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Metal Costume Tips and Cubs Trash Talk from the Dropkick Murphys' Matt Kelly

After sixteen years of growl, music lovers can't help but think of Dropkick Murphys when someone mentions Boston. The band with equal parts swagger and bagpipes is as much a part of the fabric of Beantown as the brownstones that dominate the city. Despite the Murphys' undying love for the Red Sox, S ... More >>

10 Ways to Console Yourself Now That The Cardinals Have Choked

So the Cards choked. It happens -- not to the Cards, of course, not usually. But life goes on. The World Series starts tonight, and the rest of the world has already forgotten about us. 1. Gather at Busch Stadium. Bring candles. Sob, "It shoulda been us!" Experience catharsis with your fellow membe ... More >>

P'sghetti's Iscariot: Four Places Billy Corgan Should Have Eaten in SoCo

As briefly reported over at STLtoday by Joe Holleman, Smashing Pumpkins frontman Billy Corgan somehow ended up at P'sghetti's (5540 South Lindbergh Boulevard; 314-849-5332) in south county last Thursday, prior to his show at the Chaifetz Arena. This caused Gut Check to wonder: Who decided it'd be a ... More >>

[VIDEO] Classy Cubs Fan Mimics a Double-Barrel Blowjob on TV, Gets Ejected

This occurred late Monday night, after a 3.5-hour rain delay at Wrigley Field caused the Cubs game against the Pirates to stretch well past midnight. At which point, in the ninth inning, we all got a refreshing taste of typical Cubs-fan behavior. We loved the conclusion reached yesterday by Deadspin ... More >>

The Cards Keep Running in Place

And just when things were looking so good, too. The first two games of the series against the Rockies, the Cardinals looked like a team ready to kick ass and chew bubblegum but forgot to bring any bubblegum. An offensive explosion good for 20 runs in two games had the Cards poised for a sweep i ... More >>

Market Moves and What They Mean For the Cardinals

The trade deadline is just a few days off now, and the Cardinals are in a dogfight for the NL Central. Whether or not that ultimately translates into actual movement for the Cards on the trade market remains to be seen, but the conditions are certainly right. It's been a fairly robust trade mar ... More >>

Should We Be Worried About Cardinals' 0-4 Slump?

The Cardinals are mired in their first real slump of the season. That's not to say the Cards haven't faced any adversity before now, of course; there have been a couple of really tough losses already in 2012, and they have seemed to come in bunches, little clusters of misery amidst what has bee ... More >>

Stan Kroenke Does Not Win the Dodgers Bidding War

​Apparently, the speed of business is very fast indeed when $2 billion is on the table. That's the record-breaking price offered to current Los Angeles Dodgers owner Frank McCourt by the investment group helmed by Magic Johnson and Stan Kasten. McCourt agreed to the sale mere hours after Major Lea ... More >>

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How to Cancel a Reservation Like a Civilized Person

Surely we don't need to go over something as simple as having the good manners to cancel a reservation on one of the busiest restaurant nights of the year, right? Apparently, we do. .bbpBox37365228480114690 {background:url(http://a3.twimg.com/a/1297726420/images/themes/theme1/bg.png) #C0DEED;pa ... More >>

Five Picks for Cardinals' Rule 5 Draft

Players line up to be fawned over and poked at in preparation for the Rule 5 draft. ​Baseball's Winter Meetings will come to an end today, with the annual Rule 5 draft one of the final items on the itinerary. In case you aren't familiar with the Rule 5 draft, here's a decent overview of how it all ... More >>

Yard (F)Art: Cardinals and Cubs Gardners Get Reality Show

Chances that someone's yard ends up with a mowed arch? 100 percent.​In yet another example of how nothing is too banal for reality TV, we present you with "Yard War: Baseball" -- an hour-long special to air this fall on the DIY Network. The show will feature two St. Louis neighbors battling out fo ... More >>

Et Tu, Fast Eddie?

Fox 2 (KTVI) reports that Eddie Sholar, the owner of Alton, Illinois, legend Fast Eddie's Bon-Air, will throw out the first pitch of...a Chicago Cubs game at Wrigley Field? Apparently, it's reward for the immense volume of beer -- the area's coldest, I'm told -- sold at Fast Eddie's, but still.  ... More >>

Blago Won't Testify After All; Wife Loses Chance to Catch Up on Summer Reading

image viaWould this man lie to you?​Former Illinois governor Rod Blagojevich, who, for the past year and a half, has been proclaiming his innocence to anyone who will listen (and even some who don't care), has decided to hold his tongue, for once. Blago announced his intention earlier this we ... More >>

Last Night: Deadspin Founder Will Leitch Talks Really Fast, Meets with Adoring Fans at Left Bank Books, Gets Beer with Sportswriters

Fast-talker Will Leitch last night at Left Bank Books.​It's just after after nine o'clock Thursday night at Left Bank Books downtown, and Will Leitch is still going strong. The writer-turned-blogger-turned-writer-again is seated at a desk in front of cookbooks and to the left of glossy-covere ... More >>

Cubs Ace Carlos Zambrano Moves To the Bullpen, Lookout Gatorade Machine

The Cubs have decided to move former ace and known perpetrator of crimes against Gatorade machines Carlos Zambrano to the bullpen. Big Z has gotten off to a slow start this season, with a 7.45 ERA in four starts and 26 hits allowed in 19.1 innings, and the Cubs' bullpen has been less than inspi ... More >>

18 Symbols That Should Be Made "Official" in Missouri

​In Missouri, legislators didn't think it was a good idea to name a dead dog as the official state canine. On Thursday, the state House defeated a bill aimed at making "Seamen," the dog that accompanied Lewis and Clark on their trip West, the official canine in our state. As the Post-Dispatch ... More >>

Stuck to My Ribs: Bono's Pizzeria

Josh Bacott​One of the detriments to living in a city that claims its own "style" of pizza? A significant chunk of the locally-owned establishments ignore the alternatives.Seemingly every neighborhood joint that offers delivery specializes in thin-crust St. Louis-style pizza. As a lifelong reside ... More >>

Proof Cardinal Fans are Douchebags, Too

While perusing the interwebs looking for something or other (I think I was searching for an image of some sort), I came across something rather fun. It was an old post on Bleacher Nation (a Cubs blog, for those of you who are unaware), back when the author was doing his previews of all the NL Centra ... More >>

St. Louis T-Shirt Maker Inspires Chicago Copycats; White Sox Manager a Fan

Ozzie GuillenChicago White Sox manager Ozzie Guillen might not know it, but he's a fan of St. Louis-based Rina Wear clothing company. The Chicago Tribune reports that prior to today's inter-league match between the White Sox and Cubs at Wrigley Field, Guillen came across a street vendor selling T-sh ... More >>

The Five Most Offensive Cardinals-Cubs Shirts

The snarky commenters at Deadspin are loving this controversy-causing T-shirt worn by an always-classy Cardinals fan during one of the Cubs games last weekend. Apparently this was allowed to slide while the wearer of a relatively innocuous "Cubs Suck" shirt was forced to turn it inside-out when he e ... More >>

St. Louis: The Sixth Manliest City in the U.S.

Combos Snack Food Ranks St. Louis 6th Manliest City in U.S.

www.combos.comCombos, the pretzel-and-processed-cheese food that comprised an unhealthy proportion of my adolescent snacking, has released a new study revealing the 50 "manliest" cities in the country, and St. Louis ranks sixth! It trails only (in order) Nashville, Charlotte, Oklahoma City, Cincinna ... More >>

Combos Snack Food Ranks St. Louis 6th Manliest City in U.S.

www.combos.comCross-posted at Gut Check.Combos, the pretzel-and-processed-cheese food that comprised an unhealthy proportion of my adolescent snacking, has released a new study revealing the 50 "manliest" cities in the country, and St. Louis ranks sixth! It trails only (in order) Nashville, Charlot ... More >>

Not News: Cubs Manager Flunked Square-Dancing

Wikimedia CommonsIt's OK Lou. No one square-dances anymore, anyway.Chicago Cubs manager Lou Piniella never earned his college degree because he flunked square-dancing. At least that's what the 65-year-old skipper tells MLB.com reporter Carrie Muskat: "I flunked square dancing," he said. "I didn't sh ... More >>

Obama Shouts out Metro East, Reluctantly Mentions Cardinals at Ball

Perhaps the new president is still a little peeved about losing Missouri in the general election (though unlikely), but it's probably his allegiance to the Chicago White Sox that caused him to reluctantly mention the Cardinals and give a shout-out to Scott Air Force Base during Tuesday night's Comma ... More >>

Aaron Miles: Upping the Cubs' Grit

Okay, I have to say, I just flat out don't know what to make of this. Apparently, the Cubs have just signed Aaron Miles. Huh. Alright, everyone who saw this coming, raise your hands. Be honest. Yes, that means you. That's right, put your hand back down. Seriously, has there ever, and I mean eve ... More >>

Undecided Voters Are Stupid, Some are Cubs Fans, Jokes Daily Show

RFT reader wishes the Cubs 100 more years of failure

Baseball Card of the Week: Wellemeyer's Rookie Card

Now for the Bad News About the Cardinals

Cardinals at the Crossroads

Over the Weekend: Photos from Fair St. Louis, Live OFF the Levee, Cardinals vs. Cubs

What Fans Already Knew: A Red Sox vs. Cardinals Review

Cards Blog: Nice Line in Deadspin Comments Thread

Cards Blog: Nice Line in Deadspin Comments Thread

Cards Blog: A Houston Rivalry's Backe

Cards Blog: A Houston Rivalry's Backe

Cards Blog: Nats Go Down, Cubs Fans Are Primed

Cards Blog: Nats Go Down, Cubs Fans Are Primed

Capsule Reviews

Dennis Brown and Deanna Jent suss out local theater

Capsule Reviews

Dennis Brown and Deanna Jent suss out local theater

Butt Those Bears

The Rams take on Chicago

Drive, They Said

Hellcab is a 70-minute angst ride in a one-horse-open taxi

Wrap the Pimp

We raise our glass to John Goodman, the Cubs (please don't hit us) and the almighty Pimp; plus, not everyone is buying what the Department of Homeland Security is selling

Die, Cubs, Die

And then die some more

You Don't Know Dick

St. Louisans, take some civic pride in Nelly-sanctioned model searches, fire-loving artists, Vespa-ridin' cops and one really underwhelming presidential campaign

Who Is the Most Deserving Player Who Didn't Get Invited to the All-Star Game?

Published the week of July 12-18, 2000

Getting What You Don't Pay For

Success ruins some of baseball owners' most tearful tales

Foul Ball

Whitey Herzog takes a vicious swing at money-driven modern baseball, where only the wealthy win -- and the fans always lose