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End Of An Era In St. Louis: Pujols Inks Deal with Angels
Posted on 8 Dec 2011 by Chaz Ingram.
The Albert Pujols era in St. Louis has officially ended. The now former Cardinals’ slugger has inked an agreement with the Anaheim Angels for reportedly $250 million for 10 years. Now that it’s over people in Cardinals Nation can get back to their regularly scheduled lives as the Pujols saga has consumed most of them since the season ended. Of course there are mixed emotions throughout the ...
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A Comeback For The Ages, Cards Force Game Seven
Posted on 28 Oct 2011 by Chaz Ingram.
I will preface this article with a request. I ask that you please forgive me in advance if I ramble at any point in this in this article. I am still buzzing from last night’s game six of the World Series and will do my best to deliver an insightful and intellectual article. Game six of the 2011 Fall Classic had so many great moments that I am uncertain as to where to begin this article....
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Cardinals Draw First Blood, Lead WS 1-0
Posted on 20 Oct 2011 by Chaz Ingram.
Cardinals right fielder Lance Berkman drives in two runs with basehit in game one of World Series Given the fact that starting pitching for the St. Louis Cardinals and Texas Rangers did not exactly shut down their opponents in their League Championship Series one may be inclined to think that the 2011 World Series between the two teams will be an all out slugfest. If game one was any indication...
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“Go Crazy Folks, Go Crazy!!!”
Posted on 29 Sep 2011 by Chaz Ingram.
Last night was one of the most exhilarating and exciting nights of baseball that I can remember during my time as a fan of 30 something years. It is unprecendented to have so many games factored into the playoff picture on the final day of the regular season. Up for grabs were the National League and American League wildcard spots. It would take eight teams and four games to determine the...
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Cards Surging Toward Wildcard Berth
Posted on 20 Sep 2011 by Chaz Ingram.
For all intents and purposes the Milwaukee Brewers have locked up the NL Central. Now we focus our attention on the NL Wildcard race. Since August 25 St. Louis has gone 17-6 and shaved 8 games from Atlanta’s once 10.5 game lead. The Braves have gone 9-14 during the same time span and watched their lead in the wildcard race shrink to 2.5 games First baseman Albert Pujols celebrates a homerun...
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Holliday Weekend: Marlins Clubbed By Cards
Posted on 8 Aug 2011 by Jon Melton.
MIAMI GARDENS — This weekend at Pro-Robbie-Land-Dolphin-Life Stadium featured two teams going in opposite directions. Coming off a three-game win streak, the Marlins continued the roller coaster season by getting swept in the four-game set by a Cardinals team surging towards the playoffs. The Cardinals battered and bruised the Marlins' pitching staff to the tune of 20 runs in four days, a...
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Cards in Need of Clutch Deliveries
Posted on 8 Aug 2011 by Chaz Ingram.
The Cardinals got some much needed momentum Sunday after sweeping the Florida Marlins heading into an important series with the Milwaukee Brewers. What are the Cardinals chances of overtaking the Brewers and winning the NL Central? We'll answer that question by taking a look at how the Cardinals have fared so far in 2011 and what they need to do to overtake the Brewers and win the division. Her...
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Beer, Big Macs & Brew Separation
Posted on 6 Aug 2011 by Steven Keys.
Separation. It’s the word on every manager’s mind come August. Get ten games over .500, win 3 outta’ 4 series and start building a lead. Reach your benchmarks and the competition won’t even matter. You’ll get separation. First year Brewers’ Manager Ron Roenicke is getting some divisional disconnect this week after going head-to-head with the only other contender in the NL Central, t...
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Party Over, Baseball Grind Begins
Posted on 17 Jul 2011 by Steven Keys.
Carnac the Magnificent couldn’t have seen it coming (Pioneers of Television / PBS / Sun & Th). By the time Johnny Carson retired in 1992 after 30 years manning the night desk, The Tonight Show had been transformed from a time-slot enigma into an American institution. And it almost never happened. Hosting a daytime game show when he got the call from NBC (‘62), Carson passed on their...
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Astros trying to hang with the best
Posted on 9 Jun 2011 by Jon Lopez.
After a tough finish to the four game series with the Padres and a tough start against the Cards, the Astros finally get back on track. Bud Norris pitched a gem. Pitching 8 innings and only giving up 1 hit which happened to be a home run for Lance Berkman in the 7th inning. Two wins in a row Bud and another save for Melancon. Bud is looking like he's found his groove and boy do the Astros need ...
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Kemp’s HR Spoils Cards’ Sweep
Posted on 18 Apr 2011 by Kris Schoembs.
Spoiling a sweep and a brilliant effort from Chris Carpenter for the Cardinals on Sunday, Matt Kemp belted a two-run walk-off home run off St. Louis closer Ryan Franklin to hand the Cardinals a 2-1 loss and salvage the final game of a 3-game series. The blown save was Franklin's fourth in five opportunities, ballooning his ERA to a hefty 11.57. Kemp's home run was his second off Fr...
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Like Yanks, Cards Stay Relevant
Posted on 7 Dec 2010 by Steven Keys.
Just call ‘em Yankees West. Since the days of Rogers Hornsby, no ballclub has been more successful outside the Bronx than the St. Louis Cardinals. The relationship between baseball’s two marquee franchises has been a historical one, dating back to the Roaring 1920s. In the first of five World Series meetings, Hornsby and Grover Alexander bested Miller Huggins’ Yankees and took the 1926 ...









