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From Ballpark Village to Ballpark “Tillage?”

April 12, 2010 Gloria Shur Bilchik Missouri region 13 comments

The eyesore next to the new Busch Stadium in downtown St. Louis was supposed to be Ballpark Village, an ambitious, downtown-changing development of restaurants,

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Baseball and Politics – Part III

April 8, 2010 Arthur Lieber Civil Rights, Sports 7 comments

In 1995, the percentage of African-American players on the Cardinals was above the league average. In 2009 it was one-fourth the league average, and as the 2010 season begins there are no African-American players on the Cardinals roster or coaching staff.

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