Word: broglio
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...broke camp with understandable confidence. The fans in St. Louis are looking for their first flag in fifteen years, but the Cardinals will be lucky to retain their spot in the first division. With Larry Jackson suffering a fractured jaw, the Card pitching staff looks thin. Behind Ernie Broglio and Lindy MacDaniel stand assorted hangers-on and voices from the past. Only former Globetrotter Bob Gibson stands a chance to bolster the staff...
...will have a hard time finishing higher than fifth. Manager Solly Hemus lost his best pitcher, Jones, to the Giants and has little to replace him. Vinegar Bend Mizell and Larry Jackson are only so-so and behind them, there is little besides a highly touted rookie, Ernie Broglio. Hard-hitting Joe Cunningham (.312) is set at first as is Don Blasingame at second. There is a gaping hole at short which may have to be filled with Alex Grammas, who would have trouble hitting .300 in the Little Leagues. Ken Boyer, an almost-great, is a fixture at third...