Archive for August, 2010
August 30th, 2010 •
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Delvi Rodriguez, Jean Carlos De La Cruz • Tagged as Boldenone, Delvi Rodriguez, Dominican Summer League, drug suspensions, Jean Carlos De La Cruz, St. Louis Cardinals
The St. Louis Cardinals have now had 19 drug-related suspensions of minor leaguers since 2005.
August 29th, 2010 •
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Albert Pujols • Tagged as Albert Pujols, Carlos Delgado, Manny Ramirez, St. Louis Cardinals
St. Louis Cardinals slugger Albert Pujols now has as many 30 doubles-30 home run seasons as anyone in MLB history.
August 28th, 2010 •
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St. Louis Cardinals • Tagged as St. Louis Cardinals
The St. Louis Cardinals are a dramatically different team at Busch Stadium vs. on the road.
August 27th, 2010 •
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Albert Pujols, Mark McGwire • Tagged as 400 home runs, Albert Pujols, Mark McGwire, St. Louis Cardinals
St. Louis Cardinals slugger Albert Pujols became the 47th member of MLB’s 400 home run club, doing it in fewer at-bats than all but four of them.
August 26th, 2010 •
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Albert Pujols, Alex Rodriguez • Tagged as 400 home runs, Albert Pujols, Alex Rodriguez, St. Louis Cardinals
St. Louis Cardinals slugger Albert Pujols has become the 47th member of MLB’s 400 home run club, doing it faster than all but two of them.
August 24th, 2010 •
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Albert Pujols • Tagged as Albert Pujols, home runs, St. Louis Cardinals
Albert Pujols hit his 33rd home run of the season Monday night. How does that stack up in the history books?
August 23rd, 2010 •
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Cardinals History, Jaime Garcia • Tagged as Cardinals history, Jaime Garcia, shutouts, St. Louis Cardinals
St. Louis Cardinals pitcher Jaime Garcia tossed a three-hit shutout on Sunday. How often has it happened in the last 90 years?
August 21st, 2010 •
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Tony La Russa • Tagged as Buzz Bissinger, St. Louis Cardinals, Tony La Russa
Buzz Bissinger, author and friend of Tony La Russa, makes a series of comments critical of the St. Louis Cardinals organization.
August 20th, 2010 •
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Jason LaRue • Tagged as Cincinnati Reds, discipline, Frank Robinson, Jason LaRue, Johnny Cueto, MLB, Players Union, St. Louis Cardinals, suspensions
An arbitrary agreement between MLB and the Players Union led to unfair discipline decisions – a systematic problem that should be fixed.
August 19th, 2010 •
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St. Louis Cardinals • Tagged as off days, St. Louis Cardinals
The 2010 Cardinals seem to play worse after having a day off than they did just prior.
August 17th, 2010 •
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FOX Sports Midwest, Live Chats • Tagged as FOX Sports Midwest, live chats, St. Louis Cardinals
Catch FOX Sports Midwest’s live chat during Wednesday afternoon’s St. Louis Cardinals game. Join our discussion!
August 17th, 2010 •
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Batavia Muckdogs (SS) • Tagged as Batavia Muckdogs, New York-Penn League, St. Louis Cardinals
There are many uncertainties as the Batavia Muckdogs are for sale and their Player Development Contract with the St. Louis Cardinals is also up.
August 15th, 2010 •
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Steven Hill • Tagged as debut home run, St. Louis Cardinals, Steven Hill
In his first major league contest, St. Louis Cardinals catcher Steven Hill hit a home run, the 11th time it has occurred in team history.
August 14th, 2010 •
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Adam Wainwright • Tagged as Adam Wainwright, Cy Young Award, St. Louis Cardinals
Based on success of others before him, St. Louis Cardinals pitcher Adam Wainwright’s pace though 113 games may have him on a track to win the Cy Young Award.
August 13th, 2010 •
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Albert Pujols, Curt Flood, Matt Holliday • Tagged as Albert Pujols, Curt Flood, four-hit games, Matt Holliday, St. Louis Cardinals
In the last half-century, no St. Louis Cardinals hitter has had more seasons of four or more four-hit games than Curt Flood.
August 12th, 2010 •
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Cardinals History, Chris Carpenter • Tagged as Cardinals history, Chris Carpenter, St. Louis Cardinals, winning streaks
Putting St. Louis Cardinals pitcher Chris Carpenter’s nine consecutive wins against the Cincinnati Reds into historical context.
August 11th, 2010 •
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FOX Sports Midwest, Live Chats • Tagged as FOX Sports Midwest, live chats, St. Louis Cardinals
Catch FOX Sports Midwest’s live chat during Wednesday afternoon’s St. Louis Cardinals game. Join our discussion!
August 10th, 2010 •
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Kyle Lohse • Tagged as Kyle Lohse, St. Louis Cardinals
Considering from every angle the actions the St. Louis Cardinals could take with rehabbing pitcher Kyle Lohse.
August 8th, 2010 •
163 Comments • Category:
Kyle Lohse • Tagged as Kyle Lohse, St. Louis Cardinals
Despite shaky results to date, St. Louis Cardinals pitcher Kyle Lohse isn’t happy about having to make another minor league rehab start.
August 7th, 2010 •
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Jake Westbrook • Tagged as Jake Westbrook, St. Louis Cardinals, strikeouts
New St. Louis Cardinals pitcher Jake Westbrook has been striking out NL opponents at a record pace.
August 6th, 2010 •
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David Freese, Felipe Lopez • Tagged as David Freese, Felipe Lopez, St. Louis Cardinals, third base RBI
Rookie David Freese’s season-ending injury and fill-in Felipe Lopez’ leadoff role mean RBIs from the St. Louis Cardinals third base position have been increasingly rare.
August 5th, 2010 •
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Chris Carpenter • Tagged as Chris Carpenter, St. Louis Cardinals
At age 35, Chris Carpenter has been pitching deep into games for the St. Louis Cardinals this season.
August 4th, 2010 •
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Allen Craig • Tagged as Allen Craig, St. Louis Cardinals
Rookie St. Louis Cardinals outfielder Allen Craig has seven RBI in his first 15 career games.
August 2nd, 2010 •
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Jon Jay • Tagged as Jon Jay, St. Louis Cardinals
After 50 games, outfielder Jon Jay has the third highest average of any St. Louis Cardinals player since 1920.
August 2nd, 2010 •
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Cardinals History, Jake Westbrook • Tagged as Cardinals history, Jake Westbrook, St. Louis Cardinals
A look at how starting pitchers acquired in deadline deals prior to Jake Westbrook fared for the St. Louis Cardinals.
August 1st, 2010 •
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Ryan Ludwick • Tagged as Ryan Ludwick, St. Louis Cardinals
Traded outfielder Ryan Ludwick had been one of St. Louis’ top two offensive leaders since his 2007 arrival.