baseball

  • A Trip to the Cardinal Game

    By Kathryn Smith katmsmith@lc.edu TAKE ME OUT TO THE BALL GAME! We all know the American-loving sport, baseball, where you get to attend and cheer on your favorite baseball team, wear all of your favorite…

  • Blazer Beat: Just Needed Some Fresh Air

    By Nathan Tucker nrtucker@lc.edu It’s not been the easiest return to action for any Trailblazer team, but at this time of year, hope springs eternal. This spring brings new teams, new sports, and more chances…

  • Justin Turner’s Decision, Or MLB’s Lack Of Action?

    By Nathan Tucker nrtucker@lc.edu   This week, the Los Angeles Dodgers captured their first World Series title since 1988. However, what happened afterward has been a bigger story than the team’s first championship in over…

  • Remembering Bob Gibson, Who Changed Baseball Forever

    By Nathan Tucker nrtucker@lc.edu   The greatest Cardinals pitcher of them all, Bob Gibson, passed away at the age of 84 on Friday, Oct. 2. On the same day, the Cardinals were eliminated from baseball’s…

  • Crop of Cards Covid Cases Temporarily Pauses Season

    By Nathan Tucker nrtucker@lc.edu St. Louis’s beloved baseball team has been doing a lot of nothing lately. Just five games into the shortened MLB season, the Cardinals were forced into quarantine, following a handful of…

  • Cardinals Chairman DeWitt: “The Industry Isn’t Very Profitable”

    By Nathan Tucker nrtucker@lc.edu In a radio interview with Frank Cusumano on 590 “The Fan” on Tuesday, June 9, Cardinals owner and Chairman Bill DeWitt Jr. turned heads with comments he made on the financials…

  • Cardinals Chairman DeWitt: “The Industry Isn’t Very Profitable”

    Nathan Tucker nrtucker@lc.edu   In a radio interview with Frank Cusumano on 590 “The Fan” on Tuesday, June 9, Cardinals owner and Chairman Bill DeWitt Jr. turned heads with comments he made on the financials…

  • Bridge Sports Classics: The World Champion Chicago Cubs Come To Town

    By Nathan Tucker nrtucker@lc.edu In this installment of Bridge Sports Classics, we travel from the Lewis and Clark Community College (L&C) campus down I-255, and take the 55 exit to St. Louis, and head to…

  • Is COVID-19 A Blessing In Disguise For MLB?

    Nathan Tucker nrtucker@lc.edu   Prior to the outbreak ofthe  novel coronavirus, one of the biggest stories around the baseball world was Major League Baseball’s proposal to effectively disband roughly a quarter of Minor League Baseball…

  • Good Enough: The 2019 St. Louis Cardinals In Review

    Nathan Tucker nrtucker@lc.edu   It’s often difficult to summarize a Major League Baseball season. One hundred and sixty-two games that can feel pointless at times and far too finite in others, the trek of a…