Cards will 'push, scratch' to retain Pujols
MSNBC.com: Baseball (Free subscription) | 12/04/2009
Cardinals president Bill DeWitt III acknowledged Thursday that the Cardinals will go beyond their "comfort level" in locking up Albert Pujols.
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MLB Trade Rumors: Will the Cardinals Deal Albert Pujols'?
Fake Teams (Free subscription) | 12/04/2009
More photos » by Morry Gash - AP 9 days ago: FILE - In this Sept. 9, 2009, file photo, St. Louis Cardinals' Albert Pujols smiling as he looks back at the Cardinals' dugout after hitting a two-run home run during the fifth inning of a baseball game against the Milwaukee Brewers in Milwaukee. Pujols was unanimously voted National League MVP on Tuesday, Nov. 24, 2009, becoming the...
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Odds & Ends: Pujols, Gonzalez, D-Backs, Stairs
MLB Trade Rumors (Free subscription) | 12/04/2009
Some Thursday night links... Cardinals president Bill DeWitt III spoke openly about the club's limitations in retaining Albert Pujols beyond his current deal, writes Joe Strauss of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch. Signing Pujols and free agent Matt Holliday to new contracts would almost definitely mean committing upwards of 40% of the team's payroll to two players. If the Tigers cannot re-sign...
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Blogging the Offseason: St. Louis Cardinals [2]
SimonOnSports (Free subscription) | 4 hours ago
... prohibitive when considering how much of the payroll will have to soon be devoted to keeping Pujols. 2. Outside of Holliday the Cards have a handful of important players as free agents (DeRosa, Piniero, Ankiel, Smoltz, etc.) whom do they bring back? Smoltz is really the only player I see the Cardinals bringing back of that group. The Cardinals love his versatility, his experience, leadership,...
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MLB Trade Rumors: Brad Penny Signs with the Cardinals
Fake Teams (Free subscription) | yesterday
... getting that much money from a Cardinal team that is looking for a big bat to complement Albert Pujols in their lineup. Penny went 11-9 with a 4.88 ERA and a 1.40 WHIP pitching in Boston and San Francisco. In Boston, Penny made 24 starts going 7-8 with a 5.61 ERA and a 1.534 WHIP. In his 6 starts in SF, Penny went 4-1 with a 2.59 ERA and a 0.96 WHIP. I expect a 2010 Brad Penny to be somewhere...
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Brees Finalist For Athlete of the Year Award
New Orleans Saints (Free subscription) | yesterday
... States; Jimmie Johnson, auto racing, United States; Manny Pacquiao, boxing, Philippines; Albert Pujols, baseball, Dominican Republic; and Tiger Woods, golf, United States. The women’s ballot consists of: Yelena Isinbaeva, track and field, Russia; Carmelita Jeter, track and field, United States; Courtney Kupets, gymnastics, United States; Linet Masai, track and field, Kenya; Lorena...
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Letter to the Edtor: World at War... Bufallo, o Buffalo
It is High, It is Far, It is ... ca (Free subscription) | 12/06/2009
... even would have made the playoffs this year. 3. Who will the Yankees play at first base next year, Pujols or Tex? That is after they acquire Pujols, Molina, Wainright, Carpenter and Holliday after they buy the St. Louis franchise, add the above to their roster, and end the Cardinals. 4. How are the Yankees good for baseball when they raid other franchises of their best players resulting...
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Buehrle bids to be Cardinals manager
MLB (Free subscription) | yesterday
At an auction to benefit Albert Pujols' foundation, Mark Buehrle put in the winning bid to be the "Cardinals Manager for a Day" for a Spring Training contest in Florida.
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As the Golf Ball Turns — Coming Soon to All Channels
St. Louis CofCC Blog (Free subscription) | yesterday
... 54 years on the air Don’t fear. We’ve got ‘As the Golf Ball Turns’ to tide us over until Albert Pujols drops a bad ‘roid test. KSDK: Pitcher Brad Penny to sign one-year deal with Cards pending a physical Presumably, he cost far more than his name. P-D: State looks to close Wellston schools, merge students into Normandy That’s like going from the frying pan to the fire. P-D: Judge sends dog...
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Twins Notes: Redmond, Mauer, Infielders, and Indianapolis...
AaronGleeman.com (Free subscription) | 12/07/2009
... alter their approach to him quickly. He was MLB's second-best fastball hitter after only Albert Pujols and 25 of his 28 homers came off fastballs, so fewer fastballs in 2010 could hurt Mauer. Three prominent free-agent infielders have signed already and based on the salaries handed out to Chone Figgins , Marco Scutaro , and Placido Polanco this looks to be a buyer's market (or at least not...
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Umm, so …
Baseball Prospectus: Unfiltered (Free subscription) | 12/08/2009
... it, the market is slow to develop. Matt Holliday is unlikely to stay in St. Louis, unless Albert Pujols exerts pressure on the team to re-sign him. Roy Halladay is unlikely to be traded, unless he changes his mind on his Florida fixation. John Lackey is unlikely to sign until someone makes him a crazy offer or the market is set by a deal. There’s dominoes set up, but none quite ready to...
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Re-Imagining 2009
Bugs and Cranks (Free subscription) | 12/07/2009
... little Jason has been able to relocate mum’s noggin. Danny Trejo (Navajas in Desperado ) as Albert Pujols What're you lookin' at, puta?! Simply stated, Phat Albert has a lot in common with Trejo — they’re both the biggest, baddest mothafuckas in the game. El Hombre may not have a gigantic-ass tatt on his chest, but just as Trejo was lethal with those knives as he stalked Antonio Banderas,...
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Cardinals Notes: Boras Meeting, Holliday Alternatives
MLB Trade Rumors (Free subscription) | 12/07/2009
... do with large deals won't be beneficial as the expensive years will coincide with those of Albert Pujols , if and when he, too, gets a new contract. Strauss names Vicente Padilla and Ben Sheets as possible free agent arms to target. Interesting note on the Cardinals from Strauss; they haven't made a trade at the Winter Meetings since 2003 when they acquired Adam Wainwright , Jason Marquis...
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Blogger Hints 101 - "Headlines to Get Your Baseball Blog Noticed and Increase Traffic"
Beyond the Boxscore (Free subscription) | 12/05/2009
... to go after the headliners of the day. Remember everyone can write about the greatness Albert Pujols or Joe Mauer , it takes a real blogger to prove that Jeremy Affeldt was robbed of the MVP this last year. Attention Making Headlines Three Red Sox Players in Love Triangle: Look at Next Trade for the Odd Man Out Damon goes from 12 to 17 to 24 HRs: Gotta be Steroids Steven Stratsburg: Put...
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Preparing the Ground
Baseball Digest Daily (Free subscription) | 12/04/2009
... payroll to the $125 million range, there would be too much money tied in all of this, with Albert Pujols, Chris Carpenter, Adam Wainwright and Kyle Lohse already bringing in major portions of the payroll. I have never honestly held my breath on a Holliday return, though I realize that it’s still possible. I just don’t know that tying up that much long-term is in the best interest...