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Projected top five St. Louis Cardinals stories of 2012
Note to readers: I wrote this post prior to year-end, obviously long before Thursday evening’s news that Dave Duncan is taking an indefinite leave of absence as Cardinals pitching coach. Rather than...
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Cardinals Winter Warm-Up photos: Monday, 1/16
St. Louis Cardinals photos from Monday’s third and final session of the 2012 Winter Warm-Up at St. Louis’ Hyatt Regency at the Arch. Included in row order below are Allen Craig, Kyle McClellan, Kyle...
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Beltran’s big May continues
May has been a big month for St. Louis Cardinals outfielder Carlos Beltran, as he was already been named the NL Player of the Week for the period of May 6-13. The switch-hitter’s success continued on...
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Cardinals may soon have first-ever five 20-home run hitters
With each home run, St. Louis Cardinals catcher Yadier Molina extends his second consecutive career-best season. The 29-year-old cranked number 19 on Friday night in Los Angeles. In doing so, Molina...
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Molina becomes 2012 Cardinals’ fifth 70-RBI man
Eariler, we looked at the balance exhibited by the 2012 St. Louis Cardinals offense in the context of having five 20-home run hitters. On Saturday, the team emphasized their offensive parity in another...
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Switch-hitting Beltran’s unusual feat
St. Louis Cardinals right fielder Carlos Beltran’s two two-run home runs on Sunday were interesting from both a team and a personal perspective. For the Cardinals, his five RBI (he added another on a...
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Bruce’s Silver Slugger should have gone to Holliday or Beltran
In the National League Silver Slugger Awards announced Thursday night, the St. Louis Cardinals were shut out for the second consecutive season. At catcher, San Francisco’s Buster Posey took the honor,...
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New York writer’s idea of Beltran to Yankees shot down
It is again that time of year when rumors of free agent interest and potential trades dominate baseball headlines. Unfortunately, it is usually difficult – if not impossible – to determine the original...
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Cardinals and ex-Cardinals committing to 2013 WBC
Two St. Louis Cardinals players, Carlos Beltran and Yadier Molina, plan to represent Puerto Rico in the 2013 World Baseball Classic to be held in March. Left-hander Jaime Garcia was announced as a...
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Reviewing predictions: TCN Blog’s top five Cardinals stories of 2012
Last January, I published my predictions of the topics I thought could evolve into the top five stories across the Cardinal Nation in 2012. With the benefit of full hindsight, including the top 20...
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Cardinals Winter Warm-Up photos: Monday, 1/21/13
St. Louis Cardinals photos from Monday’s third and final session of the 2013 Winter Warm-Up at St. Louis’ Hyatt Regency at the Arch. Included in row order below are Matt Carpenter, Bill DeWitt III,...
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Adams’ MLB chances take a knee (or two)
Hard-hitting first-baseman Matt Adams arrived at St. Louis Cardinals spring training camp with hopes of making the major league club as a bench bat and defensive reserve at first base. Healed after...
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World Baseball Classic begins late Friday night
Five St. Louis Cardinals players will soon be taking leave from the club’s spring training camps to participate in the 2013 World Baseball Classic. Major Leaguers are catcher Yadier Molina and...
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Workload worries for Beltran, Molina and Wainwright
One of the major concerns during Mike Matheny’s first season managing the St. Louis Cardinals in 2012 was his reluctance to give key players enough rest during the season to ensure they were fresh in...
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TCN blog 2013 top story #18: Beltran walks again
In his two seasons as the St. Louis Cardinals’ right fielder, Carlos Beltran walked 103 times. Following the 2013 campaign, the Puerto Rican native prepared to take a different kind of walk – back into...
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