Albert Pujols is the first Cardinal in 26 years and only the third Cardinal in the last 58 years to go 0-for-5 from the No. 3 spot in the batting order on Opening Day. The other two to do it: Terry Pendleton and Stan Musial. Pujols had one of his worst games as a Cardinal, [...]
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Like Pujols, Musial went 0-5 in an opener
Posted in Games, Hitters on March 31, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Here’s how Padres stack up against Cards
Posted in Opponents on March 30, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
When the Cardinals open the season Thursday, March 31, against the Padres at St. Louis, here is the likely San Diego lineup they will face: 1. Will Venable, right field: In 2010, he struck out 128 times in 131 games and had a poor on-base percentage (.324). But he’s been a much better batter in [...]
Bill White: Cards wanted him as manager
Posted in Games, Hitters, Managers on March 30, 2011 | 7 Comments »
This is the third of three parts from a telephone interview I conducted with former Cardinals all-star first baseman Bill White on March 23, 2011. White has written an autobiography in collaboration with journalist Gordon Dillow. The book is called “Uppity: My Untold Story About The Games People Play” (2011, Grand Central Publishing). It is available on [...]
Bill White: We thought Brock deal was nuts
Posted in Games, Hitters, Trades on March 29, 2011 | 3 Comments »
On March 23, 2011, I interviewed former Cardinals all-star first baseman Bill White by telephone about the autobiography he has written in collaboration with journalist Gordon Dillow. The book is called “Uppity: My Untold Story About The Games People Play” (2011, Grand Central Publishing). It is available on Amazon. My interview with White, gracious with his time [...]
Bill White interviewed about autobiography
Posted in Games, Hitters on March 28, 2011 | 10 Comments »
Bill White, former all-star first baseman for the Cardinals, has written his autobiography in collaboration with journalist Gordon Dillow. The book is called “Uppity: My Untold Story About The Games People Play” (2011, Grand Central Publishing). It is available on Amazon. On the morning of March 23, 2011, I interviewed Bill White by telephone. He [...]
How Charlie Metro miffed Stan Musial
Posted in Managers on March 27, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Stan Musial, rarely publicly critical of anyone, so strongly disapproved of the way Charlie Metro left the Cardinals’ organization that he spoke out about it. Metro, who died March 18 in Virginia at 91, had managed the Cardinals’ Class AAA Tulsa team to an 85-62 record and first-place finish in the Pacific Coast League in 1966. [...]
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