What was billed as an optional for-our-eyes only workout continues at Busch Stadium this afternoon almost two hours after the first pitchers popped from the first-base dugout. Everyone on the postseason travel squad is in attendance, logical since the team charter…

The Baseball Tonight panel at ESPN sure likes the Cardinals as a World Series favorite for the National League.

Peter Gammons downplays concerns over Ryan Franklin’s latest “struggles.” John Kruk says the team now has the power to match that of…

ST. LOUIS — Cardinals ace Chris Carpenter, who won his 10th consecutive decision with a victory in his first start of September, was named the National League’s Pitcher of the Month this afternoon.

Carpenter went 5-0 in six starts during the…

ST. LOUIS — Both sides of the pending contract extension for St. Louis Cardinals closer Ryan Franklin said the details of the deal were not completed and that no announcement would be forthcoming today. One person familiar with the talks said…

LOS ANGELES — The Los Angeles Dodgers walked Albert Pujols three times and hit him once Wednesday night before 54,847 at Dodger Stadium. Indeed, El Hombre never put a ball in play as he struck out in his only official…

LOS ANGELES — One moment Chris Carpenter was describing how it feels like 2004-06 all over again. And in the next his teammates shouted in celebration over the Chicago Cubs’ latest walk-off loss, this one to the woebegone San Diego…

By Dan O’Neill and Elizabethe Holland

Baseball fans lined downtown streets – in some places, a dozen or so deep – to get a gander at stars from the National and American leagues as they made their way along the red-carpet…

Luke Thompson of the Post-Dispatch brings us this update from a day at Fanfest:

Several former Cardinals legends and former Hall of Famers from other clubs were on hand this weekend to sign autographs at Fanfest. Even a man who played…

While the current Cardinals are playing for real in Chicago, some former Redbirds are playing around and signing autographs at the All-Star Fanfest at America’s Center. The wildly popular event is overflowing with red-clad fans, and everyone seems to be…

The Associated Press is reporting the bonuses each player in this year’s All-Star Game receives per their individual contract. All three Cardinals: Albert Pujols, Yadier Molina and Ryan Franklin are getting  $50,000 each.

$125,000

Roy Halladay, Toronto.

$100,000

Carlos Beltran, N.Y. Mets; Torii Hunter,…