Dane Iorg Was Cardinals' World Series Hero - And World Series Tormentor

The designated hitter, an American League concept largely foreign to St. Louis fans but which probably will be seen this summer and fall, has been employed here on just one previous occasion, the 1982 World Series.

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How Cardinals Unwittingly Gave Pirates As Elite Closer

The Cardinals never envisioned Dave Giusti to be a closer and neither did the Pirates. When Giusti transformed into one of the National League’s best saves specialists, he helped the Pirates become an East Division power

RetroSimba

Steve Huntz: First Home Run Made Cardinals A Winner

Steve Huntz had impressive timing for a player with unimpressive numbers.

RetroSimba

Tony Cruz Settling Into New Role

As the sun rose on a recent morning in Spring Training, Tony Cruz sat down a few feet from the clubhouse that he used to locker in a couple of seasons ago.

STL Baseball Weekly

Mike Shildt's Talks With Tony LaRussa Reveal How Cardinals Manager Is The Sum Of Many Mentors

The Cardinals’ Class AA Springfield affiliate and its manager, with the help of seven shutout innings from young lion Carlos Martinez, had just won a playoff game and taken a step toward Mike Shildt’s third consecutive minor-league title when he walked from the clubhouse down the hallway toward his office. The light was off, as he left it.

Bird Land

Yadier Molina Has Reached Legendary Status

A backstop Yadier Molina emulated as a boy, Sandy Alomar Jr., bent the knees that sometimes betrayed him as a catcher, took a seat, and tried to describe the ways Molina has revolutionized their position to increase his durability.

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Celebrating A Long, Rich History

Fifty years ago, in the year of 1.12, the Cardinals opened their home season against the Atlanta Braves. Five members of the starting lineups were on hand at Busch Stadium III Thursday night as either Cardinals Hall of Famers, or National Hall of Famers, including Bob Gibson, who had that magical 1.12 earned run average that year.

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Who Coached The Cardinals Coaches? Staff Discusses Their Mentors

The addition of Mike Maddux and Willie McGee and the return of Jose Oquendo to the Cardinals’ major-league coaching staff has put a renewed emphasis this spring on how important coaches are to a team’s success.

STL Sports Page

Willie McGee's Coaching Lessons Go Beyond Just Baseball

Former Cardinals star center fielder Willie McGee, then a special instructor for the club, had told Tommy Pham as early as 2011 “that I could play in the big leagues,” Pham related the other day. “I’ll never forget that.”

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Bryan Eversgerd Keeps Living The Dream

This is the story about the man who won the lottery and then won the lottery again.

Hochman

Message Sent: John Mozeliak Rips Up Mike Matheny's Coaching Staff. Message Received?

The Cardinals are performing an extensive rearrangement of Mike Matheny’s coaching staff, which looks nothing like Matheny’s former coaching staff…

101 ESPN

Veteran Leadership Could Be The Cardinals' Ticket To The Playoffs

During the Blues’ 2016-2017 season, coach Ken Hitchcock was grating on his team. Hitch is a taskmaster, and his drive was wearing on the players.

101 ESPN

Don Baylor Dies At Age 68

Don Baylor, the 1979 American League MVP and 1987 World Series Champion, died Monday of cancer. He was 68-years-old.

KMOX

Past Could Hold Key For Matt Carpenter

A sweep by the Chicago Cubs. Losing five of their last 18 games. After what was acknowledged as a “tough” week by Mike Matheny, the weekend did not get any easier for the St. Louis Cardinals.

STL Baseball Weekly

Q&A: John Mozeliak Gives Thoughts On 2017 Cardinals

As John Mozeliak enters his 10th season as the Cardinals general manager, he and his team are preparing to do something they have never done: Chase the World Series champion Cubs.

St. Louis Official Site

Cardinals Hope A Spring Focused On 'Little Things' Leads To Big Turnaround

Before he threw one of the first bullpen sessions of spring training Tuesday morning, Cardinals cornerstone pitcher Adam Wainwright politely walked toward his catcher for the morning, extended a hand and introduced himself.

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Johnny Romano: From Slugger To Sub For Cardinals

Seeking a backup to Tim McCarver, the Cardinals acquired a catcher who ranked among the top sluggers at the position and considered himself an everyday player.

RetroSimba

The Cardinals: A Fundamental Mess. Hello? Does Anyone Plan To Clean Up?

If you were watching Michael Phelps and the Olympics instead of Mike Leake and the Cardinals on Tuesday night, well, you didn’t miss much. The big-league debut of pitcher Alex Reyes was something fresh and new and exciting … but that’s about it.

101 ESPN

Rob Rains' "Taking Flight" Teaches You The Cardinal Way

St. Louis Cardinals fans won't hear names like Dirk Kinney, Dave Ricketts, Mike Shildt, Mark DeJohn, Oliver Marmol, and Steve Turco often. Those are the names of managers, coaches, and scouts who tirelessly mold young men into professional baseball players. They take baby birds out of a nest and turn them into high flying Cardinals that you may one day see donning the birds on the bat at Busch Stadium.

KSDK

Yadier Molina, Albert Pujols Still Share Bond

He is an eight-time Gold Glove winner, four-time Platinum Glove recipient, a seven-time All-Star and two-time World Series champion. Yadier Molina is all these and more as he’s hit .300 or better three times in his career and is at .309 today after no one knew quite to expect this spring following two offseason operations to repair left thumb damage.

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