Game 1: Giants 5, Cardinals 4
WP: Tim Worrell (7-0), SV: Robb Nen (25)
LP: Dave Veres (3-5)

Home Runs: Albert Pujols (StL, 22), Reggie Sanders (SF, 12), Jeff Kent (SF, 15), Benito Santiago (SF, 10)
Post-Dispatch Story

A quick hop this morning across Illinois and the Mississippi River to St. Louis. The city, of course, is dominated by The Gateway Arch, which looms over the skyline like only 630 feet of curved steel can. Beneath the Arch is the Museum of Westward Expansion, which is more interesting than it may sound. It's more than just a place to kill time while waiting for the tram to the top. Once you're up there, you get great views of the city, even if St. Louis (sans Arch) looks a lot like Cincinnati.

A short walk from the Arch is Busch Stadium, home of the Cardinals since 1966. There was a museum of St. Louis (especially Cardinal) sports history; it's recently moved in with the Bowling Hall of Fame. The sports museum has memorabilia, trophies, and a display on the long-lost, long-forgotten Browns.

Cardinal fans are generally regarded as about the best in baseball. Rabid, knowleadgable, appreciative and always clad in red, they've earned their reputation. Sadly, though, 2002 has tested them badly. Jack Buck, the radio voice of the Cardinals for decades, died in June after a long illness. I grew up in the small sliver of the country that didn't hear Buck's voice summer after summer. The volume and sincerity of the grief for his death made me realize I missed out on something special. This season took an even more tragic turn on June 22, when star starter Darryl Kile died in his sleep of an apparent blocked artery. That's more pain in one season than most teams have to deal with, but the support of the loyal Cardinal fans is more than up to the challenge.

Day 4: Terre Haute to St. Louis
Mileage Today: 169.1
St. Louis Weather: 90°, sunny
States: Indiana, Illinois, Missouri
Route Traveled: I-70

Cardinal/Busch Stadium Facts
First Game: 5/12/1966 vs. Atlanta
Capacity: 49,779
Retired Numbers:
1 (Ozzie Smith), 2 (Red Schoendienst), 6 (Stan Musial), 9 (Enos Slaughter), 14 (Ken Boyer), 17 (Dizzy Dean), 20 (Lou Brock), 45 (Bob Gibson), 85 (August Busch)
Cardinal Fan Sites: Bleed Cardinal Red (excellent blog), Redbird Central, Joe's Page