Memphis Redbirds' Pitcher Blake Hawksworth On A Hot Streak

Blake Hawksworth was trying hard to not put words like "streak" or "trend" to his last month of work with the Memphis Redbirds. But it was equally hard not breaking into a grin as he thought of the run he's on right now, capped with a dominating 3-1 getaway day win over Reno on Tuesday before 6,012 at Auto Zone Park.

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Sacramento River Cats Bid For Third Straight Title

The Pacific Coast League kicks off the season on Thursday and leading up to Opening Day, MiLB.com will be taking a close look at what the year might bring for each team.

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Memphis Redbirds' Mitch Boggs On His Game

As the baseball season winds down, forgive Redbirds pitcher Mitchell Boggs if he gets that itch.

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Adam Wainrwright Two More Rehab Outings, Ankiel Return Monday, LaRussa On Glaus

Cardinals executives and uniformed personnel offered a common refrain Saturday about rehabilitating pitcher Adam Wainwright's abbreviated outing the previous night for Class AAA Memphis: Pitching lines can be deceiving.

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Cardinals See Adam Wainwright As Late-Relief Help

A day after Adam Wainwright's rocky first Minor League rehabilitation start, the Cardinals publicly acknowledged that Wainwright is expected to pitch in late-inning relief when he returns to the active Major League roster.

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Veteran's Presence Steadies Redbirds' Staff

John Wasdin turned 36 on Tuesday.

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Memphis Redbirds Survive Hugo Castellanos' Shaky Outing To Beat Nashville Sounds

Hugo Castellanos prides himself on being a versatile, durable pitcher whom the Redbirds can turn to in any situation.

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Anthony Reyes Feels Left Out Of Cardinals Plan

When pitcher Anthony Reyes made his return to Busch Stadium over the weekend, chances are his conversation with St. Louis Cardinals pitching coach Dave Duncan went something like this:

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Bird Rides Right Arm Through Minors

Not a day goes by that Clayton Mortensen doesn't sit back and marvel at the whirlwind year he's had.

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Mike Parisi Returns, Hurls Complete Game

Fresh off his first stint in the major leagues, it didn't take Redbirds pitcher Mike Parisi long to understand the importance of Wednesday's game against the Iowa Cubs.

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Return To Mound Proves Pleasing To Brad Thompson, Mike Parisi To Start

Brad Thompson was ecstatic to be on the mound at AutoZone Park Monday night.

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Jason Motte Picks Up Pitching, Jaime Garcia To Start

Memphis Redbirds relief pitcher Jason Motte comes to the ballpark every day knowing there's a good chance he'll get into the game.

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Cardinals Minor League News & Notes

Ron Flores:
New Memphis Closer

Clayton Mortensen:
Early 2007 Pick Advances To Triple-A

Blake Hawksworth:
Bullpen Session Leads To D.L.

Shaun Garceau:
To Palm Beach D.L.

Casey Mulligan:
Return Visit To Palm Beach

Strauss Live 5-21-08

The Cardinals beat writer goes one-on-one with readers from 1-2 p.m. Wednesday in a live chat.
Wednesday, May 21, 2008 01:00 PM CDT

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Jason Motte On His Switch From Catcher To Pitcher

When the St. Louis Cardinals first approached Jason Motte in 2005 about switching from catcher to pitcher, Motte said thanks, but no thanks.

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Joe Rogers Out For Year

After the news he had received earlier in the day Monday, it would have been understandable if Redbirds pitcher Joe Rogers had been found sitting at his locker sulking.

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Memphis Roster Set

The Memphis Redbirds will open their 2008 Pacific Coast League campaign on Thursday night at Oklahoma.

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Pacific Coast League Preview

A hoard of baseball's best prospects will spend time in the PCL in 2008, from St. Louis' Colby Rasmus (No. 7 on MLB.com's Top 50 Prospects ranking) to San Diego's Chase Headley (No. 29). While they won't begin the year at the Triple-A level, Marlins outfielder Cameron Maybin (No. 3) and Dodgers southpaw Clayton Kershaw (No. 4) could be in line for short, cameo appearances in the coming months.

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That's what the Redbirds are hoping fans will do this year if they can't make it to the ballpark. During the offseason, the club announced a newcomer to its broadcast team, Dave Woloshin. Already a member of WHBQ-650 AM, the Redbirds' flagship radio station, Woloshin will now handle play-by-play duties alongside color analyst Reggie Williams. The regular team of Steve Selby and Charlie Lea will take care of television broadcasts.

Redbirds add two to the roostMemphis also introduced two additions to their on-field staff, one from within the Cardinals organization and another from the International League. Blaise Ilsley will be the 2008 pitching coach after holding the same title the last three years with the Double-A Springfield Cardinals. He will take over for longtime pitching coach Dyar Miller. The second new coach will be Mark Budaska, who spent the last four seasons with the Pawtucket Red Sox. Chris Maloney will return as Redbirds manager this season.

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3. Colby Rasmus, OF
Memphis Redbirds (Cardinals)

There isn't much that Rasmus doesn't do well -- so well, in fact, that you'd better catch him in Memphis sooner rather than later since there's a good chance he'll be in St. Louis before long. The former first-round pick, whose brother Cory shares the same distinction with Atlanta, had his third straight big season in '07, hitting .275 with 29 homers and 79 RBIs for Springfield in the Texas League. He also stole 18 bases, and though he whiffed 108 times, he drew 70 walks, which contributed mightily to his .381 OBP. He also led the Texas League with 93 runs and 69 extra-base hits. He hit .302 with three homers and nine RBIs in his first 43 at-bats with the Major League club this spring.

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Mike Parisi Hopes To Crack Starting Rotation

When the phone call came in late Thursday night from Mike Parisi, a recent addition to the St. Louis Cardinals' 40-man roster, the right-hander wasn't exactly screaming at the top of his lungs or plotting to beat his head against the nearby Empire State building, even though he probably could have done both.

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