Giants 6, Cardinals 3, Final - Jun. 30, 2009

Tim Lincecum's Haircut Is Now Self-Aware [Mlb]
deadspin.com 6/30/2009 — Randy Johnson has had a tremendous impact on the San Francisco Giants ' pitching staff, but not because of his experience and wisdom. It's because he has youngsters like Tim Lincecum believing in the power of the mullet. Seriously, have you seen ...

Why I can’t stand Tony La Russa
hardballtimes.com 6/30/2009 — Buried in this story about Khalil Greene going back on the DL is this nugget : The Cardinals purchased the contract of 24-year-old righty Clayton Mortensen from Triple-A Memphis. That move restores pitching staff to 13 after one day with a dozen following the acquisition of Mark DeRosa from ...

Daily Rubbish: June 30, 2009
sportsrubbish.com 6/30/2009 — Video of the Day: Snatch Wars (Snatch vs. Star Wars) - Language NSFW Today’s Links: The Real All-Time Home Run List [ Zoner Sports ] Cow Fire [ The Cooley Zone ] A philosophy of fandom [ AZ Snakepit ] Top 10 non-MLB home plate collisions [ Epic Carnival ] Coach quits ...

Albert’s Pace
baseballmusings.com 7/1/2009 — Albert Pujols hit two home runs Tuesday night giving him four multi-home run games in June and seven on the season. He also brings his home run total to 30 in 79 Cardinals games. That puts him on a pace for 61.5 homers. He could wind up the first player to pass Roger Maris without a steroid ...

Monday Blues, Big Unit, Lohse, — Redbirds Rap

Game 79 Open Thread: Giants at Cardinals — Viva El Birdos

Game 79 Overflow Thread — Viva El Birdos

Pujols outdoes even himself — Obviously, You're Not a Golfer

We Are All Witnesses — C70 At The Bat

Johnson, Giants beat Cardinals 6-3 — Boston.com -- Baseball News 7/1/2009
Randy Johnson won his third straight decision and 303rd of his career despite surrendering two home runs to Albert Pujols in the San Francisco Giants' 6-3 victory over the St. Louis Cardinals on Tuesday night.

Johnson, Giants best Carpenter, Cards (AP) — Yahoo! Sports - MLB News 7/1/2009
Randy Johnson won his third straight decision and 303rd of his career despite surrendering two home runs to Albert Pujols in the San Francisco Giants' 6-3 victory over the St. Louis Cardinals on Tuesday night. The Cardinals couldn't overcome ...

DeRosa leaves game with hurt wrist — Boston.com -- Baseball News 7/1/2009
St. Louis infielder Mark DeRosa injured his left wrist while swinging Tuesday night during the Cardinals' 6-3 loss to the San Francisco Giants.

Giants 6, Cardinals 3 — NYT > Baseball 7/1/2009
ST. LOUIS (AP) -- Randy Johnson won his third straight decision and 303rd of his career despite surrendering two home runs to Albert Pujols in the San Francisco Giants' 6-3 victory over the St. Louis Cardinals on Tuesday night.

Giants beat Cardinals, 6-3 — L.A. Times - Baseball News 7/1/2009
Randy Johnson wins his third straight for San Francisco, despite giving up two home runs to Albert Pujols. > San Francisco 6, at St. Louis 3: Randy Johnson won his third straight ...

Pujols homers twice off Unit, but Giants hold off Cardinals — USATODAY.com MLB - Top Stories 7/1/2009
Randy Johnson won his third straight decision and 303rd of his career despite surrendering two home runs to Albert Pujols in the San Francisco Giants' 6-3 victory over the St. Louis Cardinals on Tuesday night.

Giants-Cardinals: Even an MVP Performance Can't Seem to Save St. Louis — Bleacher Report - MLB 7/1/2009
While sitting in an uncomfortable, upper-deck seat in Busch Stadium tonight and peering up into the darkening St. Louis sky,  I observed some vultures flying around in a circle, waiting. They could only be faintly detected as they were up very ...