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Busch
Stadium
This longtime
home of Cardinals baseball honors players and fans, past and
present.
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250
Stadium Plaza
St Louis, MO 63102-1722
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(314) 421-3060
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Cross
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The
Venue
Busch Stadium is a two-deck concrete facility with about
25,000 seats in each deck. The seats completely surround
the grass playing field, which is 10-30 feet lower than
street level, and sight lines are completely unobstructed.
The nearly circular structure has an outside diameter of
more than 800 feet, covers more than 12 acres and is
130-feet tall, measured from the playing field to the top
of the stadium. Inside, fan-friendly features include the
Family Pavilion, offering a variety of games and
attractions for families and children, and Homer's
Landing, a picnic area located above the bullpen in
left-center field.
The Experience
Expect lots of loyal, longtime fans. In 1964, Busch
Stadium opened as the home of Cardinals baseball. Since
then, baseball has been a city tradition. The stadium pays
homage to its heroes with the Plaza of Champions monument,
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Missouri
River Otters
Hockey is just
as good without the multimillion-dollar salaries and glitz of the
NHL.
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324
N Main St
St Charles, MO 63301
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(636) 946-0003
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Family
Fun
St. Louis-area hockey fans who want to experience an
inexpensive alternative to the Blues need look no further
than the Family Arena in St. Charles. The mid-size,
10,000-seat arena is, among other things, home to the
Missouri River Otters of the United Hockey League. The
River Otters began play at the Family Arena in fall 1999
and have enjoyed two successful seasons in St. Charles
County. Both campaigns saw them lose in the first-round of
the UHL playoffs, but those are the growing pains expected
of any young franchise.
The Team
The River Otters are coached by former Blue Mark Reeds,
and they feature several ex-NHLers, which is common
throughout the league. Ex-Los Angeles King Lonnie Loach
has been a big part of the Otters, as has former Blues
enforcer Darrin Kimble, a scorer at this level. The
players in the UHL don't make a lot of money, and most of
them really don't have legitimate NHL aspirations. They
play for a love of the game. And isn't that what sports is
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St.
Louis Rams
NFL fans in
St. Louis are a hardy lot.
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1
Rams Way
Earth City, MO 63045-1523
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(314) 982-7267
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The
Fans
From their earliest days in Cleveland, through their
well-chronicled times in Los Angeles, the Rams have always
been one of the NFL's most beloved franchises. Since 1995
they've called St. Louis home and have begun to develop a
loyal fan base among the city's football-starved fans. (Of
course, these same fans supported the Cardinals, a team
which made the playoffs once in 27 seasons, before owner
Bill Bidwell moved the team to Arizona.)
Building a Team
The Rams struggled throughout the first nine years of the
90's, including their first four seasons in St. Louis, as
one of the NFL's losingest franchises. Then in 1999,
thanks to some dumb luck and outstanding coaching,
everything came together for the Rams, culminating in a
World Championship, St. Louis' first major pro sports
championship since the Cardinals won the World Series in
1982.
The Future
Today the Rams are considered a model team. Shrewd
personnel moves have helped them become one of the NFL's
current glamour franchises, not to mention a constant
postseason contender. With Kurt Warner, Marshall Faulk,
Isaac Bruce and company, the team has certainly has the
potential for another Super Bowl title in the near future.
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