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Gibson Left His Mark: A Lower Mound

Bob Gibson can still project an aura of menace, even 40 years after he intimidated batters en route to an astonishingly low 1.12 earned run average.

Posted Thursday, September 18, 2008 11:36 PM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments

Filed under: Baseball, Major League Baseball, St Louis Cardinals, Gibson, Bob

Keeping Score: Two Unlikely Candidates for M.V.P. Awards

This year’s leader boards include plenty of familiar stars, but two improbable stars have been Carlos Quentin of the Chicago White Sox and Ryan Ludwick of the St. Louis Cardinals.

Posted Saturday, August 23, 2008 8:07 PM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments

Filed under: Baseball, St Louis Cardinals, Chicago White Sox, Ludwick, Ryan, Quentin, Carlos

National League Roundup: Edmonds Helps Cubs Beat His Former Team

Henry Blanco hit a bases-loaded single in the 11th inning to drive in the winning run as the Cubs improved to match last season’s win total at Wrigley Field.

Posted Friday, August 08, 2008 10:23 PM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments

Filed under: Baseball, Chicago Cubs, St Louis Cardinals, Edmonds, Jim, Blanco, Henry

Ramírez Homers Again; Dodgers Top Cardinals

Ramírez homered for the fourth time in six games with the Los Angeles Dodgers, who averted a three-game sweep Thursday with a victory over the St. Louis Cardinals.

Posted Thursday, August 07, 2008 11:31 PM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments

Filed under: Baseball, Los Angeles Dodgers, St Louis Cardinals, Ramirez, Manny

Major League Roundup: Ramírez and Rookie Lift Dodgers to a Victory

Manny Ramírez homered for the fourth time in six games with the Los Angeles Dodgers, who averted a three-game sweep in a 4-1 victory against the St. Louis Cardinals.

Posted Thursday, August 07, 2008 10:06 PM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments

Filed under: Baseball, Los Angeles Dodgers, St Louis Cardinals, Ramirez, Manny

Mets 9, Cardinals 1: Mets Cruise to Victory Over Cardinals

Johan Santana worked through nine innings and allowed six harmless hits, one walk and struck out five as the Mets defeated St. Louis.

Posted Sunday, July 27, 2008 4:54 PM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments

Filed under: Baseball, New York Mets, St Louis Cardinals

Cardinals 10, Mets 8, 14 Innings: Cardinals Wear Out Heilman and the Mets

In breaking their five-game skid, Albert Pujols clobbered a two-run homer to help the Cardinals snap the Mets’ three-game streak and send them to their fourth loss in 18 games.

Posted Sunday, July 27, 2008 12:50 AM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments

Filed under: Baseball, New York Mets, St Louis Cardinals, National League, Reyes, Jose, Manuel, Jerry, Pujols, Albert

Mets 7, Cardinals 2: Pelfrey Shows Off Mets’ New Strength

The Mets have won 14 of their past 17 games, including three straight, to vault into first in the division, and their lead grew to two games over the Phillies and the Marlins,

Posted Friday, July 25, 2008 10:55 PM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments

Filed under: Baseball, New York Mets, St Louis Cardinals, Pelfrey, Mike, Minaya, Omar, National League

Isringhausen Struggles to Regain His Swagger

For Jason Isringhausen, resuming his countdown to 300 saves with the St. Louis Cardinals will be a slow climb.

Posted Monday, July 21, 2008 11:09 PM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments

Filed under: Baseball, St Louis Cardinals, Isringhausen, Jason

National League Roundup: With Three-Run Rally in Ninth, Cardinals Close Distance on Cubs

Rick Ankiel slapped a two-run single to right field with two outs in the bottom of the ninth inning to cap a three-run rally and lead the host St. Louis Cardinals to a 5-4 win over the Chicago Cubs.

Posted Saturday, July 05, 2008 11:05 PM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments

Filed under: Baseball, Chicago Cubs, St Louis Cardinals, National League, Ankiel, Rick

Major League Roundup: With Three-Run Rally in Ninth, Cardinals Close Distance on Cubs

Rick Ankiel slapped a two-run single to right field with two outs in the bottom of the ninth inning to lead the host St. Louis Cardinals to a 5-4 win over the Chicago Cubs.

Posted Saturday, July 05, 2008 8:31 PM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments

Filed under: Baseball, Chicago Cubs, St Louis Cardinals

Mets 11, Cardinals 1: Mets Easily Clobber Cardinals, but Phillies Loom as True Test

An explosive offensive performance overshadowed an excellent start by Mike Pelfrey and kept the Mets within four and a half games of the Phillies heading into their four-game series.

Posted Friday, July 04, 2008 1:08 AM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments

Filed under: Baseball, Philadelphia Phillies, New York Mets, St Louis Cardinals, Pelfrey, Mike

Mets 11, Cardinals 1: Reyes’ Triple Keys Mets’ Rout of Cardinals

Jose Reyes’ bases-clearing triple keyed a six-run third inning as the Mets pounded rookie Mitchell Boggs, rebounding from a one-run loss to earn a split in the four-game series.

Posted Thursday, July 03, 2008 11:44 PM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments

Filed under: Baseball, New York Mets, St Louis Cardinals, Pelfrey, Mike, Reyes, Jose

Cardinals 8, Mets 7: Martínez Fails in Early Going, and Bullpen Flounders Late

The Mets lost a two-run lead in the eighth inning, then lost the game with two outs in the ninth, giving the Cardinals a victory at Busch Stadium.

Posted Thursday, July 03, 2008 1:13 AM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments

Filed under: Baseball, New York Mets, Martinez, Pedro, St Louis Cardinals, Manuel, Jerry, Glaus, Troy

Mets 7, Cardinals 4: For Mets, a Framework That They Can Build On

The Mets’ starting pitching backed Tony Armas Jr.’s first appearance of the season with 14 hits and 7 consecutive runs in storming back from an early three-run deficit.

Posted Wednesday, July 02, 2008 1:02 AM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments

Filed under: Baseball, New York Mets, St Louis Cardinals, Wright, David, Manuel, Jerry

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