Here's The All-Time Best MVP At Each Position

Babe Ruth and Lou Gehrig played in one distinct era, Albert Pujols and Mike Trout in another. Ruth never faced Aroldis Chapman’s 101 mph heat. Gehrig never got a crack at Pedro Martinez’s changeup. We love baseball’s timelessness, but so much has changed over the last 125 years.

St. Louis Official Site

Visit To Cooperstown Leaves Looming Hall Of Famer Ted Simmons Awestruck

Ted Simmons just had to stop and soak it all in.

Fox Sports Midwest

St. Louis Baseball Writers To Honor Ted Simmons On January 19th

Quickly, who was the most recent former player elected to the National Baseball of Fame? An easy one. It’s former Cardinals catching star Ted Simmons, who gained the honor last month in recent balloting by the Hall of Fame’s Modern Baseball Era committee.

Post-Dispatch

Ted Simmons' 'Excruciating' Wait Ends With Hall Call

Early in his 21-year Major League career, Ted Simmons played for the St. Louis Cardinals, was a full-time college student at the University of Michigan and served in the Army Reserve -- all at the same time.

St. Louis Official Site

Lee Smith Enjoys Hall Of Fame Orientation Visit

Lee Smith's Hall of Fame journey ended in December with a call informing him he had achieved baseball's greatest individual honor. In his first trip to Cooperstown since, the joy was apparent throughout his whirlwind visit.

St. Louis Official Site

21 Former All-Stars Headline 2018 MLB Draft Club Reps

Twenty-one former Major League All-Stars -- including three Hall of Famers, five Most Valuable Players, four Rookies of the Year, three Managers of the Year, two batting champions and one Cy Young Award winner -- are among the baseball dignitaries scheduled to represent the 30 Clubs at Major League Baseball's 2018 Draft, it was announced today. Amateur players who will attend the 2018 Draft will be forthcoming.

St. Louis Official Site

Keith Hernandez On His Cardinals Career, The Modern Game, & A Mets Trade That Never Was

As someone who has co-authored a recent baseball memoir, I can tell you that for a book of this kind to resonate with the audience, the author needs to accomplish four things:

Sporting News

Ozzie Smith, Rollie Fingers, Kerry Robinson; Jack Wilson, & Todd Zeile To Participate To Participate In 2018 Hall Of Fame Classic

Spring Training may be in full swing, but the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum is already gearing up for its unofficial start of the summer season.

Troy Record

Rollie Fingers Named Athletics Special Assistant To President

Hall of Fame pitcher Rollie Fingers is rejoining the A's as a special assistant to the president, the club announced Wednesday.

Oakland Official Site

Lee Smith Should Join The Cardinals Hall Of Fame Next Year

Former closer Lee Smith was one of seven former players nominated to the Cardinal Hall of Fame on Wednesday. Should he be in the Cardinal Hall of Fame?

Redbird Rants

1980 Meetings Crucial To Brewers' 1982 Success

Before the Brewers and Cardinals met in the 1982 World Series, they met at the '80 Winter Meetings.

Milwaukee Official Site

Oft-Overlooked Ted Simmons Has Case For Hall Of Fame

Ted Simmons is probably the most surprising player on this year's Modern Era Committee Hall of Fame ballot, but not because he lacks a worthy resume. There's a good argument for him, but he is the only player on the ballot who got almost no support from the Baseball Writers' Association of America.

St. Louis Official Site

Peoria To Raise Money For Hurricane Relief Efforts

The Peoria Chiefs are partnering with Minor League Baseball Charities to raise funds for Hurricane Harvey relief efforts. The Chiefs will hold a Mystery Ball & Bobblehead Grab Bag at Friday's regular season finale with all proceeds going to the Hurricane Harvey relief efforts and the team will also hold an online auctionof game-used items and other memorabilia over the next week. MiLB Charities announced Thursday that they will match each Minor League Baseball team's contributions to the fund, up to $10,000.

Peoria Official Site

Tom Henke's Early Retirement Might've Cost Him The Hall Of Fame

In September 1995, Tom Henke capped a triumphant final season.

Sports Illustrated

Why Padres Dealt NL Top Rookie Butch Metzger To Cardinals

When the Cardinals acquired Butch Metzger from the Padres, they hardly could believe their good fortune. Metzger, a relief pitcher, was just turning 25, not yet at his prime, and a few months earlier he had won the National League Rookie of the Year Award.

RetroSimba

Examining The Narrative: The Cardinals' Newfound Team Unity. Will It Last?

I am not a hopeless cynic. Really, I’m not. Yes, I base much of my baseball (and sports) performance analysis on statistics and advanced metrics. The numbers help cut through the beeswax and separate fact from fiction. I like a good frothy narrative as much as anyone, but I prefer the core truth. I don’t want to get lost in a script. I want to get to the reality.

101 ESPN

How Dave LaPoint Got Second Chance With Cardinals

Looking to rebuild his reputation, Dave LaPoint returned to the organization where he felt the most comfortable and had enjoyed his greatest success.

RetroSimba

Lee Smith Misses Hall Of Fame In Final Year On Writers' Ballot

Whether Lee Smith will get into the Hall of Fame is now in the hands of the Eras Committee.

Chicago-N Official Site

Lee Smith Has A Hall Of Fame Resume, But The Timing Of His Career May Keep Him Out

Leading up to the announcement of the 2017 Baseball Hall of Fame class on Jan. 18, we're examining each of the 34 candidates on this year's BBWAA ballot. By way of reminder, a candidate must be named on at least 75 percent of submitted BBWAA ballots in order to be elected into the Hall of Fame.

CBS Sports

Talking Ball With John D'Acquisto About "Fastball John"

Every Christmas, my father used to buy me at least one baseball book. With little exception, It was the gift that I most looked forward to unwrapping each holiday season. Perhaps that’s why I became such a fan of the game, and eventually a baseball writer and author.

Hardball Times