This Date in Cardinals History

[butsir01]

How Al Hrabosky and Ted Simmons sparked a benches-clearing brawl with the Cubs on this date in 1974 …

https://www.stlredbirds.com/2024/02/22/ ... ubs-brawl/

Great read. Thank you.

I remember that game vividly. It was a Sunday afternoon game. I was a sophomore at University of Missouri Rolla and had just left home to drive back to Rolla for the week. Listening to Mike Shannon go nuts on the broadcast made my drive back to UMR a lot more fun. I think ol’ Moon Man Mike wanted to get down to the field and mix it up with the combatants. Then afterward, he would have had a cold frosty Budweiser. Heh heh heh.

Heh, heh, heh, indeed!
You just can’t beat fun at the old ballpark!

“Foul pop up over into the stands, and it lands in that lady’s Busch.

…and by that, I mean her beer. And a cold frosty one would taste real good right now. Ahhhhh.”

Can you imagine how the guys in the producer’s booth responded to all those Shannonisms?!?!

I still maintain that the Cards should retire #18 in honor of Thomas Michael Shannon, native St. Louisan, devoted Cardinal, 2 WS champ, selflessly moved to 3B to accommodate Roger Maris in RF, loyal Bleed Red Card broadcaster. A member of the Cardinals organization for over 60 years.

(bleep), Dewitt. Make it happen you putz.

Amen! Where’s the helmet sticker button on this forum?