St. Louis Cardinals: Beyond the HOF- Saluting Unsung Heroes

By Thomas Nance and Jonathon Krost

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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.

Episode Date
Excessive Habits, Near Misses, Roller Coaster Success: Reggie Cleveland
Aug 25, 2025
Two Salutes!!- Tolan and Segui: One outstole Brock in '70, the other was a near hero in '73
Jul 28, 2025
Hilarious start to a professional baseball career- Keep Digging
Jul 14, 2025
Ron Taylor recast: 4 WS rings, 5 decades in MLB
Jun 23, 2025
Want to be a Cardinal? Beat Bob Gibson Twice
Jun 09, 2025
The Dodger Killer/The Creeper, AKA Larry Jaster, on 40 years in MLB and his time with St. Louis (part II)
May 26, 2025
Larry Jaster: The Creeper/The Dodger Killer - part 1
May 12, 2025
Larry Jaster, aka The Creeper aka The Dodger Killer
Apr 28, 2025
Ron "No-Chin" Willis contributed significantly to the '67 and '68 Cardinals championships
Apr 07, 2025
Given his last rites and THEN a World Series ring
Mar 24, 2025
Who is the Cardinal father/son duo that had each of them win a WS ring with the Redbirds?
Mar 10, 2025
Which Cardinal won the 1967 Sporting News Rookie of the Year? (rerelease)
Feb 24, 2025
Carl Warwick: Coming Through in the Pinch (rerelease)
Feb 10, 2025
Living and Teaching the Cardinal Way: Danny Sheaffer
Jan 27, 2025
Terry Kennedy, 4X MLB All-Star, on his career, MLB today, and his time with the Cardinals
Jan 13, 2025
Revered bullpen coach who championed The Cardinal Way
Dec 23, 2024
Yadier Molina: "I am here because of him. He made me into a catcher."
Dec 09, 2024
How a twenty-nine-year-old rookie sparked the 1967 World Series championship season
Nov 25, 2024
Who was the Cardinal that won The Sporting News Rookie of the Year in 1967?
Nov 11, 2024
Dick Hughes: The man with whom championships were a constant companion
Oct 28, 2024
Who is the all-time best second baseman for the Cardinals? Is it "The Phantom"?
Oct 14, 2024
Warwick Comes Through in the Pinch in the 1964 World Series
Sep 23, 2024
Living the Dream in MLB? Sometimes, not so much.
Sep 09, 2024
Putting Together the '64 Championship Team
Aug 26, 2024
Flakey Mike Shannon, Breakfast with Dizzy Dean, and Swamp Gravy
Aug 12, 2024
Small town youngster helps take huge bite out of Big Apple Yankees
Jul 22, 2024
Peanut farmer shells the Phillies in 1964
Jul 08, 2024
No Stranger to the World Series
Jun 24, 2024
Carl Warwick: Coming Through in the Pinch
Jun 10, 2024
Ron Taylor, aka Dr. Baseball
May 27, 2024
Barney Schultz: The Intrepid Reliever Who Wouldn't Fail in the Fall of '64. S1 E1
May 13, 2024
St. Louis Cardinals: Beyond the HOF - Saluting Unsung Heroes
May 08, 2024