Rob Rains' "Taking Flight" Teaches You The Cardinal Way

St. Louis Cardinals fans won't hear names like Dirk Kinney, Dave Ricketts, Mike Shildt, Mark DeJohn, Oliver Marmol, and Steve Turco often. Those are the names of managers, coaches, and scouts who tirelessly mold young men into professional baseball players. They take baby birds out of a nest and turn them into high flying Cardinals that you may one day see donning the birds on the bat at Busch Stadium.

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J.D. Murders Inspired By Younger Sister

This is the stuff storybooks are made of, the story of a small-town high school kid who absolutely loves baseball. It’s the story of getting drafted by none other than his home-state St. Louis Cardinals. Most importantly, it’s the story of knowing that any bad day at the ballpark never could be that bad.

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Collin Radack Making Most Of His Chance In Cardinals Organization

Luckily for Collin Radack, the inauspicious beginning to his professional baseball career has not been an omen of things to come.

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Davis Ward Determined To Prove Where He Was Drafted Is Irrelevant

The player selected as the final pick in the NFL draft gets treated to a week-long celebration in Newport Beach, Calif., that includes a golf tournament, a regatta and a banquet, complete with a trophy presentation.

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Blake McKnight A Cinderella Story

Eight years ago, Blake McKnight was a member of a traveling youth baseball team from the St. Louis area which played in a national tournament in Kingsport, Tenn.

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