10.19.2009 9:49 am

2B, not 2B: Schumaker vs. Kennedy vs. the Field

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

TOWER GROVE — On the St. Louis Cardinals’ dime, Adam Kennedy went on to have a fine season with Oakland, filling in at third base for the Athletics and contributing with a .289 average, 63 RBIs and 65 runs scored. It was the kind of the production the Cardinals signed him for and never saw.

All the Cardinals got in return was … better.

When the Cardinals elected, at manager Tony La Russa’s urging, to release Kennedy, they…

Tags: aaron miles, adam kennedy, cardinals, mark grudzielanek, skip schumaker, st. louis cardinals

09.09.2009 10:45 am

DG’s 10@10: Holliday & the Cardinals’ Trophy Hunt

By Derrick Goold

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

TOWER GROVE — A year ago at this time, Mannywood was sweeping the nation as the Los Angeles Dodgers and their flamboyant outfielder were surging toward a playoff berth. Manny Ramirez, acquired in a stunning deadline deal with the Boston Red Sox (with an assist from Pittsburgh), had 43 RBIs and 14 home runs in his first 42 games as a Dodger. He had propelled the team to a 24-18 record since his arrival and…

Tags: 10@10, adam wainwright, albert pujols, cardinals, chris carpenter, david eckstein, joe mather, mark grudzielanek, matt holliday, st. louis cardinals, yadier molina

2B, not 2B: Schumaker vs. Kennedy vs. the Field

DG’s 10@10: Holliday & the Cardinals’ Trophy Hunt

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