Few and Chosen Defining Cardinal Greatness Across the Eras

Hornsby or Schoendienst? Hernandez or McGwire? Herzog or LaRussa? Musial or ...well, at least there's one no-brainer in the bunch-although even that one's not as easy as you might think. Ranking the five greatest Cardinals at every position, including manager, is no small task, considering there are 37 onetime Cardinals in Cooperstown. And it's a task that only those with the strongest of emotional connections to the organization should even consider tackling in earnest. Longtime Cardinals catcher and national television analyst Tim McCarver has done just that, and admittedly had to make some difficult decisions. His finished product is a delightful and insightful look at one of the most successful and beloved franchises in all of sports, and it's sure to open up some fresh new debates inside the Cardinal Nation and beyond. "I have seen the power of Cardinals baseball my whole life.... The power of Cardinals baseball to affect lives throughout the Midwest and beyond is truly awesome. From one spring to the next, from one generation to the other, the Cardinals link what was to what is." -from the Foreword by Joe Buck.McCarver, Tim is the author of 'Few and Chosen Defining Cardinal Greatness Across the Eras', published 2005 under ISBN 9781572437234 and ISBN 1572437235.