The success enjoyed by the St. Louis Cardinals no doubt has fuelled the upsurge in St. Louis Cardinals merchandise and memorabilia . Even Cardinals Jersey sales are up significantly. The first decade of the new millennium seems to be one that is destined to be a memorable one for the St. Louise Cardinals. After a not so insignificant absence in the winners’ column in Major League baseball, the Cards, led by Albert Pujols, has won the National League Central division in six of seven years... Read Full Story
The success enjoyed by the St. Louis Cardinals no doubt has fuelled the upsurge in St. Louis Cardinals merchandise and memorabilia . Even Cardinals Jersey sales are up significantly. The first decade of the new millennium seems to be one that is destined to be a memorable one for the St. Louise Cardinals. After a not so insignificant absence in the winners’ column in Major League baseball, the Cards, led by Albert Pujols, has won the National League Central division in six of seven years... 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
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 All... 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 I... Read Full Story
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
The San Diego Padres , unable to score Mike Cameron , traded cash and minor league third baseman David Freese to the St. Louis Cardinals for veteran centerfielder Jim Edmonds . Growing up in the Los Angeles area, the 37-year-old Edmonds was drafted by the Angels in 1988 and played there from 1993 until he was traded to the Cards just before the 2000 season. The eight-time Gold Glover, who had a tough season last year due to injury, hit .252 with 12 homers and 53 RBIs -- his worst performance... Read Full Story
Reports have surfaced that the St. Louis Cardinals have scheduled a Monday morning press conference to announce that Tony La Russa has agreed to a 1 year contract with a mutual option for 2011. That’s great, really. Slum Louis deserves a self hating drunk like La Russa as a manager for a little while longer. However, the best part of this story is, now that the Cardinals fired well-respected hitting coach Hal McRae last week, La Russa is negotiating with Mark McGwire to be McRae’s... Read Full Story
Here were the top MLB performances from Saturday, August 2, 2008: • Chicago Cubs starting pitcher Ted Lilly threw 6 1/3 innings, giving up one run on six hits, walking three, and striking out five in the Cubs’ 5-1 win over the Pittsburgh Pirates. He is 10-2 in his last 12 decisions. The Cubs got their 40th home victory of 2008. • New York Yankees starting pitcher Mike Mussina improved to 14-7 in 2008, allowing two runs (one earned), walking two, and striking out five over seven innings in... Read Full Story
