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Thank you, Doug Eddings. Your bullheaded, narcissistic, holier-than-thou actions 鈥� interwoven with at the very least a tinge of plantation mentality 鈥� provided an important reminder.

Major League Baseball has tried to move away from a long-held reputation for stifling individuality, particularly among minority players, but the work isn鈥檛 done.

Before he took the field Friday night for his first home start at Busch Stadium, rookie catcher Leo Bernal took a second to take in the pregame festivities that kicked off a weekend meant to celebrate Cardinals history.

Bernal looked out to the field before his team鈥檚 series opener vs. the Chicago White Sox and felt moved seeing members of the Cardinals鈥� 2006 World Series-winning team honored as a part of a 20th anniversary celebration. The 22-year-old Bernal said the emotions that stirred came from the understanding of the legacy members of that club created.

ST. LOUIS 鈥� White Sox rookie center fielder Tristan Peters鈥� no-brakes intensity sometimes necessitated a talking to from his college coach at SIU Carbondale, but that approach has lifted Peters from castoff to one of baseball鈥檚 top rookies.

Peters, a Manitoba native who followed a winding path to the majors that included a season in Carbondale as well as a summer with the Savannah Bananas, is a key reason behind one of baseball鈥檚 biggest surprise seasons as the division-leading White Sox continue their push toward a playoff berth this weekend in 最新杏吧原创.

One of the biggest crowds of the season is expected Saturday at Busch Stadium to watch the Cardinals Hall of Fame enshrinement, which takes place on the field before the game vs. the White Sox.

Albert Pujols, Yadier Molina and the late Bill Sherdel will enter the Cardinals Hall of Fame. The popularity of Pujols and Molina has forced the team to move the ceremony from its usual spot at Ballpark Village into Busch Stadium and onto the field.

The young Cardinals performed well Friday night in a 7-3 series-opening win over the White Sox as the 2006 World Series title team looked on.

Here's what manager Oliver Marmol as well as catcher Leo Bernal, outfielder Joshua Baez and pitcher Matthew Liberatore had to say afterwards.

On a Friday night that began with the Cardinals honoring their past, the core that makes up the club's present and potential future delivered in several areas to claim a 7-3 win over the White Sox at Busch Stadium.聽

Following a 20th anniversary celebration of the 2006 World Series-winning Cardinals and a weather delay, the Cardinals paired 13 hits with aggressive baserunning to notch seven runs. Meanwhile, the Cardinals received 4 2/3 innings from their bullpen and key defense in center field to kick off their final homestand of the season with a win over Chicago.聽

One look at the lineup that Tony La Russa could finally write or one glance around the clubhouse at the faces looking back, no longer absent and on the injured list, and the Cardinals knew the talent they took into October 2006 was far different than the 83-win club that limped through September.

Jim Edmonds wanted to put words to it.

Cardinals fans and baseball followers associate iconic catcher and franchise cornerstone Yadier Molina with a wide range of memories, emotions, aspirations and principles. That鈥檚 part of his aura.

One person might see Molina as a symbol of an era of the club鈥檚 history.

The first story about Yadier Molina that sprang to mind for Albert Pujols happened before he really knew the catcher who would become as close as a brother.

Which was the request he remembers.