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REYES OK IN START, A’S RALLY
CHRIS LEE • clee@post-dispatch.com
Alex Reyes sits in the dugout after the first inning.
Rookie gives up just one run BY DERRICK GOOLD St. Louis Post-Dispatch
ROBERT COHEN • rcohen@post-dispatch.com
The original prototype of the St. Louis Blues jersey from 1967 is one of two known in existence.
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VP Lynn Patrick (left) and owner Sid Salomon III model the Blues’ first jerseys on Aug. 30, 1966.
BY JEREMY RUTHERFORD • St. Louis Post-Dispatch
n Aug. 30, 1966, six months after the National Hockey League conditionally awarded St. Louis an expansion franchise, new owner Sid Salomon III and vice president Lynn Patrick modeled the prototype jerseys that were the basis of what the Blues wore in their inaugural season in 1967-68. With Salomon wearing the white and Patrick in the blue, it was the first peek at the Blue Note logo — unveiled even before Scotty Bowman, Glenn Hall, and the Plager brothers came onboard — that would stitch together a fanbase over the next five decades.
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HISTORY Original Blues jersey finds its way back to St. Louis
On a night when a preternatural talent was taking the mound and every throw to the plate was set to be parsed, it was the one that shouldn’t have been made that flipped the game. Three innings after rookie Alex Reyes handed a lead and his first major-league start over to the Cardinals bullpen Saturday, a costly decision by first baseman Brandon Moss turned what the Cardinals were allowing to be a tie game into a deficit. After snaring a groundball, his throw home was wide allowing the tying run to
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The initial mock-ups were drawn by Patrick and produced by R.J. Liebe Athletic Lettering of Chesterfield. They featured just one flag on the musical note and it knifed through the “L-O” in “ST. LOUIS.” Both jerseys were Nos. 35 because back then the Blues didn’t issue numbers higher than No. 30 and didn’t want to use one that a player would later wear. “I can’t think of another item in Blues’ history that A) is older and B) marks the start of the franchise,” said Blues fan Tim Beever, who goes by the handle @STLBlueshistory on Twitter. The birth of the Blues is of significant interest this
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Missouri Hall taking heat about Kroenke BY JIM THOMAS St. Louis Post-Dispatch
The response was immediate and intense once the NFL approved the relocation of the Rams to Los Angeles in January. More than seven months later, the Missouri Sports Hall of Fame continues to receive angry letters and emails. “I hear from lots of fans about it,” Jerald Andrews said. “I can’t give an exact count, but I would probably say I’ve had emails from 600 to 700 people about it.” They all want Rams owner Stan Kroenke kicked out of the state’s Hall of
Alex Reyes first mentioned his dream verbally to his parents as a 4-year-old. He then put his goal in writing consistently after learning how to write in kindergarten at George Washington School No. 1 in Elizabeth, N.J. Reyes longed to be a big leaguer. The Cardinals’ rookie phenom didn’t actually want to be a pitcher. He preferred playing shortstop or third when he and his older brothers Tomas and Adriel would play under the Fulton St. overpass across the street from their home in Elizabeth. “Since he was old enough to write, he declared in all of his compositions that he wanted to See ORTIZ • Page C9
JOSE de JESUS ORTIZ St. Louis Post-Dispatch
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Molina, like Carpenter, is a leader for Cardinals They gathered for a second at second. Yadi had something to say. The Cardinals’ position players Friday surrounded Yadier Molina at second base at Busch Stadium. The Cards had dropped a series to the pesky Mets the previous day. In the middle of the dog days, the Cards are in a dog race. Just how do you go about winning a wild-card spot? The catcher spoke. “He said that at this point, ‘Your numbers are your numbers. Don’t even worry about your numbers — play for the guy next to you,’” Cards infielder Greg Garcia said. “We all feel like we’re brothers in
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Rams owner Stan Kroenke relocated his franchise from St. Louis to LA.
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