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McLaughlin will return to Cards' booth
Friday, February 3rd 2012
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(STLToday.com) "Danny Mac" is coming back.
Dan McLaughlin, the Cardinals lead television play-by-play announcer, will return for his 15th season in the Fox Sports Midwest booth after spending the offseason trying to rehabilitate his reputation — and more importantly, his life — after being arrested during the final week of the 2011 regular season on his second drunken driving charge in 13 months.
"He has been with us 14 years and is very good at what he does," Jack Donovan, FSM’s general manager, said Thursday. "He’s a very hard worker. We expect him to continue" to be.
McLaughlin is relieved.
"I’m humbled, I’m grateful," he said. "And in the same breath I’m still very, very sorry (for ... [ More ]
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Cards loaded with draft picks in 2012
Friday, February 3rd 2012
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(FOXSportsMidwest.com) News of Edwin Jackson’s one-year deal with the Washington Nationals helped finalize the Cardinals’ lengthy list of draft picks early in this year’s Amateur Draft.
The Cardinals will have six selections in the top 100 of the June draft, their most since also having six picks in the top 100 in the 2005 draft. Among the selections that year were Colby Rasmus and Tyler Greene.
The Cardinals received the No. 19 overall pick as compensation from the Anaheim Angels for losing Albert Pujols. They will also have their normal first-round pick at No. 23 overall.
In addition to the two first round picks, the Cardinals will pick No. 36, No. 52 , No. 58 and No. 85 in this year’s draft. With a few free agents ... [ More ]
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Albert Pujols' name dropped from St. Louis restaurant
Thursday, February 2nd 2012
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(USA Today) It was a culinary decision. The owners of the St. Louis restaurant that beared Albert Pujols' name, the Pujols 5 Westport Grill, dropped the slugger's name from the establishment.Albert Pujols, right, holding his son, overlooks a 10-foot, 1,100-pound bronze statue of the St. Louis Cardinals slugger.
The bar and grill opened Thursday with a new name -- the St. Louis Sports Hall of Fame Bar and Grill -- and will keep its sports theme.
A 10-foot, bronze statue of Pujols' likeness, donated in November, will remain on the grounds of the complex. Todd Perry, chief executive of the Pujols Family Foundation, said there were no plans to remove it. The restaurant does not own the statue.
Business had slowed since ... [ More ]
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St. Louis Cardinals' rally squirrel gets trading card
Tuesday, January 31st 2012
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(ESPN.com) The rodent has a rookie card.
This year's Topps baseball card set arrives on Wednesday with more than 300 of the baseball players one might expect -- but no bubble gum -- and with a few other extras, too.
One of those extras, a tough-to-find short-printed card, features the St. Louis Cardinals' Rally Squirrel -- the four-legged little furry fella who darted out onto the field during the fifth inning of Game 4 of last year's NLDS. From there, the Rally Squirrel became a bit of memorable trivia in a sport known for its Billy Goats and its Billy Buckners as the Cardinals went on to win the World Series.
The card is a rarer version of Skip Schumaker's card -- the rabble-rousing rodent made his run into ... [ More ]
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Source: Roy Oswalt, Rangers meet
Monday, January 30th 2012
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(SI.com) The Texas Rangers met with free agent right-handed starter Roy Oswalt on Monday in what a source called an exploratory lunch.
ESPNBoston.com reported Friday that Oswalt was close to a deal with the St. Louis Cardinals and various reports have suggested the pitcher's preference is either St. Louis or Texas.
Other teams have also pursued Oswalt, including the Boston Red Sox. CBSSports.com reported Friday night that Oswalt had rejected a one-year offer from the Detroit Tigers.
Oswalt, 34, is currently looking for a home in 2012 after a bothersome lower back landed him on the disabled list twice in 2011. The veteran was 9-10 with a 3.69 ERA in 139 innings (23 starts) with the Philadelphia Phillies, who declined ... [ More ]
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Cardinals may trade McClellan
Monday, January 30th 2012
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(STLToday.com) The Cardinals are shopping versatile righthander Kyle McClellan to alleviate a numbers crunch in their bullpen and to restore payroll flexibility that could be committed to a free-agent starting pitcher.
General manager John Mozeliak recently said the possibility exists of a trade involving McClellan but said he believes it's more likely that the Florissant native will report with Cardinals pitchers and catchers to Jupiter, Fla., on Feb. 18.
The Cardinals have attempted to engage a number of clubs in talks for McClellan. The Baltimore Orioles have emerged as one of the most promising trade partners for him, according to sources, as the Cardinals are seeking little more than salary relief.
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Cardinals sign Motte to one-year contract
Wednesday, January 25th 2012
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(MLB.com) Compromise can be a beautiful thing. Jason Motte and the Cardinals reached agreement Wednesday on a one-year contract for 2012, avoiding arbitration.
The deal is worth $1.95 million, according to CBSSports.com, which would be exactly halfway between the figures the two sides submitted in advance of a potential arbitration hearing.
General manager John Mozeliak confirmed that an agreement is in place, but as a matter of policy, the Cardinals do not disclose contract terms. Motte, who emerged as the club's closer late in 2011, requested $2.4 million when figures were exchanged. The club offered $1.5 million. In his last year prior to arbitration eligibility, Motte made $435,000.
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La Russa to manage in 2012 All-Star Game
Tuesday, January 24th 2012
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(MLB.com) It turns out Tony La Russa's managing career isn't quite over after all.
The skipper, who retired after leading the Cardinals to the 2011 World Series title will manage the National League All-Star Team for the 2012 Midsummer Classic at Kauffman Stadium in Kansas City, Commissioner Allan H. (Bud) Selig announced Tuesday.
La Russa will be in charge of the NL All-Stars for the third time in his career (2005, 2007) and will be managing in the All-Star Game for the sixth time overall, matching Joe Torre for the fourth-most all-time behind only Hall of Famers Casey Stengel (10), Walter Alston (9) and Joe McCarthy (7). Along with his three All-Star managerial assignments with the Cardinals, La Russa earned the nod to lead ... [ More ]
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Former World Series MVP David Eckstein retires
Monday, January 23rd 2012
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(Sporting News) Veteran infielder David Eckstein, who won the 2006 World Series MVP award as a member of the St. Louis Cardinals, has decided to retire, The Boston Globe reports.
Eckstein, a two-time All-Star, didn't play in 2011, but some teams were willing to give him a look in spring training, the newspaper says.
Eckstein played 10 seasons for the Anaheim Angels, Cardinals, Toronto Blue Jays, Arizona Diamonbacks and San Diego Padres. He was among the league leaders in singles several times and had a lifetime average of .280 with an on-base percentage of .345 and 20 home runs.
He was the starting shortstop on two teams that won the World Series: the 2002 Angels and 2006 Cardinals. He won the 2006 Series MVP ... [ More ]
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Holliday, Berkman will take on bigger roles
Friday, January 20th 2012
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(STLToday.com) It is called an intangible. But its presence within a clubhouse is almost tactile.
Reliever Kyle McClellan believes its value can equate to five wins in a season, maybe more. Without it, a 162-game schedule may seem endless. With it, a team augments its resiliency.
It is known as chemistry, or mix.
Admittedly challenged in that department in 2010, the Cardinals rescued themselves last season by calling upon one another's pride and professionalism during a late August meeting that arguably came at the summer's low point.
Less than a month shy of returning to Jupiter, Fla., in defense of an improbable World Series title, the club again wonders about its vibe.
"When you look at 2010, we ... [ More ]
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