News regarding the St. Louis Cardinals.
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Bill Hall took Cards' closer Ryan Franklin deep to bring the Brewers back from the deadlocked ninth. (photo by Barbara Moore)
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News regarding the St. Louis Cardinals.
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An off-day for the Cards, but a lot to think about with the Brewers successfully dealing for CC Sabathia.
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The Cards used a lot of longball to outlast the Mets. A late-inning home run by Chris Duncan tied the game. A last-inning homer by Glaus won it.(photo by Barbara Moore)
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The pitching match-up for tonight's game at Busch Stadium features a couple of seasoned veterans whose current stats don't reflect how they're actually performing so far. They're both anxious, for different reasons.(photo by Alan Penner)
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Right-hander Joel Pineiro (2-4, 4.52) meets left-hander Cole Hamels (9-5, 3.22) when the Cards and Phils clash at Citizens Bank Park. Best of the Cardinals press notes: Pineiro makes only his third start against the Phils; the other two came while he was a member of the Seattle Mariners. He's   more...
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Tidbits regarding the St. Louis Cardinals. (photo by David Watson)
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Matched up against the Phillies' Cole Hamels, it seemed Joel Pineiro would be searching for a way to end his pitching drought some other night, but with a little help from the Cards' leading home run hitter and an All-Star, he got just enough help. The bullpen was surprising as well. And the most   more...
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With Spring Training right around the corner, there are still plenty of holes that need to be filled in each and every major league team. Because of this, and because it is always a good idea to keep an eye on possible transactions, FIO staff writer Shane Huff has dissected the teams by division,   more...
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And it sure doesn't sound like his name is Joel Pineiro.Friend of the Frog Eric Wilbur gives everyone a heads up that Jonathan Papelbon may in reality be the Sox closer next season. If all you're into is the closer news, fast forward through the audio link to about 9:30. But you'll miss where John   more...
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I don't know how accurate this article is, but it presents reasoning I hadn't heard yet as to why the Red Sox acquired Joel Piniero to act as the team's closer. Stats guru and Red Sox senior advisor for baseball operations Bill James has very various theories on what it takes be a major league   more...
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There isn't a pitcher that doesn't think they can close so Timlin's comments shouldn't surprise anyone. The timing of this should raise some eyebrows though about Piniero's grasp on the role. Timlin's been a good team player for the past few seasons and probably wouldn' thave said something if Joel   more...
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If you are a Sox fan, already were in love with Mike TImlin, and couldnt wait to get your hands on JC Romero and Joel Piniero, then you can consider yourself a happy man (and probably a lonely one also). If not, you are probably still scratching your head and wondering how many games will slide   more...
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There are 5 times out there who's closers role is up for grabs. Whos got the best chance, read it here...
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