Cards offense switches into gear it needs to win
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The constant pattering of the Thunderstixx and the Budweiser jingle further fueled the migraine-like misery sustained Wednesday night by the Houston Astros.
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If Game 1 is any indication, this National League Championship Series could be headed for astronomical offensive numbers. And we haven&#39;t even gotten to the cozy confines of Minute Maid Park yet.
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The Arizona Cardinals are winless in three games, but they are among the league leaders in one category &#151; taking the ball away from the opponent.
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The St. Louis Cardinals can still manufacture runs, just as the franchise's heralded teams of the 1980s did. Only now, the scores come so fast, so frequent, they appear to be rolling off an assembly line.
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TAMPA -- Perhaps it would be foolish to consider last night's match against the Tampa Bay Lightning a must-win game.
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The way things are going for the Chicago Cubs these days, it seems Manager Lou Piniella can make out any lineup he wants and it clicks.
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Though manager Terry Francona wasn't willing to discuss his playoff rotation in the wake of last night's 7-3 win over Oakland, he did allow that there is some wiggle room in the way things are currently set up, with Daisuke Matsuzaka and Curt Schilling following Josh Beckett .
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Like the autumn leaves, baseball changes in October. Pitchers dominate, and hitters desperately look for ways to score runs. By Andre Pichette, AP.
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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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Making their third National League Championship Series appearance in four years, the Cardinals&#39; next goal is to get to the World Series for the first time under Tony La Russa, who began managing the club in 1996.
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Notre Dame&#39;s offensive game plan this season might be to keep defenses off balance in the same manner pitchers like to vary speeds to keep hitters guessing.
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They knew that their batsmen would get them a bunch of runs, one way or another. Larry Walker, their one-time wanna-be hockey player, would get a bunch of hits. Maybe Tim Wakefield's knuckler would flutter out of the strike zone for a few walks. Manny Ramirez might do a double twisting layout vault in the outfield.
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The Yankees, desperate for a victory against Minnesota in Game 2 of their American League Division Series, came across the ideal strategy in the early going: Swing very hard against
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Tom Coughlin and his staff drilled it into the players last week not to give up if the ball was not caught. The way the play develops, it could be a lateral and a live ball.
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The St Louis Cardinals made it through to the World Series on the back of their home form - six post-season wins out of six - but, when they face the Boston Red Sox in game three at home this evening, they must start making inroads into a 2-0 deficit or
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The Arizona Cardinals have given their old bird a makeover.
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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.