Roger Freed Vs. John Denny: Cardinals' Feathers Ruffled

Credible journalists adhere to a self-imposed policy of no cheering in the press box. John Denny wanted his Cardinals teammates to do the same in the dugout.

RetroSimba

Hoiw Cardinals Came Within A Foot Of No-Hitter Vs. Mets

An umpire’s ruling and an official scorer’s decision prevented the Cardinals from achieving a no-hitter against the Mets.

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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:

Post-Dispatch

How Roger Freed Stunned Dodgers, Rewarded Mom

Capping a Cardinals comeback, Roger Freed burned the team he cheered for as a boy.

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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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Tony Cruz Is Doing The Job

Notes on my Cardinals scorecard:

Bird Bytes

Carl Taylor, Roger Freed Experienced The Ultimate

Carl Taylor and Roger Freed are the only Cardinals to achieve one of the rarest of big-league baseball feats: the Ultimate Grand Slam, a game-ending, four-run home run that erases a three-run deficit with one swing.

Retro Simba

Epic Against Mets Belongs On List Of Great Cardinals Games

In their storied 119-year franchise history, the Cardinals had played 18,159 games prior to Saturday night’s contest against the Mets. It is highly unlikely that any of those games could compare to this one.

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Aaron Miles Walk-Off Grand Slam Makes Cardinals History

Aaron Miles’ Sunday afternoon walk-off grand slam hasn’t occurred very often in St. Louis Cardinals history. Make it ten in 75 years.

The Birdhouse

The Birdhouse: Cardinals & the Rule 5 Draft Pt. 2

In the second of a three-part series, our resident historian Jerry Modene looks back at St. Louis Cardinals players taken in past Rule 5 drafts. Part three will recap the club’s entire Rule 5 history.

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