Fifth Round A Struggle In Cardinals Draft History

The five-round major league amateur draft begins on Wednesday and the Cardinals have had notable success in the first round with the likes of Ted Simmons, Andy Van Slyke, J.D. Drew, Jack Flaherty, Garry Templeton, Matt Morris, Kolten Wong, Todd Worrell, Michael Wacha, Lance Lynn, Terry Kennedy, Brian Jordan, Stephen Piscotty, Dakota Hudson and a dozen or so others who had big-league success.

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Why Cardinals Wanted Whitey Herzog In, Ken Boyer Out

When Whitey Herzog became Cardinals manager, he replaced a friend who had been his roommate and teammate with the Mets.

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The Best No.1 Draft Pick In Every Team's History

As the June 10-11 MLB Draft approaches, it's a great time to look back at the best first-round selections in each club's history. With the help of each of the 30 MLB.com beat writers, here's a look at a list that includes All-Stars, MVP Award winners, Cy Young Award winners and Hall of Famers who began their professional journey when they heard their name called in the first round of the MLB Draft.

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How Richie Allen Rolled A Lucky Seven For 11,111

Richie Allen capped one of his best performances for the Cardinals by hitting a grand slam against the pitcher who got traded with him to St. Louis.

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How Matt Keough Helped Cardinals In Chase For Title

A stint with the Cardinals enabled Matt Keough to share a championship season with his father.

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Cardinals' Top Five Right Fielders

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.

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'Right Now There's A Lot Of Optimism' - John Mozeliak Talks About Resuming Baseball In 2020

It seems like every week we hear a new supposed plan for Major League Baseball to resume operations after the COVID-19 pandemic shut the league down back at the end of spring training.

KSDK

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.
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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.
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Baseball Hall Of Fame Induction Ceremony Expected To Be Postponed, As Cooperstown Weeps

The streets in the quaint village are empty, the charming stores and restaurants are shuttered, the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum remains closed.

USA Today

Ted Simmons Is Ready For His Hall Introduction, Whenever It Is

Until he is told otherwise — and that announcement may be forthcoming in a few days — longtime Cardinals star Ted Simmons said he was expecting to be inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame on July 26 in Cooperstown, N.Y.

Post-Dispatch

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.

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Five On Your Side Coutdown: Ranking The Best Players In Cardinals Franchise History

We're doing some serious ranking here at 5 On Your Side.

KSDK

Resilient Bob Gibson Throws Cancer A Curve

For painfully obvious reasons, the Cardinals didn’t open their home schedule Thursday against the Baltimore Orioles. The good news is that Bob Gibson would have been there if there had been no coronavirus pandemic-fueled shutdown of sports.

Post-Dispatch

Raise A Glass To Red Schoendienst Today

One of the best lines Tony La Russa ever delivered was at spring training in 2011, during a busy news cycle for the club. I’ll never forget it.

KMOX

Hot Take: Five Best Catchers In Cardinals History

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.

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Better Than You Remembered: Darrell Porter

The first baseball team I ever loved was the 1982 St. Louis Cardinals. I was six years old, and my father took me to Busch Stadium -- a two-hour drive from Illinois -- on the back of his motorcycle, with neither of us wearing helmets and with my “seat belt” being me holding onto the back of his jacket the whole ride. Ozzie Smith did a backflip and Willie McGee hit a triple, and I was hooked for life.

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Why Cardinals Made Joe Torre A Third Baseman

Joe Torre reported to Cardinals spring training prepared to be their catcher, got switched to third base two weeks before the season opened and ended up playing a similar number of games at both positions.

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Audio: Ted Simmons On Inside Pitch 3-4-2020

Ted Simmons waited 25 years after his name first appeared on a #HOF ballot to get the call from Cooperstown. He explains why he thinks more catchers aren't in the Hall of Fame.#STLCards | #Brewers | #Braves pic.twitter.com/tmEGaBw8k8

— MLB Network Radio on SiriusXM (@MLBNetworkRadio) March 4, 2020

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

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.

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