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Mini Poll: Play Ball |
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Did you watch or listen to the Cards’ season opener? | |
Watched:
47%
Listened:
16%
No:
37%
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Baseball's season opener was played in Japan. Mistake by MLB, or not? | |
Mistake:
45%
Mistake, but I get it:
31%
Not a mistake:
25%
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The 2011 World Champions opened the 2012 season on the road. Mistake by MLB, or not? | |
Mistake:
37%
Mistake, but I get it:
26%
Not a mistake:
36%
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Will you be at the Cardinals' home opener this year? | |
Yes:
16%
No:
39%
I would love to be there, but don't have a ticket:
45%
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How much of how St. Louis thinks about itself involves its feelings about the St. Louis Cardinals? | |
A lot:
61%
Some:
36%
None at all:
3%
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How do you feel about Busch Stadium after a few seasons? | |
I still like it:
43%
I like it more:
18%
I like it less:
3%
I still dislike it:
18%
I don't like it or dislike it:
10%
I haven't been there:
7%
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From the Cardinals website: | |
Yes:
37%
Yes, so far:
39%
No:
24%
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How do you feel about the smoking ban at Busch Stadium? | |
I love it:
64%
I hate it:
9%
If I smoked, I would hate it:
14%
I would like to see smoking moved even further away from the entrances:
13%
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What do you think of the state law requiring large public venues, like Busch Stadium, to have the same number of men's and women's plumbing fixtures? | |
Fair enough:
48%
There ought to be many more women's plumbing fixtures:
44%
Silly idea:
8%
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If you could have access to anywhere in Busch Stadium, what would you do? | |
Sit on the bench with the position players:
44%
Sit in the bullpen with the pitchers:
9%
Snoop through John Mozeliak's desk:
5%
Hang out in the clubhouse:
15%
Sabotage the other team:
3%
Ride the golf cart with Fredbird:
23%
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What grade would you give the owners of the St. Louis Cardinals? | |
A:
42%
B:
41%
C:
8%
D:
3%
F:
2%
Incomplete:
4%
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Which Hall of Fame are you most likely to visit? | |
National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum, Cooperstown, New York:
46%
Pro Football Hall of Fame, Canton, Ohio:
8%
International Tennis Hall of Fame, Newport, Rhode Island:
2%
World Chess Hall of Fame, St. Louis, Missouri:
10%
Negro Leagues Hall of Fame, Kansas City, Missouri:
9%
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, Cleveland, Ohio:
26%
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What's your favorite pre- and post-game party spot near Busch Stadium? | |
Sidebar on Washington Avenue:
1%
360 atop the Ballpark Hilton:
6%
Joe's Chili Bar in Citygarden:
2%
Broadway Oyster Bar on S. Broadway:
13%
John D. McGurks Irish Pub on Russell:
7%
Bridge on Locust:
1%
BB's Jazz on S. Broadway:
3%
Mike Shannon's on Market:
14%
Over/Under on Washington Avenue:
2%
Somewhere else:
52%
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Do you like the designated hitter rule? | |
Yes:
15%
No:
74%
What's that?:
12%
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Who is more deserving to be in the Baseball Hall of Fame, Pete Rose or Mark McGwire? | |
Pete:
26%
Mark:
20%
Both:
26%
Neither:
28%
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Which of the following is the best TV baseball commentator? | |
Bob Costas:
33%
Joe Buck:
39%
Vin Scully:
9%
Jon Miller:
2%
Al Hrabosky:
7%
Josh Lewin:
0%
Someone else:
10%
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Which of the following is the best radio baseball commentator? | |
Mike Shannon:
100%
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Who will be the Cardinals MVP this season? | |
Molina:
25%
Freese:
26%
Beltran:
3%
Berkman:
14%
Holliday:
15%
Garcia:
1%
Wainright:
11%
Someone else:
6%
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Which of the following is the best baseball movie? | |
The Pride of the Yankees (1942):
7%
Bang the Drum Slowly (1973):
2%
The Natural (1984):
15%
Bull Durham (1988):
13%
Major League (1989):
6%
Field of Dreams (1989):
30%
The Babe (1992):
2%
A League of Their Own (1992):
12%
Angels in the Outfield (1994):
3%
Moneyball (2011):
10%
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What's your favorite ballpark tradition? | |
Singing "Take me Out to the Ball Game":
12%
Filling out a scorecard:
5%
Coming to a game with a parent:
5%
Coming to a game with a kid:
12%
Eating hotdogs and peanuts:
14%
Drinking beer:
11%
Watching the Cards win:
35%
Something else:
7%
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Note: Due to rounding, results for some questions may not total 100%.




