This Day in Baseball History....

[Remembirds]

Stan Musial received the Presidential Medal of Freedom 12 years ago today. Take a look back at the campaign to recognize Musial and what it meant to The Man:

https://www.stlredbirds.com/2021/12/30/ ... f-freedom/

[Remembirds]

The Cardinals inadvertently started a fashion phenomenon at Busch Stadium when they signed Scott Spiezio 17 years ago today. See how the 2nd-generation Cardinal helped them win the 2006 title:

https://www.stlredbirds.com/2022/01/01/ ... henomenon/

[Remembirds]

Jim Edmonds retired on this date in 2011, just a few weeks after signing a minor-league contract to return to the Cardinals. Does Edmonds belong in the Hall of Fame?

https://www.stlredbirds.com/2022/01/04/ ... s-retires/

[Remembirds]

After just three major league seasons, the Cardinals signed Albert Pujols to a $100 million contract that kept him in St. Louis for the 2006 and 2011 World Series titles (click below for details). Do you think the Cardinals would do the same at today's prices with a Pujols-type star?

https://www.stlredbirds.com/2022/01/03/ ... cardinals/

[Remembirds]

With position players reporting to spring training today, it seems a good time to look back at how Bill White, Curt Flood, and others integrated the Cardinals' spring training accommodations and built a culture that helped fuel their success in the '60s:

https://www.stlredbirds.com/2020/11/08/ ... -training/

[Stan the Fan]

Hello all. Long time lurker and finally retired this year and have enjoyed reading these articles.

My grandparents lived in Donora and I spent a lot of my childhood there even though we moved to Ohio for my father's career in the 60s. My family always followed the Cards because of Musial which was not a popular choice with some of my friends growing up here but I often got the last laugh when the Cards pulled off the win. I noticed I am not the only Cards fan from outside the St Louis area so I hope to enjoy some cardinals baseball with you all.

[Joe Shlabotnik]

Hello all. Long time lurker and finally retired this year and have enjoyed reading these articles.

My grandparents lived in Donora and I spent a lot of my childhood there even though we moved to Ohio for my father's career in the 60s. My family always followed the Cards because of Musial which was not a popular choice with some of my friends growing up here but I often got the last laugh when the Cards pulled off the win. I noticed I am not the only Cards fan from outside the St Louis area so I hope to enjoy some cardinals baseball with you all.

Hi Stan - nope, I grew up in upstate NY mostly though I got my Cardinal fandom while a 7 year old living in Peoria, Il in 1967-68. Donora is not far from Uniontown where my father grew up. Visited there many times as a kid.

[Remembirds]

Take a look back at arguably the best game of Tim McCarver's career: Game 5 of the 1964 World Series, when his 10th-inning, 3-run homer put the Cardinals one win away from the world championship.

https://www.stlredbirds.com/2023/02/20/ ... es-game-5/

[Radbird]

Hello all. Long time lurker and finally retired this year and have enjoyed reading these articles.

My grandparents lived in Donora and I spent a lot of my childhood there even though we moved to Ohio for my father's career in the 60s. My family always followed the Cards because of Musial which was not a popular choice with some of my friends growing up here but I often got the last laugh when the Cards pulled off the win. I noticed I am not the only Cards fan from outside the St Louis area so I hope to enjoy some cardinals baseball with you all.

Welcome, @Stan the Fan!! Looking forward to a great season!

[Remembirds]

12 years ago today, the Cardinals announced that Adam Wainwright would miss the 2011 season due to Tommy John surgery. Click below to see who was considered to take Wainwright's spot in the rotation and how the Cardinals won the 2011 World Series even without their ace:

https://www.stlredbirds.com/2022/02/02/ ... n-surgery/