The table is set. Your stomach is growling. And then someone, usually Mom, says: "Let's each name a few things we are thankful for this year."

Quick, before the tryptophan coma comes for me, here’s my thankful power ranking for the 2019 St. Louis sports scene . . .

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3) A Shattered NFL Narrative: Any person who made the mistake of buying Stan Kroenke's slanted selling point that St. Louis is a lacking sports scene has since realized the Rams owner was fibbing through his mustache. I’m thankful that the Taylor family joined forces with Jim Kavanaugh to form a locally-sourced ownership group that is bringing Major League Soccer in to fill the footprint the NFL foolishly abandoned.