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07.14.2009 8:05 pm

Last All-Star gets Presidential treatment

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

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…

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07.14.2009 2:49 pm

Willie Mays to accompany President Obama

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

ST. LOUIS — Hall of Famer Willie Mays will travel with President Barack Obama today as he jets his way to St. Louis to throw out the ceremonial first pitch at tonight’s 80th All-Star Game, held at Busch Stadium.

The White…

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07.14.2009 1:59 pm

St. Louis sets Home Run Derby ratings record

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

ST. LOUIS — With some of the National League’s finest sluggers and two hometown hitters on display Monday night in the annual Home Run Derby, the St. Louis area shattered the television rating record for the event, which was carried…

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07.14.2009 1:31 pm

Utility star? Figgins in, Young to start, Longoria out

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

ST. LOUIS — In another example of baseball’s growing trend of highlighting and even requiring what Tampa Bay manager Joe Maddon called an “SU” player — or “Super Utility” — the American League called on the versatile Chone Figgins to…

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07.12.2009 2:46 pm

Albert Pujols will catch President Obama’s first pitch

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

ST. LOUIS — First baseman and St. Louis welcome-wagon Albert Pujols has added some Presidential duties to his role as ambassador for all things baseball and St. Louis this week — really his week — at the All-Star Game.

Flanked by…

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07.12.2009 2:12 pm

Tampa Bay’s Carlos Pena added to Home Run Derby

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

ST. LOUIS — Added to the American League All-Star roster on Sunday, Tampa Bay first baseman Carlos Pena will be in the Home Run Derby on Monday.

Pena, the AL’s leader in home runs entering play today, will be the fourth…

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07.12.2009 12:49 pm

Duke, Pena, Hoffman added to All-Star rosters

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

ST. LOUIS — Pittsburgh Pirates lefty Zach Duke and Milwaukee Brewers closer Trevor Hoffman, baseball’s all-time leader in saves, have been added to the National League All-Star Game roster to replace two injured players.

Los Angeles Dodgers closer Jonathan Broxton will…

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07.12.2009 10:51 am

Wallace starts at third, bats third for Ozzie’s club

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

ST. LOUIS — Hall of Famer Ozzie Smith is playing to home crowd and showcasing the home favorite, as St. Louis Cardinals top prospect Brett Wallace will start at third base and bat third for Team USA in this afternoon’s Futures…

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07.06.2009 5:02 pm

Albert Pujols, Ryan Howard headline NL Derby team

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

ST. LOUIS — Philadelphia Phillies slugger, past Home Run Derby champion and St. Louis native Ryan Howard will duel with hometown star Albert Pujols as the headliners in this year’s Home Run Derby, according to Major League Baseball.

The four players…

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07.05.2009 2:24 pm

Fans call for a Pujols/Howard showdown in Home Run Derby

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

CINCINNATI — St. Louis Cardinals first baseman Albert Pujols and St. Louis native Ryan Howard were the top two vote-getters in the inaugural Home Run Derby fan poll, which will be used as leverage to encourage participants in this year’s…

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