W: Sean MurphyA: Sean MurphyDC Comics Black Label One of the best things about What Ifs? and Elseworld titles was the ability to tell some out there stories. What if you hear about a story where the Joker went straight? This is the book for you. In this Black Label series (think current day Elseworlds),…
In a regular year, the St. Louis Cardinals will invite bloggers to talk with Present of Baseball Ops John Mozeliak and catch a game in a suite. Unfortunately, this isn’t a normal year. I received a surprise invite to a Zoom call with other bloggers to ask Mozeliak some questions. Normally, we have more questions…
I’m not the biggest Urban Chestnut fan (they make good beer, just not my styles), but when I saw they were making an American Lager to celebrate Stan Musial’s 100th birthday, I knew I had to try it. ABV: 4.50%IBU: 11Style: Lager – AmericanBrewery Description: It’s been 100 years since Stan the Man was born,…
Gong Show Athletic Club · Pat’s Podcast Episode 3
I don’t know if this is happening outside of Cardinal Nation, but there is a segment of fans that are struggling with the fact that the Cardinals are going to do a “unified” gesture on opening day for Black Lives Matter. I see multiple issues with these “struggles”. First off, BLM is not a political…
17 PLAYERS DEVELOPED WITHIN THE ORGANIZATION; THREE FIRST-TIME CARDINALS ST. LOUIS, MO., July 23, 2020 – The St. Louis Cardinals will open their 129th season of play in the National League tomorrow night when they host the Pittsburgh Pirates at 7:15 p.m. CDT in the opening game of the shortened 60-game regular season. The team’s…
This will be a major league season like we’ve never seen. 60 games, changing roster sizes, and player pools with no minor leagues. Here are 5 positives and 5 negatives we can look forward to this season. Negative: The public can’t hold the Astros accountable for cheating. One thing that’s been lost in the labor…
If there wasn’t enough craziness in this world right now, the MLB Owners and Players Union are in the process of adding to it by increasing the odds that they want to destroy the game. This maybe a dramatic statement, but if you step back and look at the back and forth between both sides,…
Each year, I create an MLB Draft Tracker and share it here. The tracker includes who is taken, what they sign for, slot value, and the over/under of the signing. This is something that’s updated daily and will be continually tweaked. Here’s the gist of the MLB Draft. Every pick has a slot value; teams…
I think it’s pretty well known that I like beer. My goal in trying so many beers is discovering the perfect beer and trying to replicate it. I’ve made probably close to 100 beers in the 10+ years I’ve been brewing. This week, I picked up Schlafly’s Tropical Saison again (previously reviewed here); I went…
I’m on my second viewing of The Last Dance; I want my kids to see the dedication it takes to play professional sports. The show is easily one of the best sports documentaries made. It got me thinking about what else I want to see. Here are my top 5 documentaries I’d like to see…
