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FEATURES On-Line NFL Pool NFL Fight Songs "The Cardinal" Bio SCHEDULES 2012 Schedule Week's Schedule STANDINGS 2012 Standings The Playoff Race HISTORY Cardinal Chronicle Photo Album Cardinals Timeline Series Records Results: 1920-1959 Results: 1960-1987 Results: 1988-2012	HIBERNATION - - - - - No surprise. After getting their first win in ten tries, the Cardinals are content to just let the remainder of the season go by. Well out of the playoff race, and now unable to even crawl out of last place in the NFC West, Arizona sputtered to another offensive catastrophe, losing at home to the Bears 28-13. - - - - - Two defensive touchdowns by the Bears essentially put the game out of reach early in the second half, but, really, who are we kidding? Neither of those scores changed the final outcome as the Cardinals' only trip into the endzone came on a blocked field goal return in the final two minutes. - - - - - I have been watching the Cardinals since the mid-1980s and never before have I felt so bored sitting in a sports bar watching football on Sunday. Sure, there is nothing on the line for Arizona, but that has been true most seasons throughout the past 30 years. Something is different, and the only thing keeping them from being utterly unwatchable is that they haven't pulled out those red-on-red uniforms like they're waiting for Santa Claus to bring them their lump of coal. NEXT WEEK, @ SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS: Oh well, but I'll still put on something Cardinal and trudge over to a sports bar. No excitement. No enthusiasm. No pick this week. SEVENTEENTH SEASON UNDERWAY - - - - - As you've probably already noticed, "The Cardinal's" Nest, the Internet's longest-running website dedicated to the Arizona Cardinals, has undergone a few changes over the years as we embark on our 17th season. This newer setup will hopefully make it easier for you, the fans, to navigate these pages. After all, isn't life already hard enough being a Cardinals fan? - - - - - The bar at the left will contain the links to the other pages on this site, including icons for some of the larger features. Meanwhile, play in my Sixteenth-annual On-Line NFL Pool has begun and the Chicago Cardinals Photo Album, featuring photos and other game memorabilia from the 1920s, 1930s, 1940s, and 1950s has opened. Also, check out the "Arizona Sports Fans" Message Board. As always, if you have any suggestions, comments, or questions, please feel free to send me E-mail at sgoldber@dom.wustl.edu; I always enjoy hearing from Cardinals fans around the country and the world.
	"THE CARDINALS ARE CHARGING" THE CARDINALS ARE CHARGING LET'S CHEER THEM ON THEIR WAY LET'S SHOUT OUT WITH ALL OUR MIGHT WE'LL SHOW 'EM HOW A TEAM CAN FIGHT FOR VICTORY AND GLORY WILL MAKE OUR JOY SUPREME THE PRIDE OF ARIZONA OUR ARIZONA CARDINAL TEAM "The Cardinals Are Charging" was written for both the St. Louis Baseball and Football Cardinals on June 29, 1960. Although the baseball team stopped using the march several years later, the fight song can still be heard at all home football games for the now Arizona Cardinals. The music and words were composed by songwriters Irving Bibo (1889-1962) and Larry Kent. Originally, the lyrics had "all St. Louis" in place of "Arizona" (Line 7), and "St. Louis" instead of "Arizona" (Line 8). Download from the following versions: Real Audio, and MIDI.
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