There's another injury to a member of the St. Louis Rams offensive line to report, but first some company news. ... As you may have noticed, SBN launched the first round of city/regional hub sites yesterday. Arizona, Boston, Chicago, DC, Detroit and New York were the first out of the gate. The St. Louis regional hub launches on Tuesday, June 15. To celebrate, you're invited to a kick-off event that evening from 6-8 p.m. at The Schlafly Tap Room: 2100 Locust Street (at 21st), St. Louis, MO.
Tom Gannam - AP ... Here is a picture of a dog and some baseball players ... View full size photo » ... Housekeeping: I'm excited to be able to finally announce this, because it's been in the works for a while: This month SB Nation is launching its new regional hubs—here's Arizona, as an example—and I've been tapped to edit the St. Louis edition. It launches June 15. The immediate goal is to offer more breaking news and broader pieces there while keeping VEB (as well as our sister-blogs,
Tell me if you've heard this one before: the Cardinals surprise their skeptical fanbase by taking a well-regarded college hitter with their first round pick, and while scouts are divided on his defense and scouting potential all agree that he can hit line drives with anybody else in the draft. ... Here's part of the red baron's scouting report from back in March: ... Zack Cox is another player a bit in the mold of Bryce Brentz, in that he's not going to kill you in the field, but it's his bat
Back in 2003, when there was no better prospect than Blake Hawksworth, none of us could wait for the day when he'd finally start in the Major Leagues. Dodgers pitcher Monasterios gives him a run for his awesome name money. ...
More photos » ... Jeff Curry - AP ... Browse more photos » ... You know what? F**k that game last night. We are paying Matt Holliday 120 million for the sole purpose of driving in runs and protecting Albert, and he strands two runners on in the bottom of the ninth in a tie game. That by itself doesn't mean much, but, Holliday ranks around 100th in baseball in RBI's this year (seriously) despite playing virtually every game this year and batting 4th in all of them, and Pujols is on pace
Jaime Garcia Manny Parra ... ... The Cardinals go for the clean sweep of the Brewers behind Garcia. Battle of the lefties as the Brewers counter with Parra. Bring on the brooms! ...
More photos » ... Tom Gannam - AP ... "Hey, did you know you look just like Nick? It's like Honey I Shrunk the Kids but you're an adult. I mean, I think you're an adult. Maybe you're just a really big kid. Are you just a really big kid? Are you Nick's little brother? I play second base. I'm also the one that all the women in the stands ogle. Probably some of the guys too. Ya, I'm that hot. I mean, wow, you look just like Nick. HEY, NICK! Come look at this!" - Skip talks at Aaron Miles as he
Gene J. Puskar - AP ... Philadelphia Phillies catcher Carlos Ruiz, right, waits for the late relay throw as New York Yankees' Randy Winn scores during the fourth inning of a spring training baseball game in Clearwater, Fla., Wednesday, March 17, 2010. Winn was once traded for a manager, which has to suck, really ... View full size photo » ... Back in the days when the Matt Holliday signing was an open question a cheap, defensive-minded platoon involving Randy Winn was one of a number of
Rams gain a point in 2011 Madden ratings ... The Rams bring up the rear with a 66, one point better than their 65 from last year. The NFC West doesn't fare well on the whole, with the Cardinals and 49ers topping out with a 79 each ...