The Best Moment In Each Ballpark's History

As baseball stadiums sit empty, still, you can’t help and look at them and think of what has happened there, memories we’ll carry with us the rest of our lives. Because when greatness has happened before, it reminds us it can, and will, happen again.

St. Louis Official Site

Indians, Yankees Interested In Andrew McCutchen

Andrew McCutchen, OF, Giants — The Indians and Yankees were exploring the possibility of McCutchen, who has cleared waivers and can be traded anywhere. McCutchen isn’t the player he was in his MVP days in Pittsburgh, but one who can still be a major factor for a contending team with his defense and ability to impact a game offensively.

Boston Globe

Free Agent Profile: Lance Lynn

Lance Lynn, a right-handed starting pitcher who turns 31 in May, has spent his entire career with the Cardinals since being drafted in 2008. He’s one of the four best starting pitchers on the free agent market, and he’ll continue seeking a multiyear deal in the new year.

MLB Trade Rumors

Long Road To Williamsport & Back For Lance Lynn

Lance Lynn won’t forget the fleet of police cars ringed around the outside of the ballfield, surrounding it, their lights primed to pulse and swirl the moment the game ended and a champion revealed.

Post-Dispatch

Jason Motte's Journey To Rockies Reliever Started Behind The Plate

When Jason Motte was drafted by the St. Louis Cardinals in 2003, he envisioned a career behind the plate, not one on the mound peering in at it.

Denver Post

Darin Erstad, Troy Percival Reunite As Rivals

Former Angels Darin Erstad and Troy Percival reunited on the field Friday not as teammates, but as rivals.

Anaheim Official Site

John Lackey, Jimmy Nelson To Battle In Rubber Match In St. Louis

The Cardinals' John Lackey has two scoreless outings under his belt this season. They came in his last start, on Friday against the Dodgers, and against the Brewers on April 16. Milwaukee will seek redemption against the veteran right-hander in Wednesday's series finale at Busch Stadium.
St. Louis Official Site

John Lackey has been more than comfortable at Busch Stadium since the St. Louis Cardinals acquired him at last year's trade deadline.
Fox Sports Midwest

How Miguel Socolovich Is Like Troy Percival For Cardinals

In one weekend, Troy Percival went from being perceived as a risk to being viewed as a valuable reliever for the Cardinals.

RetroSimba

Troy Percival's Durability Disappeared After Signing With Tigers

For the Tigers, the perils of signing an aging closer reared their heads a decade before inking Joe Nathan.

Bless You Boys

Former Cardinals Garner Enough Hall Support For Another Look

John Smoltz, who garnered the last of his 213 career wins in St. Louis, where he closed out his 21-year career, will be enshrined in Cooperstown's National Baseball Hall of Fame in July as one of four players to be named on at least 75 percent of the ballots cast by members of the Baseball Writers' Association of America.
St. Louis Official Site

Lefthander Randy Johnson, righthanders Pedro Martinez and John Smoltz and infielder Craig Biggio all were elected to the National Baseball Hall of Fame in voting announced Tuesday afternoon by the Hall.
Post-Dispatch

Former Cardinals' reliever John Smoltz has been elected into the MLB Hall of Fame in his first year of eligibility.
KMOV

Larry Walker, the best position player to ever come out of Canada, didn’t come close to garnering enough votes to earn entry in the Baseball Hall of Fame on Tuesday.
Vancouver Sun

Three pitchers who combined to win nine Cy Young Awards and a member of Major League Baseball’s 3,000 Hit Club were elected to the National Baseball Hall of Fame in balloting by the BBWAA verified by Ernst & Young. There were 549 Baseball Writers from around the country who cast their votes including Rob Rains and 11 other writers from the St. Louis area.
STL Sports Page (Audio)

Those who have had the pleasure to appreciate John Smoltz's competitive nature understand why he has always seemingly been at his best when he felt the odds were stacked against him.
Atlanta Official Site

After all the speeches have been spoken and the endless applause has quieted so that the last "attaboys" are audible, the newest members of the National Baseball Hall of Fame gather for a members-only, Sunday evening dinner with those enshrined in previous years.
Atlanta Official Site

Large Lee got another large rebuff.
Chicago-N Official Site

Randy Johnson, Pedro Martinez, John Smoltz and Craig Biggio were elected to the National Baseball Hall of Fame in a blockbuster vote by the Baseball Writers' Association of America on Tuesday. The three pitchers were voted in their first time on the ballot, while Biggio was selected in his third year.
Colorado Official Site

2015 Baseball Hall Of Fame Ballot Revealed

The 2015 ballot for the Baseball Hall of Fame has been unveiled on the BBWAA website and, as was obviously expected, it's headlined by two first-time pitchers who should make it in Randy Johnson and Pedro Martinez.
CBS Sports

For "Fireman," an ode to closers published in 2010, Mariano Rivera was the cover boy. Providing the foreword for the book was the man who for a long time had been the closing fraternity's poster boy, Lee Smith.
St. Louis Official Site

In five years as a coach, Mark McGwire has achieved something he long wanted: he's just a guy doing his best to help his team win. McGwire does his work -- quite successfully the past few seasons -- and stays out of the spotlight.
St. Louis Official Site

Not many Major Leaguers can claim status as a national baseball icon, a cornerstone for two franchises and a key veteran presence for a third, but Larry Walker has all that on his resume and more.
Colorado Official Site

The 2015 ballot for the Baseball Hall of Fame was announced on Monday with Randy Johnson, Pedro Martinez, and John Smoltz headlining the newest of the 17 additions to the 34 candidates.
STL Baseball Weekly

Troy Percival Named UC Riverside Head Coach

Longtime major league reliever Troy Percival is the new baseball coach at UC Riverside.

KMOX

John Mozeliak Outfoxed Billy Beane On Brett Wallace Deal

In dealing Brett Wallace, the Cardinals acquired one of the cornerstones of their batting order, left fielder Matt Holliday, and cleared the way for David Freese to become their third baseman.

RetroSimba

John Smoltz, Troy Percival, & Julian Tavarez On The 2015 Hall Of Fame Ballot

The 2015 ballot of candidates for induction into the National Baseball Hall of Fame will deliver another brushback pitch of reality that an era marked by home runs and slugging really was one flush with great pitching.

MLB Official Site

Could David Eckstein Rejoin The Angels?

With one Eckstein in the house, could another follow?

LA Times

Did You Know? World Series Game Five: Red Sox 3, Cardinals 1

A look at some notable facts and figures from the Boston Red Sox's 3-1 win over the St. Louis Cardinals in Game 5 of the World Series at Busch Stadium on Monday night.

St. Louis Official Site

Troy Percival Hopes To Return To MLB In Coaching Role

It's been four years since Troy Percival threw a Major League pitch, and while he's comfortable with the fact that he won't do so again, he's itching to return to Major League Baseball. Percival's agent, Paul Cohen of TWC Sports, tells MLBTR that his client is interested in returning to the bigs in a coaching capacity, with an eye on eventually finding his way into a managerial role:

MLB Trade Rumors

Behold The Compensation Cardinals

The Cardinals owe Adam Kennedy a thank you.

Bird Land

Who Were Biggest Draft Busts In Cardinals History?

With the MLB amateur player draft now just a week away, attention is beginning to build about who the Cardinals will take with their two first-round selections, the 19th and 28th overall picks in the draft.

STL Sports Page

Set To Debut Tuesday, Kyle McClellan Eager To Compete

Rangers right-hander Kyle McClellan is ready to pitch in a game and compete for a spot on the Opening Day staff.

Texas Official Site