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St. Louis Magazine - April, 2008
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We Love Baseball

We Love Baseball

Boy, do we ever. To some cities it’s just another sport, just another diversion—yeah, we’re looking at you … every other city in the country—but to us, baseball is a freakin’ obsession, a religion. We’ve got the Cardinals, and we wouldn’t be half the baseball hotbed we are without them, but our reputation for elevating the national pastime to near-mythical status goes way beyond just the birds on the bat. So with that as our starting point, we set out to answer one simple question:

Why is St. Louis such a great baseball town?


Because We Know How to Get the Blood Pumping | Our Hallowed Ground | Because We've Got the Best Blog | Foul Ball | Because Without Us, They'd Probably Still Be Playing Barehanded | Because Marcus Townsend Won't Let Inner-City Baseball Die | The Numbers Game | Because We Can Claim These Guys as Our Own | Because Our Radio Heritage Is Better Than Everyone Else's | Because Our Fans Are Loyal—for Life | Triple-Header | Because We Paved the Way for Sports Illustrated and ESPN and ... | Because We Wear Jerseys Like This | About Our Instructors |