ESSENTIALLY, the quintessential shortstop couldn’t throw. Ozzie Smith, who never had the classic gun, played the last 11 years of a 19-season career with a torn rotator cuff that, after seeing ...

Refers to the latest 2 years of stltoday.com stories. Cancel anytime. Ozzie Smith does his signature backflip at the Cardinals' home opener in 1988. Post-Dispatch photo by Gary Bohn. Sports ...

LOUIS – Ozzie Smith is as busy ... and people like it. Smith is the President of the Gateway Chapter of the PGA in St. Louis. A portion of every BackFLIP can sold will be donated to PGA REACH ...

On the video screen in our minds, we will always see Ozzie Smith diving to catch ground balls no one ... then launching into the midair backflip that became as much a part of his legend as all ...

Post-Dispatch photo by Odell Mitchell Jr. Ozzie Smith does his signature backflip at the 1988 home opener at Busch Stadium II. Post-Dispatch photo by Gary Bohn Ozzie Smith responds to questions ...

NEW YORK -- Ozzie Smith finds out Tuesday whether he will backflip into the Hall of Fame on the first ballot. The Wizard of Oz, a 15-time All-Star who set the example of how shortstop should be ...

COOPERSTOWN, N.Y., July 28 (UPI) -- Ozzie Smith ... Series and his ability to do a backflip on his way onto the field. Among shortstops, Smith ranks first all time with 8,375 assists and 1,590 ...

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Ozzie Smith, in the first months ... Saggese did share that Smith didn’t offer any tips on executing a backflip. “I should have asked him,” Saggese said, grinning ear to ear.

Ozzie Smith is one of baseball ... from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m., for a special meet-and-greet event. Smith will also be showcasing his canned cocktail line, BackFLIP, named after his signature backflip ...

Ozzie Smith was the ... that it jumps high in the air. Smith waits for it to come down, and catches it on the short hop. Again. Again. It is like trying to catch water from a geyser.