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10.08.2009 8:19 pm

Dodgers win in bottom of ninth, 3-2

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Adam Wainwright turned over a 2-1 lead to the Cardinals bullpen for the ninth after allowing just one run on three hits in eight innings only to see the Dodgers win it with two outs, thanks in part to a…

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10.07.2009 6:58 pm

Tony La Russa on starting Colby Rasmus in center for Game 1

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Tony La Russa on starting Colby Rasmus in center despite teasing earlier in the week about a Skip Schumaker return to the outfield: “It really came down to Colby or Rick (Ankiel) at center. And I think Colby earned the…

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10.06.2009 5:45 pm

Schumaker in the mix for center field assignment

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LOS ANGELES — Manager Tony La Russa is going to have start at least one lefthanded hitter against either of the Los Angeles Dodgers first two starters in this National League Division Series, and that could mean sending Skip Schumaker…

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09.14.2009 4:23 pm

Holliday revelry with Florida’s Nolasco on the mound

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

ST. LOUIS — Rookie Colby Rasmus continues to find his place in the middle of the St. Louis Cardinals lineup as a lefthanded intrusion on the Cardinals righthanded muscle. Rasmus, worked over by Atlanta’s Javier Vazquez like so many Cardinals on Sunday,…

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08.18.2009 6:26 pm

Khalil and LaRue Start Vs. Billingsley

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

LOS ANGELES — Manager Tony La Russa gave a nod to the numbers this afternoon when he placed Khalil Greene in the starting lineup against the Los Angeles Dodgers’ Chad Billingsley.

Greene, starting in place of Mark DeRosa, enjoys career 7-for-12 success…

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08.17.2009 8:11 pm

A White-Knuckler Ride Without Raz’

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

LOS ANGELES — The Cardinals enter seldom-seen territory tonight against the Los Angeles Dodgers when they face Charlie Haeger in his second major-league start. And, oh, Haeger is a knuckleballer.

In preparation for the game manager Tony La Russa added matchups…

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08.04.2009 2:52 pm

Ankiel Hitting Seventh Vs. Santana, Etc.

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NEW YORK — Manager Tony La Russa will include two lefthanded bats in tonight’s lineup against New York Mets lefthander Johan Santana (12-8, 2.96 ERA). Center fielder Rick Ankiel will start and bat seventh after compiling a .412 average…

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07.26.2009 10:36 am

Riding the hot lineup, while Rasmus rests aching heel

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

PHILADELPHIA — St. Louis Cardinals rookie Colby Rasmus will have his sore left heel evaluated by doctors Monday when the team returns to St. Louis to start a four-game series against Los Angeles Dodgers. Rasmus is playable, manager Tony La…

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07.25.2009 2:22 pm

Notes from the Manager’s Desk (or, pre-game with TLR)

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PHILADELPHIA — Even with the roster outfitted now with a trio of new bats to add depth to his lineup, St. Louis Cardinals manager Tony La Russa is still eyeing that bullpen as being one shy of the ideal.

La Russa…

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07.21.2009 3:40 pm

Battery Recharged: LaRue set to catch Wellemeyer

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

HOUSTON — St. Louis Cardinals manager Tony La Russa has insisted there are no such thing as “personal catchers” in his clubhouse, he has relented to the idea that maybe there is something to it, and now he’s revisited the…

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