Today Would Have Been Chris Duncan's 39th Birthday. Here Are Five Ways To Remember & Honor Him

Knowing Chris Duncan would have been special. I wish I would have had the opportunity to have a conversation with him or maybe discuss baseball over a bucket of beers.

KSDK

Cardinals Join St. Louis Baseball Writers To Host Virtual #Join4Joe Marrow Drive

For the fifth consecutive year, the St. Louis Cardinals, in conjunction with the St. Louis Baseball Writers and Be The Match, will host the #Join4Joe marrow donor drive starting April 25th, to add individuals to the Be The Match national registry and increase the chances of finding a donor match for those awaiting a life-saving blood stem cell transplant. Due to the current COVID19 pandemic and the postponement of the 2020 Major League Baseball season, the annual #Join4Joe bone marrow drive is being held online. The Cardinals encourage fans to visit cardinals.com/join4joe to sign up to become a bone marrow donor.

St. Louis Official Site

Bob Gibson News 'Uplifting' To Mike Shildt, Cardinals

Cancer, you messed with the wrong person.

KMOX

Resilient Bob Gibson Throws Cancer A Curve

For painfully obvious reasons, the Cardinals didn’t open their home schedule Thursday against the Baltimore Orioles. The good news is that Bob Gibson would have been there if there had been no coronavirus pandemic-fueled shutdown of sports.

Post-Dispatch

Take The "Jason Motte Challenge" & Help Fight Cancer While Getting A Better Sleep

The “Jason Motte Challenge” has been making its way around social media this weekend.

STL Sports Page

Bob Gibson Texted Jack Flaherty To Wish Him Luck Before Game Five

Jack Flaherty was pitching with two No. 45's on his mind. One was Los Angeles Angels pitcher Tyler Skaggs, his friend since high school who died in a hotel room during a road trip in Texas. The other was St. Louis Cardinals legend and National Baseball Hall of Famer Bob Gibson, who is in the middle of a fight with pancreatic cancer.

KMOX

The Cardinals Win Games But They Also Won The Hearts Of Theses Families Of Children With Cancer

In July of this year, Cardinals manager Mike Shildt came out to the Rainbows for Kids “All-Star Game” which was played at All-Star Performance in Crestwood.

STL Sports Page

Andrew Seymour Named Chuck Murphy Executive Of The Year For The 2019 Florida State League

The Palm Beach Cardinals are thrilled to announce that General Manager Andrew Seymour has been named Chuck Murphy Executive of the Year for the 2019 Florida State League season.

Palm Beach Official Site

Despite Denver Outburst, Mike Shildt Says Home Runs Do Not Define Cardinals' Offense; Ninety-Nine & Holding; Rangel Ravelo Makes A Mark; Gerry Davis OK; Extra Bases

Despite what you saw on Thursday when the Cardinals set a club record by opening four consecutive innings with home runs and despite Paul Goldschmidt hitting a grand slam and another homer on Friday, this is not necessarily who the Cardinals are. Not even in this home-run crazy age in which many teams will set — or already have set — records for homers in a season.

Post-Dispatch

David Eckstein Loved The Way Chris Duncan Used To Make Fun Of Himself

David Eckstein couldn't stop chuckling as he thought about stories and memories of his former St. Louis Cardinals teammate Chris Duncan. They played three years together, winning the 2006 World Series and we asked Eckstein to share some of his favorite memories of the lefty slugger who died on Friday from brain cancer.

KMOX

Chris Duncan Discussion On The Morning After 9-9-19

Inside STL

'He Was Courageous' - Brad Thompson Remembers Chris Duncan

Most knew former Cardinals slugger Chris Duncan for his skill with a bat or his wit behind the microphone, but he was also a family man and faithful friend.

KSDK

A Tribute To The Late, Great, Beloved Chris Duncan. Let's Raise A Glass To Him. And Make It A 'Man Soda.'

Chris Duncan’s tragic fate was inevitable despite his excruciatingly fierce efforts to survive an invasive attack of brain cancer. But the news of Dunc’s death was stunning, numbing and heartbreaking.

101 ESPN

Video: Cardinals-Pirates Honor Those That Lost Their Lives To Cancer 9-7-19

The #STLCards pause and join in on honoring those who have lost their battle to cancer.#TimeToFly | @SU2C pic.twitter.com/A7LK8MV60J

— FOX Sports Midwest (@FSMidwest) September 8, 2019

Gone But Not Forgotten: How Chris Duncan Chased & Fulfilled His Dreams

Nobody made fun of Chris Duncan more than Chris himself. That to me tells you all that one needs to know about the man and what his soul was made of. It wasn't pure self-deprecation; just a guy who didn't mind designing the punch line as well as executing it.

KSDK

Chris Duncan Dies From Brain Cancer At 38

Chris Duncan, a former World Series champion with the Cardinals, passed away Friday at the age of 38.
St. Louis Official Site

A slugger with a familiar last name who often powered through pain and lifted the Cardinals to a World Series championship in 2006 and then later had a second act as a candid sports pundit on St. Louis radio, Chris Duncan died Friday in Tucson, Ariz., after years of battling brain cancer. He was 38.
Post-Dispatch

Former St. Louis Cardinals outfielder and local sports radio host Chris Duncan, 38, has died after a long battle with cancer. News about the 2006 World Series Champion's death was announced by Rick Horton and John Rooney on KMOX, during the broadcast of Friday's Cardinals game in Pittsburgh.
KMOX

There’s so much I can tell you about Chris Duncan. So much. I’ll just tell you a few stories to give you what I think the essence of my friend was.
101 ESPN

Former Cardinal Chris Duncan has died following a years-long battle with brain cancer, the team announced Friday. He was 38.
Fox2Now

Former Cardinal and member of the 2006 World Series championship team Chris Duncan has died, according to Fox Sports Midwest announcer Dan McLaughlin.
KMOV

Former Peoria Chiefs first baseman and retired St. Louis Cardinals player Chris Duncan died Friday at age 38 after battling brain cancer for years.
Peoria Journal Star

Video: Jason Motte On K Cancer 9-2-1-9

It's K Cancer Day across baseball. Jason Motte is at Busch today and says he's blown away by the overwhelming support: "It's definitely got bigger than we ever thought but like I said, it's a good problem to have."#KCancer | #TimeToFly | @MotteFoundation pic.twitter.com/Ycryq0v2Wr

— FOX Sports Midwest (@FSMidwest) September 2, 2019

Cardinals Homestand Highlights: Friday, August 30 - Thursday, September 5, 2019

After taking two of three from the Brewers in Milwaukee, the Cardinals return to Busch Stadium as winners of 15 of their last 19 contests. The eight-game homestand kicks off with a four-game weekend series (including a Saturday split doubleheader) against the Cincinnati Reds (August 30-September 1) and concludes with four games versus the San Francisco Giants (September 2-5).

St. Louis Official Site

Yasiel Puig Spends Day Off At Camp For Kids With Cancer

Yasiel Puig said Monday’s off-day changed his life.

Cleveland Official Site

Video: Jason Motte On Motte Foundation, While In Peoria 7-28-19

Spoke with former MLB closer @JMotte30 about his foundation (@MotteFoundation) at the @PeoriaChiefs game this past Saturday!

Also did not THROW AWAY MY SHOT (🤷🏻‍♂️) and asked for his review after seeing @HamiltonMusical in Memphis! Huge fan and he loved the Biggie references too! pic.twitter.com/xIRCtfXeCU

— Pablo Iglesias (@PabloIglesiasTV) July 31, 2019