Why Cardinals Acquired Julian Javier From Pirates

Opening the way to a pipeline of talent, second baseman Julian Javier was the first player from the Dominican Republic to play for the Cardinals.

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Whitey Herzog Says Cardinals Would Have Advantage In Start-Up Because Of Pitching Depth

An inveterate sports television watcher, Whitey Herzog, Hall of Fame manager and former American Basketball League referee, invariably used to fall asleep while watching a late-night game only to awake in the morning and find himself watching the same game again.

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'Birds Of A Different Game' Movie Night Would Do Cardinals Some Good

One unsolicited spring-training suggestion for Cardinals manager Mike Shildt: movie night.

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The Cardinals Of The 1980's Didn't Need A DH. Neither Does The National League

As the clouds of the designated hitter gather over the National League, the MLB channel couldn’t have picked a better time to present a show featuring the Whiteyball St. Louis Cardinals clubs of the 1980s.

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New Documentary On 1980's Cardinals Is As Fun As They Were

The first baseball team you follow as a kid, the first one you truly dedicate yourself to obsessing over every day for six months of the year, can set the tone for the rest of your baseball fandom moving forward. Baseball just means more to you when you’re a kid: Every pitch seems like the most important pitch ever thrown, every win is glorious, every loss is tragic, all the players are 15 feet tall. You can never quite recreate the rush of that first team you truly love, that first time you feel so connected to it, to its fans, to its ebbs and flows, to something larger than yourself. It sticks with you forever.
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It’s been four decades since “Whiteyball” first gripped St. Louis, then all of baseball.
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Dinner With Ken Oberkfell

A few months ago, I had the opportunity of a lifetime. Through purchasing an experience in a silent auction, my dad, brother, and I got to eat dinner and talk with Ken Oberkfell for a few hours. In honor of ’80s week, I thought I’d share my experience with the former St. Louis Cardinals second baseman.

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Cardinals' Speed-Based Style Thrilled Baseball Fans In The 1980s, But Would It Work Today?

The St. Louis Cardinals always find a way. A way to maximize their talent. A way to stay relevant in a constantly changing landscape. Above all else, they always find a way to win baseball games.

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Bobby Tolan & The Saga Of The Senior League

Bobby Tolan, who played on championship clubs with the Cardinals and Reds, was a champion as a manager in the Senior Professional Baseball Association.

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Whitey Herzog, Dan O'Neill, & Guests Remember The Cardinals Of The 1980's At Special Event

Celebrate the 1980s Cardinals with manager Whitey Herzog and special guests from his teams during a one-night-only event at the Grandel Theatre in Grand Center.

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Cardinals Pitchers responded To Mentoring Mike Roarke

Mike Roarke brought out the best in Bruce Sutter, earned the trust and respect of Joaquin Andujar and John Tudor, guided the comeback of Dan Quisenberry, and enhanced the careers of several other Cardinals pitchers, including Danny Cox, Ken Dayley, Jose DeLeon and Jeff Lahti.

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Whitey Herzog Made Pitch For Prodigal Son Joaquin Andujar

Four years after pitcher Joaquin Andujar was sent away by the Cardinals, manager Whitey Herzog wanted to bring him back and give him a chance to earn a spot in the starting rotation.

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How Dave Pallone Created A Cardinals Commotion

Dave Pallone was a minor-league umpire who caused a major ruckus when he ejected three prominent Cardinals for arguing one call.

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Dazed & Confused: Bernie Carbo & His Cardinals Encore

The return of Bernie Carbo to the Cardinals after a six-year absence was a minor free-agent signing with major consequences.

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How Wayne Krenchicki Found A Way To Beat Cardinals

For Wayne Krenchicki, who usually didn’t do well against Cardinals pitching, a game-winning hit, even a crummy one, was a special achievement.

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Rick Hummel Rates His All-Time Cardinal Characters

In his five decades on the Cardinals beat, Post-Dispatch baseball writer Rick Hummel has covered plenty of players with character and, similarly, plenty of players who were characters. Here are some of the best in the latter category:

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Q&A: Bret Saberhagen Reflects On 1985 World Series

Bret Saberhagen turned 20 early during his rookie season in 1984, which ended with his Royals losing to the Tigers in the American League Championship Series. The next year, the Royals were not only in the postseason again, but Saberhagen, at age 21, started and won Game 7 of the World Series against the Cardinals. A month later, he won the AL Cy Young Award.

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Tommy Pham's 2017 Season Is The Epitome Of 'You Never Know'

I can count on one hand the amount of people who saw the 2017 season from St. Louis Cardinals outfielder Tommy Pham coming.

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How Cardinals, Royals Launched Regular-Season Rivalry

Twelve years after the Cardinals and Royals opposed one another in the World Series, the teams were matched for the first time in the regular season. Two constants linked those events: Willie McGee played and tempers flared.

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Audio: Danny Cox "I'm So Glad It Was Bob Forsch"

While the Cardinals and New York Mets and a nice rivalry in the mid-80s, things became equally heated with the San Francisco Giants. That escalated in the National League Championship Series of 1987.

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How Al Hrabosky Sparked Fight Night At Busch

Predictably, a brawl involving two of the most temperamental characters in the major leagues, “The Mad Hungarian” and “One Tough Dominican,” was both intense and cartoonish.

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