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Pujols vs. Wandy
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Viva El Birdos
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by Morry Gash - AP
MVP!
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Wandy. Despite being fruity and somewhat hilarious when uttered (especially if say it like "w-and-y" , that name has brought...
Cards bring back C LaRue on 1-year, $950K deal
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Catcher Jason LaRue has agreed to a $950,000, one-year contract to remain with the St. Louis Cardinals.
Yadier Molina's backup for two seasons, LaRue hit .240 with two homers and six RBIs in 104 at-bats last season. He started 26 games and appeared in 51 overall.
"Jason...
Cardinals Fans Try to Figure Out Wandy the Cardinal Killer
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Crawfish Boxes
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Cardinals Fans Try to Figure Out Wandy the Cardinal Killer
This article at Cardinals' blog Vivaelbirdos.com aims to figure out why Wandy Rodriguez shuts down Albert Pujols. Interesting effort to interpret the Pitch f/x data. Pujols has a .523 career OPS against Wandy.
Matt Holliday’s Possible Destinations
3 days ago by
Knuckle Curve
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During the baseball offseason, the man most likely to land the largest contract is none other than Matt Holliday. While Jason Bay may give him a run for his money, Holliday’s production and potential is likely to cause a team to open up their wallet — very wide.
Here’...
Where Have You Gone Ruben Gotay
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Kings of Kauffman
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Today the St. Louis Cardinals signed 3B/2B-Ruben Gotay to a minor league contract and a spring training invite. He will turn just 27 years old on Christmas Day and the fact that he just signed with the Cardinals reopens some wounds for me.
If you don’t remember Ruben Gotay...
Your NL MVP Is Albert Pujols
6 days ago by
No Guts, No Glory
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The MLB awards train finally pulls into the station with the St. Louis Cardinals' Albert Pujols being named NL MVP.
St. Louis Cardinals first baseman Albert Pujols was a unanimous choice in winning the National League Most Valuable Player Award for the second consecutive season...
Waino, the Cy Young, and Me — a poem by Chris Carpenter
13 days ago by
Viva El Birdos
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I got this in the mail last night, and I think it's worth a post. I'll turn this over to VEB-er MikeJGolde, the responsible party:
I took apart Carpenter's (awful) article about Wainwright and reconstructed it into something more appropriate.
His work...
The Greatest Cardinals of Each Time: The American Association
6 days ago by
Viva El Birdos
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It is a lucky thing for Cardinals writers that Stan Musial's birthday falls in the offseason; in July it would be a blip on the radar while complaining about relief pitching remained in fashion, but in November there is simply nothing else to talk about. As The Man gets older...
Players A to Z, Brian Barden
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Baseball Musings
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Brian Barden plays third base for the St. Louis Cardinals in a utility role. At age 28, he received his first extended opportunity to play in the majors during the 2008 season. Barden hit poorly, posting an OBP under .300. He actually hit right-handed pitching okay, which is unusual...
Is Mark DeRosa The Braves Best Option?
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Tomahawk Take
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The Atlanta Braves are showing some interest in Mark DeRosa, who hit 23 dingers this year and hit for .250.
He once was a Brave, and the Braves are showing interest again because he can play several different positions well.
The Braves may also have interest in Josh Willingham, a player...
Pinstriped Holliday
5 days ago by
The iYankees Blog
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From Ken Davidoff (Newsday):
Matt Holliday spoke with Jody McDonald and Rob Dibble of XM Satellite Radio yesterday. Here’s what he said about where he’d like to play and live: “I’ve been around, and I’ve lived in some big cities so I would say that I’m open to...
Albert Pujols Wins NL MVP In the Least Surprising Vote Ever
6 days ago by
The Sporting Blog
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In a shock to no one, Albert Pujols was named the MVP of the National League with a unanimous vote. (Voting breakdown here.) Here's how good Pujols is -- he finished the 2009 season batting .327 with 47 home runs, 135 runs batted in, 124 runs scored and a 1.101 OPS, and none of...
Albert Pujols Christmas Ornament
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First Cuts
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WHY YOU NEED IT: The holiday season tends to bring out a little bit o' the crazy in all of us. We all have that family member who gets just a little too excited about tinsel, or is really -- really -- territorial about making the Thanksgiving green bean casserole.
But how far...
holliday overload
16 days ago by
Viva El Birdos
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St. Louis Cardinals Reliever Ryan Franklin enjoys an off-season snowstorm while vacationing at the War Drobe Mountain Lodge in Spare Oom, Colorado on November 8, 2009.
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PUJOLS WANTS TO REMAIN A CARD FOR 15 MORE YEARS
3 days ago by
Unathletic
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Good news, Cardinals fans – and I’m not talking about Albert Pujols winning the MVP again. It turns out that Pujols wants to stay in St. Louis for a long, long time:
“This is my place,” Pujols said. “This is where I want to be. I don’t hide that...
Pujols Walks Away With NL MVP
6 days ago by
Babes Love Baseball
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Albert Pujols, hands down the best player in baseball (the ESPYs said so,) was unanimously nominated as the National League’s Most Valuable Player this afternoon by a panel of writers from the BBWAA.The St. Louis Cardinals first baseman was chosen first out of ten choices on all...
Cardinals Rumors: Pujols, Holliday, Nady, Beltre
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MLB Rumors
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The Cardinals know it will take a lengthy and substantial offer to keep Albert Pujols in St. Louis, but the slugging first baseman would like to see what the Cards do this offseason before beginning serious contract talks, according to Derrick Goold of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch....
Wainwright for Carpenter, Carpenter for Wainwright, Somebody for DeJesus
14 days ago by
Viva El Birdos
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At the P-D they're taking good advantage of the Cardinals' dual Cy Young candidates, as they've gotten both Wainwright and Carpenter on record as being Spartacus. (I would have liked one more, maybe PINEIRO: Why Joel Pineiro should win the Cy Young...
The good and the bad of Ryan Franklin
15 days ago by
Viva El Birdos
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by Mark J. Terrill - AP
Mark Loretta? REALLY?!?!?!?!!!!!
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This year Ryan Franklin was an enigma. Thanks to a nifty .269 BABIP (compared to a league average...
Rule 5: You do talk about the Rule 5 draft
11 days ago by
Viva El Birdos
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Nothing exemplifies the Hot Stove season quite like worrying about the Rule 5 draft. Most of the players don't stick it out all year; most of the ones that do are eventually traded for Ronnie Belliard or Blaine Boyer; and most of the time it would be completely absurd to spend...
Yanks considered drafting Holliday over Henson
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While adding Matt Holliday to the Yankees lineup has its fair share of detractors and supporters, from Anthony McCarron, we learn that the organization could have added Holliday to the team 10 years ago via the ‘98 draft. According to McCarron, “Holliday could have been...
Pujols Unanimous Choice For NL MVP
6 days ago by
SOX & Dawgs
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The Baseball Writer’s Association of America finished up it’s awards on Wednesday and for the second straight year, they have selected St. Louis Cardinals first baseman Albert Pujols as the National League MVP.
The BWAA was unanimous in it’s selection of Pujols....
Tuesday Rockpile: Pujols to be crowned today
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by Jeff Roberson - AP
Tulo just beats out Pujols here. That won't happen today.
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The NL MVP award will be going back to St. Louis today at 11am MDT. Albert...
Albert Pujols Wins Third NL MVP Award
6 days ago by
Knuckle Curve
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Even though he’s not even 30 years old yet, Albert Pujols is establishing himself as one of the best hitters in the history of baseball. On Tuesday, he added to his impressive legacy by winning the 2009 National League Most Valuable Player award. It was his second straight NL...
Pujols wins 2nd straight MVP in unanimous vote
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Albert Pujols is the unanimous winner of the National League MVP award, becoming the first player to repeat since Barry Bonds won four in a row from 2001-04.
Pujols received all 32 first-place votes and 448 points in balloting announced Tuesday by the Baseball Writers' Association...
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