May 13, 2013 To be a Hall of Famer is one thing but to be named a Sports Legend in the State of Missouri is another. I recently received an invitation to travel to Springfield, Missouri to attend the Missouri Sports Hall of Fame Banquet to witness former St. Louis Cardinal Rightfielder/Third Baseman and current Cardinal Broadcaster Mike Shannon be named the 26th Missouri Sports Legend for the Missouri Sports Hall of Fame.
A Quincy baseball legend who won 114 games as a Major League pitcher between 1934 and 1948 is featured prominently in the Jackie Robinson biographical movie '42'; but unfortunately -- and inaccurately -- he's not portrayed in the best light
April 26, 2013 Yesterday marked the 37th anniversary of what is considered by many to be the greatest play ever made in Major League Baseball. The play never involved a ball, a bat or a glove but it will go down as one of the most memorable.
April 16, 2013 Last Saturday the St. Louis Cardinals wore a different home uniform when they played the Milwaukee Brewers at Busch Stadium. It was the first time in 80 years that the team wore an alternate uniform.
April 12, 2013 I don't care what anybody says, there is nothing like opening night. Be it baseball, football, a play at the theatre or a music performance on stage. The excitement builds until it's showtime!!!! Well, my opening night is today when the Quincy Park District opens the Batting Cage for the season.
April 1, 2013 This should be a national holiday for America's pastime. It's opening day and thousands of Americans and Canadians will be heading through the turnstiles into ballparks as the 2013 Major League Baseball season gets underway today.
March 27, 2013 I was moving some boxes the other day at my house and I came across my large box of baseball cards. It got me to wonder about how many baseball cards I traded with my friends, and how many I ruined just to make noise on my bike.
March 25, 2013 So here it was, Sunday afternoon and I was home watching the snow pile up and listening to the Cardinal game on KHMO from spring training in Jupiter, Florida. How weird was that? I'm shoveling my driveway while Mike Shannon was doing the play-by-play of the Cardinals-Mets game in 90 degree temperatures.
March 21, 2013 The year was 1947 and 21-year-old Roy Sievers of St. Louis was at the plate playing as a St. Louis Brown's minor leaguer at Hannibal's Clemens Field. According to an Associated Press story in last night's Quincy Herald Whig, what took place next was a monumental event.
March 11, 2013 If you ever get the chance to go to Spring Training, whether it be the St. Louis Cardinals, the Chicago Cubs, or any other Major League Baseball team, you should make the trip. I just returned from my second Spring Training venture in 3 years through Destination Travel and thoroughly enjoyed every moment of it.
