Benjamin Hochman
Sports Columnist at St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Sports columnist for hometown paper, St. Louis Post-Dispatch (@stltoday). Author of 4 books, including 11 IN ‘11 (about 2011 #STLCards). Host of “Ten Hochman.”
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1 week ago |
stltoday.com | Benjamin Hochman
In his signature voice, Tom Calhoun announced to the sellout crowd: “Blues goal! His first in the National Hockey League …”At that moment on Tuesday, Enterprise Center sounded like 2019. The cheers were so loud, you couldn’t really hear what was said next, though you didn’t need to. Jimmy Snuggerud, the Blues' prize prospect, had just scored his first goal.
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stltoday.com | Benjamin Hochman
Forty-two. We never see it in baseball, except for one day, when it’s the only number we see. It’s retired to honor the heroic Jackie Robinson — and it’s worn on Jackie Robinson Day to remind all of the doors he opened for current Major League Baseball players. Tuesday was Jackie Robinson Day across MLB — honoring the 1947 day a Black man played in a MLB game for the first time.
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1 week ago |
stltoday.com | Benjamin Hochman
Blues get an early taste of playoff hockey We can look at Tuesday’s Blues game two ways. On one hand, the Blues are losers of three straight contests and have lacked the forechecking and scoring essential for winning hockey. Oh, and key player Dylan Holloway still is out. And now they must win in regulation Tuesday to control their playoff destiny. On the other hand, slightly bigger picture. By the 4 Nations Face-Off break, their season seemingly was over.
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1 week ago |
stltoday.com | Benjamin Hochman
Part of MLB's history in Japan, how do Cardinals become relevant there now to appeal to players, fans? The Cardinals had lost their previous series. And the series before that. And yep, the series before that. It’s early in the season, sure.
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1 week ago |
stltoday.com | Benjamin Hochman
The relationship began with Pop Warner youth football. Bryce Harper and Erick Fedde were teammates. Harper, among other duties, was the team’s punter. Their homes in the Las Vegas area were 10 minutes apart. They were teammates again in junior high, this time in basketball. Then in high school baseball. Bryce Harper went on to be, well, Bryce Harper. But Fedde blossomed, too — picked in the first round of the 2014 draft by … Harper’s Washington Nationals.
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