Scott Spiezio

Albert Pujols, who is still batting lights out at .348 on the season, nailed his 300th career homer on Friday during the St. Louis Cardinals 2-1 loss to the rival Chicago Cubs. The slugging first baseman ruined the shutout with his 18th homer of the season, nicking the left-field foul pole on a 2-2 pitch from reliever Bob Howry in the eighth. Pujols, 28 years and 170 days old, is the fifth-youngest player to reach the 300-homer milestone, beating out Hall of Famer Mel Ott by one day... Read Full Story

Albert Pujols was carted off the field Tuesday during the seventh inning of the St. Louis Cardinals 7-2 victory over the Cincinnati Reds after injuring himself while running out a grounder. After nailing his 16th homer of the season four innings earlier, the six-time All-Star and Cards' leading hitter was diagnosed with a strained left calf and flown back to St. Louis for more tests. Judging from the looks of Prince Albert writhing in pain on the ground, the immediate outcome does not look... Read Full Story

Ben Sheets has just become the Milwaukee Brewers all-time strikeouts leader, after fanning Albert Pujols during the first inning of Saturday afternoon's game against the St. Louis Cardinals. The 29-year-old righty surpassed Brewers great Ted Higuera with his 1,082nd career strikeout in his eighth season with the club, striking out Aaron Miles before getting Pujols to swing and miss. Rather retributive, as Prince Albert has a career .403 batting average when facing Sheets. The three-time... Read Full Story

I just knew you'd either have to be a total drunk or partly retarded to dye your chin hair bright red. Case in point: Scott Spiezio. The former St. Louis Cardinals infielder, who was cut by the team in February after a warrant was issued for his arrest, pleaded guilty Monday to misdemeanor drunken driving and hit-and-run charges from a December car crash. So, here's how it all went down. He crashed his car into a curb and fence, then stumbled away. Then he appeared at this guy's condo, a... Read Full Story

In a not-so-Santana-like debut for the New York Mets new ace on Friday, Johan Santana was greeted with cheers from his new fans, as well as a hard-hitting St. Louis Cardinals lineup. Santana threw 30 pitches -- 22 for strikes -- giving up three runs and four hits over two innings: a Chris Duncan single, an Albert Pujols double, a Brendan Ryan triple and a Juan Gonzalez bomb. But he feels really good.“I’m very happy to be able to perform today. The numbers will say something different, but... Read Full Story