In the wild-card era, there has been a carryover factor from the final month of the regular season to the playoffs. Of the 28 World Series teams in that span, 21 had a winning record in the final month. A…
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Loading ...If there are any ties among the Cardinals, Phillies and Dodgers for final records, here’s how the tiebreakers would shake out for home-field advantage and seeding to play the wild-card team:
Cardinals and Phillies (season series 4-1, Philadelphia)
Cardinals and Dodgers (season…
(6 votes, average: 5 out of 5) Loading ...From Jake Wagman, Mr. City Hall and The Post-Dispatch’s roving and revealing reporter:
BRIDGETON — How did last minute All-Star Chone Figgins get to Busch Stadium in time?
With a little help from Lambert Field’s finest.
After greeting President Barack Obama on an…
(1 votes, average: 5 out of 5) Loading ...Joe Mauer, who has two AL batting titles and leads the league in hitting, has accepted an invitation to the Home-Run Derby at Busch.
Mauer has a career-high 15 home runs in his first 61 games since coming off the disabled…
(2 votes, average: 5 out of 5) Loading ...Minnesota Twins slugger Justin Morneau tells the Associated Press that he has declined an invitation to participate in the Home-Run Derby on Monday at Busch. He says he wants to rest and would prefer to watch.
Morneau won last year’s competition…
(3 votes, average: 4 out of 5) Loading ...President Barack Obama along with former Presidents George W. Bush, Bill Clinton, George H.W. Bush and Jimmy Carter will appear in an unprecedented video address as part of a special ceremony prior to the 80th Major League Baseball All-Star Game…
(1 votes, average: 5 out of 5) Loading ...We’ve got the official word on who is scheduled to take part in the Taco Bell All-Star Legends and Softball Game at Busch on Sunday as part of the All-Star game festivities:
MLB Legends: Hall of Famers Ozzie Smith and Bruce…
(7 votes, average: 4.43 out of 5) Loading ...ST. LOUIS — Third baseman Alex Rodriguez has boosted the New York Yankees since his return from hip surgery and may have even scrubbed his reputation after his February steroid-use admission, but he isn’t making up ground in the voting…
(4 votes, average: 4.75 out of 5) Loading ...(4:45 p.m. Friday update: Cards manager Tony La Russa said that Kyle Lohse should be able to make his next start, Tuesday in Atlanta.)
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A magnetic resonance imaging performed on Cardinals pitcher Kyle Lohse Thursday evening found no structural damage…
(15 votes, average: 5 out of 5) Loading ...Post-Dispatch Hall of Fame baseball writer Rick Hummel takes a look at the St. Louis Cardinals’ projected roster for 2009:
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