels where they dryly talk about the growing threat of disasters so catastrophic and unpredictable in scope they simply cannot be insured at any price.
Wild how the Fed chair saying that *entire regions of the United States* won’t be able to get a mortgage in the next decade barely registered as a news event
June 18, 2025 at 9:44 PM
Like I've said before, if you have any doubts about climate change, just go to a super-boring insurance conference and listen to the super-boring panels where they dryly talk about the growing threat of disasters so catastrophic and unpredictable in scope they simply cannot be insured at any price.
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Last winter’s perusal of the free agent pool landed me on three names that stuck out as Cardinals targets, and they eventually acquired two of them. Let’s see if I can repeat:
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Three free agents who fit the Cardinals’ roster rebuild plans
Expect most of this winter’s roster overhaul to occur via the trade market, but the Cardinals will also dip a toe into free agency.
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December 4, 2025 at 1:09 PM
Last winter’s perusal of the free agent pool landed me on three names that stuck out as Cardinals targets, and they eventually acquired two of them. Let’s see if I can repeat:
www.bnd.com/sports/mlb/s...
www.bnd.com/sports/mlb/s...
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A great overview on what to expect from the CDC vaccine meeting tomorrow and Friday. Pay special attention to the playbook at the end — every single one of those tactics is likely to be used and is easily recognizable if you know what to look for. yourlocalepidemiologist.substack.com/p/what-to-ex...
What to expect from this week's U.S. vaccine meeting
Hep B, routine vaccination schedule, and a firehose of falsehoods
yourlocalepidemiologist.substack.com
December 3, 2025 at 11:01 PM
A great overview on what to expect from the CDC vaccine meeting tomorrow and Friday. Pay special attention to the playbook at the end — every single one of those tactics is likely to be used and is easily recognizable if you know what to look for. yourlocalepidemiologist.substack.com/p/what-to-ex...
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Bumping this once more. Some on-field changes have yielded the desired results, but above all Manfred has proven that the post-Selig role of the commissioner is more toady for owners than steward of the sport.
How Rob Manfred shaped his legacy: Rule changes, cheating scandals, Pete Rose, more
A year before the CBA is set to expire and with his term winding down, let's look at more than a decade of leadership
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December 3, 2025 at 4:11 PM
Bumping this once more. Some on-field changes have yielded the desired results, but above all Manfred has proven that the post-Selig role of the commissioner is more toady for owners than steward of the sport.
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👇🏻 That’s the plan, folks. This is what they’re after with these redistricting efforts.
TN07 is a story about gerrymandering: the GOP cracked Nashville into 3 districts when it redrew the 2022 map, destroying the Dem seat there.
Fast-forward: a section of Nashville, which just 5 years ago had a Dem representative, is now voting Dem by huge margins but it's been designed to not matter.
Fast-forward: a section of Nashville, which just 5 years ago had a Dem representative, is now voting Dem by huge margins but it's been designed to not matter.
December 3, 2025 at 2:20 AM
👇🏻 That’s the plan, folks. This is what they’re after with these redistricting efforts.
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Last week's Sonny Gray trade is a useful example of the sort of pitching prospects the Cardinals will pursue as they rebuild the roster. On the position player side? They could use some dudes who hit homers, because they do not have many in house:
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How will the Cardinals address the power outage in their roster rebuild?
Willson Contreras led the team with 20 home runs last season, with Iván Herrera (19) and Alec Burleson (18) close behind.
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December 2, 2025 at 1:26 PM
Last week's Sonny Gray trade is a useful example of the sort of pitching prospects the Cardinals will pursue as they rebuild the roster. On the position player side? They could use some dudes who hit homers, because they do not have many in house:
www.bnd.com/sports/mlb/s...
www.bnd.com/sports/mlb/s...
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Fair disclosure: myself and @quinnstlcards.bsky.social are two of the #stlcards representatives on this Council.
MLB formed a fan council. It wasn’t long before the league made its pitch on labor issues
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MLB formed a Fan Council. It wasn’t long before the league made its pitch on labor issues
“One of the biggest things that came into my mind was like, ‘Why us?’” said one of the fan council members after MLB's presentation.
www.nytimes.com
December 2, 2025 at 5:57 PM
Fair disclosure: myself and @quinnstlcards.bsky.social are two of the #stlcards representatives on this Council.