My table at dinner looked out on the sidewalk that runs outside the center field fence at Busch Stadium. I noticed a guy dressed all in red, with his face painted red, running back and forth. An hour later, when I returned with THE Red Chair, he was still at it. I toyed with asking him to sit in the chair, but he didn’t seem inclined to stop. So I set up the chair and waited for him to jog by. He saw me, and I think tried to sneak up on me to keep out of my photo, but I snapped at just the right time.
At the moment, the Cardinals were beating the Reds 7-6. I was hoping I could mess with the Rally Runner’s mojo and make the Cardinals lose, but the game ended with that score.
I looked on the Internet and found that the guy has his own web page. It says, among other things, â€Â I have no doubt the Cardinals will win the World Series in 2014. Absolutely no doubt. I can’t do it by myself, I just simply do what God has me do. I am following His plan for me.†I guess if God is rooting for St. Louis, the rest of the National League might as well forfeit the season.
A month after I first posted this, I got this comment on my blog:
Hey I’m the St. Louis Cardinals’ Rally Runner! I don’t have a web page! Or do I? I don’t know about it and can’t find it! However I’m making one now. I don’t remember the red chair. And I would have stopped if you flagged me down unless it was during a rally. I don’t have a web site but I’m sure I said what is stated in your article. I got a kick out of seeing it, I’m glad I just happened to come across it! Lol. I guess you’re not a Cardinals fan?! Lol.
When I went back out to look, the web page I’d found was gone.