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For the first time since I retired in 1996, I’ve agreed to go to a Cardinals baseball fantasy camp, and I’m starting to think more about getting back into baseball and maybe coaching. The bug is coming back, and whenever I’m out on the field it feels like home.

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—	Ozzie Smith wants to be more involved Come home, Ozzie!!

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bakemcbride:

As a kid I used to mull over scenarios in which a dude could have 100 RBI with zero homers*, mostly inspired by the above season. Two Cardinals, this era, came roughly the closest: T. Herr 8-110 in ‘85; Ozzie 0-75 in ‘87. Ozzie’s runner-up MVP ‘87 season held the following line: .303/.392/.393 .775 OPS which was v. Rollins-like for a guy “paid $2M a year for his superb glove” as put by an almanacy baseball book I read back then. In a live-ball season it was totally impressive ballot-wise.

*won’t ever happen

It’s my tumblrversary which means I will reblog the shit out of some Ozzie Smith.

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Jack Buck’s call of Ozzie’s Game 5 HR in 1985 NLCS.

I’m holding back tears here at my desk.

“Go crazy, folks! Go crazy!”

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leitch:

In honor of the Cardinals’ current magic number — ONE — here’s video of The Wizard, Ozzie Smith, doubling off Hideo Nomo in an exhibition game back in 1992. All it’s missing is a backflip into second base.

Oh, here’s some more Ozzie fun.

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