How Matt Keough Helped Cardinals In Chase For Title

A stint with the Cardinals enabled Matt Keough to share a championship season with his father.

RetroSimba

Matt Keough Dies At 64

Matt Keough, a former major league pitcher and an occasional figure on "Real Housewives of Orange County," died Friday at the age of 64. The cause was not made public.

CNN

Trejyn Fletcher Might Become Cardinals' Maine Man

The St. Louis Cardinals have taken seven players out of the state of Maine since the June amateur draft was instituted in 1965. None of them have reached the big leagues. Trejyn Fletcher is looking to change that. Selected 58th overall last summer out of Portland’s Deering High School, the tooled-up outfielder is No. 10 on our Cardinals Top Prospects list.

Fangraphs

Is Seung-Hwan Oh As Determined As So Taguchi With Cardinals?

In 2002, when the Cardinals signed their first Asian-born player, outfielder So Taguchi of Japan, the results weren’t immediately favorable. Taguchi experienced demotions and failure before he adjusted to American professional baseball. To his credit, Taguchi persevered and developed into a productive major leaguer who contributed to championship teams.

RetroSimba

Jason Heyward Ranks #4 On MLB Network's Top Ten 2015 Right Fielders

MLB Network's list of the top 10 right fielders in the Majors Leagues right now has a bit of a National League flair. Seven of the players listed -- including six of the top seven -- hail from the Senior Circuit, with the largest concentration (three apiece) in the NL East and the NL Central.

MLB Official Site

Matt Keough Gets A Year In Jail For DUI Near Orange County Home

Former all-star pitcher Matt Keough has been sentenced to a year in jail for driving drunk near his Orange County home.

Canadian Press

Ex-Cardinals Watch 8-21-09: Daric Barton, Scott Rolen, & Jeff Suppan All On Rehab; Chris Lambert Claimed Off Waivers; Chris Duncan Released

Chris Lambert (Orioles):
Orioles claimed him off waivers fromthe Tigers.
Jason Beck Twitter

The Baltimore Orioles claimed right-hander Chris Lambert off waivers from the Tigers Thursday, adding a bit of pitching depth for the O's in their second transaction with Detroit this week.
Tigers Official Site

Jim Riggleman (Nationals MGR):
Now that Mike Rizzo has been named the general manager, the Nationals must decide who becomes the manager on a permanent basis.

Interim manager Jim Riggleman has done a good job since taking over the club after the All-Star break, going 17-16 entering Thursday's action against the Rockies.
All Nats All The Time

Chris Duncan (Free Agent):
The man the Red Sox acquired in the Julio Lugo trade, outfielder Chris Duncan, has been released after less than a month with Boston.
Providence Journal

Matt Keough (Retired):
A former major league baseball pitcher and husband of a "Real Housewives of Orange County" cast member is facing drunk driving charges -- again.
KTLA

Jeff Weaver (Dodgers):
Jeff Weaver, starting in place of the injured Hiroki Kuroda, gave way after 5 1/3 effective innings, lowering his ERA as a starter to 3.13.
Dodgers Official Site

Russell Branyan (Mariners):
The strikeouts are mounting for Mariners first baseman Russell Branyan, but his support system remains rock solid.
Mariners Official Site

Luis Perdomo (Padres):
The Padres have entertained, at least in early talks, the thought of a six-man rotation during the month of September, though long reliever Luis Perdomo won't likely get a look as a starter in the final month of the regular season.
Padres Official Site

J.D. Drew (RedSox):
Drew made Blue Jays starter Brett Cecil pay for leaving a pair of fastballs -- a two-seamer and a four-seamer -- up in the zone, hitting a leadoff home run in the third inning and going deep again in the fourth, also scoring Mike Lowell from first.
RedSox Official Site

Daric Barton (Athletics):
Assigned to A-Advanced Stockton from AZL Athletics in his rehab.

Scott Rolen (Reds):
Assigned to Triple-A Louisville to begin rehab.

Jeff Suppan (Brewers):
Assigned to Triple-A Nashville from Single-A Wisconsin in his rehab.

Just got the pitching line from Jeff Suppan's minor league rehab start with Class AAA Nashville tonight and it wasn't pretty:

3.2 IP, 8 H, 5 R, 5 ER, 0 BB, 3 K.
Journal Sentinel

Alberto Castillo (Free Agent):
The Newark Bears of the Atlantic League activated him from the disabled list then released him. He played in 78 games batting .239 (51-for-214) with eight doubles, three home runs, 25 RBIs, 26 runs, 29 walks, and 33 strikeouts.

Wayne Lundgren (Brockton):
The Brockton Rox of the Can-Am League placed him on the disabled list retroactive to August 19.

Jason Marquis (Rockies):
Pitcher Jason Marquis has called the Staten Island team in the Little League World Series to wish them luck. Marquis played in Williamsport, Pa., as a kid for the team, which finished third.
Denver Post

Matt Keough In Jail

Former All-Star pitcher Matt Keough remained jailed Friday in Newport Beach, Calif., four days after he was arrested for violating his parole by binge drinking at a hotel bar.

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