Cardinal Nation : A Collection of The Greatest Players, Teams, and Moments in Cardinal History - Hardcover

Rains, Rob

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0892047275 ISBN 13: 9780892047277

Publisher: Sporting News, 2003

Synopsis

A historical encyclopedia of baseball's most storied franchise With its epicenter located smack-dab on the diamond at Busch Stadium, the Cardinal Nation is a region encompassing Missouri, Illinois, Arkansas, Oklahoma, Iowa, Indiana, Tennessee, and Kentucky. The Cardinal National is peopled by some of the most avid baseball fans in the nation, who, each year, flock to St. Louis, sporting jerseys featuring the names and numbers of such Cardinals greats as Musial, McGwire, McGee, Gibson, and Brock, and recounting tales of great moments in Cardinals history. Now updated to include the historic 2002 season that saw the passing of Jack Buck and Darryl Kile, Cardinal Nation is a celebration in pictures and words of one of baseball's most storied franchises. Packed with 400 archival photographs, such as: The Cardinals' greatest players--including Stan the Man, Lou Brock, Bob Gibson, and the newest Hall of Famer, Ozzie Smith The greatest moments at Sportsman's Park and Busch Stadium, and the Cardinals' World Series-winning teams The Cardinals' greatest moments--including Ozzie Smith's home run, Jack Clark's home run, and Slaughter's "Mad Dash"

About this title

From the Back Cover:

It's called Cardinal Nation, a region that encompasses Missouri, Illinois, Arkansas, Oklahoma, Iowa, Indiana, Tennessee and Kentucky. Its epicenter lies smack dab on the diamond at Busch Stadium.

Attracted for decades by the radio voices of Harry Caray and Jack Buck, men and women and boys and girls come to St. Louis with one thing on their minds: baseball.

Folks come from throughout Cardinal Nation, most adorned in red and many wearing jerseys with the names and numbers of their old Cardinal heroes: Musial, McGwire, McGee, Gibson, Brock. They also descend on St. Louis in apparel that reflects their new favorites: Pujols, Drew, Edmonds.

They come with stories of watching the Cardinals play at Sportsman's Park. They come with vivid memories of World Series games they've witnessed, historical performances they've seen.

They come because it is a pilgrimage--to the best baseball city in America. Cardinal Nation stretches beyond these borders, though. Take in a Cardinals game at Shea Stadium or Dodger Stadium and you'll see them: Cardinal Nation members proudly declaring their loyalty among the opposition. They know this is a special team, a special franchise.

Cardinal Nation is much more than a place­­it's a state of mind, too. It's about cheering on today's heroes in red--but never forgetting about the stars of yesteryear.

Cardinals baseball is about legendary players, storied moments and unforgettable favorites. It's about championships, and it's also about loyalty, win or lose. Most of all, it's about tradition--about doing things the right way.

Join The Sporting News as we bring you Cardinal Nation, an illustrated history of the team like none before it. Join us as we honor The Wizard, the Cardinals' Ozzie Smith, a 2002 inductee into the Baseball Hall of Fame. Join us as we honor one of the favorite Cardinals teams of all time, the championship team of 1982. Join us as we pay tribute to the career of a Cardinal who thrilled fans with his remarkable feats, Mark McGwire.

And if you're not a Cardinals fan, these pages just might make you yearn for residency in baseball's No. 1 enclave. Cardinal Nation.

About the Author:

Rob Rains has written or contributed to 18 sports books, including Mark McGwire: Home Run Hero. He has written for The Sporting News, Major League Baseball and USA Today Sports Weekly. Rob also hosts a baseball talk show in St. Louis on radio station KSLG-AM.

About this edition

• Publisher: Sporting News
• Publication date: 2003
• ISBN 10: 0892047275
• ISBN 13: 9780892047277
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 256