After 41 Seasons, Equipment Manager Mark Ahlemeier Says Goodbye

Joined organization in 1981 when team was still in St. LouisDarren Urban

Over 41 seasons, Mark Ahlemeier missed just one game for the Cardinals, and even that was for work.

It was a preseason game. The Cardinals had just finished up training camp, and Ahlemeier, the assistant equipment manager at the time, offered to stay behind in St. Louis to unpack from camp at Busch Stadium while the team went on to cl