When I went to St. Louis in 2015, I made a pilgrimage to Busch stadium, the home of the St. Louis Cardinals. There is a number of shops, restaurants, and bars near the stadium, which is called Ballpark Village. This stadium opened in 2006 and has a record attendance of 48, 581 people. Many baseball fans especially Cardinals fans consider this Baseball Heaven. This is the team of Stan “the Man” Musial, Bob Gibson, Dizzy Dean, Scott Rolen, and Ozzie Smith.
The stadium has a retro-feel, offering a panoramic view of skyline with Arch. The food is plentiful, ranging from typical bratwurst to St Louis favorites such as pork steak sandwiches and toasted ravioli. When Cardinals are playing, I felt as if this stadium was hopping and the fans were diehard in their support of their team. The 2023 Cardinals are two starting pitchers short of making another postseason run. They do have young offensive players, but their pitching needs to improve.
The St Louis Cardinals compete in the National League Central Division. It is one of baseball’s oldest and most successful professional clubs, established in 1882 as the St Louis Brown Stockings, and renamed Cardinals in 1900. This franchise has won 11 World Series Championships (1926, 1931, 1934, 1942, 1944, 1946, 1964, 1967, 1982, 2006, 2011). The Cardinals are big on playing ball the Cardinal Way, which means developing from minor league talent, playing fundamentals, and working hard. I respect the Cardinals, but I always get an extra jolt of happiness when the Phillies beat them in the divisional round or wildcard (which was the case in 2022 postseason Phillies run).
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