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 Cards suffer world of hurt
Cards suffer world of hurt
I'm assuming it was a little breezy late Wednesday night on the streets of Wrigleyville. But that wasn't a gust coming off Lake Michigan on Chicago's North Side. More likely, the mighty wind was whipped up by thousands of Cubs fans who exhaled simultaneously after their heroes put down the ...
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The Morning Tailgate
STLSportsMag — ... Bernie Miklasz speculates as to why, with all the injuries, the Cardinals are hesitant to call up some of the highly touted minor leaguers [STL Today] ...

Yadier Molina just met the Ted Lilly Pain Train
OUT OF RIGHT FIELD — ... seems to be on autopilot to October? You, the teams #3 or possibly #4 starting pitcher, decide you've had enough of your team's shit and run over the other team's catcher. It's pretty rare to see anybody run over the catcher these days. It's almost unheard of to see the pitcher plow the catcher. I'm not even sure Carlos Zambrano would do this. Most pitchers would just assume the out and head back to the dugout to rest for the next inning to pitch. Not Ted. And as usual, crybaby Tony LaRussa whined about it. Hey lush, it was a clean hit. ...

The Chicago Cubs—Your 2008 NL Central Executioners
The Cub Reporter (TCR) | A Chicago Cubs Blog — ... Most everyone agrees that the Cards overachieved all season long and that they haven't been viable contenders for quite a while. However, if LaRussa & Co. had any flickering hopes, the Cubs went a very long way toward snuffing them out with their series win in St. Louis last week. ...

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