It Won't Happen This Time Around, But Scott Rolen Is On Track For Cooperstown

When the 2020 Baseball Hall of Fame class is announced late Tuesday afternoon (5 p.m.) St. Louis time, former Cardinals third baseman Scott Rolen will come up short in the voting.

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Appreciating Jason Isringhausen, The Longest Tenured Cardinals Closer

All I could think was, "please save this game, Izzy, so I can shut my friends up."

KSDK

Hall Of Fame Class Of 2019's Speeches, Sights, & Sounds

Every July, baseball's greatest legends gather in Cooperstown as new members of the Hall of Fame are inducted into the sport's most hallowed institution. The Class of 2019 -- Mariano Rivera, Roy Halladay, Mike Mussina, Edgar Martinez, Lee Smith and Harold Baines -- includes the greatest closer of all time and the Hall's first unanimous selection, a pair of aces, a dominant reliever and two of the most feared designated hitters in history.

St. Louis Official Site

As He Enters The Hall Of Fame, Lee Smith Thinking Of Bob Gibson

As former Cardinals pitcher Lee Smith touches up his Hall of Fame speech in the next few days before Sunday’s induction, his thoughts are with another Cardinals Hall of Fame pitcher who won’t be at Cooperstown, N.Y. That would be Bob Gibson, who has been diagnosed with pancreatic cancer and is undergoing chemotherapy in Omaha, Neb.

Post-Dispatch

Michael Young's No.10 To Be Retired By Rangers

The Rangers are retiring Michael Young's number, completing a summer of honoring three prominent players from the teams that went to two World Series in 2010-11.

Texas Official Site

Sean Doolittle On Closing: 'You Can't Simulate It'

Even when things go wrong, even when he walks off the mound as the opposing team forms a celebratory dogpile, a closer provides value to a team. A traditional closer who can handle the falls from the tightrope and bounce back the next day as if nothing happened brings stability to a bullpen, and keeps the highest heat off his fellow relievers.

Washington Official Site

How Significant Is Albert Pujols' 2,000 RBI Feat?

Albert Pujols made history Thursday when he drove in the 2,000th run of his career on a third-inning solo homer against the Tigers. Pujols is now the third member of baseball’s exclusive 2,000-RBI club according to the Elias Sports Bureau -- Major League Baseball’s official statistician -- joining Hank Aaron (2,297) and Alex Rodriguez (2,086).

Anaheim Official Site

Adam Wainwright Elaborates On Potential Strike

Last month at their Winter Warm-Up, St. Louis Cardinals Chairman Bill DeWitt Jr. spoke in confidence that despite another slow off-season for free agents, he did not believe their would be a labor stoppage

STL Baseball Weekly

Lee Smith Enjoys Hall Of Fame Orientation Visit

Lee Smith's Hall of Fame journey ended in December with a call informing him he had achieved baseball's greatest individual honor. In his first trip to Cooperstown since, the joy was apparent throughout his whirlwind visit.

St. Louis Official Site

Can Larry Walker Make The Jump To 2020 Enshrinement?

It has been well established that former Rockies, Expos and (for a brief time) Cardinals outfielder Larry Walker deserves to be in the Hall of Fame. Yet he received just 54.6 percent of the BBWAA vote when the results were announced on Tuesday. And while he did make some significant gains this cycle, Walker heads into his final year of Hall of Fame ballot eligibility 20.4 percentage points shy of election.

Beyond The Boxscore

Lee Smith Earns Election To Hall Of Fame

Lee Smith was perhaps the most feared reliever of his generation and helped define the closer's role in the modern game during 18 seasons in the Majors. Harold Baines was far different, stoic and shy, a craftsman who produced 2,866 hits with one of the sweetest swings of his day.
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He led the league in saves with five different teams, retired as the all-time leader in saves, and then Lee Smith watched the role he helped define change, shorten, and his support for the Hall of Fame change, shrink.
Bird Land

As it was with his signature slow, deliberate walk to the mound, it took Lee Smith a little longer than expected to get to Cooperstown, but it was always clear he belonged.
Post-Dispatch

Since he retired in 1997, the stats for Lee Smith have not changed but today the vote finally did as the former St. Louis Cardinals reliever was elected into the Baseball Hall of Fame.
STL Baseball Weekly

Lee Smith Hopes Long Wait For For Hall Of Fame Will End

Lee Smith was the major league career saves leader for 13 years from 1993-2006. Surely, he thought, this would merit strong Hall of Fame consideration. But he never received more than 51 percent of the vote in any of the 15 elections for which was eligible in voting by the Baseball Writers’ Association of America, a period that ended last year.

Post-Dispatch

Red Sox Asked Marlins About Kyle Barraclough; Scott Boras Blames Mike Matheny For Greg Holland's Bad Season

Kyle Barraclough, RHP, Marlins — The Red Sox did make an inquiry on him at the trade deadline, but wisely backed off. He’s allowed 11 earned runs in his last 4⅓ innings and has blown three of his last four save chances, including a ninth-inning meltdown on Thursday. Barraclough has been throwing an inordinate amount of breaking balls, which is giving rise to speculation about fatigue or an injury.

Boston Globe

Christian Yelich Shares Anti-PED Ideal Through Foundation

Hot-hitting Brewers outfielder Christian Yelich is among a record 38 active Major Leaguers on the advisory board of the Taylor Hooton Foundation, which advocates against performance-enhancing drug use by American youths.

Milwaukee Official Site

Bob Costas Remembers St. Louis Roots On KMOX With Mike Shannon & John Rooney

Last night ended as a celebration of the St. Louis Cardinals 10,000th regular season victory in franchise victory, but it began as a tribute to former KMOX broadcaster and Baseball Hall of Fame member Bob Costas. He is was named the 2018 recipient of the Ford C. Frick Award and will be inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum on July 28.

KMOX

So, About Jim Riggleman

Is there anything about his past that will tell us what to expect?

Red Reporter

Lee Smith Among Elite Closers

Over the course of February, which is Black History Month, MLB Network and MLB.com are looking back at some of the most prominent African-American players in MLB history. Today, we look back on the career of longtime big league closer Lee Smith.

St. Louis Official Site

'I Need A Miracle Every Day': Jake Peavy Picks Up Pieces Of A Shattered Life

The famous duck boat sits motionless in the quiet of a shed at the center of the property.

Bleacher Report

Lee Smith Should Join The Cardinals Hall Of Fame Next Year

Former closer Lee Smith was one of seven former players nominated to the Cardinal Hall of Fame on Wednesday. Should he be in the Cardinal Hall of Fame?

Redbird Rants

Lee Smith & Brian Mahaffey Inducted Into Missouri Sports Hall Of Fame

The Missouri Sports Hall of Fame ushered in its Class of 2018 on Sunday night during its enshrinement presented by Killian Construction, inducting a group highlighted by Heisman Trophy winner and former Kansas City Chiefs running back Mike Garrett and St. Louis Cardinals closer Lee Smith.

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