• Tales from the St. Louis Cardinals Dugout

  • A Collection of the Greatest Cardinals Stories Ever Told
  • By: Bob Forsh, Tom Wheatley
  • Narrated by: Michael Scherer
  • Length: 3 hrs and 54 mins
  • 3.7 out of 5 stars (29 ratings)

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Tales from the St. Louis Cardinals Dugout

By: Bob Forsh, Tom Wheatley
Narrated by: Michael Scherer
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Editorial reviews

The view from the pitcher's mound is sweeping, as proven by Cardinals pitcher Bob Forsch's biographical Tales from the St. Louis Cardinals Dugout. Voice performer Michael Sherer's down-to-earth narration adds extra charm to Forsch's insider stories of his years with the team, which include tales of people like George Kissell, Joe Cunningham, Lou Brock, and Bruce Sutter, as well as musings on the art of base-stealing. Offering plenty of clever insights on the life of a pitcher, Tales from the St. Louis Cardinals Dugout is a thoroughly enjoyable listen for fans of St. Louis's team.

Publisher's summary

Offering listeners more than just a sneak peek into the dugout, Bob Forsch's Tales from the Cardinals Dugout takes fans into the clubhouse, out to the bullpen, onto the mound, up to the batter's box, around the base paths, along for the ride to spring training, and maybe even on a fishing trip or two in this tribute to the long and storied tradition of St. Louis Cardinals baseball. In his own witty style, Bo Forsch, known to many as "Forschie" during his playing days, has drawn from his exciting history with the Cardinals to bring fans stories that are laugh-out-loud funny, like his rookie gaffes and lifelong antics with his older brother Ken, a fellow big leaguer and no-hit artist.

©2013 Bob Forsh and Tom Wheatley (P)2013 Audible, Inc.

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Disappointing narrator

What would have made Tales from the St. Louis Cardinals Dugout better?

A narrator that does not sound computer generated. It would also be helpful if he knew how to pronounce the names of Bruce Sutter, Red Shoendinst and Don Denkinger. I think these would be good to know when reading stories about the Cardinals in the 80's.

What could Bob Forsh and Tom Wheatley have done to make this a more enjoyable book for you?

I love hearing these stories, but in this way they seem disjointed. While many are fun they don't stand on their own well. I would have enjoyed it more if it were told in more of a single continuous narrative.

Would you be willing to try another one of Michael Scherer’s performances?

No

Any additional comments?

It mostly comes down to the reader, he sounds as if he has never even seen a baseball game. He is very flat. It comes across more like a film strip from grade school than stories about baseball. I keep waiting for the "boop" to indicate it is time to turn the slide (nobody under 30 will understand what I am talking about there).

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Worst narration

Great stories from a great Cardinal, but the narration was horrible. So monotonous and really, he couldn't be bothered to learn how to pronounce the names. A shame to do this to Mr Forsch's book.

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A lot of stories by one of my favorite Cardinals

The stories were good and fun, but the narrator should have learned how to pronounce the names of Forsch's teammates and coaches. He mispronounced so many names that it was laughable. But it's still a very good book, and I recommend it to any fans of the game of baseball.

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Great Story’s

I loved the story’s Bob told and completed the listen in one sitting. However, the narrator was very robotic and seemed to be reading word rather than sentences at times. Had I not be so interested in the story’s I likely would have stopped after a couple chapters.

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Good stories.

The guy should have ask how to pronounce some of the names. Other than that I enjoyed it.

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So Bad and I'm a Cardinal Fan!!!

Horrible narration!!! Was this even edited by anyone??? Ie. 2+3 is an even number?? C'mon man!! Mispronuciations of several player but 2 HOFers!!! Although I loved Bob Forsch as a Cardinal it was like someone said "Hey Bob, write down some jumbled non-chronological remembrances and let's see if we can sell it". incredibly disappointing!!!

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Bob Forsch

Great stories. Sad Bob is deceased. Reader mispronounced several names which is downer to a true fan.

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Narrator sucks

The narrator sounds very robot-like and mispronounces names. Hard to listen to. I love the Cardinals and Bob FORSCH, but I would have rather read it myself.

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Interesting stories from the Cardinals

It would have been much more enjoyable had Bob Forsch actuslly done the narration.

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Pronunciations???

Really surprised there was not more homework done by the author regarding pronunciations of names. Shows he really did not know the subject matter. However, being a life long Cardinal Fan, I did enjoy the stories by Bob Forsch.

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