Showing posts with label Mark McGwire. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Mark McGwire. Show all posts

Saturday, June 6, 2020

Mark McGwire, Sammy Sosa Documentary To Air June 14, 2020

The summer of 1998 was one of the wildest in baseball history. Now, it's getting the 30 for 30 treatment.

KSDK

Wednesday, May 13, 2020

Baseball Would Be Better Of Canceling The 2020 Season Than Implementing Sham Plan

I mentioned a couple of weeks ago that I was concerned that the ultimate undoing of the 2020 Major League Baseball season was probably going to come down to money.

Cheap Seats

Wednesday, April 29, 2020

Relive Fernando Tatis' Historic Inning On Thursday, 11 CT

A week ago was the 21st anniversary of the night Cardinals third baseman Fernando Tatis made history at Dodger Stadium. He hit two grand slams in one inning, and on Thursday you can relive the historic game.

St. Louis Official Site

Monday, April 27, 2020

It's A Good Thing The Cardinals Didn't Trade For Nolan Arenado After All

I was as excited as anyone when it appeared that the St. Louis Cardinals were close to trading for Nolan Arenado, the disgruntled Colorado Rockies slugger.

Cheap Seats

Friday, April 24, 2020

Rogers Hornsby, Jim Edmonds Lead Cardinals In Dream Bracket

The Cardinals all-time team that advanced past the Rockies in the first round of MLB’s Dream Bracket won its second series, beating the Phillies, 4-2, thanks to steady offense and well-rounded pitching.

St. Louis Official Site

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

Tuesday, April 14, 2020

Bob Tewksbury Became 'Thinking Man's Pitcher'

Owing, in part, to the fact that his fastball was not very fast, 1990s Cardinals righthander Bob Tewksbury became known as a “Thinking Man’s Pitcher.”

Post-Dispatch

Thursday, April 9, 2020

From Rick Ankiel's 'Snapdragon' To Adam Wainwright's Curve To Jack Flaherty's Slider, Tracking The Cardinals' Best Pitches

As a teenager, even the years before he became a teen phenom, Rick Ankiel would walk around with a ball in his left hand and flip it over and over and over again, trying to improve his curveball grip and get the ball to spin ever faster.

Birdland

Tuesday, April 7, 2020

Bob Gibson's 1968 Season Named 'Most Dominant' MLB Performance

A long-time debate among baseball fans has finally been settled thanks and St. Louis Cardinals pitcher Bob Gibson came out on top. His 1968 season has been named the most dominant single-season performance in the Live Ball Era (since 1920).

KMOX

Thursday, April 2, 2020

The Best Cardinal I Ever Saw? Here's Why Albert Pujols Stands Above All Others

On the Bernie Show this week, we’ve hit some fungoes. Just keeping loose, putting the work in, trying to stay sharp, and giving listeners topics that are relevant and interesting. Subjects that qualify as happy nostalgia.

101 ESPN

Wednesday, April 1, 2020

Jim Edmonds Belongs In Baseball's Hall Of Fame

Best wishes to former St. Louis Cardinals outfielder and current broadcaster Jim Edmonds who announced over the weekend that he was being tested for coronavirus.

Cheap Seats

Historical Trade Rumors: How Expos Missed Out On Albert Pujols

When the 1994 MLB season was suspended in August because of a labor dispute, the Montreal Expos had an MLB-best 74-40 record. Considering that the team employed Pedro Martinez, Ken Hill, Jeff Fassero, Larry Walker, Moises Alou, Cliff Floyd and Marquis Grissom, that shouldn't be especially surprising. The 1994 season, of course, never resumed and Felipe Alou's squad never got a chance to win the first World Series title in franchise history.

KMOX

Tuesday, March 31, 2020

Cardinals' Top Five First Baseman

No one loves a good debate quite like baseball fans, and with that in mind, we asked each of our beat reporters to rank the top five players by position in the history of their franchise, based on their career while playing for that club. These rankings are for fun and debate purposes only … if you don’t agree with the order, participate in the Twitter poll to vote for your favorite at this position.

St. Louis Official Site

Monday, March 30, 2020

How Mark McGwire Got Lost In Translation

At a time when Major League Baseball was embarking on globalization, Mark McGwire was insisting on isolation for the Cardinals.

RetroSimba

Wednesday, March 25, 2020

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

Friday, March 20, 2020

Cardinals Capsules, Vol.3 : Edgar Renteria Caps Crazy Cardinals Walk-Off Over Cubs, 2002

Welcome back to Cards Capsules, the series in which we take a look back at memorable Cardinals games from the last 20 years in St. Louis baseball history. Without any baseball to watch in the present due to the spread of coronavirus, what better way to fill the time, eh?

KMOV

Thursday, March 19, 2020

Cardinals Capsules. Vol. 2: Bud Smith Throws The Cardinals' Last No-Hitter, September 2001

Welcome back to Cards Capsules, the series in which we take a look back at memorable Cardinals games from the last 20 years in St. Louis baseball history. Without any baseball to watch in the present due to the spread of coronavirus, what better way to fill the time, eh?

KMOV