When a team has as much sustained success in a decade as the St. Louis Cardinals have this past decade , you can expect the fans to reciprocate by snapping up any and every piece of team merchandise they can get their hands on. Though they’ve won only that one World Series Championship in 2006 , they did come close twice, and have consistently won the National League Central Division, and even posting several 100 win regular seasons. And of course, let us not forget their deep push into... Read Full Story
When a team has as much sustained success in a decade as the St. Louis Cardinals have this past decade , you can expect the fans to reciprocate by snapping up any and every piece of team merchandise they can get their hands on. Though they’ve won only that one World Series Championship in 2006 , they did come close twice, and have consistently won the National League Central Division, and even posting several 100 win regular seasons. And of course, let us not forget their deep push into... Read Full Story
For the second straight offseason, Albert Pujols will undergo arthroscopic surgery on his right elbow. The St. Louis Cardinals say in a brief news release Tuesday that the two-time NL MVP will undergo a debridement procedure — which could be used to shave bone spurs — on Wednesday morning in Birmingham, Ala., at a medical facility under the direction of Dr. James Andrews. The team says it will provide further details after the surgery. Last October, Pujols underwent a 25-minute outpatient... Read Full Story
Slugger Albert Pujols says the St. Louis Cardinals are interested in extending his contract during the winter. Pujols told a Dominican radio station on Wednesday that he is in no rush to make a decision. He still has a year left on his contract for 2010 and a club option for 2011. Pujols signed a seven-year contract in 2003 worth $100 million, but says money is not a priority for his next contract. He says he prefers to play for a competitive team that can advance to the postseason. The 29... Read Full Story
I admit it. I’m one of the millions of sports industry professionals who’s jumped on the Twitter bandwagon with both feet. In a previous blog post, I gushed over the unique reach Twitter offers sports PR and marketing pros and went on about the fabulous new ways athletes and sports organizations can connect with fans thanks to the new micro blog. Not that I still don’t recognize and appreciate the immense impact of Twitter, but a couple of recent events in the world of sports, involving... Read Full Story
Well, that was quick. Two days ago we reported that St. Louis Cardinals manager Tony La Russa was suing Twitter for unspecified damages after he became aware of a Twitter user cybersquatting on the @tonylarussa name. According to the St. Louis Post Dispatch , the two sides have come to an agreement and settled.
Twitter will most likely pay damages in the form of La Russa’s legal fees, and perhaps make a donation to the baseball manager’s charity and animal shelter, the Animal Rescue... Read Full Story
Twitter has denied settling a lawsuit with Tony La Russa over the impersonation of the St. Louis Cardinals manager on the micro-blogging service. La Russa told reporters on Friday that San Francisco-based Twitter had agreed to pay his legal fees and make a donation to his animal shelter, the Animal Rescue Foundation. But Biz Stone, a co-founder of Twitter, said in a blog post over the weekend it was not true. "Twitter has not settled, nor do we plan to settle or pay," he wrote. La Russa sued... Read Full Story
St. Louis Cardinals pitcher Brad Thompson has been suspended for three games and fined for throwing a pitch near the head of the New York Mets' David Wright. Major League Baseball vice president Bob Watson said Thursday the pitch in the sixth inning a day earlier was intentionally aimed near Wright's head. It came one inning after the Mets' Nelson Figueroa hit Cardinals star Albert Pujols near his elbow, loading the bases. The suspension had been set to start Friday, when the Cardinals play... Read Full Story
St. Louis Cardinals manager Tony La Russa has cried foul on Twitter. La Russa is suing the micro-blogging service after an unidentified person created an account in his name in April and sent posts of questionable taste. Lots of celebrities and athletes, including seven-time Tour de France winner Lance Armstrong and NBA star Shaquille O'Neal, are using Twitter but La Russa said in the lawsuit filed in a California court that he is not one of them. The suit against Twitter states that the... Read Full Story
You may or may not have completely forgotten about St. Louis Cardinals pitcher Mark Mulder , who had rotator cuff surgery last September, just in time to miss the World Series. Mulder will rejoin the Cards' rotation for the first time this Wednesday, now just in time for the road to the post season. In 2005, the lefty won 16 games in his debut season with St. Louis, arming their starting rotation with the 1-2 punch of himself and Chris Carpenter . Spending 85 days on the 15-day DL and going... Read Full Story
