100 Things Cardinals Fans Should Know & Do Before They Die

All fans want to see their team win a World Series in their lifetime. It's the most exultant experience any baseball fan can have. But being a Cardinals fan is about more than watching your team win the World Series. 100 Things Cardinals Fans Should Know & Do Before They Die will help fans of the Redbirds get the most out of being a fan. It takes 125 years of Cardinals history and distills it to the absolute best and most compelling, identifying in an informative, lively, and illuminating way the personalities, events, and facts every Cardinal fan should know without hesitation. Numbers with huge import, such as 10, .331, and 938, nicknames such as Dizzy and Ducky and Stan the Man, memorable moments, singular achievements, and signature calls all highlight the list of 100.

100 Things Cardinals Fans

 

The St. Louis Cardinals have one of the most storied and fascinating histories in all of Major League Baseball. In its 125-year existence the team has hosted some of the best - and most notorious - players of all time, won 10 World Series championships, and has been one of the model franchises in professional sports.

 

In 100 Things Cardinals Fans Should Know & Do Before They Die, author Derrick Goold reveals the most critical moments and important facts about past and present players, managers, and teams that are part of this illustrious history. Scattered throughout the pages, you'll find some of the most famous games, players, traditions, and Cardinals lore to test your knowledge including:

 

• Numbers with a huge impact, such as 101, .331, and 938
• What Albert Pujols remembers hearing as he rounded the bases after his home run against Brad Lidge in the 2005 NLCS
• What Enos Slaughter and his family did to assure he would always be a Cardinal.
• The story behind the infamous "kidnapping" of Flint Rhem
• The surprising artifact that is on public display to pay homage to old Busch Stadium

 

So whether you've watched the unforgettable acrobatics of "The Wizard" Ozzie Smith, the moon shots of Albert Pujols, or agonized over the infamous blown call in the "I-70 Series", you know you are part of something special as a Cardinals fan. If you want to call yourself a true Cardinals aficionado, increase your knowledge of the franchise, and experience the full extent of St. Louis baseball, then 100 Things Cardinals Fans Should Know & Do Before They Die is a must read.

 

About the Author:
Derrick Goold is an award-winning reporter and baseball writer who has covered the Cardinals for The St. Louis Post-Dispatch since 2004. A graduate of the University of Missouri's School of Journalism, he has been honored for feature writing and investigative reporting while covering baseball, hockey and college athletics. A Baseball America contributor, Goold worked previously at The Times-Picayune in New Orleans and The Rocky Mountain News. He writes one of the first and most widely read newspaper-based baseball blogs, Bird Land, and co-hosts a radio show. He lives in St. Louis with his wife and son.

 

Contact: Josh Williams, Triumph Books, 312.252-1261, j.williams@triumphbooks.com

 

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