Archive for September, 2007
Skip Schumaker has 5 hits, Cardinals use 10 pitchers to beat Pirates 6-5 (AP)
Skip Schumaker went 5-for-5 and drove in two runs and the St. Louis Cardinals ended the season the way they wish they began it, winning their fifth in a row by beating last-place Pittsburgh 6-5 on Sunday. The Cardinals needed a lot of pitchers to do it, too, tying a major league record held by [...]
Posted: September 30th, 2007.
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Wainwright, Ankiel lead Cardinals over Pirates 7-3 (AP)
Adam Wainwright recovered from a shaky start to pitch seven sharp innings and Rick Ankiel homered and had three RBIs, leading the St. Louis Cardinals to a 7-3 victory over the Pittsburgh Pirates on Saturday night. Wainwright only retired two batters while giving up four hits and three runs in the first inning, but then [...]
Posted: September 29th, 2007.
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Edmonds’ 3-run single in eighth lifts Cardinals over Pirates 6-1 (AP)
Jim Edmonds broke open a tight game with a three-run single in the eighth inning, and the St. Louis Cardinals defeated the Pittsburgh Pirates 6-1 Friday night for their third straight win. So Taguchi drove in two runs and David Eckstein scored three times for the defending World Series champions, who will be forced to [...]
Posted: September 28th, 2007.
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Cardinals manager Tony La Russa to take a few days after season to decide on future (AP)
St. Louis Cardinals manager Tony La Russa said he would take a few days after the season to decide whether or not to return to the team he has managed for the past 12 seasons. La Russa, third all-time in managerial victories with 2,372 heading into Friday night’s game in Pittsburgh, is finishing out the [...]
Posted: September 28th, 2007.
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Cardinals’ tough season beyond La Russa’s control (AP)
In 30 years of managing, Tony La Russa has filled out thousands of those little blue lineup cards for the umpires, so many he could probably find the spaces without even looking. Yet there he sat this week, pen in one hand, a miniature ruler in the other. His eyes fixed on the card, he [...]
Posted: September 28th, 2007.
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7 NL teams chasing 4 playoff spots heading into final weekend (AP)
How’s this for a wild final weekend? With three games to go, seven teams were fighting for the National League’s four playoff spots. Philadelphia tied the New York Mets for the NL East lead for the first time since the season began, the Chicago Cubs held a two-game lead over Milwaukee in the NL [...]
Posted: September 28th, 2007.
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Best of the best (Yahoo! Sports)
In a crowded field, Prince Fielder and Alex Rodriguez deserve MVP status.
Posted: September 27th, 2007.
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Mets lose 3-0 to Cardinals, dropping New York into tie with Philadelphia in NL East (AP)
The New York Mets’ lead in the NL East is gone. They might not even be in the playoffs at all if they can’t snap out of their near historic funk. The spiraling Mets managed just three hits off Joel Pineiro and Jason Isringhausen in a 3-0 loss to the St. Louis Cardinals on Thursday [...]
Posted: September 27th, 2007.
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Mets lose 3-0 to Cardinals, dropping New York into tie with Philadelphia (AP)
The New York Mets’ lead is gone, leaving them on the brink of a historic collapse. The free-falling Mets managed just three hits off Joel Pineiro and Jason Isringhausen in a 3-0 loss to the St. Louis Cardinals on Thursday night, dropping New York into a first-place tie with Philadelphia in the NL East.
Posted: September 27th, 2007.
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World Series to watching: Cardinals and Tigers fail to earn a shot at defending pennants (AP)
An 18-wheeler designed to transport cars pulled up to Comerica Park just before 2 a.m. Wednesday. “Where is the players’ lot?” the driver asked. “Just down the street,” a reporter replied. No, the Detroit Tigers will not need their luxury rides in the Motor City this October. The defending-champion Cardinals don’t need their cars in [...]
Posted: September 27th, 2007.
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