The St. Louis Cardinals Fans' Bucket List

The St. Louis Cardinals Fans' Bucket List

The St. Louis Cardinals Fans' Bucket List

The St. Louis Cardinals Fans' Bucket List

Paperback

$16.95 
  • SHIP THIS ITEM
    Qualifies for Free Shipping
    Choose Expedited Shipping at checkout for delivery by Wednesday, April 3
  • PICK UP IN STORE
    Check Availability at Nearby Stores

Related collections and offers


Overview

Every St. Louis Cardinals fan has a bucket list of activities to take part in at some point in their lives. But even the most die-hard fans haven’t done everything there is to experience in and around St. Louis. From visiting Ballpark Village to learning how to do an Ozzie Smith backflip, author Dan O’Neill provides ideas, recommendations, and insider tips for must-see places and can't-miss activities near Busch Stadium. But not every experience requires a trip to St. Louis; long-distance Cardinals fans can cross some items off their list from the comfort of their own homes. Whether you're attending every home game or supporting the Cards from afar, there's something for every fan to do in The St. Louis Cardinals Fans' Bucket List.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781629371979
Publisher: Triumph Books
Publication date: 05/15/2016
Series: Bucket List
Pages: 272
Sales rank: 1,083,988
Product dimensions: 5.40(w) x 8.40(h) x 0.80(d)

About the Author

Dan O'Neill is a sportswriter for the St. Louis Post-Dispatch. He lives in Oakville, Missouri. Adam Wainwright is a starting pitcher for the St. Louis Cardinals, a World Series champion, and a two-time Gold Glove Award-winner. He lives in St. Louis, Missouri, with his family.

Table of Contents

Foreword Adam Wainwright vii

Introduction ix

Chapter 1 Things to Do 1

Throw Out the First Pitch at a Cardinals Game 2

Frame the Classic 1968 Sports Illustrated Magazine Cover 5

Name a Child or Pet "Vinegar Bend" 11

Play St. Louis Cardinals Monopoly 15

Rail the Dice on "First Pitch" Tickets 18

Attend Cardinals Fantasy Camp 20

Ride the Redbird Express 25

Cross the Stan Musial Bridge and Visit Donora, Pennsylvania 28

Cruise with the Cardinals 33

Get Opening Day in St. Louis Declared a Civic Holiday 38

Get Over 1985 45

Forgive Don Denkinger 48

Catch a Souvenir Ball at a Cardinals Game 53

Get Beaked by Fredbird 57

Settle the Feud between Tony La Russa and Ozzie Smith 62

Own a 1994 Fleer Pro-Visions No. 5 Ozzie Smith Baseball Card 66

Join Redbird Nation 69

Purchase a Personalized Brick at Busch Stadium 71

Donate to Cardinals Care 75

Chapter 2 Things to Read 81

Read A Well-Paid Slave: Curt Flood's Fight for Free Agency in Professional Sports 82

Read October 1964 by David Halberstam 85

Read Bob Gibson's Stranger to the Game 91

Read Tony La Russa's Books 94

Chapter 3 Places to Go 99

Attend Cardinals Spring Training 100

Meet Someone at the Stan Musial Statue 109

Visit the Real Stan Musial Statue in Springfield, Missouri 114

VISIT Ballpark Village 117

Visit the Cardinals Hall of Fame Museum 122

Sit in the Cardinals Club Seats for a Game 125

Visit Grant's Farm 129

Attend the St. Louis Baseball Writers Awards Dinner 139

See a Cards-Cubs Game at Wrigley Field 142

Chapter 4 Places to Eat 153

Eat at Soup's Sports Grill 154

Eat at Harry Caray's Restaurant 161

Eat at Mike Shannon's Grill 164

Chapter 5 Things to See 168

Experience Opening Day in St. Louis 170

See a Game at AutoZone Park in Memphis 173

See Cardinals Exhibits at the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum in Cooperstown 177

Watch The Pride of St. Louis 182

See a Springfield Cardinals Texas League Game in Springfield, Missouri 185

Take a Busch Stadium Tour and See Trinket City 188

Witness a Cardinals No-Hitter 193

Chapter 6 Things to Know 201

Learn to Play "Take Me Out to the Ball Game" on the Harmonica 202

Learn to Score the Cardinal Way 207

Learn to Do an Ozzie Smith Backflip 212

Chapter 7 Things to Hear 217

Listen to Sam Bush's Song "The Wizard of Oz" 218

Hear Bob Costas Refer to Ozzie Smith as a Power Hitter 221

Hear Ozzie Smith Sing "Cupid" 223

Hear Jack Buck's 9/11 Poem 226

Chapter 8 Things to Wear 235

Get a Cardinals Tattoo 236

Grow a Mustache Like Al Hrabosky 239

Own a Brockabrella 244

Add a Cardinals-Red Blazer to Your Wardrobe 246

Checklist 251

Appendix 255

Acknowledgements 258

From the B&N Reads Blog

Customer Reviews