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A buck fifty for bleacher seats all the way through at least '76. Catching batting practice home run balls. Using those same balls to play home run derby on our high school field in Bloomington. Sitting in the front row of the bleachers in cutoff blue jean shorts and shirtless, of course. Hoping to have a sympathetic vendor sell us a beer without getting carded. '71 Joe Torre stats .363 BA with maybe 1 infield hit, 135? RBI 25? HR. Gibby, Lou, Ted Simmons, Kenny Reitz, Bake McBride, Jose Cruz. That obnoxious WOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!! that would play over the loud speakers when we got a rally going, (I'm still convinced it was Mike Shannon). Road baby blue Jerseys at Wrigley. All day games at Wrigley. NO DH!!!!? Jack Buck on the radio? 100 degrees in the shade?
Yeah, good times.

Reggie Cleveland worked at a Lexus car dealership in Plano, TX selling new cars. I walked into the dealership and saw his office and name on the office window. Was blown away. Nice guy.

Been sounding this alarm (1970's like crowds) all offseason.

Congrats BDWJr

You, Mo-ron and your idiot Manager have ruined the franchise.

Rojo Johnson wrote: ↑20 Apr 2025 19:24 pm Reggie Cleveland worked at a Lexus car dealership in Plano, TX selling new cars. I walked into the dealership and saw his office and name on the office window. Was blown away. Nice guy.

I wonder if he was doing that during the offseasons in his playing days, as most pro jocks had to have a fallback career once they wore out or got DFA'd. Car sales was a natural, since so many fans would just want to meet and shake hands with their sports hero and get an autograph....once they took a test drive, of course.

In St. Louis, Stan Musial owned Musial & Biggies and shared ownership of Red Bird Lanes with Joe Garagiola.
Joe Cunningham owned Smokey Joe's in Gaslight Square.
Dal Maxvill worked at Bussmann Fuse.
Curt Flood had an art studio.
Bob Gibson worked offseasons at a bank in Omaha.
John Curtis was writing during his playing days, and became a journalist.
Long-ago St. Louis Browns pitcher Hub "Shucks" Pruett was my family's primary care doctor, with a little office on W. Florissant in Jennings. My mother would gush "Dr. Pruett struck out Babe Ruth!!". I had to remind mom that Babe Ruth struck out more than 1,300 times. (SMACK!)
Football Cards' QB Charlie Johnson was an electrical engineer.
WR Sonny Randle was a part-time sportscaster on KSD(K) Ch. 5.
Jackie Smith later invested in Sportsman's Park pub, where I enjoyed their signature turkey chili last month.
Popular "Wrestling at the Chase" grappler Joe Tangaro bought the Chariton Restaurant on S. Broadway.