Cardinals&#39; bats will be too much for LA
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Though the St. Louis Cardinals and Los Angeles Dodgers have never met in postseason play, the battle beginning this afternoon between the National League Central and West division champs has
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NEW YORK -- Seventh games are postseason baseball&#39;s mother lode. When you hit on one of those babies, you&#39;ve hit on something big.
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Plans for this celebration began when the St. Louis Cardinals began distancing themselves from the rest of baseball at midseason, but the party couldn&#39;t begin until
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ST. LOUIS -- Cardinals manager Tony La Russa always has been a sore loser, quick to lash out at the slightest provocation during postgame news conferences.
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The greatest worry about the auction of the bat Babe Ruth swung to hit the first home run in Yankee Stadium &#151; against the Boston Red Sox, of all teams &#151; is that this brown beauty of a Louisville Slugger could wind up in the wrong hands.
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ST. LOUIS - For the first time in a long time, the St. Louis Cardinals are in a must-win predicament. The Cardinals won 105 games, one off the 52-year-old franchise record.
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All right. Here are the things a starting pitcher would rather do than face the St. Louis Cardinals lineup: Go out in public wearing that wig Tom Sizemore used to portray Pete Rose in &quot;Hustle.
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Despite piling up impressive offensive numbers, the St. Louis Cardinals aren&#39;t ready to bask in their success just yet. The Cardinals beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 10-6 on Saturday night, moving
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Woody Williams is a constant in a St. Louis Cardinals rotation that manager Tony La Russa keeps juggling. The right-hander will make his third straight series-opening start in Game 1 of the World Series on Saturday night.
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ST. LOUIS - The St. Louis postseason strategy is clear. The Cardinals intend to bludgeon anyone in their way. At the moment, that would be the Los Angeles Dodgers, who made fine batting practice pitchers in Game 1 of this division series.
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OAKLAND, Calif. - The way heâs been batting lately, Eric Chavez figured Laynce Nix would surely get a glove on his line drive to center field.
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CBC SPORTS ONLINE - Rain or shine, the St. Louis Cardinals&#39; offence is always ready to flex its muscle. The Cards displayed this fact for the second straight game in the National League Championship series
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lineup, but right now he is also the most feared hitter on the Astros. He&#39;ll. play the St. Louis Cardinals in Game 4 today at Minute Maid Park.
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ST. LOUIS -- Good starting pitching, to the marauding Cardinals of St. Louis, is not much more than an afterthought these days. It&#39;s nice to have.
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When you lose two straight games, and allow 17 runs in those two games, more than one thing went wrong. But one big thing has gone wrong for the Cardinals thus far in the World Series: they&#39;re not throwing strikes.
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Watching the St. Louis Cardinals get their 100th win filled Tony La Russa with pride. &quot;A 100th win is a magic number,&quot; the Cardinals manager said after yesterday&#39;s 4-2 win over Milwaukee.
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ST. LOUIS - Rain or shine, the St. Louis Cardinals&#39; big bats always seem to come through in the end. Albert Pujols led off the eighth inning with a tiebreaking home run, Scott Rolen followed with his second