My favorite part of watching football is when the quarterback throws a ball in a spot where only the receiver can catch it and the receiver defies what we think we know about acrobatics to complete the reception. My least favorite part of watching football is the unavoidable fact that the sport is destroying its…
The eight greatest unmade “Last Dance”-style St. Louis sports documentaries
That ESPN’s documentary series The Last Dance, a ten-part recollection of the 1997-98 Chicago Bulls, has become a worldwide phenomenon is a perfect storm of events. We are in the middle of an international pandemic that has stopped all sports dead in their tracks, it is largely the story of possibly the most popular athlete in…
Why the Cardinals shouldn’t sign Albert Pujols (besides the obvious reason)
Willie McGee was my fisrt least favorite baseball player. Yes, I am aware that Willie McGee is, for a certain generation of St. Louis Cardinals fans, a beloved figure. I am aware that, while we as a collective fan base generally overrate McGee, he had a few very good seasons with the Cardinals, including his…
The Yadier Molina speculation is probably much ado about nothing
Before I dig deeper into this post, regarding rumors first circulated by Marly Rivera of ESPN.com that St. Louis Cardinals catcher Yadier Molina is open to playing for a new team in 2021 if he is not able to agree to terms on a new contract with the only team on which he has played…
The St. Louis Cardinals All-World Team
The vast majority of St. Louis Cardinals players have been people born and raised in the United States, because the vast majority of all MLB players have been born and raised in the United States. But the demographics of the sport have become increasingly diverse over the years, which is great not only if you…
What if John Mozeliak had perfect knowledge of the MLB Draft?
It would be difficult to refer to John Mozeliak's tenure at the head of the St. Louis Cardinals' front office as anything but a resounding success. His teams have made the postseason in seven of twelve seasons and won a World Series, appearing in another. The Cardinals have never had a losing season during his…
Michael Jordan, antiquated basketball player, was a modern baseball player
Like millions of other sports-starved people, I eagerly anticipated the first two episodes of The Last Dance, ESPN's ten-part documentary mini-series about the 1997-98 Chicago Bulls. Naturally, most of the show's focus is on the team's greatest superstar, Michael Jordan. The first two episodes, which debuted to huge ratings on Sunday night, were generally strong. So…
Could the 2011 Cardinals beat the 2020 Baltimore Orioles?
A popular story, repeated throughout the years involving countless different players to a point where I've chosen to not believe any of them actually happened, goes something along these lines: a newspaper reporter tracks down a legendary former player and asks him, "How do you think you'd fare if you were playing baseball today?" The…
Which MLB franchise has the greatest all-time team? (Part 3)
If you haven't read the first two parts of this series, you can read Part 1 here and Part 2 here. I have assembled thirty of the greatest baseball teams imaginable. I have set ground rules and parameters for these teams and my wildest fantasies about allowing the greats of multiple generations to square off…
Which MLB franchise has the greatest all-time team? (Part 2)
If you haven't read the first part of this series, you can read it here. These thirty super-teams were assembled under the language of Wins Above Replacement. To repeat phrasing I’ve used before, WAR is an imperfect stat, but its greatest strengths are that it is intuitive and it is comprehensive. If you showed the…
St. Louis Bullpen 