The Dodgers, though, did not “buy the championship.”. The Dodgers were led by a collection of journeymen and players acquired through trades. It was an incredible reflection of the work of the coaching staff and front office to transform players who were underperforming in their careers to stalwart pieces of a championship-winning team. 

For most WashU students, there are just eight miles and a short metro ride that separate campus from Busch Stadium. For 2021 graduate Ryan Loutos, the journey was a little more complicated. 

The MLB playoffs loom right around the corner, so it is now time to speculate.

In 2021, WashU’s pitching ace turned down a software engineering job to play minor league baseball. Three years later, he’s beginning to reap the rewards of the decision to chase his dream.  

The St. Louis Cardinals began last season with postseason aspirations, but sputtered early and never recovered en route to a last-place finish and a 71-91 record.

Picture this: it’s the year 1990. “Ice Ice Baby” tops the Billboard charts, and the Soviet Union remains intact. The LA Rams have yet to even move to St. Louis, where they would go on stay for 21 years before returning to Hollywood. Barry Bonds is about to win his first of seven MVPs, and all but one member of the Cardinals lineup haven’t been born yet. Current skipper Oliver Marmol has yet to start Kindergarten.

In honor of last week’s opening day, the sports editors of Student Life gave their predictions for the upcoming baseball season.

The Yankees were in first place. The Yankees were surprising. They were taking on the defending World Series champion Chicago Cubs. I just had to go.

At Division III schools, most athletes end their career after their graduate. One Bear, however, is not letting his dream die when he receives his diploma in Brookings Quadrangle this May.

hat do you get when you try to predict a playoff series between “the best team in baseball by a long-shot” Chicago Cubs and a banged-up Cleveland Indians roster that somehow sailed through the postseason with unlikely performances from its pitching staff?