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St. Louis Cardinals
Location: St. Louis, Mo. | Ballpark: Busch Stadium (46,861) | Spring Training: Jupiter, Fla.
Owner: William DeWitt, Jr. | GM: John Mozeliak | Manager: Tony La Russa | World Championships: 10
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Cardinals report: Inside pitch
 

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Braden Looper gave up just six hits over seven innings Friday, but two of them were solo homers, by Chicago right fielder Kosuke Fukudome and catcher Geovany Soto, as he suffered his sixth loss against nine wins. Looper threw 22 first-pitch strikes out of 28 hitters as he tossed a career-high 120 pitches.

First baseman Albert Pujols' 300th career homer, off the left-field foul pole, brought the Cardinals to one run down in the eighth. But third baseman Troy Glaus, who thought he had walked in the ninth on a 3-1 pitch that seemed outside, according to replays, then was called out on strikes.

Catcher Yadier Molina, who hit safely in his 11th straight game, later singled, but manager Tony La Russa openly was not happy after the game with umpire Ted Barrett's verdict on the Glaus at-bat.

Instead of being only 1 1/2 games behind division-leading Chicago in the National League Central, the Cardinals are 3 1/2 behind the Cubs and only one game in front of third-place Milwaukee.

While Pujols became the fifth fastest to 300 homers in his career, right-hander Jason Isringhausen appeared in his 600th game. Isringhausen recorded one strikeout in a scoreless ninth, fanning former Cardinal Jim Edmonds, who went down on strikes three times.

The Cardinals had five at-bats with men in scoring position, failing on all five.

CUBS 2, CARDINALS 1: The Cardinals continued to have their troubles winning at home. They have dropped six of their last eight games at Busch Stadium Friday and haven't led for any inning in the last two losses, which have come in succession.

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November 6, 2009 11:27 am
Well as the free agent filing period begins, the Cardinals have also begun cleaning house, clearing 4 from the 40 man roster, including Brad Thompson, who was released, Joe Thurston, who was outrighted to ...(more)
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November 7, 2009 12:14 pm

you know your team is slow when Albert Pujols leads your team with 16 steals.  Now that the PED era is moving behind us, teams are starting to steal bases again.  The Cardinals need to upgrade their team speed to compete in my opinion.  What ar ...(more)

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November 3, 2009 8:47 am
The normal Round Two question for the pundits this week was: who is in left field if Holliday leaves?

I found this question intriguing because it has such an impact on the Cards next year.  I just feel that Holliday might just be pushing himself out of budget range of the Cardinals, which will lead to other options. 
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October 28, 2009 9:11 pm

If they are going anywhere.  Any thoughts on availability inside or outside the organization of a good lefty?

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October 15, 2009 7:30 pm
What kind of contract do you think it will take to resign Matt Holliday? How many years do you think he is looking for and how much per year? Is 5 year 100 million going to do it and will the Cardinals pay it? I could be wrong but I think this will be the neighborhood Holl ...(more)
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October 20, 2009 12:54 am

Albert Pujols has made it very clear he wants to play for a winner.  Well no one is more key to this than him.  The Cardinals have a good balance of young talent and very good vetran players right now, they just need a few minor pieces to pull things together ...(more)

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November 6, 2009 12:31 am
Matt Holliday filed for free agency today, let the bidding begin. Jason Bay also filed, I'm sure the Yankees and Red Sox will be major players in ...(more)
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September 12, 2009 4:40 pm
(POLL) I'm going to come right out with it, who do we resign at season's end, Mark DeRosa or Matt Holliday? In 44 games with the Cardinals, Holliday has 33 runs, 62 hits, 13 2B, 2 3B, 12 HR, 42 RBIs, 17 BB (4 intentional), stolen 2 bases out of 3 tries, has an ...(more)
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October 26, 2009 9:55 am
Mark McGwire Should not be allowed to have any position with any team in MLB or a minor league affiliation until he testifies about his steroid use! Shame on the Cardinals for even considering this cheat to be a hitting instructor and be allowed to tarnish any further their proud history of being one of MLB's best run organiz ...(more)
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November 2, 2009 11:46 am

I realize the content of the following excerpts aren't related to the Cardinals, but with all the talk of Mark McGwire, steroids, performance enhancers, etc, I think this might help to create a different perspective on things.  This story is a few days old, but I've been away so hopefully it's still news to some people.  T ...(more)

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September 9, 2009 10:22 am
Looking at their stats thru 9 full  seasons.  (Albert still has the rest of this year to go to finish his 9 seasons)

Albert has  scored 1,059 runs to Arod's 1,102.
Albert has 1,689 hits to A rod's 1,663
Albert has 363 homers to A rod's 376
Albert has 1,097 rbi's to Arod's 1,075
Albert has 562 strike outs, Arod has 1,064
Albert has an OBP of .427 t
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October 28, 2009 8:06 pm

Fired St. Louis Cardinals hitting coach Hal McRae is ready to move on.

Here is the complete column by Joe Strauss:

Describing himself as "not a rehash guy," Hal McRae on Tuesday admitted disappointment but offered no regrets over his firing as Cardinals hitting coach, a move largely inspi ...(more)
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October 25, 2009 6:10 pm

ESPN is announcing that Tony La Russa will return for a 15th season as Cardinals manager. And that's not all. Hitting coach Hal McRae is out. Replacing McRae is long time La Russa friend and former player Mark McGwire. Yes, the Big Mac has decided to end his boycott and will be our new hitting coach. The rest of the coaching staff will a ...(more)

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October 11, 2009 2:16 am
Peeyew! Peeeeeeeyew! Man, you guys stink! Kind of a waste of time, watching the Cardinals all year.  Okay, they won the NL Central.  We all know it's full of top contenders: Pittsburgh, Cinicinatti, Houston, Milwaukee.

Enjoy the frusteration and pain guys; It will last until next October.




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October 22, 2009 5:39 am
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It has now been 11 days since our Cardinals were ousted from post season play and 18 days since Tony and his wonderful family celebrated his 65th birthday (October 4th). And he has now told Joe Strauss that he is in the final chapter of revealing his decision on whether he will return for a 15th year or not.

I know that his month ...(more)

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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