St. Louis Cardinals News and Events.
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Wed, 19 Nov 2008 05:27:18 PST |
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Seattle to name Wakamatsu manager Wednesday (Yahoo! Sports) The Seattle Mariners will name Don Wakamatsu their manager Wednesday, completing a three-week search for a...
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Cardinals Team Report (Yahoo! Sports)
Having dropped out of the Matt Holliday sweepstakes—which wasn't really the highest priority for them anyway—the Cardinals were concentrating on putting together a new middle infield and adding left-handed relief help as open season for free agents began.
The club is interested in Tigers shortstop Edgar Renteria, a former Cardinal, and possibly in Dodgers shortstop Rafael Furcal as well. At second base, their prime free agent target is the Diamondbacks' Orlando Hudson, although the Cardinals have had talks about retaining infielder Felipe Lopez, who hit .384 for St. Louis in two months this season. However, Lopez may want more years than the Cardinals are willing to offer. If free agency isn't the answer at second and short, the Cardinals would try to solve...
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Pujols wins National League MVP (PA SportsTicker)Albert Pujols' stoic consistency evidently carried more weight than Ryan Howard's fantastic finish.
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Cardinals in the market for lefty relievers (Yahoo! Sports)The St. Louis Cardinals have made no secret that their top two priorities in free agency are left-handed relief...
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Free-agent focus: Looking for infield, outfield help (SportingNews.com)Free-agent shopping promises to be hotter than Christmas sales, and we take a look at the teams who has the lists -- and the money -- to cart off the best players.
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Free-agent focus: Teams with battery needs (SportingNews.com)To open the free-agent market, we take a look at teams with the biggest needs for starting and relief pitchers and catchers. There's plenty of juice in these battery men.
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Closers for sale as free agency opens (Yahoo! Sports)Francisco Rodriguez and fellow stoppers can be had, and for less money than you might think.
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‘Nothing is close’ on Peavy deal (Yahoo! Sports)The Padres’ efforts to trade pitcher Jake Peavy appear to have bogged down.
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Padres won't be shortchanged on Peavy (Yahoo! Sports)San Diego decision-makers remind each other a trade should be made now only if it nets maximum value in return.
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Street may not be in Colorado long, either (Yahoo! Sports) MLB.com noted, it's reasonable to assume that the 75 percent of polled Colorado fans who didn't think the...
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Holliday may not be in Oakland for long (Yahoo! Sports) If the Oakland Athletics do complete the trade that will bring Matt Holliday from the Colorado Rockies , the...
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Holliday shopping season won't go well for Rockies (SportingNews.com) Matt Holliday is a two-time National League All-Star outfielder. He has driven in more than 110 runs in two of...
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Cardinals out of Holliday sweepstakes (Yahoo! Sports) The St. Louis Cardinals say talks with the Colorado Rockies about a deal for outfield Matt Holliday are dead.
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Phils, Cardinals the leaders to obtain Holliday (Yahoo! Sports)The St. Louis Cardinals and Philadelphia Phillies have emerged as the leaders to obtain Colorado Rockies all-star...
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Cardinals could consider trading Ankiel, Ludwick (Yahoo! Sports) After a fourth-place finish, with questions galore concerning the pitching staff and the middle infield, the...
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Dodgers' offer to Manny includes a term limit (Yahoo! Sports)The prized slugger would be guaranteed a contract for only half as long as Barack Obama's first term in the White House.
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Cardinals pitcher undergoes nerve surgery (AP)Cardinals pitcher Chris Carpenter had surgery Tuesday to transpose a nerve in his right elbow, the same procedure St. Louis slugger Albert Pujols had last month. The Cardinals did not say whether Carpenter remained on a timetable to return by spring training. The 33-year-old righty pitched only 15 1-3 innings over four appearances last season after recovering from reconstructive elbow surgery.
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Cardinals RHP Carpenter undergoes surgery (PA SportsTicker)St. Louis Cardinals pitcher Chris Carpenter underwent surgery on his right elbow on Tuesday.
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Would Cardinals consider bringing back Renteria? (Yahoo! Sports)There appears to be be at least some interest bringing back Edgar Renteria to the St. Louis Cardinals after the...
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Notebook: Yankees, Angels join Peavy chase (Yahoo! Sports)On the first day of the GM meetings, it's clear many teams are looking to add to their pitching staff.
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Time on Dodgers' side in Manny race (Yahoo! Sports)With many teams looking to court Manny Ramirez, the Dodgers will turn their immediate attention on a trio of other team needs.
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LaRue agrees to $950,000 contract with Cardinals (AP)Catcher Jason LaRue and the St. Louis Cardinals agreed Friday to a $950,000, one-year contract. The 34-year-old was eligible to become a free agent after serving as primary backup for Yadier Molina last season, his first with the Cardinals. "Jason was a great fit for our ballclub," general manager John Mozeliak said in a statement.
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Cardinals re-sign C LaRue for one year (PA SportsTicker)The St. Louis Cardinals re-signed catcher Jason LaRue to a one-year contract on Friday.
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Red Sox favored to win 2009 World Series (Yahoo! Sports) Not long after the Philadelphia Philles won 2008 World Series, BetOnline.com delcared the Boston Red Sox are...
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Selig back in Milwaukee, waits for better weather (AP)Bud Selig didn't stick around. The baseball commissioner returned to Milwaukee to wait out the weather and a chance to resume Game 5 of the World Series. A day after the Philadelphia Phillies and Tampa Bay Rays were stopped because of rain with the score 2-all after 5 1/2 innings, Selig rescheduled the completion of the suspended game for 8:37 p.m.
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St. Louis' Pujols wins Roberto Clemente Award (AP)Albert Pujols has an MVP award and a World Series ring. What the St. Louis slugger really wants is to be remembered for his charity work. He was on Saturday when he was presented with the 2008 Roberto Clemente Award, given annually to a major league player who combines community service with excellence on the field.
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Phils nearing futility mark with runners in scoring position (Yahoo! Sports) The Philadelphia Phillies find themselves in dubious company, but they swear they won't be there for long.
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The Second-Guess: Should Fox TV dump Buck & McCarver now? (Yahoo! Sports) When appropriate, we review key decisions to see if the right one was made. This is the Second-Guess .
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Selig: Baseball hopes to shorten postseason (AP)Baseball commissioner Bud Selig hopes to shorten the postseason by two or three days next season by eliminating some off days. MLB shifted the start of the World Series from Saturday to Wednesday beginning last year, adding four extra days off. Selig said he likes the Wednesday start but is concerned about weather next year, when the regular season doesn't start until April 5.
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