50 Forgotten Cardinals #7: "Little Napoleon?!" The brilliant and tragic life of Bugs Raymond

In this episode of 50 Forgotten Cardinals, author Will Saulsbery and co-host Wes Wingate dive into the wild, brilliant, and deeply tragic story of Bugs Raymond — one of baseball’s most gifted and self-destructive talents. Before his life unraveled, Raymond put up absolutely ungodly numbers on the mound, showing the kind of dominance that made him look like a superstar in the making. But his incredible talent was constantly overshadowed by heavy drinking, chaos off the field, and repeated clashes with fiery manager John McGraw, who alternated between believing in Raymond’s greatness and losing patience with his endless trouble. Get your copy of the book here! https://ashtonbery.com/50-forgotten-cardinals/ Will and Wes explore Raymond’s astonishing rise, his legendary run-ins with McGraw, and the heartbreaking spiral that led to his untimely death. It’s one of the strangest and saddest stories in early baseball history — a tale of brilliance, booze, conflict, and loss. If you love forgotten baseball history, colorful characters, and the game’s darker old-time legends, this is an episode you won’t want to miss. #BaseballHistory #StLouisCardinals #ForgottenCardinals #BugsRaymond #JohnMcGraw #MLBHistory #DeadballEra #BaseballPodcast #cardinals #STLcards