The Giants are the NFL's 2011 St. Louis Cardinals: a rather
ordinary team, prematurely counted out, only to launch a magical
comeback.
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February 06, 2012
ST. LOUIS - The first thing that popped into Lance Berkman's head when he heard the news that Albert Pujols had signed with the Anaheim Angels wasn't one of disappointment or sadness or shock.
It was a bit more obvious.
"That I was going to be playing first," Berkman said of his initial reaction.
After returning to the outfield full-time for the first time in...
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February 05, 2012
The St. Louis Cardinals technically have a full pitching staff that includes five starting pitchers with a combined eight World Series championship rings, but they still might trade one of them for a pitcher who has no rings.
Rumors continue to swirl that the Cardinals will add Roy Oswalt to the rotation before the season begins. Oswalt, 34, has said he wants to remain a starting...
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February 04, 2012
According to Jon Paul Morosi of FOX Sports, the Red Sox, Reds, and Phillies all remain in the running for Roy Oswalt. Oswalt is scrambling to find a new home with only two weeks before the start of spring workouts.
Oswalt's top choices are the Rangers and the Cardinals, but both have financial limitations.
Oswalt had a positive experience in Philadelphia, where he went 16-11...
Why didn't the Giants re-sign Carlos Beltran? The question continues to be asked.
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February 03, 2012
Kevin Goldstein from Baseball Prospectus tweeted today that the Pirates signed left-handed reliever Brian Tallet. Tallet’s deal is a minor league contract and does not yet include an invite to spring training (Major League camp).
After hearing that an invite to camp doesn’t go along with this signing, I think it is safe to say that Tallet will be starting off the year in AAA...
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February 06, 2012
<img align="left" border="0" src="http://msnbcmedia.msn.com/j/MSNBC/Components/Photo/_new/g-spt-110907-roy-oswalt-716p.thumb.jpg" alt="HBT: Cincinnati was in the hunt for Roy Oswalt, but Reds GM Walt Jocketty says, "The last we heard, he was going to Texas."" style="margin:0 5px 5px 0" />HBT: Cincinnati was in the...
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February 05, 2012
Every morning we compile the links of the day and dump them here... highlighting the big storyline. Because there's nothing quite as satisfying as a good morning dump...
...Jon Paul Morosi of FOXSports.com reports that the Red Sox, Reds and Phillies are among the teams who have remained in contact with the veteran right-hander. While Red Sox general manager Ben Cherington...
The St. Louis Cardinals will make five of the first 58 selections in the 2012 First-Year Player Draft.
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February 05, 2012
Roy Oswalt remains unemployed. Many teams would love his services, but don't have the money and/or roster space to sign him. Roy2 wants to pitch for the Rangers or Cardinals due to those teams' proximity to his Mississippi home, but Texas and St. Louis aren't biting at the 1 year $8-10M price tag Oswalt is commanding. The Red Sox, Reds, and Phillies have also been keeping...
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February 03, 2012
The Bucs signed veteran lefty Brian Tallet today. The 34 year-old has suffered through injuries and a couple of poor seasons recently, so I would assume that it’s a minor league deal.
Tallet has been reasonably effective against lefties, so he’ll probably join Daniel Moskos and Doug Slaten in the group that will be fighting for a second lefty bullpen slot behind Tony Watson...
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