Stanley Cup Preview: Lucky 13 For Beantown?
And so it is – another DraftAmerica prediction comes to fruition! Well, I suppose that’s not entirely true, because the Stanley Cup has yet to be played, but we have the matchup I expected. No,…
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NHL Conference Finals: Familiar Cities to Clash in Stanley Cup?
Okay, my apologies for being a couple days late here. To make up for it, I will take what now represents a bigger leap of faith on one of my picks. After all, I have…
NHL Second Round: Surprised? Not Me
I recently had a friend who isn’t a big sports fan tell me something about sports that stuck in my mind: “Beware the narrative.” I pondered that for a moment. Actually, quite a few moments,…
10 Things You Probably Forgot About the 2011 World Series
The 2011 World Series was arguably the most exciting one of the 21st Century, one that broke a nine-year drought of Fall Classics not reaching a pivotal seventh game. But for every lasting memory of that…
Western Conference Finals Preview: Sharks, Blues Eye First Cup Final
For just the second time since 2009, it won’t be the Chicago Blackhawks or Los Angeles Kings representing the Western Conference in the Stanley Cup Finals. And for the first time, it will be either…
Baseball Blog: 2 Weeks Down, 24 Still to Go
Have we really learned any more in the baseball season’s second week than we did on the first? You can essentially set your watch to a team that starts out scorching taking a mild step…
In a Pinch, Cardinals Prove Magic Isn’t Gone
Yes, they were playing the hapless Atlanta Braves. But the St. Louis Cardinals did something last night no team in MLB history had ever done. With three pinch-hit home runs, the Cardinals notched their first…
The St. Louis Cardinals’ Incredibly Wonderful Roster Logjam
Why are the St. Louis Cardinals 83-46 and clearly the best team in baseball? For starters, how about those that have, for lack of a better phrase, replaced their starters? The casual fan probably has…
12 Reasons Why The St. Louis Cardinals Will Win Title #12
If you’ve watched any baseball at all this year, you know one thing definitively: the St. Louis Cardinals are the best team on the planet. While regular-season glory does not always translate to October success, there is something…
Ladies and Gentlemen, Your 2015 National League MVP: Matt Carpenter
Whether you love the St. Louis Cardinals, hate them, or know very little about them because the media continually shuns them, there is one name that is quickly becoming a household one among baseball fans: Matt…