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After rumors flew all afternoon, the St. Louis Cardinals have indeed traded All-Star third baseman Scott Rolen to the Toronto Blue Jays for their All-Star third baseman, Troy Glaus . The 31-year-old Glaus, who was not disciplined by MLB after SI.com reported last September that he received steroids from Signature Pharmacy in 2003-04, was bothered by a sore left foot last season, but hit .262 with 20 homers and 62 RBIs in 115 games. Rolen, who requested a trade after last season, hit .265 with...Read Full Story

Now that it's Spring, it's time for one of our favorite things in all the world: Season Previews. Two years ago, they began as a serious analysis and ended up as half-assed haiku . We're just gonna go with what we know. Continuing on with out preview of the National League Central, here we go: the St. Louis Cardinals . Strong starters are back Chris Carpenter and Wainwright Need to stay healthy Cardinal no more, Itzuris an Oriole Khalil Greene at short Pujols still at first Would not play...Read Full Story

USA Today Jacob Turner Makes Big League Debut KMOX.com St. Louisan Jacob Turner makes his major league debut with the Detroit Tigers on July 30, 2011. (Getty/Dave Reginek) DETROIT (AP/KMOX) — On a day when a native St. Louisan made his major league pitching debut, it was a former St. Louis Cardinals player ... Roundup: Haren hurls six-hitter, Angels tops Tigers CBSSports.com Erick Aybar's all-around effort helps Angels past Tigers, 5-1 Los Angeles Times Bullpen blows Turner's debut FS Detroit...Read Full Story

Now that Spring Training has started, we're continuing on with Season Previews. Last year, they began as a serious analysis and ended as half-assed haiku , which we're just gonna keep rolling with. Ladies and gentlemen, the St. Louis Cardinals: Albert Pujols Will have to be clutch When the rest of the Cardinals suck. None of them Can stay healthy it seems And half of the rotation is hurt. Young Ankiel Is a favorite with fans But won't be enough to finish over .500 [ Viva El Birdos ] | [ The...Read Full Story

If ya can't beat 'em, join 'em. Rick Ankiel , a failed pitcher turned heroic outfielder, launched a three-run jack over the right-field wall in his first game back in the big leagues to help the St. Louis Cardinals surge to a 5-0 victory over the San Diego Padres Thursday night. The longball received a standing ovation from the Busch Stadium crowd, demanding a curtain call from the once crappy left-hander, who walked off the mound over two years ago. A teary-eyed La Russa compared Ankiel's...Read Full Story

CBC.ca AL takes loss, but Weaver provides strong start MLB.com PHOENIX -- Appearing loose and smiling freely about 90 minutes before his Major League All-Star Game debut as the American League's starting pitcher, Jered Weaver was asked how he felt. ... Phillies aces on top at All-Star Game | Philadelphia Inquirer | 2011-07-13 Philadelphia Inquirer 2011 MLB All-Star Game SportingNews.com Halladay throws two perfect innings in National League's All-Star win ... Philadelphia Daily News Detroit...Read Full Story

Washington Post A Brief Stupid Story and Some Talk About Albert and the Sudden Realisation We … Viva El Birdos … Louis Cardinals ' Albert Pujols (5) follows through after hitting an rbi double in the sixth inning of a baseball game against the Arizona Diamondbacks , … Bird Land 10@10: Pujols, Musial & the Splendid Splinter Scale St. Louis Post-Dispatch Pujols ties Musial with two-homer game Examiner.com Pujols ties Musial for multihomer games Belleville News Democrat FS Midwest all 235...Read Full Story

FS Midwest Goold's 10: The Cardinals ' call to arms STLtoday.com The Cardinals put out an APB for fresh relievers after last night's game, and two righties are being imported from Memphis in time for tonight's game at Chase Field against the Arizona Diamondbacks . Fernando Salas and Eduardo Sanchez are both on the … Cardinals Place Augenstein on DL KMOX.com Bryan Augenstein, Brian Tallet Injured In St. Louis Cardinals Loss SB Nation St. Louis St. Louis Cardinals 8, Arizona Diamondbacks...Read Full Story

FS Midwest Cardinals release struggling reliever Franklin ESPN AP BALTIMORE -- Struggling reliever Ryan Franklin has been given his unconditional release by the St. Louis Cardinals, who ran out of patience waiting for the right-hander to return to the form he displayed last year. Franklin was 1-4 with an 8.46 ERA ... Cardinals release former All-Star closer Franklin MiamiHerald.com St. Louis Cardinals release reliever Ryan Franklin SportingNews.com Cards release former All-Star closer...Read Full Story

Angels pitcher Jered Weaver had a hand in the a no hitter yesterday, but also found himself on the losing side of the ball game. Here's an excerpt of the story from ESPN News Services : LOS ANGELES (ESPN.com news services) -- Jered Weaver and Jose Arredondo combined to no-hit the Los Angeles Dodgers on Saturday night -- and it still wasn't good enough for the Los Angeles Angels . The Dodgers became the fifth team in modern major league history to win a game in which they didn't get a hit...Read Full Story