David Lister

David Lister is the web editor for the National Sports Review. You can reach him at chicagosportsreview@gmail.com. Go Cards.

Recent Posts By David Lister

The Beginning of the End

Two days ago the Wizard could barely hide his excitement. Things were going so well in Oz, the Cards had won five straight and were set to prove their legitimacy against the most aggressive team in this season's trade market, the Milwaukee Brewers. You know what's happened the past two days, so I won't bother to recap. I also won't come [read more...]

LOOGY's Are Getting Me Excited

As I touched on yesterday, the Cardinals are all over the rumor mill - especially when it comes to left-handed relievers. That's no surprise, considering Ron Villone (1-2, 4.75 ERA) and Randy Flores (1-0, 4.95 ERA) have been less than impressive. My favorite site for the next week and a half, MLB Trade Rumors, put together a list of the LOOGY [read more...]

A Happy Wizard

Before I let my giddiness get the best of me, here is a disclaimer. I know that the Cardinals current five-game winning streak has come against the lowly Pirates and Padres and that the rest of this month's schedule (four at home with Milwaukee, three on the road against the Mets and four on the road against the Braves) will [read more...]

The St. Louis Cardinals and Their Impact on 90's West Coast Skate Punk

Remember Scott Radinsky? The relief pitcher had a couple of fantastic seasons out of the bullpen for the White Sox and Dodgers before coming to the Cardinals in 1999. I not only remember Scott Radinsky, but I love the guy. I'm one of the 8 to 10 people (possibly more) who was not only a huge Cardinals/baseball fan when he was [read more...]

Looking Forward

The deliciously 10-games-over-.500 Redbirds continue to surprise - just ask anyone in the media. I'm beginning to believe that literally no one expected this, at least no one that has come forward yet. Even the hometown media is befuddled by St. Louis' 53-43 first half. As Bernie points out, even after the team has completed its successful first half, no one [read more...]

Let's Make a Deal

Come on Cards. TLR asked for help three days ago, and no trade yet??!? It appears the Cardinals will make some kind of move before the MLB's trade deadline, as oddly enough after LaRussa went public with his thoughts on what the team should do in the wake of the CC Sabathia and Rich Harden trades, St. Louis has been popping [read more...]

A Business Decision

Last week we were reminded that sports are nothing more than a business. Elton Brand supposedly had an agreement to stay with the Los Angeles Clippers, only to sign a five-year contract with the Philadelphia 76ers on Wednesday. Some people were shocked, but they shouldn't have been. Remember, it's a business. So, quickly to my point, I understand why Brett Favre is [read more...]

Rough Week

It's been a rough week for the Wizard. Sleep has been difficult, with all the nightmares of a Brewers v Cubs NLCS (or, worse yet, a Cubs v Red Sox World Series). But no worries, because there is a ray of hope. Wait, what's that, no ray of hope? Ohhhh, well at least there are links. I hate to link to [read more...]

Praise for Hendry is Long Overdue

Yesterday's trade of Rich Harden further cemented the legacy of one of Major League Baseball's premier general managers. Possibly the most important part of any trade is timing, and once again this GM showed impeccable timing. So congratulations Jim Hendry. What, you thought I was talking about Billy Bean? With all due respect to Bean, the winner of any trade is the [read more...]

I never thought I’d say this, but…

Kyle Lohse is incredible. I was so wrong about Lohse that I’ve decided to devote an entire entry to it. Somewhat in my defense, when St. Louis signed Lohse to a one-year, $4.25 million deal in March I - along with just about everyone else - thought it was a good deal. But who could have expected this? Lohse is tied with [read more...]