8 Feb 2012 at 11:10pm
There have been several very good home run hitters born in Missouri . Home of the St. Louis Cardinals and Kansas City Royals, this state is home to two MLB teams and is the birthplace of over 550 MLB players. Here's a look at the top 10 home run hitters with a hometown in...
The Cardinals lost free-agent right-hander Edwin Jackson to the Washington Nationals. That they weren't able to sign Jackson was not unexpected but the move meant that the Cardinals will have an unprecedented five picks out of the first 58 in this year's June draft.
Jackson was worth a compensatory pick. The Cards will get two picks for first baseman Albert Pujols and another for right-handed reliever Octavio Dotel to go with their own choice.
Jackson had sought a multi-year contract but signed with Washington for one year and $10 million. The Cardinals had shown more recent interest when agent Scott Boras' tone changed more to a one-year deal than one of several years. But they weren't about to go to $10 million. The Cardinals at the time were seeking veteran...
8 Feb 2012 at 11:40am
It's foolish to write Mike Matheny's Cardinals off just because the team lost the best player-manager combination in baseball.
7 Feb 2012 at 3:49pm
The original face of the Montreal Expos is heading to the Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame.
7 Feb 2012 at 11:52am
On occasion, Big League Stew honors a birthday boy per week by taking a longer look at his career. Please join us in lighting the candles. Dan Quisenberry, who would have turned 59 on Tuesday, was one of the unlikeliest ? Continue reading ?
6 Feb 2012 at 3:22pm
Light-hitting infielder Alex Cora has agreed to a minor league contract with the St. Louis Cardinals and would get an $800,000 deal if added to the 40-man roster. The 36-year-old played all four infield positions last season for the Washington Nationals while appearing in 91 games and making 16 starts at third base.
6 Feb 2012 at 2:42pm
Now that the drama of the football season is over and March Madness is not quite upon us, we can turn our attention to baseball. Happily, there is no labor strife on the diamond this year, unlike the public spitting contests football and basketball gave us.
6 Feb 2012 at 1:37pm
As I sit here watching an endless string of commercials posing a the Super Bowl, I realize that the Super Bowl does beat the World Series as a championship event. As a lifelong baseball fan, former high school baseball coach, and a fairly ambivalent football fan, I am loathe to...
5 Feb 2012 at 5:30pm
Brad Penny is headed to Japan. The 33-year-old righty will join the Softbank Hawks of Japan's Pacific League, the team announced on its website Sunday. Penny, who pitched 12 seasons in the majors for six teams, indicated earlier in the week via Twitter he was headed for Japan.
5 Feb 2012 at 2:09am
The Softbank Hawks of Japan's Pacific League have signed former major league pitcher Brad Penny to a one-year contract. Softbank announced the signing of free agent Penny on its website Sunday The 33-year-old right-hander is expected to arrive in Japan on Wednesday. Financial terms of the deal were not released.
2 Feb 2012 at 5:03pm
The Nationals are heading to spring training with what appears to be one of the deepest starting staffs in the major leagues.
2 Feb 2012 at 6:41am
Commissioner Bud Selig of Major League Baseball wants more playoff teams added to Major League Baseball's postseason. With that will come more playoff games and added excitement at the end of the season. The new collective bargaining agreement signed in late November calls for a...
2 Feb 2012 at 6:01am
Adding more playoff teams to Major League Baseball's postseason simply makes mathematical sense. It may mean having an earlier start to the season in the spring, but expanding the playoffs to include more teams would make MLB more in line with other sports leagues.
2 Feb 2012 at 5:30am
Super Bowl XLVI is upon us. The New York Giants and New England Patriots are going to meet each other for the second time in four years in the biggest showcase of a single sporting event in the United States. The World Series is a week and a half long and features the two best teams...
2 Feb 2012 at 3:36am
It was a culinary paradox: How could a Missouri sports bar and grill named for slugger Albert Pujols continue to exist after he departed the beloved St. Louis Cardinals for the dreaded West Coast via free agency? Answer: It couldn't. ? Continue reading ?
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