
SPORTS COLUMNIST
ST.LOUISPOST
-DISPATCH
Formerly an award-winning columnist for The Denver Post, Benjamin Hochman got his dream gig - columnist for his hometown paper,
The St. Louis Post-Dispatch.
He writes about the Cardinals, Blues, Mizzou and SLU, sharing his opinion and telling stories that connect with his audience.
Enjoy some of his favorite
columns below . . .

WHATITMEANS
TOBEA
CARDINALSFAN
You've got a week. Seven days to be your normal self, the serene soul you are when the St. Louis Cardinals aren't in season. A week from Sunday, . . .

in st. louis, the cardinals are passed down in families like an heirloom.
benjamin hochman


THESTORYOFthe
GAYFOOTBALLSTAR
Two autumns ago, he scored three touchdowns in the state title game, but on this October day, his senior season ended unceremoniously . . .


THEAMAZINGHEART
OFACARDINALS
PITCHER
In one of the poorer nations on the planet, in a city ravaged by natural disasters and unnatural poverty, near an orphanage that houses . . .
MARATHONER
WITHNOLEGS
As she ran like hell and ran through hell, it sure felt like hell - fire seizing her hips, distinguishable and inextinguishable. "It truly felt like - just fire" . . .