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Tony La Russa will drop the puck at “Cardinals Night with the Blues”

File image of St. Louis Cardinals manager La Russa reacts after his team defeated the Texas Rangers to win MLB's World Series baseball championship in St. Louis

St. Louis Cardinals manager Tony La Russa reacts after his team defeated the Texas Rangers to win MLB’s World Series baseball championship in St. Louis, Missouri, in this October 28, 2011 file photo. La Russa announced his retirement from baseball October 31, 2011, three days after the team’s World Series win in St. Louis, according to the website MLB.com. REUTERS/Ray Stubblebine (UNITED STATES - Tags: SPORT BASEBALL)

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On Friday, the St. Louis Blues will host the Vancouver Canucks at the Scottrade Center in what’s being called “Cardinals Night with the Blues.

In case the name didn’t give it away, “Cardinals Night with the Blues” is a chance for St. Louis fans to celebrate the local baseball team, which recently won a big match or something. (*Jokes*)

There are several initiatives planned for the game, including:

-- Mezzanine Level tickets for $11.11. This is in honor of the Cardinals winning their 11th World Championship in 2011. Imagine if the Phoenix Coyotes had tried this when the Arizona Diamondbacks won their first World Series in 2001.

-- The chance to honor Game 7 winner Chris Carpenter’s No. 29 jersey with a Plaza Level ticket for just $29. So, who’s gonna be the cheapskate that shows up in a No. 3 Ryan Theriot jersey, claiming it’s to honor his 0-for-5 effort in the finale?

-- Fans wearing Cardinals gear at the game can visit concession stands for buy one, get one free hot dogs. I can just see the potential confusion here. “Sir, that’s an Arizona Cardinals jersey.” “Sir, that’s a Louisville Cardinals jersey.” “Sir, that’s an actual cardinal. We’re calling animal control.”

-- Recently-retired manager Tony La Russa will be in attendance to drop the puck for the ceremonial faceoff. The Blues website says that other “Cardinals guests” will also be in attendance -- wonder if one of them will be World Series MVP David Freese who, according to CBC’s Gord Stellick, is a big hockey fan that grew up idolizing former Blues defenseman Al MacInnis. (MacInnis is now a member of the Blues’ front office.)