This Day in Baseball History....

[Remembirds]

On this date in 2004, the Cardinals signed David Eckstein to a three-year contract to replace Edgar Renteria. Eckstein went on to win MVP honors in the 2006 World Series.

https://www.stlredbirds.com/2021/12/04/ ... cardinals/

[Remembirds]

Happy new year! On 1/1, it feels like a good day to look back at the first owner in Cardinals franchise history – Chris Von der Ahe, the George Steinbrenner of his era.

https://www.stlredbirds.com/2017/07/22/ ... n-der-ahe/

[Remembirds]

Happy birthday to former Cardinals pitcher Jeff Suppan! Here’s a look back at the day he outpitched Roger Clemens in Game 7 of the 2004 NLCS …

https://www.stlredbirds.com/2024/03/13/ ... 2004-nlcs/

[obucard]

Happy birthday to former Cardinals pitcher Jeff Suppan! Here’s a look back at the day he outpitched Roger Clemens in Game 7 of the 2004 NLCS …

https://www.stlredbirds.com/2024/03/13/ ... 2004-nlcs/

The guy deserves a red jacket for this and for not imploding after the Endy Chavez catch 2 years later.

[Mary1966]

Happy birthday to former Cardinals pitcher Jeff Suppan! Here’s a look back at the day he outpitched Roger Clemens in Game 7 of the 2004 NLCS …

https://www.stlredbirds.com/2024/03/13/ ... 2004-nlcs/

The guy deserves a red jacket for this and for not imploding after the Endy Chavez catch 2 years later.

Suppan got wished a happy birthday on a Red Sox board that I follow.

[Remembirds]

On January 5, 2010, Matt Holliday and the Cardinals agreed to a seven-year, $120 million contract that represented the largest deal in team history. See how the Cardinals outbid the Red Sox to keep Holliday in St. Louis.

https://www.stlredbirds.com/2021/12/12/ ... -contract/

[Remembirds]

On this date in 2001, the Cardinals signed Bobby Bonilla to serve as a switch-hitting bench bat, but his greatest legacy may have been a season-opening DL stint …

https://www.stlredbirds.com/2023/10/30/ ... la-in-2001

[Remembirds]

On this date in 1988, Jack Clark left the Cardinals to sign a two-year, $3 million contract with the Yankees. See why Clark finally lost patience after months of stalled negotiations ...

https://www.stlredbirds.com/2021/12/21/ ... yankees-2/

[Remembirds]

A look back at Ozzie Smith’s election to the Hall of Fame on this date in 2002 …

https://www.stlredbirds.com/2021/12/18/ ... l-of-fame/

[Remembirds]

How the Cardinals acquired Todd Stottlemyre from Oakland on this date in 1996 …

https://www.stlredbirds.com/2020/12/25/ ... athletics/