After the trade, McGwire had hit 24 home runs for a team that never could make […]. McGwire signed his extension before the end of the season. I think while in a series with the Cubs. Comments RSS. You are commenting using your WordPress. You are commenting using your Google account. You are commenting using your Twitter account. You are commenting using your Facebook account.
Notify me of new comments via email. Notify me of new posts via email. Home About. RetroSimba Cardinals history beyond the box score. Feeds: Posts Comments. Frankie Frisch and his last hurrah as Cardinals clouter ». Thumbs up On July 25, after losing to the Marlins at St. McGwire remained the best option.
On July 31, , four days after talks began, the deal for McGwire was completed. Like this: Like Loading Leave a Reply Cancel reply Enter your comment here Fill in your details below or click an icon to log in:. Only once since has attendance at Busch Stadium been less than 3 million, hitting over 3. It was in that attendance did drop to 2. This in turn led to improvements with the roster after , which turned the St. Louis Cardinals into consistent winners. Over the next few seasons, we saw the Cardinal front office bring in the likes of Jim Edmonds, Chris Carpenter, Scott Rolen, Jason Isringhausen, and Edgar Renteria, which built a foundation for the next several years.
Some were brought in by trade, such as Rolen, and Edmunds, in which the organization was able to offer extensions due to the improved revenue situation after My perceived lack of commitment by Anheuser Busch in the last few years of its ownership of the team and the strike were a period of disenchantment for me with the St. Louis Cardinals and baseball in general. However, re-energized my love of the St. Louis Cardinals and baseball.
His admitted PED use has taken much of the meaning of his achievement in away for me. However, I will always appreciate how his season helped bring the game back to where it is today. Should we celebrate an event we know was a product of PED use? Nevertheless, he did have a positive impact on the game, and at a needed time. More from St Louis Cardinals News.
Want your voice heard? The trade was great for the Cardinals, but it didn't do much to help the A's. Mathews, and Blake Stein.
McGwire was in the final year of his contract on an A's team headed toward a fifth straight losing season. In return Oakland got three pitchers in Eric Ludwick, T. Luckwick appeared in six total games for the A's; Mathews made appearances as a reliever over the course of five seasons; and Stein didn't turn out to be much either, with his claim to fame being a start in when he failed to record an out through the first eight batters of the game.
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