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Benjamin 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.”

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8 months
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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Pitchers duel
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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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There's a rainbow arch coming out of the St. Louis Arch.
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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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Bobby Plager just lifted the Stanley Cup. His emotions:
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The moment Colton greeted Laila:
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11:49 PM, Albert Pujols leaves the #STLCards clubhouse for the final time.
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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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From the Sept. 18, 1995, Minneapolis Star-Tribune. In the @Twins notes: Reliever Pat Mahomes left the team Sunday to be with his girlfriend in Texas. She just delivered their child, a boy. Mahomes will return to the team today in Kansas City.
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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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Downtown St. Louis.
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Ozzie Smith, the greatest defensive shortstop of all-time, meets Masyn Winn, the # #STLCards top shortstop prospect.
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Jordan Hicks, STL til the end
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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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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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3 years
This’ll give St. Louis chills.
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4 years
On the same weekend of the @nytimes front page, we have this video from Lake of the Ozarks, Missouri.
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This video is on Snapchat in the Lake of the Ozarks? Unreal. What are we doing?
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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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This is pretty surreal - Adam Wainwright has begun singing for his postgame country concert here at Busch Stadium. Thousands of #STLCards fans stayed for the show. Waino said the previous biggest crowd he ever played for was … 800 people.
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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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5 years
My buddy works for the Dallas Mavericks. Luka Doncic stole his phone and took one bazillion selfies.
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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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@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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Incredible. 🤠
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Video of David Freese pumping up the Blues fans:
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As they say, hang it in the Louvre (photo by @PDPJ )
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Jordan Binnington 🕶
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John Mozeliak, president of baseball operations of the #STLCards : “Our payroll is going up.”
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🎶 “ST LOUIS - IS WONDERFUL! IT’S THE HOME OF TOASTED RAVIOLI!” ⚽️
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Busch Stadium today.
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One of Lars Nootbaar’s homers today at spring training did this:
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Launch Nootbaar
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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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“I love this city,” Wainwright said to the crowd after his 200th win. “I love being a St. Louis Cardinal. And I love that I got to play my whole career here.”
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Mr. 200.
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3 years
On this day, 1985:
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6 years
“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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2 years
An impromptu, emotional moment here at the Busch Stadium press box. Some fans under the press box began cheering for Rick Hummel, the ⁦ @stltoday ⁩ ⚾️ writer retiring after 51 years at the newspaper.
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5 years
“This one’s kinda heavy!” - Yadi
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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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4 years
Heaven got a heckuva leadoff hitter. Rest In Peace, Lou.
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3 years
Rainbow Arch over the Arch Arch
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This team. Eight wins in a row. Pujols homering constantly. Goldy chasing Triple Crown. Nolan making ridiculous plays with glove (and barehand). Montgomery ace-like. Waino ace-like. Mikolas ace-like. Nooooooot. #STLCards
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Ladies and gentlemen, Nolan Arenado has arrived to spring training.
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Waino.
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Fan at Wrigley dressed as Ferris at Wrigley:
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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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Here comes Wainwright… and Wainwright.
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This'll be the statue.
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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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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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Heck of a #STLCards quote from Nolan Arenado to @dgoold in today’s @stltoday . Here’s Derrick’s story from Florida:
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2 years
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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1 year
Ohtani-mania at Busch tonight for Shohei start vs. #STLCards
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3 years
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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Laila. The Blues fan touched St. Louis (and the #STLBlues players) in 2019 with her perseverance and authenticity during her physical hell. The team won the Cup. 5 years later, Laila is 15 and healthy, playing hockey and … just won a Cup!  Story:
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Breaking: Blues have added Stubby Clapp to their fourth line
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OK, Cardinals, now go sign a DH. (They won't sign a DH)
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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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4 years
Quarantine Movie Lookalikes
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Adam Wainwright walks out for the first day of his last spring training. #STLCards
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True story. Matt Carpenter just told us in the clubhouse that after X-Rays were negative on his hand, he proved to the #STLCards trainer that his hand was OK by ... opening a jar of salsa.
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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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I’m curious how many people actually follow the hashtag during the game. If you’re following #STLCards and see this, can you favorite this tweet? Thanks!
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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.”
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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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I’d never seen this pic before.
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Jordan Walker and Masyn Winn, the future of the #STLCards , arriving for their morning work out here at spring training.
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Chase Davis, the #STLCards first-round draft pick, emerges from the tunnel to hit at Busch Stadium.
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10 years
Historic photo in sports history. Congrats to @MikeSamFootball http://t.co/dNeDS2921N
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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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Here is Willson Contreras, first time in #STLCards gear, preparing for his first day of Cardinals spring training.
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Lars Nootbaar, popular in Japan.
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Jordan Walker and Masyn Winn #STLCards ⚾️
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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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Stan Musial’s grandson sent me this today. It seems that Bryce Harper knows his history. Before Musial passed away in 2013, Harper gave Stan The Man this autographed jersey: “To Mr. Musial: I’ve always looked up to you! You raked!” #STLCards
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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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The St. Louis Cardinals have come alive.
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St. Louis’ Little Sebastian: The Budweiser Clydesdales
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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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1/2 Wow, 38,868 people attended tonight’s Battlehawks XFL game in St. Louis (sellable seats sellout). And 22,000-plus (announced sellout) attended tonight’s MLS game in St. Louis. All these years later I get mad when NFL fans (or mustached owners) say we couldn’t support NFL.
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Patrick Maroon, taking a day off from winning Stanley Cups, is here
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Adam Wainwright ( @UncleCharlie50 ) lifts his son as they celebrate the Cardinals making the playoffs
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Patrick Maroon, STL native, does it again.
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After pitching a complete game (on his birthday), 39-year-old Adam Wainwright put on a mask on the mound ... and hugged masked Yadier Molina.
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Willie and Ozzie. Cardinals spring training. February 17, 2024.
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“I don’t want to win the wild card” says team’s second-best hitter who has made a decision to sit out two games in Toronto, game outcomes that could affect the Cards winning the division or the wild card.
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“We may not want the same hockey outcome. But we want the same outcome for Laila.” - @LisaOuimette
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