Archive for November, 2007
Izturis agrees to $2.85 million, 1-year contract with Cardinal (AP)
Free-agent infielder Cesar Izturis agreed Friday to a $2.85 million, one-year contract with the Cardinals, a sign St. Louis may have decided to abandon trying to re-sign shortstop David Eckstein. The 27-year-old Izturis won a Gold Glove in 2004 and was an NL All-Star in 2005. Eckstein combined with Brendan Ryan to play the majority [...]
Posted: November 30th, 2007.
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Cardinals sign free agent SS Izturis (PA SportsTicker)
Hoping to improve their defense, the St. Louis Cardinals on Friday signed free agent shortstop Cesar Izturis to a one-year contract.
Posted: November 30th, 2007.
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Hot Stove Daily: St. Louis Cardinals (Yahoo! Sports)
New GM Mozeliak has a tough act to follow and a ton of holes to fill.
Posted: November 29th, 2007.
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Morris could leave Pittsburgh (Yahoo! Sports)
Pittsburgh Pirates GM Neal Huntington has made it known that he is open to trading starting pitcher Matt…
Posted: November 29th, 2007.
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Other shortstops in the Cards (Yahoo! Sports)
The St. Louis Cardinals continue to look at alternatives for shortstop that include the Baltimore…
Posted: November 29th, 2007.
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Cards manager La Russa pleads guilty (PA SportsTicker)
WEST PALM BEACH, Florida (Ticker) — St. Louis Cardinals manager Tony La Russa pleaded guilty to drunken driving on Wednesday.
Posted: November 28th, 2007.
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Cardinals manager La Russa pleads guilty to drunken driving (AP)
St. Louis Cardinals manager Tony La Russa pleaded guilty to driving under the influence Wednesday, eight months after police found him asleep inside his running sport utility vehicle at a stop light and smelling of alcohol. La Russa said he had decided to plead guilty to the misdemeanor because it was in the best interest [...]
Posted: November 28th, 2007.
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World Series share money declines (AP)
A full World Series share was worth $308,236 for the Boston Red Sox, down from the record $362,173 set by the St. Louis Cardinals last year. Boston’s split of the postseason players’ pool was $18.89 million, down from the $20.02 million the Cardinals shared when they won the title. The Red Sox voted 47 full [...]
Posted: November 26th, 2007.
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Hot Stove Daily: Philadelphia Phillies (Yahoo! Sports)
Shoring up a pitching staff in a hitter-friendly home ballpark is a tall order, especially in a thin free-agent market.
Posted: November 24th, 2007.
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Angels acquire Garland; Red Sox bringing back Mike Lowell, Yankees keeping Rivera (AP)
The Los Angeles Angels traded Gold Glove shortstop Orlando Cabrera to the Chicago White Sox for pitcher Jon Garland on Monday, while World Series champion Boston kept Mike Lowell and the Yankees held on to closer Mariano Rivera. The Red Sox and their popular third baseman reached a preliminary agreement on a three-year, $37.5 [...]
Posted: November 19th, 2007.
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