March 13, 2008
The Lamp's Out
Mark Lamping resigns as president of the Cardinals to manage the building of the new football stadium for the Giants and Jets.
After a career as prominent sports-marketing executive at Anheuser-Busch, Lamping was hired as Cardinals president on Sept. 1, 1994.
It was a troubling time for the franchise. The 1994 Major League Baseball season was shut down because of a labor disagreement, and the Cardinals were slumping on the field.
Lamping played a substantial role in the Cardinals' reversal of fortune. In 1995, Lamping hired Walt Jocketty as general manager, and Jocketty soon hired Tony La Russa as manager. That partnership was responsible for seven trips to the postseason over a 12-year stretch, and the prizes included the 2004 National League pennant and the 2006 World Series title.
Bill DeWitt III, son of the Cardinals owner, takes over the job.
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My dad just called me and asked the guys age, apparantly he played baseball with him at Heine Meine (sp?) baseball park. It's what's now called St.Louis Baseball Acadamy I think. Apparantly my dad used to race him to the water fountain after practice :lol: