Terry Francona Had Stint As Cardinals Farmhand

The Cardinals gave Terry Francona a chance to finish his playing career as part of a Louisville outfield with Ray Lankford and Bernard Gilkey.

RetroSimba

Cardinals Have Had Some Memorable Openers

Whenever the time comes this year, I will have covered 42 consecutive Cardinals opening-day games. The Cardinals’ record in the first 41 has been a modest 21-20.

Post-Dispatch

Cardinals Congradulate Ted Simmons On Hall Of Fame Selection

The St. Louis Cardinals congratulate former Redbirds catcher Ted Simmons who earned selection today to the National Baseball Hall of Fame. Simmons joined executive Marvin Miller and was among two individuals who received the necessary 75 percent of all ballots cast from the 10-name Modern Baseball Era vote.
St. Louis Official Site

For Ted Simmons, the fourth time is the charm.
St. Louis Official Site

The wait had been 25 years for Ted Simmons.
Cardinal Beat

Ted Simmons To Be Considered For Hall Of Fame On Sunday; Royals Add Trevor Rosenthal; Feds Investigate Cubs

Former Cardinals catcher Ted Simmons is among nine former major-league players who are to be considered Sunday for inclusion in the Hall of Fame by its 16-man modern era committee when it meets in San Diego in conjunction with this week’s winter meetings.

Post-Dispatch

Ten Named To Modern Baseball Era Ballot For Hall Of Fame

The National Baseball Hall of Fame announced 10 candidates under consideration for induction as part of the 2020 Modern Baseball Era ballot: Dwight Evans, Steve Garvey, Tommy John, Don Mattingly, Marvin Miller, Thurman Munson, Dale Murphy, Dave Parker, Ted Simmons and Lou Whitaker.
St. Louis Official Site

Longtime Cardinals All-Star catcher Ted Simmons was announced Monday as among the 10 men on the ballot for the National Hall of Fame’s Modern Baseball Era election to be conducted at baseball’s winter meetings on Dec. 8 in San Diego.
Cardinal Beat

How Garry Templeton Snubbed 1979 All-Star Game

Cardinals shortstop Garry Templeton, who played baseball like poetry in motion when he was at his best, was associated with some creative rhyme to express his displeasure with the all-star team selection process.

RetroSimba

Christian Yelich: The Newest Cardinals Killer

Christian Yelich's 2019 dominance of the Cardinals is reaching ridiculous levels, and it's only April.

KSDK

Joining Cardinals Was Dream ComeTrue For Darold Knowles

Darold Knowles was the first free-agent player signed by the Cardinals, the club he dreamed of playing for as a youth in Missouri.

RetroSimba

Khris Davis Voted Winner Of Top DH Award

Major League Baseball announced today that Khris Davis of the Oakland Athletics has been voted the winner of the 2018 Edgar Martinez Outstanding Designated Hitter Award. The right-handed slugging Davis became the third player in franchise history to earn the prestigious award, joining Dave Parker (1989) and Dave Kingman (1984).

Oakland Official Site

Tony LaRussa Sees Plenty Of Parallels Between His Cardinals, Athletics, & Red Sox Teams

As Tony La Russa’s new employers continue their rush to one of the all-time best regular seasons, the former Cardinals manager finds the Boston Red Sox are quite similar to his Cardinals teams of the early 2000s and his Oakland teams of the late 1980s.

Post-Dispatch

Ted Simmons Passed Over For Baseball Hall Of Fame

Ted Simmons' wait continues.
Post-Dispatch

Though he remains one of the best-hitting catchers in baseball history, Ted Simmons, whose 21-year career included time with St. Louis, Milwaukee and Atlanta, was once again unable to garner enough support to earn a place in the National Baseball Hall of Fame.
St. Louis Official Site

Athletics Winter Wish Came True With Dave Parker Trade

Already equipped with Mark McGwire and Jose Canseco, the A's sought a left-handed complement to their right-handed power duo in the offseason of 1987, reaching for a trade with the Reds that would net them Dave Parker.

Oakland Official Site

Committee Will Reconsider Ted Simmons' Hall Of Fame Credentials

Hall of Fame players George Brett, Rod Carew, Dennis Eckersley, Don Sutton, Dave Winfield and Robin Yount will be on the 16-man committee that decides Sunday if anyone formerly passed over for Cooperstown will now get elected.

Belleville News Democrat

Oft-Overlooked Ted Simmons Has Case For Hall Of Fame

Ted Simmons is probably the most surprising player on this year's Modern Era Committee Hall of Fame ballot, but not because he lacks a worthy resume. There's a good argument for him, but he is the only player on the ballot who got almost no support from the Baseball Writers' Association of America.

St. Louis Official Site

Pete Rose Immortalized In Crosby Terrace Statue

For all the attention that has been heaped on Pete Rose in the past year -- at his Reds Hall of Fame induction and number retirement ceremonies last season, and the unveiling and dedication of his new bronze statue on Saturday -- the all-time hit king never wavers from his insistence to bring his former teammates into every conversation.

Cincinnati Official Site

Ballpark Tours Offer Experience Of A Lifetime

On July 17, 1998, Mark McGwire hit his 41st and 42nd home runs of the historic 1998 season, on the way to breaking Roger Maris' single-season record of 61 amid a classic chase with Sammy Sosa. Dave Kaval was there on that Friday night at Busch Stadium because he was part of a remarkable two-man pursuit of his own.

St. Louis Official Site

Jason Heyward Needs To Shorten His Swing; Blue Jays Interested In Bringing Back Edwin Encarnacion Not Jose Bautista; Chris Sale Will Draw Plenty Of Interest; Justin Turner Earned Himself A Huge Contract; Few Teams Showing Interest In Carlos Ruiz

An NL scout says Jason Heyward needs to find the “shortest bat with the biggest head” because his swing is too long. The scout also said, “He needs to stop trying to be Darryl Strawberry. He’ll never be Darryl Strawberry.”

Today's Knuckleball

Eric Davis Showed Toughness For Reds, In Fight Vs. Cancer

Before Billy Hamilton, there was another slender, agile National League Gold Glove Award winner known for his speed as he patrolled center field in Cincinnati.

Cincinnati Official Site

Jason Heyward Start Fresh With The Cardinals

Jason Heyward homered in his first big-league at-bat, which did not announce his arrival so much as confirmed it.

Memphis Daily News

Dave Parker Connects Passions Of Teaching Baseball, Fighting Parkinson's

Dave Parker might as well have been born in the bleachers of a ballpark. Baseball has always been a part of Parker. Crosley Field, where the Reds played when Parker was growing up in the Cumminsville neighborhood, was a second home.

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