Interview: WWE’s Top Dolla (A.J. Francis) speaks on his NFL days, The Rock, and charity work
After a shocking release from the WWE, Hit Row is back! That means A. J. Francis is continuing to live out his dream as a professional wrestler. Francis, who goes by Top Dolla in WWE, will be in action on Friday live at Enterprise Center. Hit Row will be taking on Legado del Fantasma as […]
Interview: AJ Schnack, director of Long Gone Summer
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 […]
St. Louis Cardinals Add Ruben Tejada to Shortstop Mix
The Cardinals added some middle infield depth early on Friday by signing free-agent shortstop Ruben Tejada to a one year 1.5 million dollar contract. Tejada, who is 26 years old, was placed on waivers by the New York Mets earlier last week. Prior to being waived by the Mets, Tejada was scheduled to make $3 […]
A Rivalry Renewed: Cards and Cubs Set to Do Battle in Playoffs
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 […]
On Deck: The Cardinals So Far
Oh, hey there! Been a while, eh? Yeah, I still write for ReviewStl. You’re stuck with me for a while longer, I suppose. Don’t worry, I’ll be trying to write a little bit more than the zero I’ve done recently. But you don’t want to listen to my ramblings, eh? Me neither. You want to […]
Oscar Taveras Always in the Heart of Cardinal Nation
One week ago, Cardinal’s nation was dealing with the calamity of being eliminated from the post season by the San Francisco Giants. Today, that loss is put into perspective, by the true tragedy of the death of 22-year old outfielder Oscar Taveras. Early Sunday evening, the sports world was shocked to learn that Taveras and […]
2014 St. Louis Cardinals Preview – Shortstop
Note: this is an ongoing series previewing the Cardinals. You can find catchers here, first base here, second base here, and third base here. I rooted hard for Peter Kozma. I really did. The Cardinals’ first-round pick in 2007, Kozma escalated through the system based mostly on the merits of his glove, which I’ll admit was terrific last […]
2014 St. Louis Cardinals Preview – Third Base
Note: this is an ongoing series previewing the Cardinals. You can find catchers here, first base here, and second base here. Well, the hometown hero is gone. After putting on a post-season performance that’ll be remembered in St. Louis likely for the rest of its existence, David Freese had a terrific 2012 season, posting a […]
2014 St. Louis Cardinals Preview – Second Base
St. Louis has had a bit of a revolving door when it comes to the middle of the infield. Second base has been the worst overall culprit. How bad? The last player to start more than two seasons in a row as the opening day second baseman was Fernando Vina, whose final season with the […]
2014 St. Louis Cardinals Preview – First Base
And on we roll around the horn from behind the plate to the first stop on the basepaths. Cardinals fans were lucky enough to witness one of the greatest hitters in history manning first from 2004-2011. When he moved on, it wasn’t unreasonable to expect at least a bit of a drop in production, but […]