I Miss My Friend Nellie King

July 4, 2013 by Bob Hurte · Leave a Comment

I can remember it as if it were yesterday. The family and I had returned from a “cook-out,” and my wife Barbara noticed a message on the answering machine. She informed me that it was from “one of those baseball people.” I should explain that I am a member of SABR (Society of American […]

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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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