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Cardinals Manager Marmol Buys Tickets for Fans to Continue Shirtless Revelry at Busch Stadium
Cardinals manager Oliver Marmol purchased right-field tickets for shirtless fans this weekend after a college baseball team sparked an energetic chanting tradition at Busch Stadium.
Seventeen players from the Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks, in Illinois for the National Club Baseball Division II World Series, initiated the shirtless tradition Friday night.
Stadium organist Dwayne Hilton played accompanying music while mascot Fredbird joined the chanting; the Cardinals rewarded the players with swag bags, bats, and clubhouse access.
Marmol quipped, "I'll go broke," buying tickets for fans, while new attendee Cummings switched from the Astros to the Cardinals after the weekend experience.
The college crew may return to Busch Stadium on Sunday, though the Lumberjacks have their own game scheduled for 7 p.m., potentially limiting their attendance.