Mike Shannon is befittingly and undeniably St. Louis … and St. Louis’. He’s been ours for hours and hours of innings and innings, throughout seasons of the calendars and seasons of the Cardinals. He’s just always been there, the narrator of Cardinals baseball, infusing our city with his enthusiasm, permeating our culture with his personality.
And now, it’s the bottom of the ninth. After 50 years in the broadcast booth, following nine seasons as a Cardinals player, the St. Louis native enters his final week of calling games on KMOX. He is leaving us, but he is leaving us with memories of moments and moments that became memories.