Articles for tag: Ozzie Smith, Phil Rizzuto

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Should Omar Vizquel Be in the Hall of Fame?

After a 24 year career, Omar Vizquel called it quits after the 2012 season. Now the question turns to whether or not we will see Omar Vizquel inducted into the Hall of Fame. His first year of eligibility will be in 2018. Lets take a look at his qualifications and compare them to other Hall ...

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Best Summer Baseball Camps in Missouri

The best summer baseball camps in Missouri give kids a chance to be like the stars of their favorite team the St. Louis Cardinals. Of course the truth is very few kids grow up to be major leaguers or win the World Series but everyone can have that dream. If your son has baseball on ...

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Famous Baseball Players from Alabama

When someone thinks of Alabama they probably don’t think about baseball. In fact, Alabama is probably thought of as a state with very few famous people at all. Even if you were to tell someone that Alabama was the home of some great athletes you’d probably think of football before baseball. So some people might ...

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Top 10 Best Nicknames in Baseball History

In an article over a year ago I talked about how I was appalled that in sports today there are not very many good nicknames anymore. This is especially true in baseball. Barry Bonds can’t get a good nickname? Jeff Bagwell is called “Bags.” Why? Because he has baggy pants? Because he carries bags? Because ...

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1982 World Series – Me and My Dad

Growing up in St. Louis, baseball was a way of life. Summertime picnics and neighborhood events were filled with talk of the Cardinals and what kind of season they were going to have. As an 11 year old girl in 1982, there was nothing better than watching Cardinal baseball with my Dad. Over the years, ...

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The Top 5 Sports Bars in St. Louis, Missouri

St. Louis was voted the best sports city in North America in the year 2000. You got your Cardinals, who might be headed to the World Series again this year. (they have made more World Series appearances than any other team) You got your St. Louis Rams, Super Bowl champions XXXIV. You got your St. ...