How Mike Caldwell Recovered From Cardinals Rejection

In his spring training stint with the Cardinals, Mike Caldwell appeared to be a pitcher whose career was in decline. Shelled early and often, Caldwell showed no signs of developing into what he would become: a 20-game winner who would torment the Cardinals in the World Series.

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The Tony LaRussa Problem

I was once a fan of Tony LaRussa. Admittedly, my love affair with the polarizing manager of the Cardinals was a brief one; it ended about a week before the start of the 1996 season. That was, of course, when Ozzie Smith was outdueling Royce Clayton for shortstop in spring training and LaRussa STILL refused to give Ozzie the job. Like most fans, I was left muttering, “Who does this frowning, hunched-over, kitten-petting idiot think he is, anyway?”

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Whitey Herzog Retraces His Steps to The Hall Of Fame

The journey from New Athens began on Nov. 9, 1931, when Dorrel Norman Elvert Herzog was born with the help of a midwife. Herzog has said his mother had meant to name him Darrell, but the name was misspelled on the birth certificate.

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