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Carlos Gonzalez: Five Tool Superstar
Posted on 5 Jun 2012 by Steve Folsom.
Carlos Gonzalez made history between Wednesday and Thursday last week when he hit a home run in four consecutive at bats. Several others have done this in Major League history, but never in Colorado Rockies history. His next official at bat, after an intentional walk, was only a double (if you have him in your fantasy leagues you might as well trade him because clearly he isn't hitting home r...
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St. Louis Cardinals vs Texas Rangers: World Series Preview
Posted on 19 Oct 2011 by Chaz Ingram.
The St. Louis Cardinals and Texas Rangers open the 2011 World Series tonight at Busch Stadium in St. Louis in the 107th edition of the Fall Classic. The Cardinals are making their eighteenth appearance in the World Series and seeking their eleventh championship. Manager Tony LaRussa is making his third trip to the series and seeking his second World Series title as Cardinals skipper (the firs...
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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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Pujols: How Much Is Too Much?
Posted on 16 Feb 2011 by Christopher Rowe.
Werth and Washington skewed the salary structure Rumorologists, rumor mongers and rumor specialists – including Timex Social Club (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1ssm_MLoj74) of all varieties (professional, ad hoc, pro bono and those maintaining their amateur standing for Olympics) have indicated that the big story heading into the 2011 MLB season is the impending contract expiration of...
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2011 MLB Preview- Left Fielder Rankings
Posted on 7 Feb 2011 by Adrian Fedkiw.
1B 2B SS 3B LF CF RF C SP CP Josh Hamilton (Tex) 9.5 Ryan Braun (Mil) 9 Carlos Gonzalez (Col) 8.75 Carl Crawford (Bos) 8.5 Matt Holliday (Stl) 8.5 Delmon Young (Min) 8 Vernon Wells (Tor) 8 Carlos Lee (Hou) 7.5 Jason Bay (NYM) 7.5 Martin Prado (Atl) 7.5 Alfonso Soriano (Chc) 7.5 Raul Ibanez (Phi) 7.25 Juan Pierre (Chw) 7.25 Logan Morrison (Fla) 7.25 Johnny Damon (TB) 7 Josh Willingham (Oak) 7...
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Make an offer Werth can’t Refuse!
Posted on 27 Nov 2010 by Christopher Rowe.
It is not news that Jayson Werth is the best free agent on the market. It is also not news that the odds of Jayson Werth being a Phillies in 2011 vary somewhere between “slim” and “none.” The Phillies have made it clear that they have other salary and contract considerations and that they “have to draw the line somewhere.” Media sharks have placed Werth into ...
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Amaro and Boras Discuss Werth, Fans want Burrell back?
Posted on 29 Oct 2010 by Christopher Rowe.
Phillies GM Ruben Amaro Jr. made official contact with OF Jayson Werth’s representative on Friday. Speculations of what this actually could signify remains open to interpretation. Citing policy, Amaro refused to talk about specifics of his conversation with Scott Boras. Phillies obviously are willing to play this game of cat and mouse and they will lose. Just sign Werth! Jayson Werth can nego...
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Who’s dumber: Castro or ESPN?
Posted on 26 Jul 2010 by Eddie Kim.
In the top of the first inning of a game that the St. Louis Cardinals would eventually win 4-3, the Cardinals had Matt Holliday on first base and Ryan Ludwick on third base with two outs. When a pitch by Cubs' starter Ryan Dempster ended up in the dirt, Holliday broke for second. Catcher Geovany Soto pounced on the ball and threw to shortstop Starlin Castro well ahead of Holliday. Knowing that ...
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Ryan Howard is Treating Everyone to Subway
Posted on 27 Apr 2010 by Bryan Sargent.
All of the worry surrounding Ryan Howard not being a Phillie past the 2011 season has been officially taken care off. Before their game against the Giants in San Francisco Monday night, the Phillies opened their checkbook and signed Howard to the largest contract in the franchise’s history: 5 year, $125 million, taking effect in 2011. They have a $23 million club option in 2017 with a $10 mil...
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Cardinals-Mets Wrap-up
Posted on 19 Apr 2010 by Gabriel Rodriguez.
The Cardinals and Mets played an exciting up-and-down series this weekend Game 1 on Friday night was a thrilling pitcher's duel for seven innings. Chris Carpenter went seven innings and gave up only one run. The Cards were being shut out at the plate until the bottom of the seventh when Felipe Lopez blasted his fifth career grand slam, accounting for all of the Cardinals runs in one swing o...
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Gomes Blast Salvages Opening Series with Cardinals
Posted on 9 Apr 2010 by Dave Allen.
The pitching of Bronson Arroyo and the clutch hitting of Jonny Gomes led the Reds to a 2-1 win over the Cardinals Thursday afternoon at Great American Ball Park. The win salvaged the series for Cincinnati, who looked bad in dropping the first two games of the season to St. Louis, 11-6 and 6-3. The fifth-largest crowd in GABP history (42.493) enjoyed one of the all-time best weather days in Ope...









