08.07.2009 8:30 am
Blues fans everywhere got a chuckle Thursday. One of the great villains in team history joined the team’s hockey staff.
The words “Ed Belfour” evoke all sorts of fond memories. In the heat of the great Blues-Blackhawk rivalry, Eddie the Eagle…
08.05.2009 7:30 am
As you might expect, the Cards’ dramatic victory in Queens wasn’t well-received by the Big Apple media:
Wallace Matthews, Newsday: “So far, the only benefit Johan Santana has derived out of being a Met is getting to co-star in a sandwich commercial…
07.14.2009 10:09 am
Sports By Brooks summed up the spectacle pretty well:
“While last night’s edition at Busch Stadium didn’t have the transcendent moments of, say, Mark McGwire and Sammy Sosa hitting rubber baseballs with Flubber cores out of Fenway Park, or Josh Hamilton hitting 500…
07.14.2009 8:04 am
Let’s admit it, people. Home runs excite us — and the longer the blast, the better.
For all the chit-chat about steroids the last several years – and all the outrage expressed by media types speaking for fans – a large…
07.13.2009 10:01 pm
Nelson Cruz faded a bit, hitting just five homers. That left the door ajar for Prince Fielder, who carried momentum from his launch party the previous round.
Fielder started jacking and that was that. Fans stood and applauded after Fielder tied…
07.13.2009 9:43 pm
Prince Fielder bombed away in Round 2, going 488 feet and 503 feet on back-to-back homers to the fat part of the park. There was your “wow” moment of the night.
Those were awesome shots.
Fielder you know. He’s a moose. Dad was…
07.13.2009 7:28 pm
Dave McKay wasn’t available to pitch to Albert Pujols tonight. That was not good news for Albert, since McKay knows how to feed the beast.
He ended up with Pirates bullpen coach Luis Dorante.
Albert didn’t lock in during his prelim event,…
07.13.2009 4:24 pm
This is Albert’s town. The rest of the stars get this.
Pujols once sat out an entire All-Star Game, in 2007, when National League manager Tony La Russa held him back as a just-in-case player. That was not a popular move.
But Pujols…
08.06.2008 6:58 am
Prince Fielder feels badly about his much-replayed run-in with Brewers teammate Manny Parra.
“It’s not like we hate each other,” Fielder told reporters Tuesday. “I don’t. It’s just a little disagreement. I apologize for the way it went down, but I don’t…
03.20.2008 8:01 am
In spring training, veteran ballplayers have lots of time of their hands. Their daily routine starts to drag.
Pranks can help spice things up. The Chicago Tribune brought us the tale of Cubs strength coach Tim Buss and his 1995 Nissan Sentra.
On Tuesday,…