Who did people root for prior to expansion?

[BioCRN]

Re: Cardinals and the South/etc.

KMOX in STL had a massive 50,000-watt transmitter and on clear nights could dominate airwaves for 1000+ miles (100-200 during the day). It was powerful enough and southern enough to reach an audience other markets couldn't.

[jingram058]

Originally Posted by BioCRN

Re: Cardinals and the South/etc.

KMOX in STL had a massive 50,000-watt transmitter and on clear nights could dominate airwaves for 1000+ miles (100-200 during the day). It was powerful enough and southern enough to reach an audience other markets couldn't.

Memphis was and (for all it's issues and problems) still is a Cardinals town. The Redbirds are the Cardinals AAA team. KMOX came in like a local station. My dad and grandpa listened to Cardinals games regularly, and WMC channel 5 on TV was part of the regional Cardinals TV network...Jack Buck, Harry Carey, Jay Randolph and Mike Shannon.

[frankbmd]

I grew up in Florida before expansion and could easily pick up KMOX at night.

I listened to many Cardinals games as a result, but never considered myself a Cardinals fan.

I guess I was a 5 tool kid as I was always a fan of Willie Mays and the New York Giants, particularly in 1954

Now I've come full circle though from "Say Hey" to "Sho Hei".

Aren't Peter's threads worthwhile and provocative?

[Beercan collector]

As many noted here KMOX helped make the Cardinals popular .
They broadcast the 1926 World Series between the Yankees and the Cardinals and have been doing play-by-play for the Cardinals pretty much ever since .
According to Wikipedia at times it can be picked up in New Zealand and Scotland

[Peter_Spaeth]

Originally Posted by Beercan collector

As many noted here KMOX helped make the Cardinals popular .
They broadcast the 1926 World Series between the Yankees and the Cardinals and have been doing play-by-play for the Cardinals pretty much ever since .
According to Wikipedia at times it can be picked up in New Zealand and Scotland

For those of us of a certain age, radio was such a huge part of our lives.

[riggs336]

I was a huge Brooklyn fan. Snider was my favorite player. Since I was in Texas, 1700 miles from Brooklyn, I didn't despair when they went West. After all, L.A. was only 1200 miles away.
I didn't see a big league game in person until 1964 when I drove to St Louis just to see Koufax and Drysdale pitch.

[tobychin]

My Dad was a farmer and he would come home, eat supper, then lie in bed and listen to the Cardinals on KMOX. We lived in north Louisiana and had to wait until dark to pick up the signal. Without daylight savings it got dark around 7:30 in the summer. I have fond memories of listening to Jack Buck and Harry Carey with my Dad. My first pack of baseball cards was a 1957 wax pack that had my favorite player Ken Boyer. Still my favorite card.

[StraightRaceCards]

Originally Posted by Peter_Spaeth

For those of us of a certain age, radio was such a huge part of our lives.

Radio still is as far as baseball is concerned, thanks to the lackluster Bally Sports. I’d rather listen to the radio than pay Bally a dime.

[BioCRN]

Sidestepping, but staying in similar territory...some of us younger old people (late 40s here) got our taste of regular baseball from the early 1980s cable "Superstations."

WGN (Cubs), TBS (Braves), and WOR (Mets) fed huge parts of the nation regular baseball at a time where you might only see a few games a week on various stations unless you lived in an over-the-air team broadcast area.

I am very sure having WGN play so many day/afternoon games and not having to share the TV with other family members during those games had a huge part of me developing into a Cubs fan. Cubs day games didn't compete with the latest sitcoms, dramas, and mini-series.

[bmattioli]

Originally Posted by Peter_Spaeth

For those of us of a certain age, radio was such a huge part of our lives.

Since dropping cable and the $260.00 monthly bill I listen to the Redsox or Yankees on the radio just like I did growing up. Not a problem..

[todeen]

Originally Posted by bmattioli

Since dropping cable and the $260.00 monthly bill I listen to the Redsox or Yankees on the radio just like I did growing up. Not a problem..

my local AM doesn't even carry the playoffs. it's TV or nothing for me.

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