5. Clapp and Memphis just go together

Cardinals folk hero Stubby Clapp, the Mayor of Memphis, is now the Memphis manager.

"I absolutely love it there," Clapp said Thursday during an appearance on The Writers' Block. "I was there for the last year of Tim McCarver Stadium, and I was there for the first three years of Auto Zone. We all know how special those first three years were there, when we were packing the stands. We had 17,000 people, standing, at the playoff game in 2000, when we won the Pacific Coast League. I was in the right spot at the right time."

"I was able to reach out and touch base with the fans," Clapp said of his connection with Memphians. "I always made a point to talk to them and thank them and thank them for what they brought to the stadium when they brought that energy. Hopefully, that's going to continue in this form. I'm not playing, so I can't catch and hit, but I can still show my support and love for the fans there. That's what I plan on doing on top of running the ship and producing athletes for St. Louis."

Just don't expect Clapp to break out his back flip, his old tribute to Cardinals great Ozzie Smith.

"No chance," Clapp said. "That sucker is retired."

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