'Thrilled' Eckstein returns to throw out first pitch

In perhaps the wildest World Series game in the history of the sport, the St. Louis Cardinals defeated the Texas Rangers 10-9 in 11 innings and, in the process, forced a deciding game seven to be played tonight. In a game that saw three lead changes, 28 hits, 19 runs scored and an eye popping 5 errors, The Cardinals, and David Freese, overcame one of their sloppiest games of the...

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Extra in extras Thursday night was the 56th extra-inning game in World Series history, and the first since Game 3 of the 2005 Fall Classic between the Chicago White Sox and Houston Astros. It was also the 10th extra-inning game in Game 6 of the World Series, with the most recent prior in 1992, when Toronto defeated Atlanta to win their first of two consecutive Fall Classics. National...

One think you forget about regarding these St. Louis Cardinals is that arguably their best pitcher has missed the entire season. Adam Wainwright, who was 20-11 last year with a 2.42 ERA, has thrown a pitch in 2011. Even without him, the Cardinals are two wins away from a World Series championship. Despite Adam Wainwright’s elbow surgery, the Cardinals are confident in his future...

At the end of the maybe the greatest all around post-season I can remember, the Cardinals are walking away as deserving champions. There aren’t any true underdogs in a short post-season series, but the Cards were certainly not favoured against the Phillies, Brewers or Rangers and yet they outlasted them all to win a second World Series title in six years. There’s a lot...

ST. LOUIS (AP) - The Cardinals took Chris Carpenter at his word. Their ace did not let them down.The 36-year-old Carpenter was his usual stingy self on short rest in Game 7 of the World Series. He put the clamps on the Texas Rangers' dangerous offense after a shaky start ...

The Cardinals will indeed start Chris Carpenter tonight. Carpenter already pitched two quality starts against the Rangers in this series, but he’ll need to do this one on short rest. It looks like the rainout did work in the Cardinals favor.

ST. LOUIS - The St. Louis Cardinals won a remarkable World Series they weren't even supposed to reach, beating...

In the hours following David Freese's historic walk-off home run in Game 6 of the World Series on Thursday at Busch Stadium, fans, players and media alike tried to find proper context for what they had just seen.

Batavia left-hander Danny Miranda selected as The Cardinal Nation/Scout.com’s top first-year relief pitcher in the St. Louis Cardinals minor league system.

On nights like tonight, when the sixth game of the World Series would have happened if not for the promise of rain in St. Louis, I find myself wondering: Does Tony LaRussa regret that ******** he pulled on the Reds … [visit site to read more]