Brian Matthews

BY BERNIE MIKLASZ, Post-Dispatch Sports Columnist |

During his brilliant NBA career, LeBron James has been hounded by holograms. No matter what LBJ does on the basketball court, he can't get away from the glowing images shimmering in the background... read more

In Focus this week is Brian Matthews, General Partner of Cultivation Capital. The In Focus series will showcase the experiences and accomplishments of each member of the firm.

Amir Kurtovic of the St. Louis Business Journal did a thorough job telling Brian's story which made the publication's front page. The original article is only available online to Business Journal subscribers, but you can view the full article below.

A League Of Their Own

Available for download as a PDF.

In Focus this week is Brian Matthews, General Partner of Cultivation Capital. The In Focus series will showcase the experiences and accomplishments of each member of the firm.

Amir Kurtovic of the St. Louis Business Journal did a thorough job telling Brian's story which made the publication's front page. The original article is only available online to Business Journal subscribers, but you can view the full article below.

A League Of Their Own

Available for download as a PDF.

Bob Cook, Contributor on Forbes

In my area of the United States, Muslim girls play sports, with or without wearing a hijab... read more

The “Old School Sports” Channel has been launched on St. Louis-based Lockerdome, including an Android and Mobile app that delivers a “complete media experience” about Midwest sports. Channel Subscriptions are free and available by visiting www.kcoldschool.lockerdome.com

Lockerdome is a growing, sports-based phenomenon built to “bring the game and athletes to the public.” Individual network channels are being added specific to user demand for sports-related content.

Douglas Burson says “Old School Sports” is targeted to fans who want unique, quick-hitting images, videos and written material... read more

BY JEFF GORDON

 

Cardinals outfielder Jon Jay struggled mightily during the World Series last fall. He floundered at the plate, grounding out weakly again and again and again... read more

By Scott Miller | CBSSports.com Senior Baseball Columnist

Mother Nature, that old third-base coach herself, annually flashes all kinds of signs that it's time to start spring training.

Hand to the right ear? Too damned many icicles... read more

By C70 At The Bat

For Cardinal fans starving for any morsels of news, the buffet that was Thursday's activity was a delight. Jason Motte probably said it best.  After seeing all the pitchers in camp, he quipped, "It feels like we started today."  

  If you were following Derrick Goold's Twitter feed, you saw pictures and videos of the workouts that were going on and it was glorious.  All five of the starters are in camp and, as indicated by Motte, some of the bullpen as well.  The coaching staff was there.  Folks, it may not be official, but baseball is back... read more

by bgh on Feb 13, 2012 8:01 AM EST

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In the NLDS, David Freese hit ... read more

By Joe Frisaro / MLB.com

MIAMI -- Before Yeonis Cespedes left Miami a few days ago, the Marlins apparently gave the Cuban-born outfielder something to think about.

While MLB... read more

By T.R. Sullivan / MLB.com

ARLINGTON -- The Rangers have once again avoided an arbitration hearing with any of their players.

The Rangers agreed to a one-year deal worth $9... read more

BY DAN O'NEILL • doneill@post-dispatch.com > 314-340-8186 

There was a special guest up in the press box on Saturday night at

Scottrade Center: Todd McLellan... read more

BRYAN BURWELL • bburwell@post-dispatch.com 

COLUMBIA, MO. • Inside the rowdy confines of Mizzou Arena on Saturday afternoon, it was time once again for a Big Steve house party... read more

Bernie Miklasz bjmiklasz@ post-dispatch.com 314-340-8192 

The Cardinals unofficially begin a new era when pitchers, catchers, hopes and dreams report to spring training... read more

By C70 at the Bat

I wasn't sure that anything could overshadow Adam Wainwright getting back on the mound, but Yadier Molinagiving a good interview about the past, present and future pretty much did it.

  Molina, as will be pointed out numerous times this spring, is in the same position that his good friend Albert Pujols was in--a homegrown veteran and pillar of the clubhouse in the last year of his contract and potentially heading toward free agency.  While there are obvious differences relating to the scope and impact of that situation, the rough outlines are the same... read more

By David Kvidahl

Cameron Biedscheid will put you on a poster. He’ll rise up and dunk on your head. He’s done it before, he’ll do it again... read more

BY JEREMY RUTHERFORD • jrutherford@post-dispatch.com > 314-444-7135 

A short time ago, Patrik Berglund might not have been in the game mentally enough in the third period to score a game-tying goal, as he did in Thursday's eventual 4-3 shootout win over New Jersey... read more

BY JOE STRAUSS jstrauss@post-dispatch.com > 314-340-8371 

How will camp vary from TLR to Mike Matheny?

The Cardinals can expect to receive a particularly intensive refresher course in fundamentals, with particular emphasis given to base running and pitchers' fielding... read more

5 RHP Shelby Miller St. Louis 6-3 195 2122 RHP Carlos Martinez St. Louis 6-0 165 2053 OF Oscar Taveras St. Louis 6-2 180 1966 3B Zack Cox St. Louis 6-0 215 2274 RHP Tyrell Jenkins St. Louis 6-4 180 1992 RHP Jordan Swagerty St. Louis 6-2 175 22

Plus a brief write up by Keith on Shelby Miller

Miller is the top right-handed pitching prospect in the minors, with the best combination of stuff, size, delivery and results of any pitcher in the minors not named Matt Moore.He will sit in the low- to mid-90s and touch 97 mph as a starter with a sharp breaking ball in the upper-70s/low-80s with good depth that misses right-handed hitters’ bats... read more

CBSSports.com wire reports

NEWARK, N.J. -- T.J. Oshie scored the only goal in the shootout and relief goal Brian Elliott was perfect as the St. Louis Blues beat New Jersey 4-3 on Thursday night to end the Devilsfive-game winning streak.

Oshie, the first shooter for the Blues, fooled Devils goalie Johan Hedberg with an off-speed shot that trickled through his pads... read more

CBSSports.com wire reports

CINCINNATI -- The Cincinnati Reds made a couple moves to improve their depth, finalizing a $2.5 million, one-year contract with outfielder Ryan Ludwick and a minor-league deal with left-handed starter Jeff Francis... read more

CBSSports.com wire reports

KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Alex Gordon doesn't know where negotiations stand on a long-term contract. He doesn't even know how much he deserves to make after a breakout season with the Kansas City Royals... read more

BY DERRICK GOOLD | Posted: Thursday, February 9, 2012 12:18 am

 

OWER GROVE • This will come as no surprise to the people in baseball who have been paper-cut by his observations and assertions in the past, but author Bill James is a tough grader... read more

by Dave Cameron - February 7, 2012

Roy Oswalt exlcuded, the off-season is basically over at this point. Sure, we might see a minor trade or two before spring training starts up, but teams have generally crossed most of the items off their winter shopping list, and today’s rosters will look pretty similar to the ones that most teams report to spring training with... read more

BY BERNIE MIKLASZ, Post-Dispatch Sports Columnist

NDIANAPOLIS • There was no way he could lose. New England quarterback Tom Brady was throwing darts, so accurate and deadly that the New York Giants were in retreat and helpless to stop him... read more

By Mark Newman / MLB.com | 02/05/12 10:15 PM EST

The snacks are eaten, the commercials watched and discussed, and Eli Manning again has led the New York Giants past Tom Brady and the New England Patriots, 21-17. Super Bowl XLVI is in the books, and now Major League Baseball accepts the figurative handoff... read more

By Myron Medcalf

I recognized it weeks ago. During Missouri’s 76-69 win at Iowa State on Jan. 11, I could see the camaraderie from press row. The Tigers, engaged in a tougher-than-anticipated matchup against the Cyclones and seeking to erase the memory of a recent loss at Kansas State, demanded more from one another. During one second-half timeout, Michael Dixon stormed to the sideline and spewed profanity as if he’d just watched Eddie Murphy’s “Raw.” But it wasn’t anger. It was motivation. He couldn’t stand to see his team struggle... read more

 

 

We again participated in the United Cardinal Bloggers’ annual with recaps of the minor league team’s seasons from Johnson City through Memphis. You’ll also find a look at the team’s 2011 amateur player draft... read more

By Chris Haft / MLB.com | 02/03/12 7:43 PM EST

SAN FRANCISCO -- When Tim Lincecum appears Saturday at the Giants' annual FanFest at AT&T Park, he'll prompt the wild adulation usually reserved for rock stars, presidential nominees at their party's convention or Kim Kardashian shopping on Rodeo Drive... read more

BY VAHE GREGORIAN • vgregorian@post-dispatch.com > 314-340-8199 

COLUMBIA, MO. • The scene would be one of borderline hysteria merely with ESPN's "College GameDay" on-site, the tent city of students camping outside Mizzou Arena and Mizzou preparing to play supreme-rival Kansas with both in the top 10 for the first time in 22 years... read more

BY BEN FREDERICKSON

SPRINGFIELD -- Dorial Green-Beckham, the nation's most wanted 2012 college football recruit, will play football for Mizzou.

The 6-foot-6, 220 pound wide receiver that Rivals ranks as the No. 1 overall college prospect in America made his announcement today during a 9:15 a.m. celebration at Hillcrest High School.

Green-Beckham, who was born in St. Louis and eventually adopted by the Beckham family of Springfield, was the main event of Wednesday's National Signing Day.

By 7:30 a.m., the satellite trucks were filling the parking lots at Hillcrest... read more

by LEIGH on JANUARY 26, 2012 · 0 COMMENTS

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“LockerDome:  The Facebook of Team Sports” is making strides to become the go-to site for athletes, club or high school sports programs and a growing number of recruiters.  The company started with offering to “launch a sleek, customizable website” in 60 seconds for a club or high school sports program, one that could become a sports network where athletes could “create profiles, upload media, and gain national exposure... read more

By Paul Hagen / MLB.com

The Phillies on Friday announced that they've agreed to terms with outfielder Hunter Pence, avoiding arbitration with their lone remaining player. Pence received a one-year contract for $10.4 million, plus award bonuses.

"We're always focused on getting a deal done with a player," said assistant general manager Scott Proefrock. "We think that's the most productive way to handle these situations."

Pence, who sparked the Phils' offense after being acquired from the Houston Astros just before the non-waiver Trade Deadline last July, had been asking for $11... read more

The Sports Xchange

The silver lining in Dwyane Wade's absence? That would have to be the breakout play of power forward Chris Bosh.

With Wade sitting with a sprained right ankle, Bosh has shown flashes of the dominating scorer he was while with the Toronto Raptors, before joining Wade and LeBron James last season.

"You see a lot of good come out of some injuries," said James after the Heat's 101-98 win Wednesday in Detroit, with the Knicks next up at home on Friday night. "You never want any injury to our team, but we've seen what C.B. has done since the injury... read more

By Chris Haft / MLB.com | 01/24/12 8:26 PM EST

SAN FRANCISCO -- Tim Lincecum ended his final foray into salary arbitration Tuesday by agreeing to a two-year, $40.5 million deal that could propel the right-hander into the open market -- but not necessarily away from the Giants... read more

ASSOCIATED PRESS | Posted: Tuesday, January 24, 2012 2:36 pm

 

DETROIT -- Free agent first baseman Prince Fielder and the Detroit Tigers agreed Tuesday on a nine-year, $214 million contract that fills the AL Central champions' need for a power hitter, a person familiar with the deal said... read more

By Joey Nowak / MLB.com

Longtime Yankees catcher Jorge Posada, who spent his entire 17-year Major League career in pinstripes, announced his retirement during a Tuesday morning news conference at Yankee Stadium.

"Today's a very emotional day for me," said Posada... read more

 by John Sickels on Jan 23, 2012

1) Toronto Blue Jays: Eight B+ prospects with ridiculous depth behind them.2) San Diego Padres: Incredible depth after the winter trades pushes this system almost to the top. 3) Texas Rangers: Continues to churn out talent, with much more percolating at the lower levels. I do not give the Rangers farm system credit for Yu Darvish. They would rank number one if I gave them credit for Darvish, but in my mind that is unfair to the other teams: I see him as a major league free agent, not a prospect. 4) Seattle Mariners: Jesus Montero plus three elite pitching prospects and others who can improve... read more

by John Sickels on Jan 23, 2012

1) Toronto Blue Jays: Eight B+ prospects with ridiculous depth behind them.2) San Diego Padres: Incredible depth after the winter trades pushes this system almost to the top. 3) Texas Rangers: Continues to churn out talent, with much more percolating at the lower levels. I do not give the Rangers farm system credit for Yu Darvish. They would rank number one if I gave them credit for Darvish, but in my mind that is unfair to the other teams: I see him as a major league free agent, not a prospect. 4) Seattle Mariners: Jesus Montero plus three elite pitching prospects and others who can improve... read more

by John Sickels on Jan 23, 2012

1) Toronto Blue Jays: Eight B+ prospects with ridiculous depth behind them.2) San Diego Padres: Incredible depth after the winter trades pushes this system almost to the top. 3) Texas Rangers: Continues to churn out talent, with much more percolating at the lower levels. I do not give the Rangers farm system credit for Yu Darvish. They would rank number one if I gave them credit for Darvish, but in my mind that is unfair to the other teams: I see him as a major league free agent, not a prospect. 4) Seattle Mariners: Jesus Montero plus three elite pitching prospects and others who can improve... read more

 by John Sickels on Jan 23, 2012

1) Toronto Blue Jays: Eight B+ prospects with ridiculous depth behind them.2) San Diego Padres: Incredible depth after the winter trades pushes this system almost to the top. 3) Texas Rangers: Continues to churn out talent, with much more percolating at the lower levels. I do not give the Rangers farm system credit for Yu Darvish. They would rank number one if I gave them credit for Darvish, but in my mind that is unfair to the other teams: I see him as a major league free agent, not a prospect. 4) Seattle Mariners: Jesus Montero plus three elite pitching prospects and others who can improve... read more

by John Sickels

1) Toronto Blue Jays: Eight B+ prospects with ridiculous depth behind them.2) San Diego Padres: Incredible depth after the winter trades pushes this system almost to the top. 3) Texas Rangers: Continues to churn out talent, with much more percolating at the lower levels. I do not give the Rangers farm system credit for Yu Darvish. They would rank number one if I gave them credit for Darvish, but in my mind that is unfair to the other teams: I see him as a major league free agent, not a prospect. 4) Seattle Mariners: Jesus Montero plus three elite pitching prospects and others who can improve... read more

By Brittany Ghiroli / MLB.com

BALTIMORE -- Nick Markakis expects to be limited in Spring Training until the first week of March, but the Orioles starting right fielder -- who had abdominal surgery on Jan. 6 -- is focused on being 100 percent come Opening Day... read more

By Gordon Edes - ESPNBoston.com

BOSTON -- The Boston Red Sox, looking to free up money to pursue either starting pitcher Roy Oswalt or outfielder Cody Ross, have traded shortstop Marco Scutaro to the Colorado Rockies.

The Red Sox received right-handed pitcher Clayton Mortensen in return. Mortensen, 26, is a former first-round sandwich pick in 2007 by St. Louis, who sent Mortensen to Oakland in the deal for outfielder Matt Holliday. The Rockies acquired Mortensen for a minor league player last January; the Red Sox become his fourth big league organization.

http://espn.go.com/boston/mlb/story/_/id/7487532/boston-red-sox-deal-marco-scutaro-colorado-rockies-clayton-mortensen

 

By Evan Drellich / MLB.com

Carlos Pena is returning to the Rays after spending a year away, a source confirmed on Friday.

The 33-year-old first baseman's one-year contract is worth $7... read more

By Richard Durrett

ARLINGTON, Texas -- Japanese ace Yu Darvish will be pitching in a Texas Rangers uniform in 2012, agreeing to a six-year deal worth approximately $60 million on Wednesday... read more

By Thomas Harding

DENVER -- The quest to beef up Colorado's pitching staff resulted in the Rockies obtaining right-hander Guillermo Moscoso and left-hander Josh Outman from the Athletics on Monday for outfielder Seth Smith.

The Rockies' signing of free-agent outfielder Michael Cuddyer dictated that the team would seek to deal Smith... read more

BY DERRICK GOOLD 

ST. LOUIS -- During his one conversation this winter with new manager Mike Matheny, St. Louis Cardinals infielder Tyler Greene received one new set of marching orders for his offseason... read more

 by John Sickels

Cleveland Indians Top 20 Prospects for 2012All grades are EXTREMELY PRELIMINARY and subject to change. Grade C+/C guys are pretty interchangeable depending on what you want to emphasize... read more

By Carrie Muskat / MLB.com

CHICAGO -- Kerry Wood is staying put.

In an announcement perfectly timed to kick off the Cubs Convention on Friday, Wood and the team reached agreement on a one-year, $3 million deal with a $3 million club option for 2013... read more