Managerial firings in St. Louis are few and far between. When the Cardinals axed Joe Torre in June of 1995, José Oquendo was in the midst of his final season as a player while John Mabry would ultimately bat .307 en route to a fourth place finish in NL Rookie of the Year voting. Die Hard with a Vengeance was tearing up the box office, “Have You Ever Really Loved A Woman?” by Bryan Adams held off Montell Jordan’s “This Is How We Do It” atop the Billboard Hot 100, and a pair of leather gloves captivated the nation.
A look at Mike Shildt’s starting pitcher hook
