Mike Shannon

Mike Shannon
Thomas Michael "Mike" Shannonis an American former Major League Baseball player and current radio sportscaster...
ProfessionBaseball Player
Date of Birth15 July 1939
CitySt. Louis, MO
baseball built forget handle people stadiums
People forget now, but these stadiums ... were built to handle baseball, football, concerts, soccer. They were multipurpose stadiums.
forget love people wrong
These people love this place, OK? They're all saying, 'I don't want to see it go down. What's wrong with this ballpark?' When they see the new ballpark, they'll forget about this place in a hurry.
chances cold
We had our chances but couldn't score. We were very cold from the field.
best happens last together works
We'll put them together and see what happens and try to find what works best for us that last meet.
afford anybody fixed people
I'd like anybody to do something, because people like me can't afford it. I'm on a fixed income.
fantastic great history rides sports
It's been 50-plus fantastic years, ... One of the great rides in the history of sports broadcasting. But the world has changed.
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Our father constantly stressed how vital a quality education was for us to realize and accomplish our dreams. With our parents direction and guidance, we were we both able to attend and graduate from college. But without a doubt, our best education came from the example they set for us on a daily basis.
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I got an e-mail from a guy in Hong Kong, ... I get 'em from Afghanistan. I have farmers who come up to me - people who live on the East Coast, the West Coast; they come up to me - and they say, 'I'm so pleased I don't have to drive my tractor anymore up onto hill No. 7 to listen to the game. I can get it on the Internet.'
sun carousels
There's a woman protecting herself from the sun with a carousel.
bills mets warming-up
Warming up for the Brewers is that lefthander they got from the Mets, Bill Pulitzer.
noses spite bites
Don't bite off your head to spite your nose.
kids wanted
Everybody in St. Louis, every kid in St. Louis, wanted to be Stan Musial. He was the best.
sometimes feels urges
Sometimes when you feel the urge, you've just gotta go.
Things are not always as they appear to be as.