SERIES NOTEBOOK: St. Louis hopes Busch friendlier
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ST. LOUIS -- The St. Louis Cardinals returned to Busch Stadium on a warm, sunny autumn Monday after two straight World Series losses in cold, rainy Boston.
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The Cardinals may be heading to their first World Series since 1987 but there is nothing new about post-season baseball in St. Louis.
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St. Louis manager Tony La Russa was looking for a positive spin on the opening-round postseason struggles of Cardinals clean- up hitter Scott Rolen and quickly
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Monday&#39;s workout at Busch Stadium contained a few more St. Louis Cardinals than you&#39;d expect considering it was optional, but you could understand why they&#39;d want to
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ST. LOUIS (Ticker) -- The St. Louis Cardinals hope to get one step closer to the National League Central Division title, but the Houston Astros are fighting for a playoff spot of their own.
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The task in front of the St. Louis Cardinals is simple really, simply stated at least. They have to do everything better if they are going to beat the Boston Red Sox.
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ST. LOUIS -- A day of steady rain not only caused the Busch Stadium tarp to cover the infield little more than two hours before the scheduled start of Game 2 of the NL Championship Series, it gave the Houston Astros some hope strengthening their rotation.
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â¢ St. Louis (105-57, first place in NL Central) coasted into the postseason. The Cardinals split their final 26 games of the season but still finished 13 games ahead
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ST. LOUIS - Entering Game 7 of the National League Championship Series on Thursday night at Busch Stadium, the St. Louis Cardinals and the Houston Astros had played six games about as evenly as two teams possibly could play.
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Now that Kurt Busch has the lead in the Chase for the Championship, what will he do with it? Especially since it&#39;s beginning to look as if being atop the standings may be a jinx.
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HOUSTON - A 2-0 lead in the National League Championship Series reinforced Julian Tavarez&#39;s belief that St. Louis is better than Houston despite not having faced aces Roger Clemens and Roy Oswalt.
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If Kurt Busch goes on to win his first NASCAR title, he can point to the 500 miles at Lowe&#39;s Motor Speedway as the defining race of his season.
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Now the Cardinals' NL Central lead is down to a half-game. Jason Marquis got just six outs and St. Louis fell behind by eight runs in the third inning, losing to the Milwaukee Brewers 9-4 Thursday night.
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HOMESTEAD - All five of the Nextel Cup championship contenders have vowed to be on the offensive this weekend. Kurt Busch converted words into actions Friday, winning the pole for Sunday&#39;s championship-deciding
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ST. LOUIS Â· A good outing today potentially could have a two-fold effect for Cardinals starter Matt Morris. Not only will he go a long way toward keeping his team alive in the National
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This time it was Jim Edmonds&#39; turn to get the hero&#39;s welcome, his joyous St. Louis Cardinals teammates surrounding him as he tried to touch home plate.
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Tonight's National League Championship Series Game 6 may be the most important game in Houston Astros history, as they are a win away from their first trip to the World Series. So who will take the mound against the Cardinals at Busch Stadium, with Houston ahead in the series, three games to two? Not Game 3 winner ...