The Sunday Notes: Remembering Tommy Hanson
November 15, 2015 by Ron Juckett · Leave a Comment
The first week of the 2015 baseball offseason has not brought the best of news home. In finding ten stories of interest to share with you each week, the goal is to find stories that will make you smile, pass along a tale you might not know or remember someone’s childhood idol. This week, we […]
My Top Five Favorite Cardinals Hall of Famers
October 22, 2013 by Matt Nadel · Leave a Comment
Hey baseball fans! The 2013 World Series week has officially started! This year’s contenders are the Boston Red Sox and the St. Louis Cardinals. Considering that I’ve already done a top five favorite Red Sox HoFers post, I decided that the time is right to post my top five Cards Hall of Famers of all […]
Book Review: Drama and Pride in the Gateway City
April 6, 2013 by Bob Hurte · Leave a Comment
When Mike Lynch asked whether any of his website contributors were interested in reading and writing a review of Drama and Pride in the Gateway City, I jumped at the chance. First off, I love to read, and read a lot. Second, I love baseball. Lastly, I have never been asked to give my opinion […]
Splendid Speedies
December 18, 2012 by Matt Nadel · Leave a Comment
Hey baseball fans! Today I will be starting a series of blogs about the greatest nicknames in baseball history. Each blog will focus on a different baseball characteristic. This blog will be about the nicknames pertaining to speed: Commerce Comet - Mickey Mantle I know what you’re thinking: Mickey Mantle was speedy? Well, the answer is yes. […]
Just How Good is Jim Thome?
September 7, 2010 by Michael Hoban · 5 Comments
Jim Thome recently passed Mark McGwire for the #9 spot on the all-time home run list with 584 round trippers. So, an obvious question arises: Just how good is Jim Thome? Or, better yet, does his career really reflect Hall of Fame numbers? The answer is Yes. At the end of the 2009 season, Jim […]
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 […]
