Benjamin Hochman
@hochman
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Sports columnist for hometown paper, St. Louis Post-Dispatch (@stltoday). Author of 4 books, including 11 IN ‘11 (about 2011 #STLCards). Host of “Ten Hochman.”
Joined October 2008
Thank you!.Thank you to everyone who attended my play about soccer history in St. Louis!.Thank you to the cast & crew & director @lilflo84 & everyone from @STLShakesFest!.Thank you to the media for your coverage!.Thank you @fleurdenoise for being part of the show!.Thank you STL!
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This was sent to me from the stands - this fight escalates . all between Bruins fans.
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Here is Patrick Maroon, Blues hero, hugging Blues super fan, Jon Hamm:
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Years ago, when I was an NBA writer, I suffered a devastating loss in my life. Jerry West was with Golden State’s front office. I wanted to interview him about something relevant to an article I was writing. The caring Warriors PR man @DoubleR_PR, who set up the interview,.
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The historic night the Blues beat San Jose to advance to the Stanley Cup Final, Arianna Dougan’s mother received a text message at 2:40 a.m. It was from Vladimir Tarasenko. He wrote: “She is in my heart.”. For The St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
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This is Miguel Perez in the postgame press conference after St. Louis City SC won to start 3-0-0. He is 17. He is from St. Louis. He started in tonight's game for St. Louis. He has class Monday morning at Pattonville High School.
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Remember Laila? She was the optimistic disease-fighting kid who inspired the 2019 @StLouisBlues during their Stanley Cup run. Well, Laila is now 15, playing hockey herself and … guess what? HER team just won a Cup! My column:
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The last time the Cardinals won 14-straight, Adam Wainwright was just in his second season back in 1935.
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I feel bad for Danny Mac… It stinks he didn’t get to make that call on TV… Coincidentally, it was his inning on radio, but he let Rooney do the at-bat… A classy Rooney thanked Danny afterwards.
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Meet Polo Ascencio. He was once a custodian, listening to baseball broadcasts on a radio at work. Today, he’s the Spanish broadcaster of the St. Louis Cardinals. He brings the same radio to Busch, to remind himself where he came from. I wrote about him:
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Just got "stick to sports." Ive tweeted 49765 times. 49764 on sports. Let's make deal: each time POTUS praises Nazis, I wont stick to sports.
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On the same weekend of the @nytimes front page, we have this video from Lake of the Ozarks, Missouri.
This video is on Snapchat in the Lake of the Ozarks? Unreal. What are we doing?
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Cardinals announce that on Opening Day there will be a Ceremonial First Pitch by Cardinals Hall of Fame 3B Scott Rolen to current Cardinals 3B Nolan Arenado.
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My friend posted this pic from outside tonight's @Cardinals game against the Giants: http://t.co/sC3r7WJB2n.
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What a story. With Vladimir Tarasenko’s team up 3-2 in the Stanley Cup Final, his wife gave birth Friday to a baby boy. Game 6 is Sunday in St. Louis. #STLBlues .#StanleyCup
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Here’s Vanderbilt kicker Sarah Fuller greeted pregame by Mizzou coach Eli Drinkwitz (@SECNetwork screenshot)
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Standing outside of Busch Stadium w thousands of Blues fans drinking Bud products at a pregame Nelly concert. Ladies and gents: St. Louis.
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My buddy works for the Dallas Mavericks. Luka Doncic stole his phone and took one bazillion selfies.
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Paul Goldschmidt took out this full page ad in today’s St. Louis Post-Dispatch. The former Cardinal and 2022 NL MVP signed with the Yankees as a free agent.
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Here he is, 18-year-old Miguel Pérez, who scored his first MLS goal tonight, two days after graduating from STL’s Pattonville High. St. Louis City SC won, 3-1.
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News from STL:. Rob Connoley has closed his acclaimed restaurant Bulrush, saying he can no longer operate in a state that is “actively working to harm” the LGBTQ community. Connoley was a finalist earlier this month at the prestigious James Beard Awards.
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@KateHavard As a Jewish man, a basketball fan and a connoisseur of misunderstandings, this is right in my wheelhouse. Happy Hanukkah from St. Louis.
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🎶 “ST LOUIS - IS WONDERFUL! IT’S THE HOME OF TOASTED RAVIOLI!” ⚽️
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Charles Glenn will sing the national anthem at the Cardinals' Game 3 of the NLDS on Sunday.
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“So she’s says to me, ‘Burr you disgust me,’ so I said, ‘Ah so you discuss me?! I’m a trust fund baby you can trust me.’”.
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Laila Anderson’s mom texted this photo of them on the plane today - they’re heading to Boston for Game 7. And here’s a link to our @stltoday story, with the video and quotes about Laila from Jordan Binnington and Pat Maroon: #STLBlues #StanleyCup
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Ladies and gentlemen, Nolan Arenado has arrived to spring training.
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This — and what happens after the season — is a pivotal juncture in franchise history.
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St. Louis, here is Laila. On the ice. With the Stanley Cup champion St. Louis Blues.
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Tommy Edman of the St. Louis Cardinals has been named the National League Player of the Week.
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The Sign Man at Busch Stadium with a new Lars Nootbaar sign.
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In the Rams’ 5th year in STL, they hosted the NFC Title Game, and it was an epic event for a city that had completely embraced this new team. In the Rams’ 6th year in LA, they’re going to host the NFC Title Game for a bunch of 49ers fans.
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On this day in 1985, they showed this graphic and then … “Go crazy folks!!”
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This place is packed. Thousands waiting to get into the Dome for the first Battlehawks home game. Team expects 38,000 fans for this XFL game. St. Louis is a baseball town, yes, but St. Louis is also a SPORTS town.
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Tonight’s 🏈 game: the former St. Louis Rams vs. the former St. Louis Cardinals.
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Interesting moment on Cardinals postgame show. Jordan Montgomery is named “player of the game” after his 5 innings pitched, 2 runs. Al Hrabosky pauses and says: “I’m sorry, you can’t say a guy has a good outing when he goes five innings.”.
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Along with his son, Deuce, and his GM, Danny Ainge, St. Louis native Jayson Tatum signs his five-year, $195-million contract with the Celtics. while wearing a Cardinals hat.
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Breaking: Blues have added Stubby Clapp to their fourth line.
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Jayson Tatum (left) and Matthew Tkachuk (right) were classmates at Chaminade in STL a decade ago. Now they’re both in the Eastern Conference Finals of their sport. Here’s Tatum’s high school video which includes the screenshot:
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Laila’s mother texted me this photo to share. It’s amazing and beautiful how much love Colton Parayko and this whole city has for this 11-year-old fighter.
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After interviewing St. Louis native @beckysauerbrunn, I decided to write my column as a letter to my daughter. And they ran it on the front of The St. Louis Post-Dispatch today. A special day:
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Time to replace John Mozeliak. Everything that made the Cardinals the Cardinals has evaporated. The winning. The offensive firepower. The development of young pitchers. The luster (or some of it) from being a revered franchise. The attendance. Column:.
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A St. Louis Cardinals jersey promoting respect and love for the LGBTQ+ community. Maybe it’ll make some people think - “If the Cardinals can be kind and accept that community, maybe I should, too.”.
As #PrideMonth begins, we are excited to celebrate our annual Pride Day at Busch Stadium on June 9. A portion of each ticket sold will be donated to SQSH (St. Louis Queer+ Support Helpline). Learn more at
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A proud Luther Burden III walks off the field here at the Cotton Bowl.
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Prediction:. Based on all the emails, comments and insults I’ve received, Nolan Arenado and Paul Goldschmidt will get standing ovations in their first at-bats back in St. Louis.
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Brutal. I feel so bad for the fans of the St. Louis Cardinals.
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“The last message I got from him was: Be a man, be you. Go out and attack.” - Cardinals ace Jack Flaherty on Bob Gibson
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Wainwright said that other MLB teams offered him "more than I signed for" . but "I'm coming home and I'm glad to be a St. Louis Cardinal.".
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@mitchsweiss In January and early February of the year 2020, the President of the United States was impeached. This was only the third time in the history of the country that it had ever happened. By July of 2020, the impeachment was like the 73rd-biggest news story of the year.
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