Dominic's on the Hill, St. Louis

In the visitor's dugout at Rangers Ballpark in Arlington, between peppering him with questions about the efficacy (or lack thereof) of back-loaded contracts (Alex Rodriguez, six years, $143 million) and the odds of retaining Albert Pujols (market price versus the "iconic factor"), St. Louis Cardinals Vice President and General Manager John Mozeliak offered up his favorite restaurant in the city. Hands went up enthusiastically for the Sidney Street Cafe (www.sidneystreetcafe.com). Mine did not, for when the boys arrived at Sidney Street last week before Game 1 of the World Series, I was lodged at the Hyatt at the Arch (the grimmest of Hyatts), loaded up on NyQuil eating chicken noodle soup.

Mozeliak acknowledged Sidney Street but preferred Dominic's on the Hill (www.dominicsrestaurant.com), and on Tuesday night, we took him up on his suggestion...
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