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St. Louis Cardinals photos from Monday’s third and final session of the 2012 Winter Warm-Up at St. Louis’ Hyatt Regency at the Arch.

The St. Louis Cardinals have a number of choices as they set their playoff rotation. Who would you start and why?

The St. Louis Cardinals had a trio of unusually well-pitched games this past weekend – their best in almost four decades.

St. Louis Cardinals right-hander Kyle Lohse has returned to 2008 form this season. Ian Walton helps us understand how.

On Thursday, Kyle Lohse pitched one of the best April games in St. Louis Cardinals history.

On consecutive days in late May, starters Brad Penny and Kyle Lohse went down with injuries that would wreck their personal seasons and arguably that of the St. Louis Cardinals.

Why not pair up a couple of St. Louis Cardinals’ five-inning starters every fifth day?

Considering from every angle the actions the St. Louis Cardinals could take with rehabbing pitcher Kyle Lohse.

Despite shaky results to date, St. Louis Cardinals pitcher Kyle Lohse isn’t happy about having to make another minor league rehab start.

Kyle Lohse deserved a win on Saturday after tossing seven innings of one-run ball for the St. Louis Cardinals, but instead took a no-decision.

Now available in relief, two veteran Cardinals starters have been there before.

St. Louis Cardinals starters lead the National League in ERA and in fewest home runs allowed.

A collection of recent St. Louis Cardinals-related links of interest with a little commentary mixed in.

Curious about the best St. Louis pitching performances over five games and more during the last 50 years? If so, it’s right here!

Kyle Lohse is being asked to open the homestand coming off a very rough period for the St. Louis Cardinals. The question is whether or not he is up to the task.

How the Thursday afternoon pitchers match up against the opposing lineups.

How might the Cardinals and Cubs Saturday starting pitchers fare against the opposing lineups?

The St. Louis Cardinals may have some good reasons to be nervous about going beyond three years on player contracts.

Yankees pitcher Andy Pettitte turned down a deal earlier in the off-season and had to settle for potentially less later on. Cardinals hurler Kyle Lohse may have done precisely the opposite.

Brian Walton’s look back at the biggest stories across the St. Louis Cardinal Nation during 2008 continues with those ranked six through ten.

Former St. Louis Cardinals Mark Mulder, Jim Edmonds and Braden Looper are in the news as all three search for new 2009 homes.