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For 39 seasons they have come. Fathers and sons. Husbands and wives. A look at the people who brought the 2005 season to life at Busch Stadium...for one last time. rlckl
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Blake Cesinger and his brother Logan peek through the gates, waiting for an interleague matchup between the Cardinals and Yankees. rlckl
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Cardinals ace Chris Carpenter warms-up in the bullpen before the first of a three-game series against the Cubs. rlckl
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Peddling beer through Sportsman's Park in 1963, Ed Krafft, now 80 and selling scorecards, hopes to be around to open the new Busch Stadium next season.
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Cameras were everywhere in 2005, making memories of the final season. A member of the color guard does his part after posting the flags. rlckl
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Oh the treats! From $4.50 kosher dogs to $7 beer, even five bucks for a snowcone was nothing on a July day in St. Louis. rlckl
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Fans jockey for autographs from Yankee players as the team plays at Busch for the first and only time in the stadium's history. rlckl
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Fans erupt as they watch David Eckstein's walk-off grand slam sail over the wall as the Cardinals beat the Atlanta Braves 5-3. rlckl
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Cardinals catcher Yadier Molina sits solo in the dugout, popping for the final out at Busch Stadium as the Redbirds lost to the Astros in the playoffs. rlckl
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Cardinals fans scoop dirt from the infield after the final out against the Houston Astros. The following morning, much of it already has appeared on EBay. rlckl
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Ruth Burton embraces Quintin Washington as the fans trickle from Busch Stadium after the final game. rlckl
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**A Trainer's Tale Story Summary** Eighteen-year-old Cory Owens works with his greyhounds at the dog track, but he gains much more than a paycheck. Owens spends around 80 hours at The Woodlands race track in Kansas City , Kansas each week taking care of a kennel of 66 racing greyhounds. Because he spends a significant amount of time around the dogs, Cory has developed special bonds with each of them and often refers to the greyhounds as his
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A Trainer's Tale - Greyhound Watering- Greyhounds swarm Cory Owens for some water as he walks into the outdoor recreation area. Owens waters the dogs nearly four times a day. His weekend mornings usually start around 7 a.m. to let them out. He then doesn't leave until after midnight. The dogs demand a lot of Owens' time. He changes their beds, gives them baths, lets them outside for several hours a day for exercise and waters them.
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A Trainer's Tale - Dirty Work- Taking care of 66 greyhounds also means that Cory Owens has to do some dirty work. Each day he must pick up after the dogs in their play area.
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A Trainer's Tale - Greyhound Walking- At the start of each day Cory Owens walks the race dogs to the track from the kennel. Walking the dogs, instead of driving, helps the greyhounds stretch before the race.
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A Trainer's Tale - Hug- Puppy Bello Navajomoon, also known as Mooney, gives Cory Owens a hug as he puts her back in the cage after a bathroom break.
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-Greyhound Racing- Kansas City, Kansas--March, 12, 2005-- Greyhound Fandemonium, #4, races behind Santa Fe Madonna, #7, during the sixth of fifteen races at The Woodlands race track. Fandemonium came from behind and finished in fourth place to defeat Santa Fe Madonna with a time of 31.34 seconds. Greyhounds can reach top speeds of around 45 mph during the races.
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A Trainer's Tale - Last Race- Cory watches the greyhounds race around turn one in the last heat of the day. Due to the increased competition of other local entertainment venues in the past ten years, especially from the river boat casinos on the Missouri River , The Woodlands has seen a dramatic decline in attendance.
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A Trainer's Tale - Belly Rub- Cory Owens puts a greyhound to bed with a belly rub after a long day at the track.
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SUMMARY: Sonya
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The Black Widow, sits by herself during the bus ride with her fellow
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Sonya changes into her International Federation of Competitive Eating, (IFOCE) t-shirt before the cheescake eating competition in Brooklyn, NY. zuzus BLACK WIDOW
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Sonya, 5'5' and 100 lbs. stands next to her nemesis, Ed
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Sonya Thomas, aka,
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Sonya is congratulated by her competitor Eric
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Sonya watches in horror as Dale Boone has the heimlich maneuver after choking on crawfish jambalaya at Lulu's Club Mardi Gras in DC. She won, eating eight pounds of crawfish jambalaya in 10 minutes. zuzus BLACK WIDOW
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Sonya picks vomit out of her hair in the ladies room after Dale Boone, 302 lbs. experienced
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l-r, Eric
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Sonya Thomas is jubilant after winning the Mardi Gras Crawfish Jambalaya competition, sponsored by the International Federation of Competitive Eating, (IFOCE), at Lulu's Club Mardi Gras in Washington DC. She won, eating eight pounds of crawfish jambalaya in 10 minutes. zuzus BLACK WIDOW
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Sonya Thomas signs the t-shirt of a fan after the annual fourth of July Nathan's Hot Dog Eating Contest in Coney Island, NY. She came in second, eating 35 hot dogs with buns in twelve minutes. zuzus BLACK WIDOW
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With eleven pounds of cheescake in her belly, Sonja
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