About St. Louis Cardinals: Beyond the HOF- Saluting Unsung Heroes
Welcome to St. Louis Cardinals: Beyond the HOF - Saluting Unsung Heroes. Your hosts are Tom Nance and Jon Krost, both lifelong Cardinals fans. Nance is a high school umpire and former baseball coach, and Krost is a research aficionado and underdog enthusiast who takes delight in the clutch hits of players like Daniel Descalso. Come along on this journey as they celebrate stories of greatness by role players that helped make the Cardinals a legendary organization. Enjoy the deep dives into the lives and careers of these journeymen who played a pivotal part in St. Louis success, who embodied the Cardinal Way in this compelling exploration of unsung heroes.
Episodes are published twice a month on the second and fourth Monday.
Excessive Habits, Near Misses, Roller Coaster Success: Reggie Cleveland
Roller coaster success? It means lots of ups and downs, aptly describing Reggie Cleveland's MLB career.
Up: The Sporting News Rookie Pitcher of the Year (1971)
Down: mid-season automobile crash- 15 stitches around an ear, 8 inside his mouth
Up: Canadian Hall of Fame
Down: gained 30 pounds during one season
Up: Pitched in the World Series (first Canadian to do so)
Down: Over trained to the point of injury prepping for the strike-interrupted 1981 season
This episode details Reggie's pendular MLB adventure that spanned 30 years.
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Your Ride to Work Doesn't Have to be Boring
28 Jul 2025
Two Salutes!!- Tolan and Segui: One outstole Brock in '70, the other was a near hero in '73
It's a 2-fer episode in which we spotlight two unsung heroes of Cardinal past. One of the Cardinals contributed to the '67 and '68 championship teams while the other just missed being remembered as a hero in a weird finish to the 1973 season.
Production note: As explained in this episode, we curtailing our production of episodes from twice a month to once a month. We'll continue to publish a Cardinal salute on the fourth Monday of each month.
14 Jul 2025
Hilarious start to a professional baseball career- Keep Digging
You might think that a typical professional baseball player’s early experience might include lessons from a paid instructor, inclusion on an exclusive travel ball team, or carefully guided support from a parent. That’s not even close to Danny Sheaffer’s experience. While enjoying over 40 years in professional baseball, Sheaffer played three seasons for the Cardinals (1995, 96 and 97). It is a hilarious beginning to a long baseball journey.
Sheaffer is the author to his new book Keep Digging: Discovering the Greatest Story Ever Told, Through the Greatest Game Ever Played. You can find it an Amazon or wherever fine books are sold.
The Essential links:
Website: https://stlouiscardinalsbeyondthehof.libsyn.com/
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLkRx0bBfd2KyDcY9MEvdPaPhli56Ou4Ow
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61559227930441
Email address: tommyjonstlcardinalspodcast@gmail.com
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