Baseball’s 2nd half begins today and there are a ton of stories in the works that could make this one of the most thrilling conclusions in sometime. No division leader has more than a three game lead. Plenty of ex-All-Stars are returning to their teams for the stretch run. Jim Thome is going for his [...]
Halfway Home: Looking Ahead At The Cardinals Second Half
July 13, 2011 by Leave a Comment
The St. Louis Cardinals had a much stronger debut to 2011 than many could have guessed, and despite a rash of injuries and bouts with inconsistency, they are still in the drivers seat in the National League Central. However, the playing field is far from level and they are in the middle of the tightest [...]
REAL STARS: How the National League All-Star Team Should REALLY Look
July 4, 2011 by Leave a Comment
Yesterday the rosters for the 82nd Major League Baseball All-Star Game were announced, in it’s earliest form. After injuries, pitching replacements and Final Vote candidates are placed in the mix, it will look much different. However the goal here is to select a team of all the best players from each league thus far, right? [...]
Lost and (Not) Found? The Pitfalls of the NBA Lockout
July 4, 2011 by Leave a Comment
As expected, neither side of the NBA’s power structure, the acts or the management could come to an agreement yesterday and they became the second major pro sport to “lockout” its talent. With that said, the issues that are separating the NBA are much more radical than the one’s facing the NFL. The NBA has [...]
The 5 Biggest (Non-Finals LeBron) NBA Disappointments
June 17, 2011 by Leave a Comment
The word following up the NBA Finals hasn’t been in the spirit of celebrating the victors; rather it has been towards the promise unfilled by one LeBron James of southern Florida fame. There has been a world of talk and example made about his shortcomings, and I’ve already addressed that here, so I wont’ go [...]
WHERE DO WE GO FROM HERE?: NBA Crystal Ball…
June 15, 2011 by Leave a Comment
With the NBA season a complete wrap now, and the next one having some very important questions (starting with will there actually be one…), now is a good time to look forward at a few top issues and topics that await on the pro basketball horizon. Let’s get into it…. WAS THE MAVERICKS RUN [...]
STL 360′S MLB POWER POLL – June 14
June 14, 2011 by Leave a Comment
Sorry for the delay in the Power Poll this week, the NBA Finals took a bit of time to wrap up yesterday. However, around that whole mix and mayhem on the court, Baseball had a great week and a good launch into it’s solo spotlight part of the year. The week started off with yet [...]
Cardinals Take A Familiar, Yet New, Path in the Draft This Year
June 8, 2011 by Leave a Comment
The 2011 Major League Baseball Draft is in the book, which means that due to its mercury-like movement there are 50 new potential St. Louis Cardinals. However, with the start the club is off too, the goal of the week seems to be clear: get more arms, but get plenty of bats and athletes. [...]
STL 360′S MLB POWER POLL – June 6th
June 6, 2011 by Leave a Comment
A familiar face has found themselves back on top of baseball’s premier division, and atop the Power Poll’s 10th incarnation as well. This was aided by so-so weeks by nearly every other elite club in last week’s poll, and the great West Coast swing by the Yankees in route to passing up the Red [...]
ARMS RACE: The Cardinals Top 10 Prospects
June 4, 2011 by Leave a Comment
Next week Major League Baseball hosts it’s amateur draft, and once again the St. Louis Cardinals will be looking the add depth to a minor league system that is on the come up. In recent years it had been depleted behind a series of trades to strengthen the big league club, most notably the Matt [...]
