Viva El Birdos (Free subscription) | yesterday
You say the darndest things... The worst kept secret in the Midwest this offseason is that the Cards need to make some changes to their middle infield. We know well of Adam Kennedy’s strange, yet fortuitous, demand to be traded. We know that Cesar Izturis and Felipe Lopez are free agents. And we know that Tony loves Aaron Miles (and, oh, btw, he’s arbitration eligible.) The Cards also have Brendan...
View from the cheap seats (Free subscription) | 09/29/2008
3 - Cesar Izturis -- It's amazing how quickly Izturis made Cardinals rooters forget about one-time fan favorite David Eckstein. Maybe that's because he has twice the range and five times the arm of Eckstein. Too bad he can't hit...
AZ Sports Hub (Free subscription) | 09/25/2008
Photo: AP/Tom Gannam Cesar Izturis’ sac fly scored Aaron Miles, breaking a 2-2 tie and lifting the St. Louis Cardinals to a 4-2 win over the Arizona Diamondacks at Busch Stadium on Wednesday. The loss shrunk the Los Angeles Dodgers’ magic number to two games in the National League West race. The Cardinals jumped [...]
Baseball Toaster: The Griddle (Free subscription) | 09/21/2008
MLB.com's Matthew Leach recounts the wild and wooly journey of Cesar Izturis on Monday, an off day for the Cardinals.
The Cub Reporter (Free subscription) | 09/20/2008
Game Chat | Press Pass | BR Preview SP Joel Pineiro SP *Ted Lilly 6-6, 5.24, 71 K, 31 BB, 135.2 IP 15-9, 4.13, 175 K, 61 BB, 191.1 IP SS #Cesar Izturis LF Alfonso Soriano CF Ryan Ludwick SS Ryan Theriot 1B Albert Pujols 1B Derrek Lee 2B #Felipe Lopez 3B Aramis Ramirez 3B Troy Glaus CF *Jim Edmonds RF *Adam Kennedy C Geovany Soto LF Brian Barton 2B Mark DeRosa P Joel Pineiro RF *Kosuke Fukudome C Jason...
Cardinals Best News Links (Free subscription) | 09/11/2008
Cesar Izturis: Fielder's Choice GWRBI Leader Josh Kinney: Circle Completed Adam Wainwright: Making A Big Difference Ryan Bird: This Bird Wants To Turn Red
Cardinals Best News Links (Free subscription) | 09/11/2008
Individual Highlights: Cesar Izturis 2-for-4 with 1 Run & Assisted In 1 Double Play. Albert Pujols 2-for-4 with 1 2B, 1 RBI, 1 Run, 1 K, & Assisted In 1 Double Play. Ryan Ludwick 1-for-4 with 1 HR, 2 RBI's, 1 Run, & 1 K. Jason Motte 1 Inning, 0 Hits Or Runs, 1 BB, & 2 K's(pitches-strikes:20-12)(ground out-fly out:1-0)(inherited runners-scored:1-0). Josh Kinney 1 Inning, 0 Hits Or Runs, & 1 K(pitches-strikes:6-6)(ground...
The Cub Reporter (Free subscription) | 09/11/2008
Game Chat | Press Pass | BR Preview SP *Ted Lilly SP Braden Looper 13-9, 4.43, 161 K, 60 BB, 176.2 IP 12-11, 4.09, 87 K, 41 BB, 174 IP LF Alfonso Soriano SS Cesar Izturis SS Ryan Theriot 3B #Felipe Lopez 1B Derrek Lee 1B Albert Pujols 3B Aramis Ramirez RF Ryan Ludwick C Geovany Soto C Yadier Molina RF *Kosuke Fukudome LF Josh Phelps 2B Mark DeRosa 2B *Adam Kennedy CF *Felix Pie P Braden Looper P *Ted...
Cardinals Best News Links (Free subscription) | 09/10/2008
Individual Highlights: Skip Schumaker 2-for-4 with 1 2B, 1 Run, & 2 K's. Albert Pujols 2-for-4 with 1 HR, 3 RBI's, 1 Run, & Assisted In 2 Double Plays. Yadier Molina 1-for-2 with 2 BB's & 1 GIDP. Felipe Lopez 1-for-3 with 1 2B, 1 BB, & Assisted In 1 Double Play. Cesar Izturis 0-for-4 with 1 RBI, 1 K, & Assisted In 1 Double Play. Jason Motte 0.2 Innings, 0 Hits Or Runs, & 1 K(pitches-strikes:10-7)(ground...
Baseball Musings (Free subscription) | 09/10/2008
The Cardinals win in the bottom of the ninth, 4-3 over Chicago. Cesar Izturis checks his swing but grounds the ball to second with the infield in. Brendan Ryan breaks from third on contact and beats the throw to the...
Cardinals Best News Links (Free subscription) | 09/02/2008
Individual Highlights: Cesar Izturis 3-for-5 with 1 Run, 2 SB's, 1 K, & Assisted In 1 Double Play. Ryan Ludwick 2-for-4 with 2 2B's, 1 Two-Out RBI, 1 Run, 1 HBP, & 2 K's. Albert Pujols 1-for-3 with 1 HR, 2 RBI's, 1 Run, 2 IBB's, 1 GIDP, & Assisted In 2 Double Plays. Yadier Molina 1-for-5 with 1 HR, 1 RBI, 1 Run, & 1 GIDP. Felipe Lopez 3-for-5 with 1 HR, 1 Two-Out RBI, 1 Run, & 1 K. Joe Mather 1-for-2...
Cardinals Best News Links (Free subscription) | 08/25/2008
Individual Highlights: Cesar Izturis 2-for-5 with 1 K & Assisted In 1 Double Play. Joe Mather 1-for-2 with 1 2B, 2 RBI's(1 w/Two-Outs), 1 Run, 2 BB's, & 1 Sac Fly. Albert Pujols 2-for-2 with 1 HR, 2 RBI's, 1 Run, 3 BB's(2 IBB), & Assisted In 1 Double Play. Aaron Miles 2-for-4 with 1 Run. Brian Barton 3-for-3 with 1 2B, 2 RBI's, & 1 Run. Chris Perez (SV, 5), 1.1 innings, 0 Hits Or Runs(pitches-strikes:14-10)(ground...
Baseball Toaster: The Griddle (Free subscription) | 08/23/2008
The Cardinals demolished the Braves in St. Louis tonight by an 18-3 margin. The Cardinals had 26 hits, including four each by Yadier Molina and Cesar Izturis. The last team to get at least 26 hits in a game was Texas, which picked up 29 hits in its 30-3 whipping of the Orioles on this same date last year. Joel Pineiro got a save as he pitched the last 3 innings of the game. The 15 run margin for the...
Cardinals Best News Links (Free subscription) | 08/18/2008
Individual Highlights: Skip Schumaker 2-for-5 with 1 RBI. Ryan Ludwick 2-for-4 with 1 2B, 1 Two-Out RBI, & 1 BB. Rick Ankiel 0-for-3 with 2 BB's & 2 K's. Troy Glaus 1-for-3 with 1 RBI, 1 BB, & 1 K. Felipe Lopez 1-for-1 with 1 HBP. Rough Outing: Cesar Izturis 0-for-3 with 1 K. Kyle Lohse Loss(13-6), Started, 6 Innings, 7 Hits, 3 Runs(All ER), 3 BB's(1 IBB), 1 WP, & 2 K's.(pitches-strikes:115-74)(ground...
Cardinals Best News Links (Free subscription) | 08/15/2008
Individual Highlights: Ryan Ludwick 2-for-4 with 1 2B, 1 HR, 3 RBI's, 1 Run, & 2 K's. Troy Glaus 1-for-4 with1 2B & 1 K. Felipe Lopez 2-for-4 with 1 OF Assist. Aaron Miles 2-for-4 with 1 2B & Assisted In 1 Double Play. Cesar Izturis 2-for-4 with 2 Runs, 1 SB, & Assisted In 1 Double Play. Todd Wellemeyer Win(10-4), Started, 7.2 Innings, 3 Hits, 0 Runs, 4 BB's, 1 HBP, & 3 K's(pitches-strikes:112-67)(ground...
