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STL Today: McGwire will appear at Busch finale

...and look for the stalls to be busier than the ones at the Vince Lombardi Rest Stop after a Chiller Theatre Expo at the Meadowlands!

Record-setting slugger Mark McGwire, whose visits to Busch Stadium since his retirement in 2001 have been infrequent, is one of 100 or so former players expected for the final weekend at Busch Stadium Sept. 30 through Oct. 2.

Among other special visitors scheduled to appear are Hall-of-Fame lefthander Steve Carlton; Lee Smith, the Cardinals’ career-saves leader; former Gold Glove first baseman Keith Hernandez; former righthander Bob Tewksbury and former lefthander John Tudor.

Thanks to Barnald

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1. MM1f Posted: September 15, 2005 at 05:18 PM (#1619882)

I want some reporter to ask him about his memories of the stadium. "i dont want to talk about the past, thats history. im here talk aobut the future. about positveness"

2. Bucs Fan Posted: September 15, 2005 at 05:18 PM (#1619883)

Oh my. What exactly happened to Tewksbury and Tudor's hands?

3. Shiny Beast Posted: September 15, 2005 at 06:03 PM (#1619990)

Vince Coleman's gotta be part of this, right?

4. The Bones McCoy of THT Posted: September 15, 2005 at 06:08 PM (#1619999)

Will Heather Locklear show up wearing a t-shirt that says "Chicks dig the pock marks"?

Best Regards

John

5. CraigK Posted: September 15, 2005 at 06:12 PM (#1620009)

Vince Coleman's gotta be part of this, right?

Naw, I think they roll the tarp out manually now.

6. Bunny Vincennes Posted: September 15, 2005 at 06:18 PM (#1620024)

Wow, all of my least favorite baseball players all in the same place. That's crazy.

7. The Bones McCoy of THT Posted: September 15, 2005 at 06:20 PM (#1620028)

Confucius say: Man with shrivelled member can't get in Busch.

Best Regards

John

8. Biscuit_pants Posted: September 15, 2005 at 06:23 PM (#1620037)

Wow, all of my least favorite baseball players all in the same place. That's crazy.

Homeland security will be tracking your movements that day.

9. CraigK Posted: September 15, 2005 at 06:26 PM (#1620045)

Wow, all of my least favorite baseball players all in the same place. That's crazy.

Ah, I see you're a Cub fan; that explains it.

10. Greg Pope Posted: September 15, 2005 at 06:58 PM (#1620138)

Oh my. What exactly happened to Tewksbury and Tudor's hands?

Tewksbury accidentally cut off his hand while shaving and Tudor accidentally brutally stabbed his hand while combing his hair.

Also, at what point does someone become a former Gold Glover? Is it after they retire or when someone else wins the award?

11. E., Hinske Posted: September 15, 2005 at 07:11 PM (#1620162)

I don't think you ever become a former Gold Glover. Once you've won one, they don't take it away. Hence, you're always a Gold Glover.

12. 44magnum Posted: September 15, 2005 at 07:12 PM (#1620164)

Whither Ken Oberksmell

13. Greg Pope Posted: September 15, 2005 at 07:18 PM (#1620168)

So it should be "Gold Glove former first baseman Keith Hernandez"? Yeah, I guess that's a little awkward.

14. jmac66 Posted: September 15, 2005 at 07:20 PM (#1620173)

if you carefully read the lead-in re: Tewks and Tudor, all that means is that they changed their dominant hand since they retired

(had to switch golf clubs with each other, too)

15. TOLAXOR Posted: September 15, 2005 at 07:24 PM (#1620186)

44 MAGNUM,

HE'S MANAGING IN AAA....

16. G.W.O. Posted: September 15, 2005 at 07:25 PM (#1620187)

How could as suspected drug user like McGwire dare to mix with upstanding baseball men like Keith Hernandez?

17. Bob T Posted: September 15, 2005 at 07:25 PM (#1620188)

Former Cardinal first baseman and Gold Glove winner Keith Hernandez.

18. Boots Day Posted: September 15, 2005 at 07:36 PM (#1620215)

Lee Smith is really the Cardinals' all-time leading saves leader? That was fast.

I presume he's the Cubs' all-time leader, too; I wonder if anyone else holds that distinction for two franchises. Maybe John Franco, for the Reds and Mets.

19. Urban Faber Posted: September 15, 2005 at 08:08 PM (#1620326)

And 1979 co-MVP.

He was also invited back for the finale of "Seinfeld."

20. Never Give an Inge (Dave) Posted: September 15, 2005 at 08:21 PM (#1620379)

I wonder if anyone else holds that distinction for two franchises. Maybe John Franco, for the Reds and Mets.

Danny Graves is the Reds' leader.

Robb Nen does hold the saves record for both the Marlins and Giants, though.

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