Sportsview: Cardinals Earning Respect
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That was indeed a handshake line you saw moments after the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Dodgers in Los Angeles, three games to one, to settle half the bracket for the National League championship series.
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St. Louis flexes muscles and shows everyone it means business by tying playoff HR record. BY DAVID LENNON. ST. LOUIS -- In most baseball venues, the curtain call is reserved for very special occasions, but not
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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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The New York Mets and St. Louis Cardinals used their offenses to show why they are the top two teams in the National League.
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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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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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It&#39;s not as if the Dodgers feel they have the Cardinals right where they want them, but when you come from behind 53 times during the regular season, they don&#39;t know any better but to believe that anything&#39;s possible.
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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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The St. Louis Cardinals have powered their way to the best record in baseball, and their manager has a stern warning for the rest of the majors. "Our best baseball is ahead of us," Cardinals manager Tony La Russa said. "I really believe that." Albert Pujols and Jim Edmonds homered in the first, Jeff Suppan (14-6) won his fifth straight start, and the Cardinals completed a three-game sweep of the San Diego Padres with a 7-2 victory Thursday night.
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LANDOVER, Md. - Eagles offensive coordinator Brad Childress continually preaches the importance of &quot;having respect&#39;&#39; for the football, and his players have done an impressive job of practicing what Childress preaches.
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OFFENSE: Expect the Cardinals, so powerful and varied in skill, to average five-plus runs. But this is no mismatch. Houston&#39;s attack is hotter and healthier.
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HOUSTON -- The St. Louis Cardinals captured the first two games of the National League Championship Series in dramatic fashion, yet at no time did the Houston Astros appear concerned. They insisted once they returned home their fortunes would change. So far, so good.
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St. Louis played with the confidence and swagger of a team that had the best record in baseball during the regular season, defeating Los Angeles, 8-3.
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The Cardinals received kudos for acquiring Larry Walker during the season in a trade that continues to reap dividends. The Astros deserve similar praise for getting center fielder Carlos Beltran .
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The St. Louis Cardinals are 6-0 at Busch Stadium this postseason and are looking for some hometown cheering to help carry them to their first victory against the red-hot Boston Red Sox in Game 3 of the World Series on Tuesday.
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HOUSTON -- The St. Louis Cardinals and Houston Astros have added new meaning to the phrase, &quot;score early and often&quot; in the National League Championship Series.
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Larry Walker delivers three key hits as the Cardinals slug their way past the Astros, 10-7, Wednesday in Game 1 of a NLCS many feel is being unjustly overlooked.