Aaron Schafer

2013 RFT Web Awards Winners

It's been said that employees engaging in social media while at work cost the U.S. economy $650 billion a year in lost productivity. That's $4,452 per company, and it doesn't even factor in the economic losses from plain, old Web surfing. Throw that into the mix, and good lordy: No wonder the econom ... More >>

Blues Give Chris Stewart a One-Year Deal

Late last week, the Blues came to terms with forward Chris Stewart on a one-year deal worth $3 million, a slight pay cut from his salary of $3.25 million last season. And with the way he played last year, the only real shock could be how modest the pay cut actually was. It's funny to look back ... More >>

The Blues Get Embarrassed at Home

It's been a great season for the Blues. A really, really great season. They started off slow under Davis Payne, but ever since making a coaching change and bringing in Ken Hitchcock, the Blues have been among the best teams in the NHL. For long stretches of time, in fact, it looked like the Blu ... More >>

The Cardinals' Online Museum Goes on the Road

​It's a marriage made in...Arkansas? The St. Louis Cardinals' Hall of Fame Museum went into storage back in 2008, in anticipation of it moving to Ballpark Village. As we all know, that didn't quite work out, so in January of 2012, the museum moved to its new home: online at this shiny new website. ... More >>

Skip Schumaker's Baseball Card Is Nuts, But Not The Worst Ever

(c) Topps Inc.​Topps is just screwing with Cardinals fans now. According to Rick Chandler at Off The Bench, Skip Schumaker's baseball card in the forthcoming Topps' Series 1 features Schumaker's right ankle only, with most of the card given over to the Rally Squirrel.A spokesman for Topps said the ... More >>

The Ram Factor: Steve Spagnuolo, Josh McDaniels and Super Bowl XLVI

Point and Clique: The 2012 RFT St. Louis Web Awards

Cardinals re-sign Schumaker, but why?

End zone: East St. Louis Flyers, Jose Oquendo and Missouri strip clubs score sympathy

Kaboom: Readers debate the fate of East St. Louis and hunter Jeff Foiles

The Starters Still Suck, But the Cardinals are Moving On

This was the Mariners' bullpen car in 1982, back when baseball still had cool things like bullpen cars. No, this isn't really related to the Cards' current bullpen, but I've been waiting to use this picture forever. ​​The most improbable postseason run I can ever recall isn't ready to end just y ... More >>

Colby Rasmus' Dad Responds to Trade; Says La Russa "Belittled" His Son

Colby Rasmus is now a Toronto Blue Jay.​Tony Rasmus, the outspoken father of Colby Rasmus, has weighed in on his son's trade yesterday from the Cardinals to the Toronto Blue Jays. (A trade, btw, that RFT's baseball columnist, Aaron Schafer, calls one of the "stupidest, most asinine moves" he's eve ... More >>

It's Cardinals Time! St. Louis Cardinals Opening Day 2011

Same Rams Who Stuck With Leonard Little Say No To Vincent Jackson For DUI Issues

Image viaThe Rams give Vincent Jackson a headache too.​There are several reasons the Rams shouldn't have traded for Chargers wide receiver Vincent Jackson.-San Diego was reportedly asking for a second-round draft pick and cash in exchange for Jackson. That's a hefty price to pay for the Rams, a fr ... More >>

The Cannonball makes a splash, and readers defend physicians and Derek Jeter

Wash. U. turns its grease into gas, the Cards make a deal, and Lambert dumbs down its signage

Jerry Berger gets the boot, Gant Bloom gets a green light, and Sammy Sosa's in a whiteout

Cardinals' playoff run cut short, Rock Hill's infamous traffic cop will retire his radar gun; and Up in the Air is good to fly

Rockies vs. Cardinals 9/27/09: The Photographer Who Caught the Catch That Probably Wasn't

​In just a moment we're going to hear from Craig Welling, a Denver blogger who snapped a photograph that was the source of much argument and consternation around the Interwebs last week.First, some background. On Tuesday RFT sports blogger Aaron Schafer dipped into a brewing controversy surro ... More >>

Rockies vs. Cardinals 9/27/09: The Photographer Who Caught the Catch That Probably Wasn't

​In just a moment we're going to hear from Craig Welling, a Denver blogger who snapped a photograph that was the source of much argument and consternation around the Interwebs last week.First, some background. On Tuesday RFT sports blogger Aaron Schafer dipped into a brewing controversy surr ... More >>

Readers riff on rude audiences, misogynistic columnists and raw food

From the Blog: Lawn-mower drunks, Juan Encarnación now playing politics, and ancient Cahokian savages

Take Me Out to the Old (and Tarnished) Ball Game: For better or worse, baseball's midsummer classic is a symbol for the state of the game

Readers are mad for (and about) St. Louis' most famous Hungarian

Readers dish on Dressel's, Screamer's and taking the Busch out of Busch Stadium

This Week in RFT, April 1 - April 8

We're back at you, and on April Fool's Day no less. This week we proudly present our special "Play Ball" Opening Day 2009 spread, complete with a full-page St. Louis Cardinals schedule (suitable for framing), and a thought-provoking piece by our baseball blogger extraordinaire, Aaron ... More >>

We've Been Booked

maplestreetpress.comThis RFT's own Aaron Schafer is a contributing writer in this year's Maple Street Press Cardinals Annual 2009, the pre-season guide to this year's St. Louis Cardinals.Schafer, who also writes for Viva El Birdos, joins VEB founder Larry Borowski, and Deadpsin founder and Cardinal ... More >>

Bloggers React to Cards GM's Infamous Online Spat with Fans

UPDATE: More comments from Chuck Brownson, a blogger at Viva El Birdos, are at the bottom of this post.In July 2007 I wrote an article for the RFT about the increasing influence that statistically-minded baseball blogs were starting to have on the day-to-day operations of the teams they cover. In ad ... More >>

Baseball Card of the Week: Ben Sheets

It's Christmas time here in the Gateway City, and in honor of this most wonderful time of the year, I've decided that this week's Card of the Week is going to be a little bit different. See, this week, instead of featuring a player who recently won an award, or signed a big contract, or exposed ... More >>

Cardinals Add Pitcher Trever Miller and Shortstop Khalil Greene

Well, when things finally decide to happen, they do so in a hurry, don't they? First things first: Trever Miller. Can I just tell you all that when I heard the Cardinals finally came to terms with Miller, my heart offered up a great and glorious hosanna to the heavens above? "At last," I thought, " ... More >>

RFT readers love Laurell K. Hamilton's vampire stories, Albert Pujols, and foodie trivia

Over the Weekend: Halloween Parties, Stephen Malkmus, Neil Diamond, $2 Gasoline

Photos: Baseball Mustache Hall of Fame

RFT readers prove that it's never the off-season in Cardinal Nation

Abrahowdumbya: Only a herd of ignoble knuckle-draggers go to magic shows

Four More Years: Kyle Lohse Extends Contract

Readers weigh in on Hell's Kitchen — and Mark Mulder’s — finale

You Be the Manager: Change the Cardinals Lineup

Sports Blog: 2008 Major League Baseball Draft Picks

Sports Blog: 2008 Major League Baseball Draft Picks

Cardinals Opening Day v2.0: The Brightest Spot

Cardinals Opening Day v2.0: The Brightest Spot

The Cards aren't likely to challenge for the pennant this year. In a way, that'll make them all the more interesting to watch.