The St. Louis BattleHawks selected quarterbacks A.J. McCarron and Ryan Willis at the XFL Draft in Las Vegas on Tuesday, giving head coach Anthony Becht two NFL veterans with Power-5 NCAA pedigrees to lead the offensive attack. “Both of these guys bring a lot of unique...
The XFL announced Monday the St. Louis franchise will keep the BattleHawks name and logo used during the ill-fated 2020 season, a Halloween treat for the Ka-Kaw faithful as welcome as a full-size candy bar. Head coach Anthony Becht celebrated the news in St. Louis,...
An hour before I asked my girlfriend to marry me, I paced the living room of our apartment. I needed to leave to meet her, but the Cardinals were down to their last strike. It was September 24, 2011. Chicago Cubs’ closer Carlos Mármol had Yadier Molina against the...
In a classic scene from Bull Durham, journeyman catcher Crash Davis is shooting pool when his protégé – highly-touted prospect Nuke Laloosh – enters the bar after receiving a call-up to the big-league club. Realizing this signals the end of his career, Kevin Costner’s...
A mural decorates the scene outside Hammons Field, a map of Missouri painted powder blue with two red symbols: one small heart in the southwest corner and the legendary STL logo where the Colosseum of a baseball empire beckons. In between them it reads: 214.7 miles....
From a dugout perch at Hammons Field on Wednesday night, the Cardinals’ first round pick in the 2021 MLB draft studied St. Louis’ first round pick in 2014. “Watching the way Jack goes about his business, it’s like a fighter pilot,” Springfield righthander Michael...
Kramer Robertson was napping in a hotel room in Norfolk, Virginia on May 9 when his phone rang. Robertson had gone 1-for-4 with a stolen base in the Redbirds’ 6-3 loss at Jacksonville the day before – the 446th minor league appearance for the Cardinals’ fourth round...
In the top of the first inning at Whataburger Field on Sunday, Springfield Cardinals’ infielder Nick Dunn was in a tight spot, albeit a familiar one. With Mike Antico at first base and one out, Dunn took a called strike and then fouled off the second offering from...
As a boy in Havana, Cuba, Springfield Cardinals’ first baseman Malcom Nuñez launched home runs from his backyard and the balls – or more often, objects that substituted for them – landed hard on nearby homes. Neighbors who complained quickly learned that Nuñez’...
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