Former Cardinal Chris Perez, now making friends with the fans in Cleveland.

You might remember Chris Perez from his time here in St. Louis as a young fireballing reliever with shaky-at-best control. Or, you might remember him as the guy who was traded away for Mark DeRosa. (An ill-fated deal if ever there has been one; DeRosa got hurt and contributed virtually nothing for the Cards down the stretch in 2009, other than a love of all-male hottubbing.) Or, hell, you might remember him for his unkempt hair and wide, child-bearing hips. (No offense, Chris.) More >>

A view from Chicago, ca. 2030:

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Based on current standings, with the Cubs dead last in the NL Central -- and the Cards in first -- this is going to be a really exciting summer. Also, there will be an explosion of urban plant growth during the next 18 years and Katniss Everdeen-style bows and arrows will be the height of fashion, at least among athletic teens.

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Albert Pujols went 2-for-5 last night for the Angels and picked up two RBI, bringing up his average to .198. He might have broken .200 if his post-game hit on Erick Aybar counted.
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Walt Jocketty.

You may or may not have heard yet, but Josh Hamilton had himself quite a game last night. More >>

The famed Honus Wagner T206 card.

Sunset Hills collectibles dealer Bill Goodwin reaped a higher-than-anticipated $1.2 million for the well-graded Honus Wagner T206 baseball card in an online auction last night. Your baseball cards are still comparatively worthless, however, so don't get your hopes up.More >>

I don't have boobs, and I'm not black, but my Jamaican accent is awesome. So this is a pretty decent way to picture me.

Yesterday I gave my predictions for individual award in the upcoming season. Today we turn our attention to larger matters. Team matters. More >>

You know, as a semi-professional sportswriter there are a few things toward which I am genetically predisposed. (Why semi-professional? Because I do get paid, but my talent and behavior are both, well, somewhat short of what is usually termed professionalism.) I love to hear myself talk, for one thing. I love it when people tell me how smart I am, for another. More >>

Artist's conception of Frank McCourt's new money blanket.

​Apparently, the speed of business is very fast indeed when $2 billion is on the table. That's the record-breaking price offered to current Los Angeles Dodgers owner Frank McCourt by the investment group helmed by Magic Johnson and Stan Kasten. McCourt agreed to the sale mere hours after Major League Baseball approved the three final bidders for the team, one of whom was Stan Kroenke.

With Kroenke not the the proud new owner of a Los Angeles-based baseball team, a lot of pressure is off Rams fans -- except for the Gregg Williams stuff, and the stadium negotiations, of course. You know, small stuff.
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​Ryan Madson, the biggest offseason free agent acquisition for the Cincinnati Reds, has a torn ulnar collateral ligament (UCL), and will miss the entirety of the 2012 season as he recovers from having Tommy John surgery. More >>

Stan Kroenke's still in the hunt for the Dodgers

​Major League Baseball's owners are expected to hold a phone-in vote tomorrow to determine which of the three remaining suitors for the Los Angeles Dodgers will earn the right to fork over an estimated $1.5 billion for the team, and the right to join the exclusive owners' club. Owners get snazzy blazers and total consciousness, so the price is almost worth it.

Stan Kroenke, owner of the Denver Nuggets, the Colorado Avalanche (for another two years, at any rate -- he has to divest himself of the team soon to comply with NFL rules), Arsenal and the St. Louis Rams, is one of those three surviving bidders.
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