Punchless Cardinals to stand pat
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ST. LOUIS - Despite minimal production from the top and bottom of the batting order, St. Louis manager Tony La Russa intimated he wouldn&#39;t shake up his once-productive lineup for today&#39;s must-win Game 6 of the National League Championship Series.
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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 has turned out to be a Red October. Put an end to all the pinstripes talk. The St. Louis Cardinals now stand between the Red Sox and their first World Series title since 1918.
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In 1946 and 1967, the St. Louis Cardinals brought bitter endings to otherwise-glorious seasons for the Boston Red Sox. The 2004 Sox, already famous for bringing down their arch-rival
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The lineup was loaded with guys who won&#39;t be playing in next week&#39;s playoff games. Not one of the relievers who came out of the bullpen has a shot to make the postseason roster.
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If you want no part of Pedro Martinez in pinstripes, which surely must be the general sentiment among Yankee fans, then you should be rooting hard for the Cardinals to smack him around.
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No one wins with the Arizona Cardinals. That's what Dennis Green always heard. And while 4-5 isn't great, it's the signs of improvement that encourage.
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LOS ANGELES The St. Louis Cardinals are back in the National League Championship Series for the third time in five seasons. Albert Pujols (POO&#39;-hohlz) drove in the last four runs and the Cards advanced by
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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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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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St. Louis - About all that can salvage this World Series is the last of the cookie cutters. The St. Louis Cardinals are in trouble.
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BOSTON : Baseball fans should forgive the St. Louis Cardinals for acting as the party poopers for the Boston Red Sox, who will try to snap an 86-year title drought by winning the 101st World Series.
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Albert Pujols was activated from the disabled list and returned to the St. Louis Cardinals&#039; lineup Thursday night for their series finale against the Chicago White Sox.
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Woody Williams is more concerned that the St. Louis Cardinals keep focused on their goals than winning 100 games. St. Louis beat the Milwaukee Brewers 3-2 Wednesday night for its 99th victory.
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Tony Womack has his winter planned. The Cardinals second baseman will not only rest following a long season, he will heal.
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Carlos Beltran found ways to ruin the St. Louis Cardinals without hitting a home run. Two innings after making a spectacular catch in centerfield, Beltran led off the ninth inning with a single Monday night.
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It's almost time for Madison Park to exhale. Having overcome every obstacle in their path this winter, the top-ranked Cardinals' boys' basketball team remained undefeated last night with a 74-64 win over Boston City archrival Charlestown -- leaving just one nonleague game between them and a perfect season.