Baseball - Stars from the past and stars from the present will headline the 51st St. Louis Baseball Writers' Dinner on Jan. 19 at the Millennium Hotel.
Among those to be honored are Cardinals first baseman Albert Pujols, the National League's Most Valuable Player for 2008, and St. Louisan Ryan Howard, runner-up for the MVP and a star for the World Series champion Philadelphia Phillies. Tickets, priced at $150, include admission to the Cardinals' Winter Warm-Up on Jan. 17-19. They can be obtained by sending check or money order to St. Louis BBWAA, P.O. Box 605, St. Louis, Mo. 63188.
Tables of 10 are $1,500.
The dinner, to be emceed by Cardinals broadcaster John Rooney, will have an All-Star theme, with the Cardinals playing host to the All-Star Game next July.
Among players to be honored from the 2008 Cardinals are Gold Glove catcher Yadier Molina, Silver Slugger winner Ryan Ludwick, outfielder Skip Schumaker, third baseman Troy Glaus and pitchers Kyle Lohse and Kyle McClellan.
Adam Wainwright will be saluted as the winner of the Darryl Kile Award, and pitching coach Dave Duncan will receive the meritorious service award.
