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| Introduction | |
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| Top of the Town: Who Were the Most Notable Figures in St. Louis Sports History? | |
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| Who Were Baseball's Best? | |
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| Who Were Football's Finest? | |
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| Who Were the Best Blues? | |
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| Who Were the Best in Basketball? | |
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| Who Are the Best of the Rest? | |
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| The Good, Bad, and Ugly | |
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| What Was the Worst Decision in St. Louis Sports History? | |
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| What Was the Single Most Significant Moment in St. Louis Sports History? | |
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| What Was the Most Historic Moment in St. Louis Sports History? | |
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| What Was the Most Controversial Moment in St. Louis Sports History? | |
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| What Was the Most Dramatic Moment in Modern St. Louis Baseball History? | |
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| What Was the Most Dramatic Moment in Classic St. Louis Baseball History? | |
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| What Was the Most Dramatic Moment in St. Louis Football History? | |
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| What Was the Most Dramatic Moment in St. Louis Hockey History? | |
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| The Team's the Thing: The Best Pro Teams in St. Louis History | |
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| What Was the Greatest Team in St. Louis Baseball History: The "Swifties," the "Gas House Gang," or the "El Birdos"? | |
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| What Was the Greatest Team in St. Louis Football History: The 1999 Greatest Show on Turf or the Greatest Show on Turf Version 2.1? | |
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| What Was the Greatest Team in St. Louis Basketball History: The 1958 Hawks or the 1968 Hawks? | |
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| What Was the Greatest Team in St. Louis Hockey History: The 1981 Blues or the 2000 Blues? | |
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| How Sweet (and Awful) It Is: The Best (and Worst) Trades in St. Louis History | |
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| What Was the Best Trade in St. Louis Baseball History? | |
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| What Was the Best Trade in St. Louis Hockey History? | |
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| What Was the Best Trade in St. Louis Football History? | |
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| What Was the Worst Trade in St. Louis Baseball History? | |
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| What Was the Worst Trade in St. Louis Hockey History? | |
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| What Was the Worst Trade in St. Louis Football History? | |
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| Talkin' Baseball | |
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| Cardinals-Cubs: Is It Really a "Great" Rivalry? | |
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| Was Bob Gibson's 1968 Season the Greatest Professional Achievement in St. Louis Sports History? | |
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| Does Mark McGwire Belong in the Hall of Fame? | |
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| Should the Cardinals Retire Willie McGee's Number? | |
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| Who's the Best All-Time Cardinals Manager: Whitey, Red, or Tony? | |
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| Who Is the Most Hated Character in St. Louis Baseball History? | |
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| Should Everyone Stop Blaming Don Denkinger for the Cards Losing the 1985 World Series? | |
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| Building the Cardinals Dream Team | |
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| Starting Pitcher | |
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| Starting Pitcher | |
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| Starting Pitcher | |
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| Starting Pitcher | |
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| Starting Pitcher | |
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| Relief Pitcher | |
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| Catcher | |
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| First Base | |
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| First Base | |
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| First Base | |
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| Second Base | |
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| Second Base | |
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| Third Base | |
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| Third Base | |
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| Shortstop | |
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| Outfield | |
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| Outfield | |
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| Outfield | |
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| Outfield | |
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| Outfield | |
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| Outfield | |
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| Football Fever | |
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| Who Was More Responsible for the Rams' Super Bowl Victory: Dick Vermeil or Mike Martz? | |
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| Who Was More Responsible for the Rams' Super Bowl Loss: Mike Martz or Bill Belichick? | |
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| Did the Rams Let Kurt Warner Go Too Early or Too Late? | |
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| Flashback: Should the Rams Go to the Throwback Uniform? | |
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| What Were the Best Ever Rams Draft Picks? | |
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| What Were the Worst Ever Rams Draft Picks? | |
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| Who Were the Worst Ever Draft Picks for the Football Cardinals? | |
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| Who's the Most Hated Man in St. Louis Football History? | |
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| NFL Dream Team: Cardinals or Rams: Pick the Best | |
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| Quarterback | |
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| Running Back | |
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| Wide Receiver | |
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| Offensive Tackles | |
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| Offensive Guards | |
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| Tight End | |
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| Center | |
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| Defensive Line | |
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| Defensive Line | |
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| Linebacker | |
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| Cornerback | |
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| Safety | |
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| Kicker | |
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| Punter | |
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| All-Around Athlete | |
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| Singing the Blues | |
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| Is Being a Blues Fan as Frustrating as Being a Cubs Fan? | |
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| Did the Blues Make the Right Move in Trading Brendan Shanahan? | |
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| Who Was the Best Owner in St. Louis Blues History? | |
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| Who Was the Worst Owner in St. Louis Blues History? | |
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| One Goalie, One Game: Who Do You Pick? | |
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| No Hull, No Gretzky: Who Do You Pick? | |
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| Who Is the Most Hated Man in St. Louis Hockey History? | |
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| Tradition...Tradition: St. Louis' Best (and Worst) Sports Traditions | |
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| Tell the Truth: Doesn't Stan "The Man" Deserve a Better Statue? | |
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| Is St. Louis Really a Great Baseball Town? | |
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| Is St. Louis the Cradle of the Greatest Sports Announcers? | |
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| Why Aren't There Any Commemorative Statues Outside the Edward Jones Dome? | |
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| Old Busch vs. New Busch: Which Ballpark Is the Best? | |
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| What's the Best St. Louis Sports Movie? | |
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| What Is the Best Nickname in St. Louis Sports History? | |
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| If You Could Have a Ticket to Any Game/Event in St. Louis Sports History, What Would It Be? | |
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| Should St. Louis Have an NBA Franchise? | |
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| Who's Next? Who Will Be the Next Generation of St. Louis Sports Legends? | |
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| What Was the Greatest Individual Basketball Performance in St. Louis Sports History? | |
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| College Edition | |
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| What Was the Single Worst Moment in St. Louis College Sports History? | |
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| Who Was the Greatest Mizzou Basketball Player of All Time? | |
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| Who Was the Greatest Mizzou Football Player of All Time? | |
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| St. Louis' Greatest College Football Team: The 1960 MU Tigers or the 1963 Illini? | |
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| St. Louis' Greatest College Basketball Team: The 1948 Billikens, the 2005 Illini, or the 1989 Flyin' Illini? | |
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| The SLU Dilemma: Did the Billikens Make a Mistake Choosing the Atlantic 10 over the Missouri Valley Conference? | |
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| Who Will Reach the Final Four First, SLU or Southern Illinois? | |
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| The Big Finish | |
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| What's Wrong with Sports in St. Louis (and What I'd Do to Fix Them) | |
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| Index by Subject | |
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| Index by Name | |
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| Acknowledgments | |
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| About the Author | |