Weekend Sports Wrap
Well, I’d say there was a veritable amount of action occurring in St. Louis sports this weekend. The Blues shook up the core of their roster, the Rams released one of their top players, and a Cardinal legend (near legend?) bid his farewell to baseball. Some thoughts on each. Rams Release Atogwe The guy’s done […]
Blues Try to Break Losing Streak Tonight; Andy McDonald Returns; Halak Injured
As a Blues fan this scenario is getting a bit tired. For the third year in a row we are a team that should be a contender, and for the third year in a row we have made it where we have a big hole to dig ourselves out of. Currently the Blues sit 8 […]
The Blues at Midpoint
Okay, technically the Blues have played 39 games so far, so it’s not midpoint. Leave me alone; I’m temporarily brain-damaged [more on that later]. But it’s close enough. Thus far, the Blues sit in ninth place with a 20-13-6 record and 46 points, but they also have played four fewer games than the eighth-place team. […]
St. Louis Blues Sign Forward David Backes to 5 Year/$22.5 Million Dollar Contract
You can knock one thing off of John Davidson and Doug Armstrong’s to-do list for the year. After weeks of telling the media they were close to signing an extension to Blues forward David Backes’ contract, they have finally inked the deal. Backes’ contract is a five year deal that amounts to $22.5 million, a […]
St. Louis Blues Sign David Perron to Two Year $4.3 Million Contract Extension
St. Louis Blues fans can breathe another sigh of relief, they have successfully signed another one of their restricted free agents. This time it was forward David Perron to which the Blues signed a $4.3 million dollar contract extension. “David has proven to be a key forward on our club and we look forward to […]
StL Sports Update
Oh, hello there. This is going to be a rather large collective update for all the goings on in the world of sports related to St. Louis. El Birdos Somehow, the Cardinals managed to lose two out of three to the Royals. The Royals. Currently the Cardinals sit a half game out of first place. […]
Halák!
In my fury over the result of the game between the United States and Slovenia this morning and afternoon, I forgot to mention a very important bit of news for hockey fans in St. Louis. The Blues may have pulled off one of the bigger trades of the off-season, trading for Montreal Canadians goalie Jaroslav […]
St. Louis Cardinals vs. Blues Softball Game at TR Hughes Ballpark Tomorrow!
Don’t miss this great event! Tomorrow afternoon, T.R. Hughes Ballpark and the Charli-Anna Foundation will be holding their charity softball game featuring players from both the St. Louis Cardinals and Blues. The game starts at12:15pm on Saturday, June 19, 2010. Gates open at 10:30am. You can still get tickets for $10 today. If they are […]
Blues Trade Lars Eller and Ian Schultz for Canadians Goaltender Jaroslav Halak
The first thing I thought when I heard the Blues had acquired rights to Canadians goaltender Jaroslav Halak was, “How angry are Canadians fans up in Montreal?” For those of you who don’t watch much hockey, Halak was the golden boy of the playoffs for Montreal. The 25 year old goaltender led the Canadians through […]
Keith Tkachuk Retires With St. Louis Blues in High Fashion
I was talking with my father today about Keith Tkachuk. We were discussing our first major memory of the prototype power forward who would go on to be one of the most iconic players on the Blues in the past decade. Our memory was the same one, it was of Tkachuk at the 1997 All-Star […]
