Terry Pendleton Tore Through Appy League On His Way To 'The Show'

The early 1980s were some good times to be a fan of Appalachian League baseball fan.

Johnson City Press

Better Than You Remember: Terry Pendleton

While we’re waiting for baseball to come back, we are making do. So once a week, inspired by the late Deadspin’s “Let’s Remember Some Guys” series, we will take a look at one player in baseball history, why he was great, why he mattered and why we should hang on to him. Send me your suggestions at will.leitch@mlb.com.

St. Louis Official Site

Willie McGee Incorporates Boxing Training Into Coronavirus Down Time

So what has Willie McGee done on his spring break?

Post-Dispatch

Cardinals' Top Five Third Basemen

No one loves a good debate quite like baseball fans, and with that in mind, we asked each of our beat reporters to rank the top five players by position in the history of their franchise, based on their career while playing for that club. These rankings are for fun and debate purposes only … if you don’t agree with the order, participate in the Twitter poll to vote for your favorite at this position.

St. Louis Official Site

Relive Glory Of 1980's Cardinals Monday On MLBN

The 1980s Cardinals came to dominate baseball, both in the standings and in style. St. Louis won three pennants ('82, '85, '87) and one World Series ('82) -- its first championship since '67 -- with an emphasis on speed, defense and the bullpen.
St. Louis Official Site

Monday is "Cardinals Day" on MLB Network, which showcases the team in a variety of programs that mostly are tied to the 1982 World Series championship team.
Post-Dispatch

Q&A: Ozzie Smith On Defensive Excellence

Hall of Famer Ozzie Smith is arguably the greatest defensive shortstop of all-time. Known as ‘The Wizard’ for his ability to make impossible plays, Smith played 19 seasons with the Padres and Cardinals, winning a record 13 Gold Gloves, and a World Series with the Cardinals in 1982. He was elected to the Hall of Fame in 2002. He talked to Mark Simon last November.

The Sis Blog

Terry Pendleton, Ned Yost Headline 2020 Missouri Sports Hall Of Fame Inductees Sunday

The Missouri Sports Hall of Fame ushered in its Class of 2020 this Sunday Jan. 26, 2020, which includes St. Louis Cardinals standout Terry Pendleton, Kansas City Royals manager Ned Yost, Kansas City Chiefs great Derrick Johnson,University of Missouri and National Football League lineman Justin Smith as well as Missouri State University and big-leaguer Brad Ziegler.

STL Sports Page

New Documentary On 1980's Cardinals Is As Fun As They Were

The first baseball team you follow as a kid, the first one you truly dedicate yourself to obsessing over every day for six months of the year, can set the tone for the rest of your baseball fandom moving forward. Baseball just means more to you when you’re a kid: Every pitch seems like the most important pitch ever thrown, every win is glorious, every loss is tragic, all the players are 15 feet tall. You can never quite recreate the rush of that first team you truly love, that first time you feel so connected to it, to its fans, to its ebbs and flows, to something larger than yourself. It sticks with you forever.
St. Louis Official Site

It’s been four decades since “Whiteyball” first gripped St. Louis, then all of baseball.
Post-Dispatch

Terry Pendleton To Headline 2020 Missouri Sports Hall Of Fame Inductees At Ceremony This Sunday

The Missouri Sports Hall of Fame will usher in its Class of 2020 this Sunday Jan. 26, 2020, which includes Kansas City Chiefs great Derrick Johnson, St. Louis Cardinals standout Terry Pendleton, Kansas City Royals manager Ned Yost, University of Missouri and National Football League lineman Justin Smith as well as Missouri State University and big-leaguer Brad Ziegler.

STL Sports Page

Cardinals Doc Celebrates Fun, Wild Whiteyball Era

If Cardinals fans of the 1980s think they were entertained by the product that was on the field, the players putting that product out there were just as entertained, if not more.

St. Louis Official Site

Terry Pendleton Tops List Of Inductees Going Into Missouri Sports Hall Of Fame Sunday, January 26, 2019 In Springfield

The Missouri Sports Hall of Fame will soon usher in its Class of 2020, which includes St. Louis Cardinals standout Terry Pendleton, Kansas City Royals manager Ned Yost, Kansas City Chiefs great Derrick Johnson, University of Missouri and National Football League lineman Justin Smith as well as Missouri State University and big-leaguer Brad Ziegler.

STL Sports Page

Carlos Martinez Had Scary Medical Issue; Alex Grammas Dies; Matt Carpenter Wants To Play; Getting Defensive; Wild Card Fever?; Mark DeJohn, Johnson City Honored

Closer Carlos Martinez returned to the Cardinals’ clubhouse Monday night after missing Sunday’s game because of illness. But he and manager Mike Shildt agreed that were many anxious moments Saturday night when Martinez had to be admitted to a hospital after having trouble breathing.

Post-Dispatch

Jason Isringhausen To Represent Cardinals At Draft

Eighteen former Major League All-Stars — including three Hall of Famers, two Most Valuable Players, two batting champions and two Cy Young Award winners — are among the baseball luminaries scheduled to represent the 30 clubs at Major League Baseball’s 2019 Draft, it was announced Thursday. Amateur players who will attend the 2019 Draft will be forthcoming.

MLB Official Site

Is Jim Edmonds Return To St. Louis A Sign The Cardinals Are Ready To Embrace Ex-Players?

It’s always perplexed me that the St. Louis Cardinals, one of the most storied and successful franchises in Major League Baseball history, didn’t do more to keep its former stars around after their playing days were over.

Cheap Seats

There's No Man-Eating Tarp Involved But The Cardinals Are Getting Chewed Up By Injuries

Blow​ by​ damaging blow, the​ 2018 Cardinals​ are​ being​ hollowed​ out by​ injuries.​ If​ we​ believe​ bad luck​ is​​ more than superstition, then we have to wonder what’s really going on to cause so many players to disappear and resurface on the disabled list.

The Athletic

Braves Offered Terry Pendleton Another Position In Organization

Atlanta Official Twitter

How The Whitey Herzog Cardinals Won Before The Analytics Revolution

With the Dodgers, whose GM Farhan Zaidi has degrees from MIT and Cal, and the Astros led by GM Jeff Luhnow (Penn and Northwestern), advancing to the World Series, the SABR movement clearly has moved to the top of the food chain in baseball.

101 ESPN

Jose Oquendo Packed Potent Pennant Punch For Cardinals

By any definition, Jose Oquendo was a giant killer.

RetroSimba

Terry Pendleton's Home Run Doomed The Mets Dynasty That Never Was

Terry Pendleton says that during his playing days, he was called many unpleasant things while standing in the on-deck circle at opposing teams’ stadiums.

NY Daily News

How Terry Pendleton Rescued Cardinals From The Brink

Attempting to hit a home run at the most urgent point in the most crucial game of the season, Terry Pendleton had the presence of mind to make an adjustment in the middle of his at-bat and accomplished his mission.

RetroSimba