Top Five Canadian Cardinals Of All-Time

The election of outfielder Larry Walker to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 2020 qualifies him as the top Canadian to play for the Cardinals.

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How Cardinals Used Six Pitchers To Get A Shutout

Like a couple of grand chess masters, managers Joe Torre of the Cardinals and Jim Leyland of the Pirates engaged in a series of maneuvers designed to outwit the other. Torre won, and the result was as unusual as it was satisfying.

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Why Joe Magrane No Longer Fit With Cardinals

Two months after Joe Magrane won five consecutive decisions as a starting pitcher, the Cardinals gave up on him.

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How Cardinals Rallied From Nine Down To Beat Braves

A passed ball was the key to enabling the Cardinals to achieve one of their most amazing comebacks.

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Why Andres Galarraga Was A Bust With Cardinals

Seeking an upgrade at first base, the Cardinals gambled on Andres Galarraga, hoping he wasn’t an out-of-shape retread who couldn’t handle the slider and instead still was an elite hitter who just needed a nurturing environment and a stretch of good health.

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Why Cardinals Were No Dream Team With Scott Cooper

In theory, the trade for Scott Cooper appeared to be ideal for the Cardinals. Cooper was a St. Louis native, a Cardinals fan and a two-time all-star third baseman who looked to be entering his prime. In reality, though, the deal was a bust.

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Building From Within A Strong Point For Cardinals

Within the last decade, the Cardinals have put emphasis on developing from within. That focus has paid dividends, manifesting into 17 players from the current 25-man roster having come through the First-Year Player Draft.

St. Louis Official Site

How Scott Cooper Made Memorable Cardinals Debut

Scott Cooper enjoyed a storybook start to his Cardinals career. It didn’t have a happy ending, though.

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Jaime Garcia: Shades Of John Tudor

An indicator of just how special the performance of rookie pitcher Jaime Garcia was in 2010 for the Cardinals is earned run average.

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Jaime Garcia Extends Cardinals Best Starting Streak Since 1993

The St. Louis Cardinals are working on run of five consecutive starts of seven innings allowing two or fewer runs.

On a day when St. Louis Cardinals second-guessers are out in force following Saturday afternoon-night’s exciting, yet ultimately disappointing 20-inning home loss to the New York Mets, I want to ensure an exceptional outing by 23-year-old left-hander Jaime Garcia is not lost.

The Cardinal Nation Blog

Chris Carpenter's Historic Strikeout-To-Walk Ratio

Strikeouts. They are the flashiest of all possible mound outcomes for a pitcher.

While Greg Maddux once uttered, “Chicks dig the long ball,” had he spoke about pitchers, he easily could have uttered the phrase “Chicks dig punchouts.”

The Cardinal Nation Blog

Stealing A Run

Arguably the most exciting play in baseball, the straight steal of home is rarely seen these days. It happens so infrequently that Jacoby Ellsbury successful attempt against Andy Pettitte became major news— although the Yankees / Red Sox rivalry probably has a little something to do with that. Not to be outdone, Jayson Werth accomplished the feat a little more than two weeks later, to somewhat less fanfare.

The Hardball Times

You Could Look It Up: No Relief In Sight

The next time you're sitting on your sofa contemplating the parade of busted moves by the assembled general managers of your favorite franchise—say, the Mets—and are tempted to proclaim that you could do a better job than that clown in the executive suite, think twice. Anyone can make the easy calls and buy or trade at the top of the market, fishing for the Pujols and Sabathias when they're available. The aspect of the job that earns GMs their end-of-day bourbon and Maalox cocktail is putting together a bullpen. Even the abstemious Branch Rickey might have been driven to drink by relievers had he been forced to give them more than cursory attention; they're just too unpredictable for comfort.

Baseball Prospectus

Blue Jays Scout & Former Rheal Cormier College Teammate Suspended One Year In Gambling Probe

Tommy Tanous will be prowling ball parks looking for talent next season, after all.

The Blue Jays national cross-checker was suspended for a year as part of a gambling investigation by Robert DuPuy, president and CEO of Major League Baseball, earlier this month.

Toronto Sun

Former Cardinal Jaime Moyer In The World Series

About this time of the month 28 years ago, Jamie Moyer, a self-proclaimed C student at Souderton (Pa.) Area High School, decided to skip school along with some of his buddies and take the train about 15 miles to the big city to watch the victory parade of the 1980 World Series champion Philadelphia Phillies.

STL Today

USA Beat Canada 5-4

Barden 2-for-5 with 2 RBI's, 2 Runs, & 1 K.

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Recap

Ex-Cardinals Watch 8-13-08: Suppan Nice Outing, Tatis Comments On Ortiz HR's, Wilson Still Hurting, Cormier & Clapp In Beijing

Rheal Cormier(Team Canada/Olympics):
Rheal Cormier was at a crossroads in his baseball career.
Donning Maple Leaf Makes Cormier Feel Like A Kid Again

Stubby Clapp(Team Canada/Olympics):
Just to see that bulldog smile and bald pate again, glistening in the China heat, reminds you of a place and time far removed from these Beijing Olympic Games.
Stubby's Line Drive Lit The Fire

Jeff Suppan(Brewers):
Shut-down starting pitching is apparently getting contagious for the surging Milwaukee Brewers, and no one is happier than slugger Prince Fielder.
Brew Crew's Streak Hits Seven

Fernando Tatis(Mets):
David Ortiz is a great player, Fernando Tatis admitted as much. But despite Ortiz's impressive two-home run performance Tuesday night, numbers don't lie: Tatis still has one on the Boston slugger -- as well as the rest of Major League baseball.
Tatis Weighs In On Big Papi's Fest

Jack Wilson(Pirates):
Sanchez' middle-infield partner, Jack Wilson, too, will sit on Tuesday. Wilson, who has been bothered by tendinitis in his right shoulder, did not start any of the final four games on the Pirates' most recent 10-game road swing.
Injured Pirates Get Closer To Return

Rheal Cormier Ready For Olympic Challenge

It was an optional practice for the Moncton Mets on a Friday night as they prepared for a Nova Scotia road trip that started in about 12 hours.

Times Transcript

USA Beat Canada 17-5

Brian Barden 1-for-2 with 1 Run & 1 K.

John Gall(USA), Blaine Neal(USA), Stubby Clapp(Canada), & Rheal Cormier(Canada) All Played.

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Brian Barden & USA Baseball 8-1-08

1-for-5 with 1 HR, 1 RBI, 1 Run, & 1 K.
Rheal Cormier & Stubby Clapp also played, for Canada.
Canada Beat USA 4-3 In 10 Innings