Remembering 9/11
Written by Mike on September 11, 2008 – 10:46 pm -It’s already been seven years since the attacks, but it sure doesn’t seem like it. Of course none of us will ever forget that day, but emotions can fade. I think it’s good to recall the feelings you had at that time, so to stir your emotions up, here’s the clip of Cardinal broadcasting legend Jack Buck, reading his poem, For America, to the Busch Stadium crowd on September 17, the day that baseball resumed play.
Stan Musial Day
Written by Mike on May 18, 2008 – 7:48 am -Today is Stan Musial Day. The team has some dedications and tributes planned for today down at the ballpark for the greatest Cardinal of all time. Derrick Goold has the scoop.
In his career, Stan “The Man” hit .331, with 475 home runs and 3630 hits. He’s one of the greatest players to ever play the game. View all of his stats here.
I found a couple of videos about Musial. He’s featured in the first half of this clip from Ken Burns’ Baseball. Enjoy!
Jack Buck shares a few words about “The Man” in this one.
The Buck Stops Here
Written by Mike on March 5, 2008 – 1:48 am -Dan Ceasar of the St. Louis Post Dispatch writes:
For the first time since 1960, there won’t be a Buck in a Cardinals broadcast booth this year. Joe Buck, who had been doing the play-by-play for a few Redbirds games on FSN Midwest in recent seasons, has decided not to return in order to enjoy himself at the ballpark in a nonworking capacity.His departure ends a lengthy run of Bucks in the booth. His dad joined the club’s radio broadcast team in 1954 and was there every year except 1960 until falling ill after the 2001 season and dying the following year.
Read the entire story here.
While Joe is a great broadcaster in his own right, the news got me thinking of Joe’s father, the legendary Jack Buck, and all that his voice meant to me, listening to the games as a kid with my grandfather. I dug up this old song about Jack. Enjoy!
That’s a winner!
Here’s a montage of all of Jack’s greatest calls, and here’s a link to his 9-11 poem. We miss you Jack.
