Cardinals swing into playoff mode
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ST. LOUIS - When the St. Louis Cardinals were playing .500 ball for the last two weeks of the regular season after already having clinched the National League Central championship, one question persisted.
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The postseason fun begins Tuesday afternoon at Busch Stadium when Woody Williams starts for the St. Louis Cardinals against the Los Angeles Dodgers...
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Albert Pujols cracked a three-run homer and notched four RBI to earn the St Louis Cardinals a place in the National League Championship Series with a 6-2 victory over the Los Angeles Dodgers Sunday.
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The St. Louis Cardinals beat a flat San Diego Padres 2-0 on Thursday to take a commanding 2-0 lead in their best-of-five National League divisional playoff series.
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LOS ANGELES -- An already deep St. Louis bullpen will get a boost on Sunday -- assuming that the Cardinals have a game on Sunday. After being chased in the fourth inning of Game 2 of the National League Division
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Matt Morris went from longtime ace of the St. Louis Cardinals' pitching staff to the middle of their rotation in the first round of the playoffs.
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TEMPE, Ariz. -- One of these days a rising team like the Arizona Cardinals is going to come out of the blue and beat the defending Super Bowl champions.
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Entering the National League Championship Series, the St. Louis Cardinals appeared to have a decisive edge over the Astros in several areas, including the bullpen.
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Youth was served in a big way for the Cardinals at Miller Park on Thursday afternoon. Rookies Yadier Molina and Hector Luna combined for six hits and all four RBIs as St.
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Tim Wakefield is finally going to get a chance to start a playoff game &#151; and it's a big one.
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Curt Schilling and Pedro Martinez are revved up. Roger Clemens and Roy Oswalt are rarin' to go. Baseball fans are ready, too. The shadows are getting longer, the leaves are starting to turn and pumpkins are showing up. And that means just one thing: It's October, and it's playoff time!
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CHICAGO -- The National League Wild Card race now reminds you of a Jimmy Buffet song. No, it is not &quot;Cheeseburger in Paradise,&quot; although that is a very admirable guess.
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Too bad for Mike Matheny the ballots for National League MVP were cast before the start of the playoffs. With the Cardinals&#39; Big Three nearly invisible for last night&#39;s Game 2
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The St. Louis Cardinals broke out the champagne and sprayed their way around a raucous clubhouse, celebrating their NL Central championship.
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The plot: The Cardinals boast the best record in baseball and are hopeful of getting to their first World Series since 1987 and winning their first championship since 1982.
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ST. LOUIS - Mike Matheny, Edgar Renteria and St. Louis can win with singles, doubles and triples, too. After tying a postseason record with five home runs in the opener, the Cardinals stayed in the ballpark for Game 2 Thursday night.
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The best of baseballâs divisional playoffs finally made it to prime time on Monday night and the result should serve notice to followers of the Flock in St.