Showing posts with label Dave Parker. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Dave Parker. Show all posts
Monday, May 4, 2020

Terry Francona Had Stint As Cardinals Farmhand

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The Cardinals gave Terry Francona a chance to finish his playing career as part of a Louisville outfield with Ray Lankford and Bernard Gilke...
Wednesday, March 25, 2020

Cardinals Have Had Some Memorable Openers

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Whenever the time comes this year, I will have covered 42 consecutive Cardinals opening-day games. The Cardinals’ record in the first 41 has...
Sunday, December 8, 2019

Cardinals Congradulate Ted Simmons On Hall Of Fame Selection

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The St. Louis Cardinals congratulate former Redbirds catcher Ted Simmons who earned selection today to the National Baseball Hall of Fame. S...
Saturday, December 7, 2019

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

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Former Cardinals catcher Ted Simmons is among nine former major-league players who are to be considered Sunday for inclusion in the Hall of ...
Monday, November 4, 2019

Ten Named To Modern Baseball Era Ballot For Hall Of Fame

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The National Baseball Hall of Fame announced 10 candidates under consideration for induction as part of the 2020 Modern Baseball Era ballot:...
Wednesday, July 10, 2019

How Garry Templeton Snubbed 1979 All-Star Game

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Cardinals shortstop Garry Templeton, who played baseball like poetry in motion when he was at his best, was associated with some creative rh...
Tuesday, April 16, 2019

Christian Yelich: The Newest Cardinals Killer

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Christian Yelich's 2019 dominance of the Cardinals is reaching ridiculous levels, and it's only April. KSDK
Sunday, January 13, 2019

Joining Cardinals Was Dream ComeTrue For Darold Knowles

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Darold Knowles was the first free-agent player signed by the Cardinals, the club he dreamed of playing for as a youth in Missouri. RetroSim...
Tuesday, November 20, 2018

Khris Davis Voted Winner Of Top DH Award

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Major League Baseball announced today that Khris Davis of the Oakland Athletics has been voted the winner of the 2018 Edgar Martinez Outstan...
Saturday, August 25, 2018

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

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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 Bos...
Sunday, December 10, 2017

Ted Simmons Passed Over For Baseball Hall Of Fame

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Ted Simmons' wait continues. Post-Dispatch Though he remains one of the best-hitting catchers in baseball history, Ted Simmons, who...
Friday, December 8, 2017

Athletics Winter Wish Came True With Dave Parker Trade

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Already equipped with Mark McGwire and Jose Canseco, the A's sought a left-handed complement to their right-handed power duo in the offs...
Monday, December 4, 2017

Committee Will Reconsider Ted Simmons' Hall Of Fame Credentials

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Hall of Fame players George Brett, Rod Carew, Dennis Eckersley, Don Sutton, Dave Winfield and Robin Yount will be on the 16-man committee th...
Saturday, November 25, 2017

Oft-Overlooked Ted Simmons Has Case For Hall Of Fame

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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 w...
Saturday, June 17, 2017

Pete Rose Immortalized In Crosby Terrace Statue

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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 ceremon...
Wednesday, January 25, 2017

Ballpark Tours Offer Experience Of A Lifetime

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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-s...
Sunday, October 30, 2016

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

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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, “H...
Friday, April 24, 2015

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

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Before Billy Hamilton, there was another slender, agile National League Gold Glove Award winner known for his speed as he patrolled center f...
Thursday, April 9, 2015

Jason Heyward Start Fresh With The Cardinals

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Jason Heyward homered in his first big-league at-bat, which did not announce his arrival so much as confirmed it. Memphis Daily News
Friday, March 13, 2015

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

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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...