What a Friday!!

By ExtraPointDJ | April 10th, 2010

Isn’t it good to see another teams in the division have problems with their problem?  The game for the Cardinals Friday night was great in so many ways.  First of all, the Cardinals fell behind early, but they did not let the game get out of hand because of the great pitching by the bullpen, [...]

Filliing the Football Void

By ExtraPointDJ | February 13th, 2010

This weekend is always a tough one for sports fans.  After more than six months of both college and NFL football, we have no pigskin to entertain us.  I have always said that the month between the Super Bowl and NCAA tournament is the absolute worst 4 weeks of the sports year.  Here are the [...]

State of St. Louis Sports Address

By ExtraPointDJ | January 28th, 2010

This morning, I delivered my State of St. Louis Sports address.  Here is the transcript of the speech I gave to the St. Louis sports fan on 590 The Fan KFNS:
Thank you for the opportunity to share my observations of some local teams during the past calendar year.  Lets begin with the good. 

St. Louis Cardinals [...]

Weekend Heroes and Zeros

By ExtraPointDJ | January 18th, 2010

Conference Championship weekend is now set.  The Jets will be returning to the place their magical journey to keep their season alive started.  The Blues now are on a streak.  Finally, the Missouri Tigers were not able to get a road win in Norman.
 
Weekend Heroes
 
1. Brett Favre…This week is why the Vikings got Brett Favre.  Imagine [...]

Weekend Heroes and Zeros

By ExtraPointDJ | December 15th, 2009

The NFL season is getting down to the home stretch. Some teams made huge moves forward to securing a playoff spot while others have slipped back into mediocrity.  In Missouri, both teams continued with their status among the worst in the league.  College football gave out their biggest award, and the lower divisions actually were [...]

Weekend Heroes and Zeros

By ExtraPointDJ | November 8th, 2009

This is the first weekend that football did not have to share the spotlight with baseball.  The theme of the weekend was upsets.  It seemed like there were quite a few upsets at both the college and pro level including one that befuddles me in our own state. 
Weekend Heroes
1. Wildcats, Past and Present…The Kansas [...]

Weekend Heroes and Zeros

By ExtraPointDJ | October 4th, 2009

The weekend was absolutely terrible for the state of Missouri except for one major bright spot. There was some great playoff drama and some soild college football.  Lastly, my football picks were absolutely terrible. 
Weekend Heroes
1.  The One Professional Team From St. Louis that did not play in the United States…That team is of course the St. Louis [...]