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Interview: AJ Schnack, director of Long Gone Summer

Posted: June 19, 2020 at 2:35 pm   /   Local

AJ Schnack may reside in Los Angeles these days, but the Edwardsville, Il. native and University of Missouri graduate showed off his Midwestern roots in Long Gone Summer, the new ESPN 30-For-30 film about the 1998 home run chase between Mark McGwire and Sammy Sosa. The film was the culmination of a three-year process for […]

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A Rivalry Renewed: Cards and Cubs Set to Do Battle in Playoffs

Posted: October 9, 2015 at 8:54 am   /   Local, St. Louis Cardinals

The start of October, all the yearly  telltale signs that fall has begun are everywhere:  the days are shorter and nights cooler, the high school down the street is having their homecoming bonfire, and the St. Louis Cardinals are preparing for the playoffs.  Well, the later may not happen every year, but as the Cards […]

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Cardinals Sweep Cubs, 2 Games out of Wild Card Spot

Posted: July 22, 2012 at 8:42 pm   /   Local, Sports, St. Louis Cardinals

Well, this was a fun weekend. After a disheartening road trip that saw the Cardinals lose five out of six to the Reds and Brewers, the Cardinals absolutely exploded against the Cubs this weekend, outscoring them by a 23-1 margin and outhitting them 38-17. Thanks to a hockey-related bet with my lovely friend Christine (who […]

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MLB Week 1 Recap: Cardinals Go 3-1, Cubs Officially Eliminated from Contention

Posted: April 8, 2012 at 8:12 pm   /   Local, Sports, St. Louis Cardinals

The first week of the season’s come and gone, and I’m happy to report that the Cardinals managed to come out of Milwaukee with a 3-1 record (for the sake of convenience, I tend to start the sports week on Monday and end it on Sunday). Opening up with the first regular season game in […]

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