Hump Day in St. Louis. Long story short...well, there is no "long" story. No baseball, and the local football *team* is coming off a bye week. In what is considered by many as the greatest sports month of the year, it isn't all that exuberant in this neck of the woods.
Thank goodness for Mizzou football, which should rule the local headlines over the next 48 hours.
The lack of excitement may be why St. Louis was recently listed in the #40 slot of "Greatest American Sports Cities". [St. Louis Business Journal]
Speaking of Mizzou, there basketball team was recently seeded 7th in the Big 12 preseason rankings. [STLToday]
From last week, but an interesting piece, nonetheless - Lookout Landing sums up why Albert Pujols is the most under-appreciated player in baseball. [Lookout Landing]
"MLB Stick Ball" is released for XBox Live. Even though this game is essentially a bunch of silly cartoons running around, we're on board because it's one step closer to wiffle ball on a gaming console. [ShackNews]
Day after admitting he contemplated retirement, Arizona quarterback Kurt Warner says he'd like to play at least two more seasons. [RotoWorld]
And yet *another* power ranking with the Rams in the cellar. [The Bleacher Report]
Brad Lidge says that the mammoth Albert Pujols home run he gave up in the 2005 NLCS made him "mentally tougher". Riiiight. [Canadian Press]
Hump Day in St. Louis. Long story short...well, there is no "long" story. No baseball, and the local football *team* is coming off a bye week. In what is considered by many as the greatest sports month of the year, it isn't all that exuberant in this neck of the woods.
