By Jason Fink The Blues need a little bit of an overhaul on defense. They almost pulled off a coup at the trade deadline when they had a deal in place to send defenseman Colton Parayko to the Buffalo Sabres in exchange for a first-round pick and Sabres number one prospect defenseman Radim Mrtka. Unfortunately, the trade fell through when Parayko exercised his no-movement clause. Don’t get me wrong, Parayko has been a stellar defenseman during his time with the Blues, which go

By Ray Mileur There are times in baseball when patience looks like stubbornness. There are also times when patience looks like wisdom. The St. Louis Cardinals may be living through the second one with Jordan Walker. Not long ago, Walker was a complicated young player in the Cardinals’ system. The tools—frame, bat speed, raw power, athleticism—all pointed toward a middle-of-the-order force. But production does not always arrive on schedule. In St. Louis, where the ghosts of gr

Mantle’s Strikeouts Tell a Different Story in Today’s Game | By Ray Mileur Mickey Mantle carried a reputation in his time as a player who struck out too much. That was the way the game was talked about then. A strikeout was viewed almost as a personal failure, the worst kind of out, a sign that a hitter had been beaten completely. In the old baseball language, putting the ball in play mattered. Moving a runner mattered. Making contact mattered. But when Mantle’s career is car

Photo- NHL.COM By Jason Fink Photo- Sportsnet Doug Armstrong did it again. The St. Louis Blues general manager, who is set to step down at the end of June in favor of Alexander Steen, completed one more final major task before riding off into the sunset. Armstrong inked winger Dylan Holloway to a five-year contract extension worth $38.75 million with an average annual value of $7.75 million. The deal will start next year and will run through the 2030-’31 season. With Hollowa

Matvei Korotky- The Hockey News When you think about players in the St. Louis Blues’ prospect pipeline, names like Justin Carbonneau, Adam Jiricek, Lukas Fischer, and Aleksanteri Kaskimaki come to mind. Otto Stenberg and Theo Lindstein graduated to the big club in 2025-’26 and they look like they’ll be there to stay based on how they played with the Blues. Justin Carbonneau One name you might not know is Matvei Korotky. Who is Matvei Korotky you ask? He was the Blues’ seventh

Photo- Yahoo Sports By Jason Fink After a second straight ouster from the playoffs, it looks like Brady Tkachuk’s time in Ottawa might be coming to an end. Tkachuk, the Senators’ captain and former fourth overall draft pick in the 2018 NHL Draft, could possibly bring the Senators quite the haul in a trade and they definitely need help in a lot of areas. A team who could help them with that is the St. Louis Blues. The Blues are the owners of the 11 th , 15 th , and 31 st picks

By Jason Fink - thesidearmer.com In this exclusive interview with The Sidearmer, NHL Hall of Famer Chris Pronger discusses his career, overcoming adversity, and his new book, ‘Earned’ Booooooooo! Boooooooooo! Booooooooooooo! Chris Pronger is no stranger to booing. If he played for your team, you absolutely loved him. If he played against your team, you absolutely despised him. For three straight years, Pronger was booed on a nightly basis. Not only by the opposing fans, but

Photo- MLB By: Jason Fink According to the Baseball Writers; Association of America’s criteria, “voting shall be based upon the player’s record, playing ability, integrity, sportsmanship, character and contribution to the team(s) on which the player played.” Notice what’s missing. There’s no mention of needing inflated power numbers at a certain position. Nothing about 3,000 hits or other milestone-driven benchmarks. And yet, those are exactly the standards that have come to

By Ray Mileur Editor's note - The Tale of Two GMs is the first installment of a two-part series taking an honest look at the transition from John Mozeliak to Chaim Bloom, examining both the legacy left behind and the direction ahead. In Part I, we reflect on Mozeliak’s nearly two-decade run guiding the Cardinals through sustained success and the eventual need for change. Next Sunday, in Part II, we turn the focus forward, exploring the challenges and expectations now facing B

By Ray Mileur MEMPHIS — Some nights, it’s not about how many hits you get—it’s about when you get them. For Jimmy Crooks, Wednesday was one of those nights. The Memphis catcher turned in the kind of performance that doesn’t just show up in the box score—it changes the shape of the game. Crooks launched a three-run home run as part of a nine-run outburst, powering the Memphis Redbirds to a 9-7 win over Norfolk at AutoZone Park. The swing came at a moment when Memphis needed it