Troy Glaus was the hero, but only for one inning. Then Aaron Miles stepped up to the plate after Padres' manager intentionally walked two hitters to get to him. Aaron answered Black in grand style.
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The Cardinals scored as many runs today as they did in last night's game, but had to wonder if the Bucs' bats heat up to ruin their offensive work. (photo by David Watson)
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Screaming Sports' Billy Smith checks in on some of the mega-hyped offseason stars, as well as the not-so-hyped offseason stars. Who is living up to it? Who isn't? And who is coming out of left field? Billy has all of those answers for you.
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Because this is only a 3 or 4 game sample size, we are seeing players who would not normally make it onto this list. You should also take into account, the lesser amount of games when you look at the table below, remember, this is only over 3 or 4 games.Topping out this shortened week's list is   more...
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It took a half-dozen Cardinals' bullpen relievers to snag defeat from the jaws of victory. (photo by David Watson)
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Trade rumors are swirling around Brian Fuentes, but he's pitching impressively in the meantime, says Mike Harmon. Also, fantasy news on the Mets and latest injury updates on Takashi Saito, Chris Carpenter, Bobby Jenks and David Ortiz. How will Scott Kazmir's and Dan Uggla's performance in the   more...
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Inning notes from today's Cardinals/Pirates game.
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The Cards had a big first night back at Busch Stadium, starting off a four-game series with the Mets, Lohse taking another shot at win number 10, Chris Duncan still hacking away for a homer, and the nerve-racking comeback appearance for Mark Mulder.
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Riding a wild roller coaster is nothing new for the St. Louis Cardinals. Tied 5-5 in the 9th, St. Louis' Aaron Miles hit a walk-off grand slam home run to give the Cards' a 9-5 victory and a four-game sweep of the Padres.
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Inning by inning summaries of tonight's Padres/Cardinals game.
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With both Looper and Maddux ineffective, the slugfest began.
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It's a "gotta see video" where San Diego Padres OF Brian Giles makes the catch and crashes into the wall at full speed.
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The Cards used a lot of longball to outlast the Mets. A late-inning home run by Chris Duncan tied the game. A last-inning homer by Glaus won it.(photo by Barbara Moore)
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Should the Cardinals try to figure out what to do to compete with the Cubs, or continue as they are?
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With the Major League Baseball First-Year Player Draft kicking off today, I figured I needed to post some material relating to the draft. So today on the 'Thursday 10? - I give to you, the 'Biggest Major League Baseball Draft Busts.' You'll notice that most of these guys were a number one overall   more...
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