The legacy of Rick Ankiel in St. Louis
stltoday.com 10/29/2009 — THE WATERCOOLER QUESTION: Given the success of rookie Colby Rasmus, it seems increasingly unlikely that the Cardinals will bring back free agent centerfielder Rick Ankiel. What do you think Ankiel’s legacy will be in St. Louis … the wunderkind ...

Will Leitch Cannot Believe No One Asked Him To Participate In A Discussion About Rick Ankiel
sportressofblogitude.com 10/29/2009 — Various St. Louis media types were recently asked to provide their thoughts for a column in the St. Louis Post-Dispatch about the future of Rick Ankiel as a Cardinal, since the emergence of rookie Colby Rasmus likely means that the free agent will not ...

Boras expects Ankiel 'to go somewhere'
stltoday.com 9/26/2009 — DENVER -- Unless the Cardinals commit to Rick Ankiel as an everyday outfielder next season, agent Scott Boras believes there is probably a much better market for his client elsewhere. Ankiel, also a pending free agent, has fallen into a timeshare...

Mets talked about Rick Ankiel
metsfever.blogspot.com 20 days ago — It's being reported that Omar Minaya met with super agent Scott Boras over his free agent clients. Of course, they had to discuss Matt Holliday but one of the other names that came up was Rick Ankiel. The former pitcher turned outfielder has spent his entire career in St. Louis. Since ...

Reds: Cardinals Ankiel could go to Reds or Pirates
sports.yahoo.com 10/1/2009 — Yahoo! Sports

Pirates eyeing Rick Ankiel?
bases.nbcsports.com 9/21/2009 — According to Dejan Kovacevic of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, the Pirates expect to be active in the free agent market, with potential targets including John Grabow, who they traded to the Cubs in July, and Cardinals outfielder Rick Ankiel. This is...

The Quiet of No Baseball
seamheads.com 10/11/2009 — This is the way the season ends. Not with a bang but a whimper. How fitting was it that Rick Ankiel was the last out–and a strikeout at that. Rick’s promise, just like that exhilarating promise of August, never quite came to fruition. All the signs of trouble were there, and ...

Cardinals Face Franchise Defining Offseason
theghostofmoonlightgraham.wordpress.com 10/14/2009 — The Cardinals have a myriad of impending free agents, including Matt Holliday, Joel Pineiro, Mark DeRosa, Rick Ankiel, Troy Glaus, John Smoltz, Khalil Greene, and Todd Wellemeyer. However, the most important free agent for the Cardinals is manager Tony LaRussa.

Why the Cardinals will beat the Dodgers
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It ended as it began
vivaelbirdos.com 10/12/2009 — Well, it was a good ride while it lasted – a much better season than most of us expected. We didn’t deserve to win the series. We were outpitched, outhit, and outfielded; the Dodgers were clearly the better team over the 3 game series. First of all, I ...

Billy Wagner leaning toward retirement — Latest Sporting News Articles for MLB 10/13/2009
Sporting News staff reports Billy Wagner, traded from the Mets to the Red Sox this past August, told the New York Post that he is leaning toward retirement. Wagner said he isn't ...

Dealing With the Enemy: Brewers Could Send J.J. Hardy To Rival Cubs or Twins — Bleacher Report - MLB 10/13/2009
As the Milwaukee Brewers look toward a long off-season filled with projects, one objective that will have priority is their effort to trade 27-year-old shortstop J.J. Hardy. Hardy, just two years removed from a 2007 National League All-Star ...

Sabean, Bochy receive extensions — The Seattle Times: Sports 10/13/2009
Manager Bruce Bochy and general manager Brian Sabean are staying with the San Francisco Giants.

General manager Brian Sabean, manager Bruce Bochy staying with San Francisco Giants — ESPN.com - MLB 10/13/2009
Manager Bruce Bochy and general manager Brian Sabean are staying with the San Francisco Giants.

Sabean, Bochy receive extensions — Boston.com -- Baseball News 10/13/2009
Manager Bruce Bochy and general manager Brian Sabean are staying with the San Francisco Giants.