07.12.2009 12:49 pm
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 12:02 pm
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Brewers closer Trevor Hoffman will replace Dodgers closer Jonathan Broxton on the National League squad for the All-Star game Tuesday night.
Broxton was set to make his first All-Star appearance, but has an irritated nerve on his right toe and needed…

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01.09.2009 5:16 pm
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
As of Saturday, it’s 35 days until pitchers and catchers report. You seem pretty satisfied with the catching, but not the pitching.
Q: I am a loyal Cardinals fan down here in North Carolina where I’m in graduate school for chemistry. First…

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01.04.2009 10:21 am
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
With the loss of Aaron Miles and the closer’s job still open, the rotation hasn’t been discussed as much lately, but there is one spot to be filled. Your thoughts? Some of mine are contained below in the answers to…

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12.25.2008 2:45 pm
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
The year is coming to a close, but the Cardinals still don’t have a closer. Some of you have some thoughts on that matter .
Q: Happy Holidays, Commish. I was wondering where the Cardinals are on the starting pitcher and…

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12.22.2008 3:06 pm
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Spring training is less than eight weeks away but the Cardinals surely have more work to do to shape their team by then. But when spring training does arrive, it comes with the bonus (some would detriment) of the World…

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12.11.2008 8:46 am
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
LAS VEGAS — Shortly after having his picture snapped with all of the other managers and a little bit before he filmed a spot for the new MLB Network about what puts the V in MVP Albert Pujols, St. Louis…

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12.10.2008 4:54 pm
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
LAS VEGAS — One of the first big deals to be struck at the Baseball Winter Meetings became one of the final press conferences of the event this afternoon as New York Mets general manager Omar Minaya officially announced the…

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12.09.2008 3:23 pm
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
LAS VEGAS — The reported deal between the New York Mets and free-agent closer Francisco Rodriguez delighted some within the Cardinals’ think tank.
Rodriguez, according to Jon Heyman at SI.com and multiple other reports, has agreed to a three-year deal worth $37 million…

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12.09.2008 3:05 pm
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
LAS VEGAS — Oakland Athletics general manager Billy Beane pointed his aggressive more to add Matt Holliday and some of the other “bigger-name” deals his club has linked to as proof that the A’s have some payroll to play with.…

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