50 Forgotten Cardinals: Will Saulsbery on St. Louis Legends

Will Saulsbery joins The Sports Chasers to unpack 50 Forgotten Cardinals — 140 years of St. Louis Cardinals history condensed into 50 overlooked players, with a foreword by Tony La Russa and praise from Bob Costas and Dan McLaughlin.🎙️ On the panel: Kevin L. Warren, Host and Moderator with guest, Will Saulsbery📋 ON THIS EPISODE: 🔍 How a Baseball-Reference rabbit hole starting with "Icebox" Chamberlain sparked the idea ✂️ How Will defined "forgotten" and narrowed 140 years of Cardinals down to 50 🚤 The wild true story of Slim Sallee leaving mid-season to work as a Mississippi River deckhand 💪 Whitey Kurowski playing third base with a shortened throwing arm 🏆 What it meant to land a foreword from Tony La Russa and praise from Bob Costas and Dan McLaughlin ✍️ Will's career as a ghostwriter and sports writer, and his podcast Hoops on Scoops 🏙️ St. Louis's chances at an NBA team, plus his take on NIL⏱️ CHAPTERS: 00:00 🎣 Forgotten Cardinals Tease 00:48 📢 Show Intro and Subscribe 01:48 👋 Meet Will Saulsbery 03:32 ✍️ Sportswriting Origins 05:21 ⚾ Covering Cardinals in STL 06:51 📖 Why Write This Book 07:58 🔍 Defining Forgotten Players 09:13 🎭 Best Names and Nicknames 10:11 ✂️ Picking the Final 50 11:04 😲 Surprising Research Finds 12:39 🚤 Slim Sallee Storytime 15:23 ⚖️ Balancing Eras and Fans 18:21 🧠 Who Gets Remembered 22:05 🏆 La Russa and Costas Praise 25:07 📺 Media Shapes Legacy 29:41 🏀 NBA Tangent and Memories 31:39 🤝 Writing With Respect 32:39 📚 Short Chapters Hook Readers 32:57 ✒️ How Ghostwriting Works 35:07 🎙️ Telling A Living Story 37:47 ⛳ Golf Talk And Handicaps 40:59 🎧 Hoops And Scoops Origins 45:34 🏙️ Why No NBA In STL 48:40 💰 NIL And Paying Players 53:40 ⚡ Rapid Fire Sports Picks 57:55 📕 Book Plug And Farewell⭐ HIGHLIGHTED CHAPTER: 🚤 The Slim Sallee Story (12:39) Will tells the almost unbelievable true story of Cardinals pitcher Slim Sallee, who once walked away from the team mid-season to work as a deckhand on the Mississippi River — exactly the kind of forgotten history that inspired the entire book.🔔 SUPPORT • FOLLOW • FEEDBACK – CHASERS NATION We want to hear from YOU and continue building the Sports Chasers community. Your support helps us grow, improve, and keep delivering objective, no-narrative sports conversations every week. ⭐ LOVE THE PODCAST 👉 https://lovethepodcast.com/678c0f38d21e0cd429a48a1b 🔔 FOLLOW THE PODCAST 👉 https://followthepodcast.com/678c0f38d21e0cd429a48a1b 🎙️ PODCAST FEEDBACK 👉 https://podcastfeedback.com/678c0f38d21e0cd429a48a1b 🙏 Thank you for rocking with us and helping grow Chasers Nation. Join the Chase. Enjoy the Chase. 🏁🎧📍 STAY CONNECTED: Website: sportschasers.net Merch: 1800tshirts.chipply.com Affiliates & Partners: sportschasers.net/affiliate🎬 PRODUCTION CREDITS: Narration: Ken Marsiglia Intro Music: Super Bowl Outro Music: Buss Down Music Licensed via Epidemic Sound Music Producer: Darrell L. Warren Intro & Outro Video Production: Azad S.#50ForgottenCardinals #WillSaulsbery #SportsChasers #TonyLaRussa #STLCards #CardinalsHistory #MLBHistory #Ghostwriting #HoopsAndScoops #ChasersNation #BaseballHistory #BobCostas #SportsWriting #SportsInterview #SportsPodcast