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Analyzing changes in levels of recognized St. Louis Cardinals minor league standouts since 2004.

At least one recent Cardinal thinks a World Series win would set up a “leave on top” scenario for the manager and pitching coach.

The number of St. Louis Cardinals minor league selections for all-star and elite competitions was down 18 percent from 2008.

After a robust 60 games-over-.500 total in 2008, the top six Cardinals minor league clubs posted their fourth losing mark in five years in 2009.

Though the odds are clearly against him, Albert Pujols still has a chance to match Ducky Medwick.

The Cardinals current RBI leader has nothing on an under-recognized former great from the 1920’s and 1930’s.

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90 percent of Mark DeRosa’s home runs with the St. Louis Cardinals have come with the bases empty.

The last two Astros managers lost their jobs when St. Louis arrived in town.

No Cardinals minor league skipper with at least six years of service has won a higher percentage of regular season games than Chris Maloney.

Cubs’ 1-2-3 hitters were sat down in order via strikeout by Kyle McClellan in a crucial situation Friday night

2009 is the third time this decade that the St. Louis Cardinals entered the final month with a double-digit lead. That hasn’t yet meant much in October.

The St. Louis Cardinals have not played well in recent Septembers. That doesn’t mean they will fail in October, however.

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The Cardinal Nation blog has again been highlighted on KSDK Channel 5, the Sunday home of the St. Louis Cardinals. This time, the focus was on three 15-game winners – if Joel Pineiro can squeeze out one more…

Looking at the results of the first dozen games in September by world champions this decade.

Can aces be pitched too much and peak too soon? Will it be too late to adjust if it happens?

The St. Louis Cardinals have played superb baseball since the late July arrival of Matt Holliday. Why is that?

Looking back at recent 1-0 St. Louis Cardinals defeats, including Friday’s game with Atlanta

With three weeks still remaining in the regular season, speculation over Matt Holliday’s future is getting out of hand

Re-starting an earlier series by reviewing the top St. Louis Cardinals minor league managers in a number of statistical categories

Albert Pujols’ 2009 home run, doubles, RBI and stolen base output matches only a select few in MLB history

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St. Louis Cardinals shortstop Brendan Ryan picked up his seventh three-base hit of the season on Tuesday night

It has been 24 years since the Cardinals’ top two farm clubs have been in the post-season at the same time

Cardinals pitcher Chris Carpenter’s win, low hits allowed and strikeout rates are now in Bob Gibson territory. That is a pretty rare place, indeed.

Joel Pineiro is striving to join two St. Louis Cardinals teammates with 15 or more wins. It would be just the 21st time for the franchise since 1901.

There is a greater benefit from increased ticket sales than just adding better players. It also means a stronger economy and more jobs.

On Friday, Cardinals outfielder Ryan Ludwick had five hits and five RBI, a rare combination

The 2009 St. Louis Cardinals have serious contenders for each of the major National League individual awards. To pull it off, they would have to go where no team has gone before.

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The St. Louis Cardinals left-hander is sitting down opposing hitters at a historic rate.

Average, home runs and RBI for hitters. Wins, strikeouts, ERA for pitchers. The quick measures of a balanced and successful season.

The Cardinals don’t recognize 10,000 wins, but the records set by their players during their early, unrecognized years are in the books