St. Louis Cardinals: 90 Wins Down, 11 To Go
Dear St. Louis Cardinals, Sometimes, there just aren’t words. This season has had more bounces than Brooke Burke on a trampoline. I’ve been perpetually frustrated and elated because of you, often within the same evening. Lance Berkman, I grew to dislike you for ten years. When I heard the Cardinals signed you in the off-season, […]
Steve Kelley Reviews “Moneyball” Starring Brad Pitt and Jonah Hill
“It’s hard not to romanticize baseball.” Anyone who’s played baseball and/or has a passion for the game can understand the sentiment voiced by Billy Beane in Moneyball. Other films such as Field of Dreams have done so with tremendous success. Moneyball, on the other hand, doesn’t do so. Based on the novel by Michael Lewis, the […]
Cardinals Re-sign Berkman through 2012
101.1 ESPN Radio is reporting that the St. Louis Cardinals have re-signed Lance Berkman to a one-year deal for $12 million. I’ll admit, I was a bit hesitant when I heard last winter the team had signed Berkman, given his struggles in the previous two seasons. Happily, I was wrong, as after a slow start […]
Steve Kelley says, “I Don’t Know How She Does It,” Either
I think in the last year and a half, I’ve seen every different type of chick flick/romantic comedy possible. I’ve seen the typical, run-of-the-mill (Letters to Juliet, Going the Distance), the hilarious (Friends With Benefits, No Strings Attached), and the emotionally involving, somewhat good (Love and Other Drugs, Crazy Stupid Love). At some point, they […]
2011 Missouri Tigers Football Preview
I love fall. The weather cools, fall softball is in full swing, the baseball pennant race winds down, and every weekend there is an absolute plethora of football. I’m pretty happy the NFL managed to avoid a lockout that would have compromised its regular season, and in the coming weeks I’ll be writing a Rams […]
Sprint Mode – The St. Louis Cardinals
I’ve come to the realization that the Cardinals this season are much like my ex: immensely frustrating at times, but always tempting enough to lure me back from time to time. They also never cook for me and pretend they don’t know me in public. With 39 games remaining, the Cardinals have essentially backed themselves […]
“30 Minutes or Less” is Da Bo…er, Really Good
Having seen nearly every romantic comedy that’s come out in the last couple weeks, I needed a break. Not that the rom-coms weren’t good, but I needed a manly movie with violence and women wearing less clothes than a spring break beach. Enter Danny McBride and 30 Minutes or Less, a comedy based loosely on […]
Rascals Roll Past Florence 5-4
With all the drama surrounding the Cardinals and the flurry of activity before the trade deadline, people have a tendency to overlook the River City Rascals. I’ll admit, I pretty much did the same thing while I was coaching this summer. Imagine my surprise when I checked the standings last week and the Rascals weren’t […]
Crazy, Stupid, Love
“I have loved her, even when I hated her.” Hollywood movies nowadays rarely surprise me. They might shock me in regards to how appallingly bad they are (I’m looking at you, Splice), but generally they don’t really have the wherewithal to leave me speechless. I’ve always been a Steve Carell fan. The Office remains one of my […]
Baseball and Instant Replay
When it comes to baseball, I’m typically a traditionalist. I truly believe I was born in the wrong era. I would have loved to have grown up in the 1940’s (well, minus that ginormous little thing called World War II) and seen some of the game’s legends in their prime. I would have loved the […]
