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Picking an all-time Cardinals team -- the top five players at each position and the top five managers in Cardinals history -- is an enormous task, but one which Tim McCarver is uniquely qualified to attempt. Few teams in professional sports can equal the on-field success or match the fan loyalty of the St. Louis Cardinals, whose roots date back to 1876. Citizens of Cardinal Nation have seen, and cheered for, some of the greatest and most colorful players and teams in baseball history, from Stan the "Man" Musial, the greatest Cardinal of them all, to Dizzy Dean; from Rogers Hornsby to the…mehr

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Picking an all-time Cardinals team -- the top five players at each position and the top five managers in Cardinals history -- is an enormous task, but one which Tim McCarver is uniquely qualified to attempt. Few teams in professional sports can equal the on-field success or match the fan loyalty of the St. Louis Cardinals, whose roots date back to 1876. Citizens of Cardinal Nation have seen, and cheered for, some of the greatest and most colorful players and teams in baseball history, from Stan the "Man" Musial, the greatest Cardinal of them all, to Dizzy Dean; from Rogers Hornsby to the "Fordham Flash, " Frank Frisch; from the "Gashouse Gang" of Pepper Martin to Enos "Country" Slaughter, Bob Gibson, Lou Brock, and home-run king Mark McGwire. From boyhood to the broadcast booth, McCarver has been following Cardinals baseball for almost 60 years. Still, picking an all-time Cardinals team was no slam dunk for McCarver. McGwire or Johnny Mize? The "Wizard of Oz" Ozzie Smith or the "Octopus" Marty Marion? Lou Brock or Joe Medwick? Gibson or Dean? Ted Simmons or Walker Cooper? Few and Chosen has it all and then some -- a foreword by current Cardinals broadcaster Joe Buck, son of legendary Cardinals broadcaster Jack Buck; McCarver's love-hate relationship with Bob Gibson; his experiences as Steve Carlton's "personal catcher"; his insights into the state of the game today; and the personal reminiscences and anecdotes that can only derive from a lifetime association with the Cardinals.
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Tim McCarver is a former Cardinal who was a member of two world championship teams in St. Louis. During his 21-year MLB career on four teams, he played in two All-Star games and three league championships series. He is the lead game analyst for Fox Sports and calls Yankees games on Fox 5 in New York. He won an Emmy Award in 2000 for Outstanding Sports Event Analyst and is the only network baseball analyst to cover the last 11 regular and postseasons. Phil Pepe is the author of more than 40 books on sports, including collaborations with Yankees legends Mickey Mantle, Billy Martin, and Whitey Ford. He is a former Yankees beat writer for the New York Daily News and a former president of the Baseball Writers Association of America. Joe Buck is a play-by-play sportscaster for Fox who has won numerous Sports Emmy Awards.