Selected 1996 St. Louis Sports Online Articles

January A Few Final Thoughts on The 1995 Rams--Jim Hunstein's View of the Rams' First Season in St. Louis Cardinals News--The Trade of Gilkey; the Acquisition of Gaetti February Ted Simmons and Lou Brock: A Statistical Comparison--Perry Sailor Compares Numbers Put Up By Two of the Best Players to Wear the Cards' Uniform in the '70s StLSO Editorials: Iron Mike, M.D.--Mike Keenan's Blues, Without Brendan Shanahan, Are No Match for Eric Lindros' Blend of Toughness and Skill The Other Shanahan--Randy Hu Interviews Former Blues' Chairman Mike Shanahan The Great Hoax--St. Louis and The Great One, According to Randy Hu March The Keenan Cover-Up--Randy Hu Takes on Iron Mike Cardinals News--Straight Dope from St. Louis and St. Pete April $tL$O Ba$eball Prediction$ Keenan Could Have Had More For Less--Mike Rainey Dissects Keenan's Moves as Blues' GM StLSO Editorial: What Are Gretzky, Hull , and Corson Worth, Anyway?--A Prediction: Blues Over Leafs in Six KSD'S Bender Dismisses Nebraska Football Player's Assault On Woman--Scott Simon's Recap of How the St. Louis Sports Media Looks at Lawrence Phillips May Blues Beat Leafs; Now Face Red Wings--Rob Ramage Analyzes the Blues A Reader's View of Lawrence Phillips--A Reasoned Explanation of "Tough Love" StLSO Editorial: Life's Circle and Sport's Circle: Do They Intersect?--A Bit More on Lawrence Phillips StLSO Voice-Mailers: The Cardinals--Unlisted Phone Numbers On the Busch Stadium Voice-Mail List StLSO Editorial: Seven Steps To Meltdown: A Multi-Step Chemical Reaction--Mike Keenan Erupts After Game 6 of the Blues-Red Wings Series The StLSO Talking Puck--StLSO Monitors a Conversation Between Coach Keenan & GM Keenan June The Great Debate--Randy Hu Turns Thumbs Down on the Great One StLSO Editorial: Update Time for the Cardinals--After 58 Games, A Look At the Cardinals StLSO Editorial: Lopsided--A Recap of the Cardinals' Leadfoff Woes StLSO News and Notes--Ozzie Smith Announces His Retirement StLSO Headlines of the Week--Ozzie Retirement; Oz and La Russa Spar StLSO Editorial: Yin and Yang...--Can Blues C&GM Mike Keenan Serve As Both C And As GM? StLSO Editorial: Also-Ran, Teaser, or Contender?--A Mid-Season Look at the Redbirds, and a Prediction July Rams Report--Includes A Lawrence Phillips Update The Great Escape--Randy Hu's View of The Great One and His Time In St. Louis StLSO Editorial: The More Things Change...--A Look Back at Tony La Russa's 1983 Managerial Style Around the Horn After the 7.12.96 13-3 Thrashing of the Cubs in Wrigley--Some Post-Game Comments From the Cards' Dressing Room Walt Jocketty: Mr. Inside--A Feature on the Cardinals' GM Brian Jordan: A Conversation at Wrigley--Brian Jordan Talks About Trade Rumors and Playing in Wrigley Field Tony La Russa: Mr. Outside--A Feature on the Cardinals' Manager Dave Parker Pays A Visit--"The Cobra" Visits Some Old Friends in the Cards' Dugout in Cincinnati La Russa's View of Managing the Cardinals--More from La Russa StLSO Editorial: Scenes from Wrigley Field--Six Snippets From the Cardinals' Trip to Chi-town A Letter From Camp--Jim Hunstein's Report from Macomb, Illinois, the Summer Home of the St. Louis Rams StLSO Numbers--Cardinals Stats After 102 Games StLSO Editorial: A Bump In The Road--A View of the Cards' Disappointing Homestand and Tony La Russa's Responses to the Losses August StLSO Media Views--Excerpts From A P-D Column Deemed Offensive By the Cardinals StLSO Editorial: Defense Never Rests--Ozzie and Gaetti Describe Their Roles In a Crucial Play vs. the Expos StLSO Editorial: Piling On--The Heat is On Cards' Third Base Coach Tommie Reynolds A Pitching Teacher--Cards' Pitching Coach Dave Duncan, In His Own Words Tony Fossas Pre-Game Style--Pearls of Wisdom From the Cards' Lefty La Russa on Eckersley--Mr. La Russa Describes Mr. Eckersley's First Season As a Reliever Gant Out, What Next? Ozzie, You Say?--As 1996 Moves into September, the Cardinals Are in a Pennant Race... He'll Be Back...Somewhere--A Detailed Look at Mike Morgan's 1996 Pitching Performances with the Cardinals Joe Pettini Q and A--The Louisville Redbirds' Manager Talks About the Recently-Completed 1996 Season September The Late Eighties It Ain't--Mike Huss Gives His Reasons for the Less-Than-Stellar Attendance at Busch Stadium StLSO Editorial--The Home Stretch--An Additional View of the Pennant Race Tom Pagnozzi Q and A--Dan McLaughlin Checks in with his Interview of the Reborn Cardinals Catcher StLSO Media Views--A Look at How ESPN's "Sports Reporters" Covered Ozzie Smith's Retirement October Andy Benes Q and A--Brian Stull's Conversation with Benes Prior to his Game Two Start vs. the Padres Heir Jordan--Randy Hu Writes About Brian Cardinals-Padres Series Summary Rams Lose to Panthers by JIM HUNSTEIN StLSO Editorial: La Russa vs. Cox November An Analysis: Mike Keenan's Blues After 10 Games in 1996 by MARK BAUSCH He's Still Learning: Kevin Carter's Sunday in the Dome by MARK BAUSCH Cards vs. Braves (G6 & G7) Review by JIM HUNSTEIN Rams Defeat Jaguars In Unusual Game, 17-14 Cardinals Final 1996 Statistics Final MLB Standings StLSO Editorial: Shots Across the Bow--It's As Easy as 1, 2, 3 Cardinals Final 1996 Statistics December Rams Win Finale in Brooks' Last Game as Coach by JIM HUNSTEIN Rams Final 1996 Statistics StLSO Editorial: Three Views of Mike Keenan

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