Stan Musial Day

February 15, 2011 by Daniel Shoptaw · Leave a Comment

Today, we set aside deadlines and contracts and negotiations. Â Today, we set aside forecasting and expectations. Â We set all of that aside, at least for a short time, because today is a day for greatness. As all Cardinal fans know,Â Stan Musial, the greatest Cardinal of them all, is in Washington today to receive the Presidential […]

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All in the Cards

June 23, 2010 by Sam Miller · Leave a Comment

Ozzie Smith, Lou Brock, Bob Gibson. Three names Cardinals fans and baseball enthusiasts know well. But those are just three of the Redbirds 42 Hall of Famers. What about Rabbit Maranville, Chick Hafey or Pud Galvin? Authors Greg Marecek and Myron Holtzman engage readers with story after story in “The Cardinals of Cooperstown.” Pick up […]

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“Ball Talk: Baseball’s Voices of Summer”

April 19, 2010 by Mike Lynch · Leave a Comment

I was recently sent a free copy of Kevin Bender’s DVD, “Ball Talk: Baseball’s Voices of Summer,” a 1989 documentary hosted by Larry King that “celebrates Hall of Fame-honored baseball announcing pioneers Mel Allen, Red Barber, Jack Brickhouse, Jack Buck, Curt Gowdy and Ernie Harwell…” I watched it on Saturday and it’s fantastic!Â The film […]

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