Wizardry: Ozzie Smith's Top Ten Career Moments

When Ozzie Smith performed backflips while heading to his position before the start of Cardinals home openers, postseason contests and All-Star Games, it was as if he were saying, “Let the fun begin.”

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Another Favorite Moment

It POURED on the morning of October 14, 1985. Game five of the NLCS between the Cardinals and the Dodgers didn’t start until late afternoon, but in the morning, it was raining hard. I remember because I had to go downtown to work for something early, at about 9:00, and I got a flat tire. I had a 1984 red Honda CRX, a tiny little car, and somehow on 40 near McKnight my right front tire went flat. So, I pulled over, changed it, got soaked, and went on my merry way.

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A February Trade Helped The Cardinals Reel In Ozzie Smith, The Best Defensive Shortstop Of All Time

On Oct. 20, 1982, the Cardinals won their ninth World Series title in seven games over the Brewers. One of the biggest reasons for their success was a trade that GM and manager Whitey Herzog had finalized just eight months prior.

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Why Jack Clark Got Chance To Put Cardinals In World Series

If Tommy Lasorda had ordered Tom Niedenfuer to intentionally walk Jack Clark in the ninth inning of Game 6 in the National League Championship Series, Brian Harper likely would have been facing Jerry Reuss with the outcome on the line.

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Ozzie Smith, Tom Niedenfuer, & The Prelude To 1985

Ozzie Smith and Tom Niedenfuer, forever linked by a home run, were involved in a couple of other notable encounters before their infamous 1985 postseason showdown.

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Todd Worrell, Mike Roarke, & The "Go Crazy" Game

In the game that produced one of the most important Cardinals home runs, an exchange between Todd Worrell and his coach, Mike Roarke, played a critical role in setting the stage for the dramatic finish.

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Cardinals Have 1,026-1025 All-Time Edge On Dodgers As Two Of NL's Best Meet

Since 1892, when Brooklyn and St. Louis first played in the National League together, the rivalry has been about as close as is humanly possible. In 123 previous seasons, counting postseason play, Brooklyn/Los Angeles has won 1,025 games. St. Louis has won 1,026.

Post-Dispatch

Jerry Reuss Fondly Recalls St. Louis

Like David Freese a few decades later, Jerry Reuss knows what it’s like to be a hometown kid wearing the St. Louis Cardinals jersey. Drafted out of Ritenour High School in 1967, the left-hander began his 22-year big league career with the Cardinals and won 22 games for St. Louis before he was traded to Houston–over wanting a few thousand dollars more in salary or having a mustache.

STL Baseball Weekly

Tom Niedenfuer On The Jim Edmonds, Tim McKernan, & T.J. Moe Show 9-30-14

Inside STL

'Go Crazy' Homer Still Fresh With Ozzie Smith On Hand

It's a postseason moment replayed more than most others, partly because of the impact it had on the playoffs and partly because of an iconic call made by a legendary announcer.

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Redbirds Turn Back The Clock With Big Blasts

It wasn’t exactly the massive lightning bolt from 1985, when Jack Clark rocked a ruinous home run off Tom Niedenfuer to bring the sun down on Dodger Stadium.

Bernie Bytes

Twitterverse Has Fun With Cardinals Debacle

Well, Game 3 of the NLCS was some spectacle. The Cardinals pitched well, as usual, but they did not hit, field or run the bases especially well.

Tipsheet

Jack Clark Relives His Top Shot

Some of the memories are a little fuzzy about that October afternoon nearly 28 years ago to the day when the Cardinals last had a chance to clinch a league championship series in Los Angeles.

Post-Dispatch

And Carlos Beltran Makes Six Cardinals

When Carlos Beltran's line drive down the right-field line touched down in fair territory in the 13th inning early Saturday morning, the switch-hitting veteran joined a small group considering all of the Cardinals who have played in the postseason.

Bird Land

Bob Nightengale: Series Stirs Memories Of 1985 NLCS

Tom Niedenfuer woke up Thursday morning in his Florida home, clicked on the TV, and gasped when he saw the score.

KSDK

David Freese Continues October Dominance

He is the Mr. October of the Midwest.

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Jack Clark Set For May 24 Appearance

The Peoria Chiefs have announced that former St. Louis Cardinals slugger Jack Clark will be the guest at the first Red Hot Friday promotion on May 24 at Peoria Chiefs Stadium. In addition to the Jack Clark appearance, Red Hot Fridays include 25 cent hot dogs and the Chiefs will give away six Flat Screen TV's as they host the Kane County Cougars at 6:30 p.m. May 24 is the first of four planned Red Hot Fridays with former Cardinals on the Chiefs 2013 promo schedule.

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Mid-1980's Playoff Baseball Had No Equal

Seriously, when did we ever see a run of iconic postseason moments like we had in the mid-1980s?

Now I tend to overrate the 1980s because that was the decade where I matured as a baseball fan, and my Hall of Fame picks have a definite pro-1980s slant. But I do not think I am seeing things through rose-colored Ray Bans.

The Hardball Times

Roberto Alomar: Double Trouble For Cardinals

Second baseman Roberto Alomar, who was elected to the National Baseball Hall of Fame today, enjoyed some of the hottest hitting of his career over a two-game stretch against the Cardinals.

Retro Simba

Tom Niedenfuer Remembers But Doesn't Dwell On Fateful Pitches

Former Dodgers reliever, victimized by Ozzie Smith and Jack Clark home runs in the 1985 National League Championship Series, says those moments still sting but don't consume him.

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