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When the clock on Albert Pujols’ contract negotiation deadline struck midnight last spring, it cued up chatter across the league on who might pursue him once he became an unrestricted free agent.  The big players – Yankees, Sox, Phillies – were out.  Dodgers and Mets were in financial trouble.  So it left just a handful [...]

This morning, Entertainment Weekly released that David Freese will appear (as himself) on a new ABC comedy entitled, “Work It.”  It’s a one-time appearance and “Work It” is basically an entire series based on the movie “White Chicks” that will ultimately fail, but still.  It can’t be any worse than Scott Spiezio, Adam Kennedy, and [...]

When Tony La Russa stepped down from his position just days after the World Series had ended, the Cardinals kept their names front and center on the sporting priority list of most local fans.  There was no “offseason”, rather a seemless transition from one type of drama to the next. With the search for the [...]

After Sebek unveiled the Ron Washington Game 7 locker room speech last night, we figured now was as good a time as any to throw out one more clubhouse leak from the Rangers. Although it looks like cap was kept on this one…BURN! Okay, it’s not exactly breaking news to hear that a company like [...]

Before Game 7 of the World Series, Texas Rangers manager Ron Washington explained to the media that no grandiose pep talk was necessary to rally his team.  Sure, they were attempting to bounce back from one of the most dramatic loses in World Series history, but the skipper promised the media that no “rah-rah speech” [...]

It’s safe to say that it struck many local sports fans as a bit strange that a statue of Albert Pujols pointing to the sky was unveiled to the public this week.  If it was sitting in front of Busch Stadium days after he announced his retirement, there wouldn’t be a  dry eye in the house. But [...]

According to Joe Strauss of the Post-Dispatch as well as the entire Internet, the Cardinals have asked permission to interview Hall of Famer and former Cubs 2B, Ryne Sandberg. Sandberg currently manages the Lehigh Valley IronPigs, the AAA affiliate of the Philadelphia Phillies.  We’ll need to check the species genus of “IronPig“, but for now, [...]

A lot has happened over the past 48 hours.  A lot. While Tony La Russa’s retirement will be the central topic of conversation for the next few days, it will slowly morph into Albert Pujols’ pending free agency and how both storylines are dependent or independent.  One thing is certain: we shouldn’t allow these narratives [...]

Well, the last 48 hours have certainly been interesting, to say the least.  Do yourself a favor and try to relax tonight.  You have a big day tomorrow; calling into sports talk stations and proving to co-workers that you’re the savviest sports guy around.  While mispronouncing every last name, of course.  You can relax tonight [...]

His ascent from obscure draft pick to consensus top player in the league came so rapidly, it’s hard to imagine 11 years ago when Albert Pujols was an unproven, modestly hyped rookie who was battling with Bobby Bonilla for the last spot on the roster. It makes one wonder how in the hell we got [...]