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Showing posts with label Ed Spiezio. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Ed Spiezio. Show all posts
Tuesday, February 18, 2020
Sunday, October 20, 2019
How Cardinals Unwittingly Gave Pirates As Elite Closer
The Cardinals never envisioned Dave Giusti to be a closer and neither did the Pirates. When Giusti transformed into one of the National League’s best saves specialists, he helped the Pirates become an East Division power
RetroSimba
RetroSimba
Saturday, December 8, 2018
Why Cardinals Traded Twice For Dave Giusti In Three Months
In seeking a third consecutive pennant, the Cardinals traded six players to get a No. 5 starter for their rotation.
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RetroSimba
Wednesday, March 28, 2018
Fun Facts To Know About Francisco Pena
Francisco Pena provided one of the surprises of the Cardinals’ 2018 spring training, leapfrogging ahead of prospect Carson Kelly and earning the backup catcher spot behind Yadier Molina on the Opening Day roster.
RetroSimba
RetroSimba
Monday, May 15, 2017
Cardinals To Honor 1967 World Series Championship Team On Wednesday
In celebration of the 50th anniversary of the 1967 championship season, the St. Louis Cardinals will honor 14 former team members in a pregame ceremony before Wednesday's 7:15 p.m. game against the club's '67 World Series opponent, the Boston Red Sox.
St. Louis Official Site
St. Louis Official Site
Tuesday, February 14, 2017
Mike Shannon & The Spring Training Intrigue Of 1967
Benefiting from the wisdom and experience of master instructors, Mike Shannon was a willing pupil in a grand experiment that was integral to the Cardinals becoming World Series champions in 1967.
RetroSimba
RetroSimba
Friday, April 8, 2016
The Story Of Father & Son Cardinals Sluggers
Fifty years ago, Ed Spiezio, hoping to jumpstart his career and contend for the Cardinals’ third base job, hit his first big-league home run for St. Louis. Forty years later, Scott Spiezio, hoping to jumpstart his career and fill a utility role with the Cardinals, hit his first National league home run for St. Louis.
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RetroSimba
Friday, February 12, 2016
Scott Spiezio Replaced John Mabry As Cardinals Utilityman
Scott Spiezio had the pedigree, the championship experience and the right amount of nonconformity to appeal to the Cardinals. What they didn’t know when they invited him to spring training was whether he still could produce.
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RetroSimba
Tuesday, March 10, 2015
Cardinal Countdown: 26 Days To Opening Day
Sure, it would have been simple (and obvious) to spotlight either of the most recent Cardinals to wear 26 today, as we're now that many days until the Cardinals take on the Cubs at Wrigley Field on April 5. I could have written hundreds of words on Trevor Rosenthal (more than I have, anyway) or Kyle Lohse, but I'm always a sucker for good stories.
KSDK
KSDK
Monday, March 2, 2015
Friday, June 27, 2014
Billy McCool: Cardinals Nemesis Closed Career With St. Louis
His name, perfect for a young, hard thrower, seemed the kind a novelist or screenwriter would conjure. Yet, Billy McCool was real, a left-hander who broke into the majors with the Reds as a teenager and for two years was among the top relievers in the National League.
RetroSimba
RetroSimba
Friday, May 2, 2014
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