Not the best day for Cardinals fans.......

[CurtisFlood]

Originally Posted by kmac32

go Cubs Go.....LOL by the way, Curt Flood was one heck of a ballplayer in his day

I met Flood in Palma Majorca, Spain while in the Navy. He was running a bar there. I had the privilege of drinking rum and coke with him and talking baseball for three hours after he found I was a Cardinal fan. I believe the year was 1972. He was a very intelligent individual, fascinating to talk with in depth.

One of my favorite series occurred late in 1969 when the Cubs were riding high and fully expecting to win the pennant. Cardinals came in and swept them in four and the Mets took over. I was in Great Lakes NTC at the time and it was a relief to have an end put to the giant bubble that had built all that season.