stltoday.com - 7/28/2008
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NEW YORK — Cardinals center fielder Rick Ankiel felt a pull in his torso while legging out a double in the eighth inning Saturday and was a scratch from Sunday’s game because of what the team has called an abdominal strain.
Manager Tony La Russa had planned to start both Ankiel and Skip Schumaker in the outfield Sunday — two lefthanded hitters even against lefty start ...
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Brew Crew Ball —
... teams in front of them.
Tom H. ranked the top remaining Brewer prospects by position. I'm curious to hear what people with a better grasp of the minors think of that list. I immediately noticed that Hernan Iribarren is nowhere to be found.
Skyking162 gives Prince Fielder a 3.5 and Ryan Braun a 3.0 in his rating system for hitters. I think Braun belongs on the same level as Fielder, but aside from that I can live with it.
On injuries:
Rick Ankiel was scratched yesterday with an abdominal strain.
White Sox 3B Joe Crede ...
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stlouiscardinals.blogspot.com 7/28/2008 — I normally try to avoid posting close to John, but I'm pretty fired-up after last night's awesome win and because of the all the rumors flying around as the trade deadline approaches, so I'm going to work a little off John's post and add in my own ...
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stay the course
vivaelbirdos.com 7/28/2008 — remind me never to make a connection through o’hare again. stacked-up air traffic caused us to miss our flight home saturday night, resulting in an unscheduled stay at the airport hilton; got home yesterday weary, dirty, and disorganized. and ...
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Weekend In Review: Sloppy Shea —
Bleacher Report - MLB 7/28/2008
What a weekend in Queens the Cardinals had. While it was still a lost series, more disappointment for the bullpen, and was the middle of one of the harder roadtrips of the season, not all was lost on the Redbirds at Shea Stadium this weekend.
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