The Rundown

Rich Hill's Sinking Ship

2010-03-19 01:46:46

It's looking more and more as if the Rich Hill Era is probably going to end before it begins here in St. Louis. Since Hill joined the team, I've been rooting for him to win the vacant fif...

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Morgan Ensberg and The Night the Lights Went Out for Lidge

2010-03-16 15:37:49

From the Twitter of Rob Neyer by way of Matthew Leach, we have a real blast from the past: Morgan Ensberg, former Houston Astros' third baseman, discussing Albert Pujols' shot in the 2005 N...

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The Tigers' Draw: The Tigers

2010-03-15 14:17:54

So the verdict is in, and the Missouri Tigers ended up a 10 seed, much as I had feared they would following their ignominious defeat at the hands of Nebraska in the opening round of the Big...

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Pushing the Panic Down, For Now

2010-03-12 02:18:01

I'll admit it: I thought this Cardinal team was going to be an absolute juggernaut from the very beginning. First day of spring training, I thought they would be making opposing teams cry with t...

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The Tigers Lay a Tournament Egg

2010-03-11 12:29:50

The Missouri Tigers certainly didn't do themselves any favours in the Big 12 Tournament. Going in to the tournament, they were seen as a team playing their best basketball at the right time of t...

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The Cards' Two-Man Race By the Numbers

2010-03-09 10:08:41

Going into spring training, I was really excited to see how the battle for the fifth and final spot in the Cardinals' rotation was going to shake out. Jaime Garcia, Rich Hill, Blake Hawksworth...

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Game Notes: Metropolitans 17, Cardinals 11 - 4th March 2010

2010-03-05 01:49:33

Ah, the first Cardinal game notes of the year. It can only mean one thing. Baseball is back. Sure, it was sloppy, ugly, and at times nearly unwatchable. Sure, the Cards got their asse...

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The Blues Begin the Stretch Run Standing Pat

2010-03-04 07:15:24

The NHL's trade deadline came and went yesterday without the Blues making an major moves. They had Brad Boyes out there on the market, but found no offers to take. They did make a couple small m...

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In Which the Author is Forced to Defend Tony La Russa Against His Will

2010-03-02 02:41:59

Well, it was inevitable, I suppose. Finally, after years of little passive-aggressive asides and snarky jabs being tossed surreptitiously toward Tony La Russa, someone came out and said it stra...

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The NHL's Momentum: Can They Keep it Going?

2010-03-01 12:47:58

Yesterday we saw what has to go down as one of the single greatest sporting contests in recent history. Today, the NHL starts back up. The question, of course, is whether the NHL, afte...

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Felipe Lopez: The Bargain of the Offseason

2010-02-27 11:06:21

This is the lesson, boys and girls: don't ever, ever get into a staring contest with John Mozeliak. Not that Felipe Lopez was in a staredown, necessarily, but I think the lesson is a va...

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Rethinking Steven Jackson

2010-02-26 11:40:17

For quite some time now, I've heard various people talk about trading Steven Jackson. No one in particular; just general talk that Jackson should be dealt while he has so much value. All al...

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Olympians Know How to Party

2010-02-26 05:52:10

When I think of the Olympics, I think of a great, dignified competition between the greatest athletes the world has to offer. I think of the pageantry and the history and the majestic spectacle...

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Tony Rasmus Still Talking

2010-02-25 17:17:10

Remember back in 2008, when Colby Rasmus' father Tony Rasmus made headlines all over the place posting nasty stuff on message boards after Colby was sent to the minors to begin the season in...

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Team USA Survives (Barely) to Fight Another Day

2010-02-25 01:49:24

We can all exhale now. I'll admit it: I fully expected the U.S. to get bounced against Switzerland. Not before the game, mind you, but sometime right around the end of the first period, a p...

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Ron Wilson: "We Didn't Come Here to Get a Participation Medal"

2010-02-24 00:26:24

I really like Ron Wilson. Yeah, sure, he led the U.S. hockey team to a ginormous upset win over Canada, but he flat-out doesn't give a shit about that. And that's precisely why I like him so much...

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More Proof German People are Crazy: Nude Sledge Races

2010-02-23 00:10:47

Normally, I'm in favour of pretty much anything that puts nudity front and center in the world. People just wear too damned many clothes, in my ever so humble opinion. I'm an ardent supporter of...

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Playing the Odds on Tiger's Apology

2010-02-19 03:33:19

I've actually found a reason to be interested in what Tiger Woods has to say at his press conference today. I know what you're thinking: but Aaron, how can you possibly think today's public appe...

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The Third Base Shuffle: Deja Vu All Over Again

2010-02-18 06:09:33

Well, that's one day of spring camp under our collective belts. So what have we learned? Two words: absolutely nothing. That's right. I have no new epiphanies to share with you this m...

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Mark Mulder Pulls a Brett Favre (Well, Sort Of)

2010-02-16 22:23:35

So it seems Mark Mulder's career has finally come to an end. He announced his retirement just- What? He's not retiring? Oh. Huh. Well, then. Okay, hmm. Let's see, how do we fix this?&...

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