The Severed Cortex

It's no secret that Cracker is one of my favorite bands. more »

Matt Palmer, who graduated from Caruthersville High School many years after me, got the start against the Yankees in the new Yankee Stadium yesterday and handcuffed the all star lineup. At 30 years old he is certainly no prospect any more, but tagged wi… more »

Thanks to those who have wished me happy birthday. I feel very lucky to have so many friends. Just for jollies this morning, I sawed myself in half, counted the rings, and there were only 27. There must have been some sort of mix up at the Dominican… more »

He's still depositing poorly located fastballs over the Michelin tire sign. This weekend he picked up a 3 inning save. more »

March Madness is great, but I am really ready for baseball season to start again. Once the NFL is over it seems like it takes forever for April to roll around. Thankfully it is here finally. Which of course means fantasy baseball. These are the pla… more »

Holly is the starting catcher after transferring from a JUCO. That's her in the catcher's gear in this story. Also her tagging out a runner at home here. On top of winning the game in the bottom of the 10th, Ryan's line is now .410/.507/.738 Damn i… more »

His daughter must be devastated. I feel for her. This is a very nice article and it deserves to be on the front page. If you want to understand why this country values greed and selfishness look no further than this example. A man who has influenced… more »

He has worked for the Cardinal Organization for seven decades and is the longest tenured person in major league baseball. Every infielder who has come through the Cardinal organization can probably say that George Kissell taught them something. Scott R… more »

Dave Duncan, the pitching guru that makes mediocre pitchers into good pitchers, will get one more year to team up with Tony LaRussa and hopefully bring home a world championship. You can't argue with Duncan's track record, but I sure don't like the kind… more »