Benjamin Hochman | Post-Dispatch

Sports columnist

The line had a little James Earl Jones to it. It was little schmaltzy, sure, but it struck a chord, in accordance with the day’s theme.

It was in “Field of Dreams” when Jones’ character said: “This field, this game, it’s a part of our past, Ray. It reminds us of all that once was good — and it could be again .”

And on Tuesday inside Busch Stadium, Chaim Bloom orated about the legacy of the St. Louis Cardinals, how they drafted and developed ballplayers, how other teams tried to be like them, not the other way around.

“We (should be the ones who) set the standard — and that standard is always changing. It means something different in 2025 or 1965 or 2005, and it’s going to mean something different in 2035. ...

“So now — we get to do

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