Showing posts with label Lee Smith. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Lee Smith. Show all posts

Friday, May 22, 2020

2020 Cardinals Hall Of Fame Induction Class Announced

In a televised special on FOX Sports Midwest this evening, the St. Louis Cardinals announced that Tom Herr, John Tudor and Bill White will be inducted into the St. Louis Cardinals Hall of Fame. This is the seventh induction class since the team dedicated the Cardinals Hall of Fame with an inaugural class on Opening Day in 2014. Details regarding a formal induction ceremony for the 2020 Induction Class will be announced at a later date.
St. Louis Official Site

Three former standout Cardinals players will be inducted into the Cardinals Hall of Fame this year, as part of the seventh induction class since its creation in 2014. FOX Sports Midwest made the televised announcement Friday.
St. Louis Official Site

Of the three former Cardinals elected to the club’s Hall of Fame in an announcement made Friday night, two of them had hoped to get in and one, in essence, had hoped to get out.
Post-Dispatch

Two members of Cardinals pennant-winning teams of the 1980s and a world champion from the 1960s form the 2020 Cardinals Hall of Fame Induction Class.
Fox Sports Midwest

Thursday, May 21, 2020

Cardinals Hall Of Fame Unveiling Airs Friday On FOX Sports Midwest

The 2020 Cardinals Hall of Fame Induction Class will be unveiled during a 30-minute special on Friday, May 22, at 6:30 p.m. CT on FOX Sports Midwest.

Fox Sports Midwest

Friday, May 15, 2020

Cardinals To Announce 2020 Hall Of Fame Introduction Class On May 22, 2020

The 2020 St. Louis Cardinals Hall of Fame Induction Class will be revealed Friday, May 22, in a televised 30-minute announcement special on FOX Sports Midwest at 6:30 p.m.

Fox Sports Midwest

Wednesday, April 29, 2020

2020 Hall Of Fame Induction Postponed To July 2021

Derek Jeter was among the tens of thousands hanging on Mariano Rivera’s words as the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum’s first unanimous inductee appeared in Cooperstown, N.Y., last July, and as the longtime Yankees teammates shared that moment in the sun, there was every reason to believe that a similar speech would be heard this summer.
St. Louis Official Site

Add the National Baseball Hall of Fame’s induction to the coronavirus pandemic’s cancellations.
Cardinal Beat

Former Cardinals star Ted Simmons had waited more a quarter century, since his name first surfaced on a Hall of Fame ballot, to enter the National Baseball Hall of Museum as an inductee. He is in. Make no mistake about that. He just hasn’t been inducted.
Post-Dispatch

Tuesday, April 21, 2020

Scott Rolen, Rogers Horsnby Lift Cardinals In MLB Dream Bracket

Here’s a fun game for you: Imagine what a lineup would look like with Rogers Hornsby, Stan Musial, Albert Pujols and other Cardinals greats. Now do the same with the rotation, with Bob Gibson, Dizzy Dean, Chris Carpenter and others.

St. Louis Official Site

Thursday, April 16, 2020

See The Complete MLB Dream Bracket Rosters

A collection of current stars and legends are set to square off in the ultimate competition for baseball supremacy -- the MLB Dream Bracket presented by DraftKings, a best-of-seven simulation featuring all-time teams for each of the 30 Major League franchises, as well as teams consisting of standouts from the Negro Leagues and 25-and-under stars from today's game.

St. Louis Official Site

Tuesday, April 14, 2020

Jim Frey Dies At 88

The Cubs legacy of Jim Frey, the former manager and general manager who died this week, includes two National League East titles and a questionable decision that might have prevented the Cubs from putting away the Padres in the 1984 playoffs.

Chicago Tribune

Wednesday, March 18, 2020

Coming Up Short: Abrreviated Seasons Haven't Been Kind To Cardinals

The delay of the 2020 baseball season and all the other professional and major college sports shutting down is unique. But it will not be the first time the baseball season will have started late.

Post-Dispatch

Thursday, February 27, 2020

For Omar Oliveras, Joining Cardinals Was Like Family

A trade to the Cardinals gave Omar Olivares the chance to start his major-league career with the same franchise his father did.

RetroSimba

Tuesday, February 25, 2020

It's Time To Put Keith Hernandez In The Cardinals Hall Of Fame

The vote for Cardinals Hall of Fame class of 2020 begins on March 1st and we have seven good nominees. Here is my case on why I’m voting for Keith Hernandez.

Redbird Rants

Tuesday, February 18, 2020

Saturday, February 15, 2020

How Dave Collins Became Player, Coach For Cardinals

The Cardinals gave Dave Collins a chance to extend his playing days and to begin a coaching career in the major leagues.

RetroSimba

Wednesday, February 5, 2020

2020 Cardinals Hall Of Fame Nominees Announced

The St. Louis Cardinals have revealed Steve Carlton, Keith Hernandez, Tom Herr, Matt Morris, Edgar Renteria, Lee Smith and John Tudor as the seven players nominated for possible induction into the St. Louis Cardinals Hall of Fame, presented by Edward Jones.
St. Louis Official Site

Seven players spanning five decades of Cardinals baseball history were nominated for possible induction into the Cardinals Hall of Fame this summer.
St. Louis Official Site

Wednesday, January 1, 2020

Ted Simmons Flexed Muscles Vs. Hall Of Fame Hurlers

As a catcher for the Cardinals, Ted Simmons helped Steve Carlton achieve his first 20-win season. As an opposing hitter, Simmons hit with power against Carlton.

RetroSimba

Wednesday, August 7, 2019

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.

RetroSimba

Sunday, July 21, 2019

Lee Smith Shares Credit For Ascension To Hall

Lee Smith's journey from the mound to Cooperstown was much like his entrance in from the bullpen, slow and deliberate.

Chicago-N Official Site

Hall Of Fame Class Of 2019's Speeches, Sights, & Sounds

Every July, baseball's greatest legends gather in Cooperstown as new members of the Hall of Fame are inducted into the sport's most hallowed institution. The Class of 2019 -- Mariano Rivera, Roy Halladay, Mike Mussina, Edgar Martinez, Lee Smith and Harold Baines -- includes the greatest closer of all time and the Hall's first unanimous selection, a pair of aces, a dominant reliever and two of the most feared designated hitters in history.

St. Louis Official Site

Video: Lee Smith's Achievements, Forever Immortalized Today 7-21-19