50 Forgotten Cardinals: Will Saulsbery on St. Louis Cardinal Legends (Tony La Russa Foreword)

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, 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. 📚 GET THE BOOK — 50 FORGOTTEN CARDINALS: 🛒 Amazon: https://us.amazon.com/50-Forgotten-Ca... ✍️ Get an autographed copy straight from Will: https://a3b9f3-2.myshopify.com/ 🌐 Will's website: https://ashtonbery.com/50-forgotten-c... 🔗 FOLLOW WILL SAULSBERY: 𝕏 Twitter/X: https://x.com/willsaulsbery 💼 LinkedIn: LinkedIn: william-saulsbery 🎧 His podcast, Hoops on Scoops (Scoops Sports Network) — on Apple Podcasts, Spotify & Amazon Music 👍 LIKE, SUBSCRIBE & turn on notifications so you never miss a Sports Chasers Interview Session! 💬 Drop your take in the comments — Chasers Nation runs this. Which forgotten Cardinal do YOU want to learn more about? 📅 Next up on Sports Chasers: more real conversations, no narratives, no hot takes — just real sports. The Real Sports Fan's HQ: Join the Chase. #50ForgottenCardinals #WillSaulsbery #ChasersNation #TonyLaRussa #STLCards #CardinalsHistory #MLBHistory #Ghostwriting #HoopsAndScoops #SportsChasers #BaseballHistory #BobCostas #SportsWriting #SportsInterview #NIL 📍 STAY CONNECTED: Website: sportschasers.net Merch: 1800tshirts.chipply.com Affiliates & Partners: sportschasers.net/affiliate Love the show: lovethepodcast.com/678c0f38d21e0cd429a48a1b Follow the show: followthepodcast.com/678c0f38d21e0cd429a48a1b Send us feedback: podcastfeedback.com/678c0f38d21e0cd429a48a1b 🎬 PRODUCTION CREDITS: Narration: Ken Marsiglia Intro "Super Bowl" · Outro "Buss Down" — licensed via Epidemic Sound Music Production: Darrell L. Warren Intro/Outro Video: Azad S.