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Cardinals: Where are they Now? – Ken Oberkfell
“Once a Cardinal, always a Cardinal”, is the way I have always seen things. To wit, I read with interest this news item: The Mets’ new Triple-A affiliate, the Buffalo Bisons, will formally name Ken...
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Where Were You in ’82?
The 1982 World Championship was the St. Louis Cardinals’ first since 1967, a span of 15 years, and would be the only one to break up the long, dry spell from ’67 until 2006. As most Cardinals fans...
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Herzog back on Hall of Fame ballot
In 2010, the Baseball Hall of Fame may be welcoming several famous and successful managers from among a group nominated by a Veterans Committee. The eight former skippers include Cardinals icon Whitey...
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Herzog follows top Cardinals managers to Cooperstown
With Whitey Herzog’s well-deserved selection to Baseball’s Hall of Fame announced Monday, six of the seven Cardinals managers with the most career wins with the club are or are committed to be in...
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Don’t retire Herzog’s number – a different approach
Grade inflation. It is a major problem for educators as everyone strives to be above-average and too many are achieving it. The St. Louis Cardinals have a similar problem, retired number inflation. It...
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The Cardinal Nation Blog top stories of 2009 #14: Whitey to the Hall
Whitey Herzog, the leader of the 1980’s St. Louis Cardinals, was elected to Baseball’s Hall of Fame. Consider it the ultimate in respect for a baseball manager to be such an innovator that his club’s...
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Hall of Fame Sunday thoughts
Anger over MLB’s Hall of Fame Sunday games and wonder about ESPN’s Sunday night choice. The annual Baseball Hall of Fame ceremony was held on Sunday afternoon and three headliners were inducted –...
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The Cardinal Nation Blog top stories of 2010 #12: Herzog to the Hall
Whitey Herzog entered Baseball’s Hall of Fame and his number was retired by the St. Louis Cardinals in July. Whitey Herzog’s 78th year on this earth was a most special one as he entered Baseball’s Hall...
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Red, Whitey, TLR to be honored in Cooperstown
Two of them have already been inducted into the Hall of Fame and the third will be, and all have managed the St. Louis Cardinals to World Championships. Now, Red Schoendienst, Whitey Herzog and Tony La...
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Red, Whitey and Tony to appear in Cooperstown Saturday
As an appetizer to Sunday’s Hall of Fame inductions, the three greatest living St. Louis Cardinals managers will be recognized in Cooperstown on Saturday. The National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum...
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Springfield introduces Hall of Famer costumes
We have all seen the grandfather of Major League Baseball character races, the nightly run of the Milwaukee sausages. Perhaps the best-known imitator is the Presidents Race in Washington, in which poor...
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