Curt Flood and the landmark Supreme Court case that changed professional sports forever Upon being traded to the Philadelphia Phillies in 1969, Curt Flood, an All-Star center fielder for the St. Louis Cardinals, wanted nothing more than to stay with St. Louis. But his only options were to repo...
He had vowed to come in two weeks early to get into shape, but arrived only a day before the team’s other position players. It was the first indication that he did not really want to be there. He quietly passed out 40 copies of The Way It Is to his new teammates and coaches. He did not hold any m...