356/366 On Dec. 21, Cardinals third baseman David Freese pilots Santa’s sleigh toward Cardinal Glennon Children’s Hospital for a toy delivery.

302/366 Halloween. The Post-Dispatch announces changes within the sports department, including my move into the lead position on the Cardinals beat.

297/366 OK, so I’ve fallen way behind here. The photos have been taken, but not uploaded. Like this one —- snapped on Oct. 26. This is Brian Fuentes’ update card from Topps 2012. He made a grand total of six appearances with the Cardinals. And this isn’t one of them. The photoshopped card has Fuentes wearing No. 57, which has long been unused as a memorial for Darryl Kile.

296/366 A bin in the Cardinals clubhouse that is pushed out for pack-up day. Big leaguers send their cleats and shoes to players in the minors who don’t have the shoe deals and such.

294/366 And finally … The front page of the Post-Dispatch, greeting a few of us when we arrive back in St. Louis on the red eye from San Francisco.

293/366 NLCS Game 7 Part 1: Cardinals third baseman David Freese and cleanup hitter Allen Craig talk during BP.

291/366 Game 6 starter Chris Carpenter and Adam Wainwright walk off the field AT&T Park after a brief workout on the final travel day of the NLCS.

290/366 My scorebook from Game 5 of the NLCS, showing in the fourth inning where the game spun on Lance Lynn’s throw toward second base that hit the base and led to Giants’ runs.

289/366 Underneath that hood is Giants pitcher Tim Lincecum as he awaits his turn before his start in Game 4 of the NLCS.

288/366 The traditional introduction of the teams before Game 3 of the NLCS, taken from the press box at Busch Stadium.