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Joe Strauss recently transitioned into the #2 columnist slot after serving as the lead Cardinals honcho since coming to the paper in 2002. We brought him aboard this digital jamboree to chat about his promotion, his favorite athlete to cover, the best press box in the country and where the industry is headed.

Even before the glory days of Patrick, Kilborn, and yes, even Olbermann, sports highlight show anchors have long been notorious for coming up with “catch phrases” or recurring bits to use in their highlight segments. Some are good. Some are bad. Some start out as good, but after hearing them 100,000 times make you wish [...]

We've talked about it before; horribly produced and/or insanely bizarre videos are typically the ones that go viral on the internet. But this one crosses that line. Admittedly, we felt a little awkward for watching this thing to its finality.

We know the SEC is a powerful football conference that never hesitates to pat itself on the back. Mizzou fans learned that first hand when the football team was throttled in all but two of their inaugural conference games and watched as opposing fans made an instant determination that the program is unworthy of the [...]

That 10% MLB coupon is valid for every thing at the Cardinals Team Store except the shiny, new jerseys. Anyway, don't let that distract you. The online Cardinals Store is a cornucopia of merchandise goldmines. Here are ten items to fickle your fancy on Cyber Monday.

He’s a frequent contributor to JoeSportsFan and he’s appeared a number of times on ESPN as the founder of the American Mustache Institute, a brave organization fighting against the oppression of mustached-Americans. Locally, he’s the founder of a creative agency named "Elasticity" and the proprietor of the movement entitled "RallySTL".

The Rally St. Louis phenomenon is off and running. Citizens are now able to present ideas to make significant improvements to this city and watch them come to life. Today you are called upon to present your elevator pitch for ideas in JSF’s wheelhouse. Ideas that will launch St. Louis to greatness on the national SPORTS landscape…

We've seen plenty of homemade music videos over the past few years that went viral. Mostly, because they were terrible. The more terrible, the more views. It's a simple formula in this meritocracy we call "The Internet". This one is different because, well, it's music backed by lyrics that actually mean something.

We certainly have our critiques of the local media, but 101 ESPN Program Director Kent Sterling is a guy that many consider a student of the game. He's incredibly passionate about the industry and forthright about its successes and failures. Given our affinity to talk shop every now and then, we were happy to welcome him aboard the ship.

Finishing Top 5 in the MVP voting is a career defining achievement. Finishing Top 10 gives a player something to brag about their entire lives. Finishing last? Sort of an oxymoron. On the day the MVP voting is unveiled, the JSF Power Rankings takes a look at those Cardinals who were good enough to get at least one MVP vote, but in the process, slotted themselves dead last on the balloting.