Former Cardinals third baseman Ken Reitz joins the show. Reitz recalls the frustration of the 1970s, where at least one team was better than St. Louis. Reitz remembers Joe Torre sitting in the training room, crying, after the last game of 1973, knowing that his career was over. His nickname was The Zamboni Machine, given to him by Mike Shannon. Shannon said Reitz sucked up ground balls like Zambonis sucked up water on the turf. Click below to hear the entire interview.
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