MLB
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What Sports Have Got Right, And Wrong, During The Pandemic
By: Nathan Tucker nrtucker@lc.edu Over the past so many months of this ongoing pandemic, sports have made both a concerted and not-so-concerted effort to safely proceed with competition. Some leagues and organizations have made…
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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…
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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…
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ESPN’s “Long Gone Summer” Review: Had To Be There
By Nathan Tucker nrtucker@lc.edu On Sunday, June 14, ESPN debuted it’s latest documentary “Long Gone Summer”. The documentary was a look into the 1998 MLB home run race between Cardinals slugger Mark McGwire and Chicago…
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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…
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Sports Are Back(?): A Look At Professional Sports Restarting In The US
By Nathan Tucker nrtucker@lc.edu Despite surging positive cases of coronavirus in some regions of the US, the nation’s biggest team sports leagues have decided to push onward and start playing games in July. Popular non-team…
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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…
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Blazer Beat: Baseball Trailblazers Showcased Under The Lights At Busch Stadium
Nathan Tucker nrtucker@lc.edu When I hopped on a Metrolink towards Busch Stadium on Sunday, I could feel the added excitement and energy in the air. The Cardinals could clinch their division with a win,…
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Cardinals ready for Red October
After being denied the World Series trophy for the past two years, the third time could be the charm for the St. Louis Cardinals this October.