Arlie Latham Was "Freshest Man On Earth"

His name was Walter Arlington Latham, and he was fresh.

Hochman

The Cardinals & Pythagoras

In my recent research endeavors I’ve been looking at some more historical things related to the Cardinals. One offshoot was taking a quick look at the relationship between the various actual records and Pythagorean records. The following is a quick synopsis of what I found. First, how did the two records relate on a yearly basis. The following chart summarizes

Gas House Graphs

10 Greatest Managerial Finales Ever

This is going to be one of the greatest seasons in baseball history for managerial departures. I talked about waves of managerial retirement in my book "Evaluating Baseball's Managers, 1876-2008" - (purchase it and find out why Howard Megdal said: "You can’t open this book without learning new information about a group that has, to an extent far beyond that of pitchers and hitters, been subject to mere speculation in the realm of evaluation. A must-read)" - and figured the greatest moments for skipper departures came in 1920, 1950-51 and 1976. Depending on how things work out, 2010 could be the greatest retirement year for baseball managers ever.

The Hardball Times

1882 The First Season

1882 saw the first year of a new league in baseball. It was called the American Association and it would challenge the NL for more than a decade. Founded by owners who wanted to play on Sundays, wanted to set their own ticket prices and wanted to sell beer at the games the Association proved to be quick success.

Redbirds Rap

Whitey Herzog Follows Top Cardinals Managers To Cooperstown

With Whitey Herzog’s well-deserved selection to Baseball’s Hall of Fame announced Monday, six of the seven Cardinals managers with the most career wins with the club are or are committed to be in Cooperstown.

The Cardinal Nation Blog

The Greatest Cardinals Of Each Time: The Last Von der Ahe

By 1891 the American Association is about to topple over—the wealthier owners, like the Browns' Chris Von der Ahe, are no longer willing to float weaker teams to remain independent, and the National League agrees to accept four clubs (but not the 1891 pennant-winning Boston Reds) into the senior circuit. And that, for a decade, is the end of two-league baseball.

Viva El Birdos

The Greatest Cardinals Of Each Time: The American Association

It is a lucky thing for Cardinals writers that Stan Musial's birthday falls in the offseason; in July it would be a blip on the radar while complaining about relief pitching remained in fashion, but in November there is simply nothing else to talk about.

Viva El Birdos

Cardinals Assert Team History Began In 1892

The following is a St. Louis Cardinals media advisory, with my commentary following.

The Cardinal Nation Blog

Scout.com: Counting Down Best Cardinals Teams:Modene's Best Of The Rest

The 1885 St. Louis Browns club, a championship predecessor of the St. Louis Cardinals of today missed our tally of the Top 15 Cardinals teams of all time. Jerry Modene explains why he disagrees with their omission and some other clubs, too!

http://stlcardinals.scout.com/2/725826.html