http://baseballstatsandnews.com/topic/albert-pujols2011-12-19T20:30:30Z2011-12-19T20:30:30ZAFP American Editiontag:baseballstatsandnews.com,2011-12-19:/professional-baseball/phillies-ink-rollins-rich-threeyear-deal-4879482a/

<div><p><a title="Philadelphia Phillies" href="/topic/Philadelphia+Phillies" >Philadelphia Phillies</a> slugger <a title="Jimmy Rollins" href="/topic/Jimmy+Rollins" >Jimmy Rollins</a> has signed a three-year <a title="Major League Baseball" href="/topic/Major+League+Baseball" >Major League Baseball</a> contract worth $33 million, the club announced on Monday.</p><p>The deal includes a vesting option for a fourth season at $11 million for the 2015 season that could, if not vested, become a player...

2011-12-10T19:30:40ZAFP American Editiontag:baseballstatsandnews.com,2011-12-10:/professional-baseball/la-angels-slugger-pujols-4873772a/

<div><p><a title="Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim" href="/topic/Los+Angeles+Angels+of+Anaheim" >Los Angeles Angels</a> fans gave <a title="Albert Pujols" href="/topic/Albert+Pujols" >Albert Pujols</a> a rapturous welcome as the slugger arrived in <a title="Southern California" href="/topic/Southern+California" >Southern California</a> after signing a 10-year, $254 million contract.</p><p>Fans screamed and cheered "We got Albert" as Pujols on Saturday donned a red Angels cap and his new No. 5 Angel...

2011-12-08T18:30:31ZAFP American Editiontag:baseballstatsandnews.com,2011-12-08:/professional-baseball/pujols-signs-10year-deal-angels-4872643a/

<div><p>Three-time National League Most Valuable Player <a title="Albert Pujols" href="/topic/Albert+Pujols" >Albert Pujols</a> and southpaw starting pitcher <a title="C.J. Wilson" href="/topic/C.J.+Wilson" >C.J. Wilson</a> have signed multi-million-dollar deals with the <a title="Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim" href="/topic/Los+Angeles+Angels+of+Anaheim" >Los Angeles Angels</a>.</p><p>The deals, coming on the final day of a <span><a title="Major League Baseball" href="/topic/Major+League+Basebal...

2011-12-08T16:30:20ZReuters US Online Report Sports Newstag:baseballstatsandnews.com,2011-12-08:/professional-baseball/angels-land-albert-pujols-cj-wilson-4872545a/

<div><p>(<span><a title="Reuters Group plc" href="/topic/Reuters+Group+plc" >Reuters</a></span>) - The <span><a title="Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim" href="/topic/Los+Angeles+Angels+of+Anaheim" >Los Angeles Angels</a></span> pulled off a stunning coup on Thursday by reaching an agreement to sign three-time <span>National League</span> most valuable player <a title="Albert Pujols" href="/topic/Albert+Pujols" >Albert Pujols</a> and All-Star pitcher <a title="C.J. Wilson" href="/topic/C.J.+Wilson" ...

2011-12-08T11:00:17ZReuters US Online Report Sports Newstag:baseballstatsandnews.com,2011-12-08:/professional-baseball/angels-land-slugger-pujols-pitcher-wilson-4872260a/

<div><p>(<span><a title="Reuters Group plc" href="/topic/Reuters+Group+plc" >Reuters</a></span>) - The <span><a title="Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim" href="/topic/Los+Angeles+Angels+of+Anaheim" >Los Angeles Angels</a></span> pulled off a stunning coup on Thursday by reaching an agreement to sign three-time <span>National League</span> most valuable player <span><a title="Albert Pujols" href="/topic/Albert+Pujols" >Albert Pujols</a></span> and All-Star pitcher <span><a title="C.J. Wilson" href="/...

2011-12-08T09:00:18ZReuters US Online Report Sports Newstag:baseballstatsandnews.com,2011-12-08:/professional-baseball/pujols-opts-angels-move-report-4872175a/

<div><p>(<span><a title="Reuters Group plc" href="/topic/Reuters+Group+plc" >Reuters</a></span>) - <span><a title="Albert Pujols" href="/topic/Albert+Pujols" >Albert Pujols</a></span> is to leave the World Series winning <span><a title="St. Louis Cardinals" href="/topic/St.+Louis+Cardinals" >St. Louis Cardinals</a></span> and join the <span><a title="Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim" href="/topic/Los+Angeles+Angels+of+Anaheim" >Los Angeles Angels</a></span> on a 10-year deal, worth up to $265 milli...

2011-12-06T20:30:29ZAFP American Editiontag:baseballstatsandnews.com,2011-12-06:/professional-baseball/marlins-world-series-baseball-hero-pujols-4871160a/

<div><p>The <a title="Florida Marlins" href="/topic/Florida+Marlins" >Miami Marlins</a> have made an offer to three-time National League <a title="Albert Pujols" href="/topic/Albert+Pujols" >MVP Albert Pujols</a>, trying to woo the marquee free agent first baseman with a multi-million dollar, 10-year contract.</p><p>The offer would pay Pujols in excess of $200 million, <span><a title="USA TODAY" href="/topic/USA+TODAY" >USA Today</a></span> newspaper reported on Tuesday.</p><p>Marlins officials ...

2011-12-06T14:00:08ZReuters US Online Report Sports Newstag:baseballstatsandnews.com,2011-12-06:/professional-baseball/marlins-offer-pujols-200-million-deal-report-4870910a/

<div><p>(<span><a title="Reuters Group plc" href="/topic/Reuters+Group+plc" >Reuters</a></span>) - The <span><a title="Florida Marlins" href="/topic/Florida+Marlins" >Miami Marlins</a></span> have offered free agent <span><a title="Albert Pujols" href="/topic/Albert+Pujols" >Albert Pujols</a></span> a monster ten year deal worth more than $200 million, <span><a title="Major League Baseball" href="/topic/Major+League+Baseball" >Major League Baseball</a></span>'s MLB.com reported on Tuesday.</p><p...

2011-10-25T18:30:19ZReuters US Online Report Sports Newstag:baseballstatsandnews.com,2011-10-25:/professional-baseball/rangers-washington-determined-limit-pujols-damage-4848858a/

<div><p><span><a title="St. Louis Cardinals" href="/topic/St.+Louis+Cardinals" >ST. LOUIS</a></span> (<span><a title="Reuters Group plc" href="/topic/Reuters+Group+plc" >Reuters</a></span>) - After being burned by <span><a title="Albert Pujols" href="/topic/Albert+Pujols" >Albert Pujols</a></span> in record-setting fashion, <span><a title="Texas Rangers" href="/topic/Texas+Rangers" >Texas Rangers</a></span> manager <span><a title="Ron Washington" href="/topic/Ron+Washington" >Ron Washington</a><...

2011-10-24T18:00:07ZReuters US Online Report Sports Newstag:baseballstatsandnews.com,2011-10-24:/professional-baseball/big-hurt-focuses-pujols-world-series-4848312a/

<div><p><span>ARLINGTON</span>, <span><a title="Texas" href="/topic/Texas" >Texas</a></span> (<span><a title="Reuters Group plc" href="/topic/Reuters+Group+plc" >Reuters</a></span>) - <span><a title="Frank Thomas (Designated Hitter)" href="/topic/Frank+Thomas+(Designated+Hitter)" >Frank Thomas</a></span> hit baseballs so hard they called him the "Big Hurt" during his big league playing days, so it did not come as much of a surprise when he revealed what he enjoyed most about this World Series.</...

2011-10-23T17:00:05ZReuters US Online Report Sports Newstag:baseballstatsandnews.com,2011-10-23:/professional-baseball/cards-ace-carpenter-prepared-critical-game-5-4847844a/

<div><p><span>ARLINGTON</span>, <span><a title="Texas" href="/topic/Texas" >Texas</a></span> (<span><a title="Reuters Group plc" href="/topic/Reuters+Group+plc" >Reuters</a></span>) - <span><a title="St. Louis Cardinals" href="/topic/St.+Louis+Cardinals" >St. Louis Cardinals</a></span> ace <span><a title="Chris Carpenter" href="/topic/Chris+Carpenter" >Chris Carpenter</a></span> will be making a critical start in Monday's World Series Game Five and said he felt great following his victory in the...

2011-10-23T04:30:28ZAFP American Editiontag:baseballstatsandnews.com,2011-10-23:/professional-baseball/pujols-smashes-record-books-4847685a/

<div><p><a title="Albert Pujols" href="/topic/Albert+Pujols" >Albert Pujols</a> smashed his way into the record books by hitting three homers and driving in six runs in one of the greatest single performances in World Series history.</p><p>Pujols hit homers in the sixth, seventh and ninth innings lifting the <span><a title="St. Louis Cardinals" href="/topic/St.+Louis+Cardinals" >St. Louis Cardinals</a></span> to a 16-7 win over the <span><a title="Texas Rangers" href="/topic/Texas+Rangers" >Texa...

2011-10-22T21:30:05ZReuters US Online Report Sports Newstag:baseballstatsandnews.com,2011-10-22:/professional-baseball/cardinals-crush-rangers-21-world-series-lead-4847648a/

<div><p><span>ARLINGTON</span>, <span><a title="Texas" href="/topic/Texas" >Texas</a></span> (<span><a title="Reuters Group plc" href="/topic/Reuters+Group+plc" >Reuters</a></span>) - The <span><a title="St. Louis Cardinals" href="/topic/St.+Louis+Cardinals" >St. Louis Cardinals</a></span> clobbered the <span><a title="Texas Rangers" href="/topic/Texas+Rangers" >Texas Rangers</a></span> 16-7 with <span><a title="Albert Pujols" href="/topic/Albert+Pujols" >Albert Pujols</a></span> blasting three ...

2011-10-21T16:30:22ZReuters US Online Report Sports Newstag:baseballstatsandnews.com,2011-10-21:/professional-baseball/hitless-pujols-expects-factor-world-series-4847295a/

<div><p><span>ARLINGTON</span>, <span><a title="Texas" href="/topic/Texas" >Texas</a></span> (<span><a title="Reuters Group plc" href="/topic/Reuters+Group+plc" >Reuters</a></span>) - <span><a title="Albert Pujols" href="/topic/Albert+Pujols" >Albert Pujols</a></span> is hitless in the World Series and committed a costly error in a Game Two loss to the <span><a title="Texas Rangers" href="/topic/Texas+Rangers" >Texas Rangers</a></span> yet the <span><a title="St. Louis Cardinals" href="/topic/St...

2011-10-11T03:30:25ZAFP American Editiontag:baseballstatsandnews.com,2011-10-11:/professional-baseball/cardinals-crush-brewers-national-league-series-4842553a/

<div><p><a title="Albert Pujols" href="/topic/Albert+Pujols" >Albert Pujols</a> put on a hitting display with a home run and five RBIs as the <a title="St. Louis Cardinals" href="/topic/St.+Louis+Cardinals" >St. Louis Cardinals</a> crushed the <a title="Milwaukee Brewers" href="/topic/Milwaukee+Brewers" >Milwaukee Brewers</a> 12-3 in game two of their semi-final playoff series.</p><p>Pujols went four-for-five with three doubles for the Cardinals who rebounded from a 9-6 loss on Sunday to level t...

2011-10-10T22:00:13ZReuters US Online Report Sports Newstag:baseballstatsandnews.com,2011-10-10:/professional-baseball/cardinals-clobber-brewers-level-nlcs-4842495a/

<div><p>(<span><a title="Reuters Group plc" href="/topic/Reuters+Group+plc" >Reuters</a></span>) - The <span><a title="St. Louis Cardinals" href="/topic/St.+Louis+Cardinals" >St. Louis Cardinals</a></span> clobbered the <span><a title="Milwaukee Brewers" href="/topic/Milwaukee+Brewers" >Milwaukee Brewers</a></span> 12-3 on Monday to level their best-of-seven <span><a title="National League (MLB)" href="/topic/National+League+(MLB)" >National League Championship Series</a></span> at 1-1.</p><p>Th...

2011-10-05T03:30:12ZAFP Global Editiontag:baseballstatsandnews.com,2011-10-05:/professional-baseball/phillies-21-mlb-series-lead-cards-4840216a/

<div><p>Pinch-hitter <a title="Ben Francisco" href="/topic/Ben+Francisco" >Ben Francisco</a> blasted a seventh-inning homer and closer <a title="Ryan Madson" href="/topic/Ryan+Madson" >Ryan Madson</a> registered the final five outs as <a title="Philadelphia Phillies" href="/topic/Philadelphia+Phillies" >Philadelphia</a> beat <a title="St. Louis Cardinals" href="/topic/St.+Louis+Cardinals" >St. Louis</a> 3-2 in game three of their playoff series.</p><p>Francisco, batting for pitcher <span><a titl...

2011-10-04T20:30:35ZAFP Global Editiontag:baseballstatsandnews.com,2011-10-04:/professional-baseball/phillies-21-lead-cards-mlb-series-4840145a/

<div><p>Pinch-hitter <a title="Ben Francisco" href="/topic/Ben+Francisco" >Ben Francisco</a> blasted a seventh-inning homer and closer <a title="Ryan Madson" href="/topic/Ryan+Madson" >Ryan Madson</a> registered the final five outs as <a title="Philadelphia Phillies" href="/topic/Philadelphia+Phillies" >Philadelphia</a> beat <a title="St. Louis Cardinals" href="/topic/St.+Louis+Cardinals" >St. Louis</a> 3-2 in game three of their playoff series.</p><p>Francisco, batting for pitcher <span><a titl...

2011-07-30T09:00:05ZAFP Global Editiontag:baseballstatsandnews.com,2011-07-30:/professional-baseball/pujols-2000th-career-hit-4813406a/

<div><p><a title="St. Louis Cardinals" href="/topic/St.+Louis+Cardinals" >St. Louis</a> slugger <a title="Albert Pujols" href="/topic/Albert+Pujols" >Albert Pujols</a> has notched the 2,000th hit of his career, becoming the 263rd <a title="Major League Baseball" href="/topic/Major+League+Baseball" >Major League Baseball</a> player to reach the milestone.</p><p>The hit was a double down the third-base line in the eighth inning of the Cardinals' 9-2 victory over the <span><a title="Chicago Cubs" h...

2011-07-05T05:00:10ZReuters US Online Report Sports Newstag:baseballstatsandnews.com,2011-07-05:/professional-baseball/pujols-set-return-cardinals-lineup-4802578a/

<div><p><span><a title="St. Louis Cardinals" href="/topic/St.+Louis+Cardinals" >ST. LOUIS</a></span> (<span><a title="Reuters Group plc" href="/topic/Reuters+Group+plc" >Reuters</a></span>) - <span><a title="Albert Pujols" href="/topic/Albert+Pujols" >Albert Pujols</a></span>' recovery from a wrist injury is well ahead of schedule and the three-times National League MVP could return to the St. Louis line-up as early as Tuesday, the Cardinals slugger said.</p><p>Pujols fractured his left wrist in...

2011-06-25T20:00:06ZReuters US Online Report Sports Newstag:baseballstatsandnews.com,2011-06-25:/professional-baseball/jays-send-cardinals-loss-pujols-4798756a/

<div><p><span><a title="St. Louis Cardinals" href="/topic/St.+Louis+Cardinals" >ST. LOUIS</a></span> (<span><a title="Reuters Group plc" href="/topic/Reuters+Group+plc" >Reuters</a></span>) - The <span><a title="Toronto Blue Jays" href="/topic/Toronto+Blue+Jays" >Toronto Blue Jays</a></span> took full advantage of the absence of injured <span><a title="Albert Pujols" href="/topic/Albert+Pujols" >Albert Pujols</a></span> in Saturday's 6-3 victory to send the struggling St. Louis Cardinals to anot...

2011-06-20T15:30:29ZAFP Global Editiontag:baseballstatsandnews.com,2011-06-20:/professional-baseball/cardinals-pujols-46-weeks-4796245a/

<div><p>Dominican slugger <a title="Albert Pujols" href="/topic/Albert+Pujols" >Albert Pujols</a> of the <a title="St. Louis Cardinals" href="/topic/St.+Louis+Cardinals" >St. Louis Cardinals</a> will miss four to six weeks with a fractured left forearm after being hurt in a <a title="Major League Baseball" href="/topic/Major+League+Baseball" >Major League Baseball</a> game, the club said Monday.</p><p>The Cardinals took MRI and CT exams Monday morning, a day after Pujols was injured in a 5-4 hom...

2011-06-20T11:30:10ZReuters US Online Report Sports Newstag:baseballstatsandnews.com,2011-06-20:/professional-baseball/cardinals-pujols-46-weeks-arm-fracture-4796110a/

<div><p><span><a title="St. Louis Cardinals" href="/topic/St.+Louis+Cardinals" >ST. LOUIS</a></span> (<span><a title="Reuters Group plc" href="/topic/Reuters+Group+plc" >Reuters</a></span>) - St. Louis Cardinals All-Star slugger <span><a title="Albert Pujols" href="/topic/Albert+Pujols" >Albert Pujols</a></span> will miss four-to-six weeks after fracturing his arm during a collision at first base, the team said on Monday.</p><p>An MRI performed on Monday showed a non-displaced fracture of the le...

2011-06-19T15:30:08ZReuters US Online Report Sports Newstag:baseballstatsandnews.com,2011-06-19:/professional-baseball/cards-pujols-leaves-game-wrist-injury-4795816a/

<div><p><span><a title="St. Louis Cardinals" href="/topic/St.+Louis+Cardinals" >ST. LOUIS</a></span> (<span><a title="Reuters Group plc" href="/topic/Reuters+Group+plc" >Reuters</a></span>) - St. Louis Cardinals All-Star slugger <span><a title="Albert Pujols" href="/topic/Albert+Pujols" >Albert Pujols</a></span> left Sunday's game against the <span><a title="Kansas City Royals" href="/topic/Kansas+City+Royals" >Kansas City Royals</a></span> with a sprained left wrist suffered during a play at fi...

2011-02-17T17:30:45ZAFP American Editiontag:baseballstatsandnews.com,2011-02-17:/professional-baseball/pujols-camp-lack-deal-4743972a/

<div><p><a title="St. Louis Cardinals" href="/topic/St.+Louis+Cardinals" >St. Louis</a> slugger <a title="Albert Pujols" href="/topic/Albert+Pujols" >Albert Pujols</a> arrived at spring training on Thursday vowing his lack of a new deal with the Cardinals won't be a distraction this season.</p><p>Pujols and the Cardinals failed to agree on a new contract before the Wednesday deadline imposed by the three-time National League Most Valuable Player.</p><p>Pujols said he imposed the deadline to keep...

2011-02-16T17:30:40ZAFP American Editiontag:baseballstatsandnews.com,2011-02-16:/professional-baseball/pujols-cardinals-deadline-deal-extension-4743402a/

<div><p><a title="Albert Pujols" href="/topic/Albert+Pujols" >Albert Pujols</a> and the <a title="St. Louis Cardinals" href="/topic/St.+Louis+Cardinals" >St. Louis Cardinals</a> missed their Wednesday deadline to negotiate a new contract before the start of the 2011 <a title="Major League Baseball" href="/topic/Major+League+Baseball" >Major League Baseball</a> season next month.</p><p>That means the 31-year-old Dominican slugger, a three-time National League Most Valuable Player, is all-but cert...

2011-02-16T10:00:18ZReuters US Online Report Sports Newstag:baseballstatsandnews.com,2011-02-16:/professional-baseball/albert-pujols-cardinals-fail-reach-new-contract-agreement-4743170a/

<div><p><span>NEW YORK</span> (<span><a title="Reuters Group plc" href="/topic/Reuters+Group+plc" >Reuters</a></span>) - The <span><a title="St. Louis Cardinals" href="/topic/St.+Louis+Cardinals" >St. Louis Cardinals</a></span> and their slugger <a title="Albert Pujols" href="/topic/Albert+Pujols" >Albert Pujols</a> failed to reach a contract agreement by the first baseman's self-declared deadline on Wednesday, leaving open the chance he will become a free agent after this season.</p><p>Pujols, ...

2011-02-14T15:30:10ZReuters US Online Report Sports Newstag:baseballstatsandnews.com,2011-02-14:/professional-baseball/cardinals-confirm-new-deadline-sign-pujols-4742346a/

<div><p><span>NEW YORK</span> (<span><a title="Reuters Group plc" href="/topic/Reuters+Group+plc" >Reuters</a></span>) - The <span><a title="St. Louis Cardinals" href="/topic/St.+Louis+Cardinals" >St. Louis Cardinals</a></span> have until Wednesday to reach a deal with <span><a title="Albert Pujols" href="/topic/Albert+Pujols" >Albert Pujols</a></span> and if they miss the slugger's deadline they will have to wait until after the season to keep him from hitting the free agent market, the club sa...

2010-11-22T18:30:38ZAFP American Editiontag:baseballstatsandnews.com,2010-11-22:/professional-baseball/cincinnatis-votto-voted-valuable-player-4387282a/

<div><p><a title="Cincinnati Reds" href="/topic/Cincinnati+Reds" >Cincinnati</a> first baseman <a title="Joey Votto" href="/topic/Joey+Votto" >Joey Votto</a> was a near-unanimous choice as <a title="Major League Baseball" href="/topic/Major+League+Baseball" >Major League Baseball</a>'s <a title="National League (MLB)" href="/topic/National+League+(MLB)" >National League</a> Most Valuable Player with 31 of 32 first-place ballots in voting announced Monday.</p><p>The 27-year-old slugger becomes th...

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2010-11-22T12:46:19ZReuters US Online Report Sports Newstag:baseballstatsandnews.com,2010-11-22:/professional-baseball/cincinnatis-joey-votto-wins-national-league-mvp-award-4386989a/

<div><p><span>NEW YORK</span> (<span><a title="Reuters Group plc" href="/topic/Reuters+Group+plc" >Reuters</a></span>) - <a title="Cincinnati Reds" href="/topic/Cincinnati+Reds" >Cincinnati</a> first baseman <a title="Joey Votto" href="/topic/Joey+Votto" >Joey Votto</a>, who helped the Reds claim their first post-season berth in 15 years, was a runaway choice as National League Most Valuable Player announced on Monday.</p><p>Votto, 27, was listed first in all but one of the 32 ballots submitted ...

2010-11-22T12:46:15ZReuters US Online Report Domestic Newstag:baseballstatsandnews.com,2010-11-22:/professional-baseball/cincinnatis-votto-wins-national-league-mvp-award-4386987a/

<div><p><span>NEW YORK</span> (<span><a title="Reuters Group plc" href="/topic/Reuters+Group+plc" >Reuters</a></span>) - <a title="Cincinnati Reds" href="/topic/Cincinnati+Reds" >Cincinnati</a> first baseman <span><a title="Joey Votto" href="/topic/Joey+Votto" >Joey Votto</a></span>, who helped the Reds claim their first post-season berth in 15 years, was a runaway choice as National League Most Valuable Player announced on Monday.</p><p>Votto, 27, was listed first in all but one of the 32 ballo...

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2010-11-04T13:30:32ZAP Newstag:baseballstatsandnews.com,2010-11-04:/professional-baseball/pujols-hoping-cardinals-contract-extension-4168693a/

<div id="subtitle">Cardinals slugger <a title="Albert Pujols" href="/topic/Albert+Pujols" >Albert Pujols</a> hoping for contract extension with $16 million club option</div><div><p>Albert Pujols hopes to negotiate a contract extension for beyond 2011 with the <span><a title="St. Louis Cardinals" href="/topic/St.+Louis+Cardinals" >St. Louis Cardinals</a></span>.</p><p>St. Louis exercised a $16 million option for 2011 on Oct. 6 for the three-time NL MVP.</p><p>Speaking at a news conference Thursda...

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2010-10-06T15:46:35ZAP Newstag:baseballstatsandnews.com,2010-10-06:/professional-baseball/cardinals-exercise-option-pujols-miller-1729175a/

<div id="subtitle">Cardinals exercise $16 million option on Pujols for 2011 season</div><div><p>The <span><a title="St. Louis Cardinals" href="/topic/St.+Louis+Cardinals" >St. Louis Cardinals</a></span> have exercised a $16 million club option for 2011 with three-time NL <span><a title="Albert Pujols" href="/topic/Albert+Pujols" >MVP Albert Pujols</a></span>.</p><p>The Cardinals also announced Wednesday that left-handed reliever <span><a title="Trever Miller" href="/topic/Trever+Miller" >Trever ...

2010-09-30T19:45:15ZAP Newstag:baseballstatsandnews.com,2010-09-30:/professional-baseball/carpenters-complete-game-leads-cardinals-1583365a/

<div id="subtitle"><a title="Chris Carpenter" href="/topic/Chris+Carpenter" >Chris Carpenter</a> throws 1st complete game of season in Cardinals' 6-1 win over Rockies</div><div><p>Chris Carpenter threw his first complete game of the season Thursday night and the <span><a title="St. Louis Cardinals" href="/topic/St.+Louis+Cardinals" >St. Louis Cardinals</a></span> beat the <span><a title="Colorado Rockies" href="/topic/Colorado+Rockies" >Colorado Rockies</a></span> 6-1.</p><p>Carpenter (16-9) sna...

2010-09-14T14:45:46ZAP Newstag:baseballstatsandnews.com,2010-09-14:/professional-baseball/elbow-soreness-knocks-pujols-lineup-1405000a/

<div id="subtitle">Elbow soreness knocks Pujols out of Cardinals' lineup</div><div><p><span><a title="Albert Pujols" href="/topic/Albert+Pujols" >Albert Pujols</a></span> is being held out of the <span><a title="St. Louis Cardinals" href="/topic/St.+Louis+Cardinals" >St. Louis Cardinals</a></span>' lineup due to soreness in his left elbow.</p><p>Pujols had a cortisone injection Monday night and team medical staff decided he should sit out of Tuesday night's game against the <span><a title="Chica...

2010-09-12T20:45:12ZAP Newstag:baseballstatsandnews.com,2010-09-12:/professional-baseball/pujols-2-hrs-lead-cardinals-braves-73-1398032a/

<div id="subtitle"><a title="Albert Pujols" href="/topic/Albert+Pujols" >Albert Pujols</a> hits 2 homers to power <a title="St. Louis Cardinals" href="/topic/St.+Louis+Cardinals" >St. Louis Cardinals</a> past <a title="Atlanta Braves" href="/topic/Atlanta+Braves" >Atlanta Braves</a>, 7-3</div><div><p>Albert Pujols hit two home runs to power the St. Louis Cardinals past Atlanta 7-3 on Sunday night, dropping the Braves out of first place in the <span><a title="NL East" href="/topic/NL+East" >NL Ea...

2010-09-06T14:40:13ZAP Newstag:baseballstatsandnews.com,2010-09-06:/professional-baseball/molina-hits-grand-slam-cardinals-beat-brewers-1040081a/

<div id="subtitle">Molina's grand slam caps six-run 8th as Cardinals beat Brewers 8-6</div><div><p><span><a title="Yadier Molina" href="/topic/Yadier+Molina" >Yadier Molina</a></span>'s grand slam capped a six-run eighth inning and the <span><a title="St. Louis Cardinals" href="/topic/St.+Louis+Cardinals" >St. Louis Cardinals</a></span> overcame <span><a title="Corey Hart (Baseball)" href="/topic/Corey+Hart+(Baseball)" >Corey Hart</a></span>'s two homers to beat the <span><a title="Milwaukee Bre...

2010-09-05T21:50:05ZAP Newstag:baseballstatsandnews.com,2010-09-05:/professional-baseball/busch-league-pujols-calls-cardinals-cf-rasmus-1039526a/

<div id="subtitle">Cardinals star Pujols calls out young CF Rasmus, says he should hush rather than complain</div><div><p>A season that is slipping away for the <span><a title="St. Louis Cardinals" href="/topic/St.+Louis+Cardinals" >St. Louis Cardinals</a></span> has turned personal, with star slugger <span><a title="Albert Pujols" href="/topic/Albert+Pujols" >Albert Pujols</a></span> criticizing young outfielder <span><a title="Colby Rasmus" href="/topic/Colby+Rasmus" >Colby Rasmus</a></span>.<...

2010-11-02T12:26:56ZForbestag:baseballstatsandnews.com,2010-11-02:/professional-baseball/mvp-cy-young-show-3505340a/

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2010-08-28T15:15:16ZAP Newstag:baseballstatsandnews.com,2010-08-28:/professional-baseball/baseball-star-albert-pujols-honored-beck-rally-1031967a/

<div id="subtitle"><a title="St. Louis Cardinals" href="/topic/St.+Louis+Cardinals" >St. Louis Cardinals</a> star <a title="Albert Pujols" href="/topic/Albert+Pujols" >Albert Pujols</a> honored at Beck rally for off-field charitable works</div><div><p><a title="Tony La Russa" href="/topic/Tony+La+Russa" >Tony La Russa</a> doesn't understand the minor backlash that's been created by his participation in radio personality <a title="Glenn Beck" href="/topic/Glenn+Beck" >Glenn Beck</a>'s rally in <a...

2010-08-27T18:15:11ZAP Newstag:baseballstatsandnews.com,2010-08-27:/professional-baseball/report-la-russa-pujols-attend-beck-rally-1031412a/

<div id="subtitle">Report: La Russa, Pujols to attend <a title="Glenn Beck" href="/topic/Glenn+Beck" >Glenn Beck</a> rally on Saturday</div><div><p>Cardinals manager <a title="Tony La Russa" href="/topic/Tony+La+Russa" >Tony La Russa</a> and slugger <a title="Albert Pujols" href="/topic/Albert+Pujols" >Albert Pujols</a> plan to attend a rally hosted by conservative pundit Glenn Beck on Saturday, the <a title="St. Louis Post-Dispatch" href="/topic/St.+Louis+Post-Dispatch" >St. Louis Post-Dispatch...

2010-08-26T23:15:35ZAFP Global Editiontag:baseballstatsandnews.com,2010-08-26:/professional-baseball/albert-pujols-belts-400th-career-homer-1030634a/

<div><p><a title="St. Louis Cardinals" href="/topic/St.+Louis+Cardinals" >St. Louis</a> slugger <a title="Albert Pujols" href="/topic/Albert+Pujols" >Albert Pujols</a> hit his 400th career home run, becoming the 47th <a title="Major League Baseball" href="/topic/Major+League+Baseball" >Major League Baseball</a> player to reach the milestone.</p><p>Pujols led off the fourth inning against <a title="Washington Nationals" href="/topic/Washington+Nationals" >Washington</a> on Thursday by smacking an...

2010-08-26T21:00:10ZAP Newstag:baseballstatsandnews.com,2010-08-26:/professional-baseball/pujols-hits-400th-nats-top-cards-1110-13-1030561a/

<div id="subtitle">Nationals overcome Pujols' 400th homer, Desmond gets RBI in 13th in 11-10 win over Cardinals</div><div><p><a title="Ian Desmond" href="/topic/Ian+Desmond" >Ian Desmond</a> singled home <a title="Nyjer Morgan" href="/topic/Nyjer+Morgan" >Nyjer Morgan</a> in the bottom of the 13th inning and the <a title="Washington Nationals" href="/topic/Washington+Nationals" >Washington Nationals</a> overcame <a title="Albert Pujols" href="/topic/Albert+Pujols" >Albert Pujols</a>' 400th home ...

2010-08-26T17:30:23ZAP Newstag:baseballstatsandnews.com,2010-08-26:/professional-baseball/albert-pujols-hits-400th-career-home-run-1030470a/

<div id="subtitle"><a title="Albert Pujols" href="/topic/Albert+Pujols" >Albert Pujols</a> hits 400th career home run for <a title="St. Louis Cardinals" href="/topic/St.+Louis+Cardinals" >St. Louis Cardinals</a></div><div><p>Albert Pujols has hit his 400th home run, becoming the 47th major league player to reach the milestone.</p><p>The St. Louis Cardinals slugger led off the fourth inning of Thursday night's game against the <a title="Washington Nationals" href="/topic/Washington+Nationals" >Wa...

2010-08-23T19:30:16ZAP Newstag:baseballstatsandnews.com,2010-08-23:/professional-baseball/pujols-3run-homer-carries-cards-pirates-1027398a/

<div id="subtitle">Pujols' 3-run homer, 3 hits carry Lohse, Cardinals past Pirates 10-2</div><div><p><a title="Albert Pujols" href="/topic/Albert+Pujols" >Albert Pujols</a> hit a three-run home run one pitch after injured Pirates starter <a title="Ross Ohlendorf" href="/topic/Ross+Ohlendorf" >Ross Ohlendorf</a> was pulled during a four-run <a title="St. Louis Cardinals" href="/topic/St.+Louis+Cardinals" >St. Louis</a> first inning, and the Cardinals moved to within a game of the <a title="Nation...

2010-08-17T20:15:37ZAP Newstag:baseballstatsandnews.com,2010-08-17:/professional-baseball/bush-brewers-handle-cardinals-32-1022563a/

<div id="subtitle">Dave Bush rebounds from poor outing, helps Brewers beat Cardinals 3-2</div><div><p>Dave Bush pitched six stingy innings to bounce back from a start in which allowed four consecutive home runs, and <a title="Casey McGehee" href="/topic/Casey+McGehee" >Casey McGehee</a> hit a two-run homer in the <a title="Milwaukee Brewers" href="/topic/Milwaukee+Brewers" >Milwaukee Brewers</a>' 3-2 victory over the suddenly sliding <a title="St. Louis Cardinals" href="/topic/St.+Louis+Cardinal...

2010-09-09T23:09:36ZArticlesBasetag:baseballstatsandnews.com,2010-09-09:/professional-baseball/watch-milwaukee-brewers-st-louis-cardinals-live-stream-mlb-online-broadcast-august-17-1211826a/

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2010-08-15T21:15:16ZReuters US Online Report Sports Newstag:baseballstatsandnews.com,2010-08-15:/professional-baseball/pujols-sets-mlb-record-30th-home-run-1020647a/

<div><p>ST LOUIS (<a title="Reuters Group plc" href="/topic/Reuters+Group+plc" >Reuters</a>) - <a title="St. Louis Cardinals" href="/topic/St.+Louis+Cardinals" >St Louis Cardinals</a> slugger <a title="Albert Pujols" href="/topic/Albert+Pujols" >Albert Pujols</a> became the first player in <a title="Major League" href="/topic/Major+League" >Major League</a> history to register at least 30 home runs in his first 10 seasons Sunday.</p><p>The first baseman reached the milestone when he belted his 3...

2010-08-13T20:15:34ZAP Newstag:baseballstatsandnews.com,2010-08-13:/professional-baseball/pujols-homer-helps-cardinals-beat-cubs-63-1019624a/

<div id="subtitle">Another Pujols homer helps Westbrook win first game in Cardinals' 6-3 victory over Cubs</div><div><p><a title="Albert Pujols" href="/topic/Albert+Pujols" >Albert Pujols</a> homered for the sixth time in 11 games on a three-hit night and <a title="Jake Westbrook" href="/topic/Jake+Westbrook" >Jake Westbrook</a> got his first win in three tries since joining the <a title="St. Louis Cardinals" href="/topic/St.+Louis+Cardinals" >St. Louis Cardinals</a> at the trade deadline, 6-3 o...

2010-08-06T18:45:12ZAP Newstag:baseballstatsandnews.com,2010-08-06:/professional-baseball/wainwright-pujols-lead-cards-marlins-7-1013517a/

<div id="subtitle">Wainwright throws 2-hitter, Pujols hits 3-run homer to help Cards beat Marlins 7-0</div><div><p><a title="Adam Wainwright" href="/topic/Adam+Wainwright" >Adam Wainwright</a> pitched a two-hitter for his 16th victory, <a title="Albert Pujols" href="/topic/Albert+Pujols" >Albert Pujols</a> homered and the <a title="St. Louis Cardinals" href="/topic/St.+Louis+Cardinals" >St. Louis Cardinals</a> beat the reeling <a title="Florida Marlins" href="/topic/Florida+Marlins" >Florida Mar...

2010-09-11T05:27:19ZHow Stuff Workstag:baseballstatsandnews.com,2010-09-11:/professional-baseball/2003-baseball-season-1356776a/

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2010-08-03T16:17:00ZReuters US Online Report Sports Newstag:baseballstatsandnews.com,2010-08-03:/professional-baseball/albert-pujols-delivers-knockout-blow-cards-outlast-mets-1009779a/

<div><p>NEW YORK (<a title="Reuters Group plc" href="/topic/Reuters+Group+plc" >Reuters</a>) - <a title="St. Louis Cardinals" href="/topic/St.+Louis+Cardinals" >St Louis</a> squandered a 6-0 lead against the <a title="New York Mets" href="/topic/New+York+Mets" >New York Mets</a> but <a title="Albert Pujols" href="/topic/Albert+Pujols" >Albert Pujols</a> produced the knockout blow in the 13th inning to seal an 8-7 win for the Cards on Wednesday, putting them back into a tie for the <a title="NL C...

2010-07-19T19:15:26ZAP Newstag:baseballstatsandnews.com,2010-07-19:/professional-baseball/cardinals-pound-kendrick-phillies-84-996247a/

<div id="subtitle">Pujols starts home run barrage in Cardinals' 8-4 victory over Phillies</div><div><p><a title="Albert Pujols" href="/topic/Albert+Pujols" >Albert Pujols</a>' two-run home run in the fifth inning began a barrage of four long balls in a span of six at-bats and <a title="Blake Hawksworth" href="/topic/Blake+Hawksworth" >Blake Hawksworth</a> survived a rocky start in the <a title="St. Louis Cardinals" href="/topic/St.+Louis+Cardinals" >St. Louis Cardinals</a>' 8-4 victory over the ...

2010-11-02T12:24:12ZForbestag:baseballstatsandnews.com,2010-11-02:/professional-baseball/bigmoney-allstars-earn-3502365a/

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2010-07-13T11:45:19ZReuters US Online Report Sports Newstag:baseballstatsandnews.com,2010-07-13:/professional-baseball/players-voice-opposition-arizona-immigration-law-990596a/

<div><p><a title="Anaheim" href="/topic/Anaheim" >ANAHEIM</a>, <a title="California" href="/topic/California" >California</a> (<a title="Reuters Group plc" href="/topic/Reuters+Group+plc" >Reuters</a>) - An increasing number of major leaguers are expressing their opposition to <a title="Arizona" href="/topic/Arizona" >Arizona</a>'s controversial immigration law and some are calling for the 2011 All-Star Game to be moved from Phoenix.</p><p>"It (the law) reminds me of seeing the old movies with t...

2010-07-13T02:15:15ZAP Newstag:baseballstatsandnews.com,2010-07-13:/professional-baseball/hr-derby-drags-makeover-990028a/

<div id="subtitle">HR Derby is a fixture at All-Star game, but contest drags on: 5 ways to make it more watchable</div><div><p>Watching <a title="Ken Griffey Jr." href="/topic/Ken+Griffey+Jr." >Ken Griffey Jr.</a> whack a ball off the warehouse at <a title="Oriole Park at Camden Yards" href="/topic/Oriole+Park+at+Camden+Yards" >Camden Yards</a>, that was neat. Seeing <a title="Ryan Howard" href="/topic/Ryan+Howard" >Ryan Howard</a> splash a shot into the <a title="Allegheny River" href="/topic/A...

2010-09-09T23:08:29ZArticlesBasetag:baseballstatsandnews.com,2010-09-09:/professional-baseball/watch-cardinals-rockies-live-stream-mlb-tv-online-july-06-1211709a/

<h3><a rel="nofollow" onclick="javascript:_gaq.push(['_trackPageview', '/outgoing/article_exit_link']);" href="http://live-sports24seven.blogspot.com/2010/07/watch-cardinals-vs-rockies-live-stream.html">Watch Cardinals vs Rockies Live Stream mlb tv online July 06</a></h3> <p>Coors Field has long had a reputation as a home run hitter's ballpark. Albert Pujols hasn't been able to take advantage of that in recent years.<br />Watch Cardinals vs Rockies LIVE<br />8:40 PM ET, July 6, 2010<br />Coors F...

2010-06-15T16:00:27ZAP Newstag:baseballstatsandnews.com,2010-06-15:/professional-baseball/pujols-lineup-day-hit-head-throw-964452a/

<div id="subtitle">Pujols in Cardinals' lineup a day after getting hit in the head by a throw</div><div><p><a title="Albert Pujols" href="/topic/Albert+Pujols" >Albert Pujols</a> was in the <a title="St. Louis Cardinals" href="/topic/St.+Louis+Cardinals" >St. Louis Cardinals</a>' lineup and reported no ill effects a day after getting hit in the head by a throw.</p><p>The remnants of a welt remained on the left side of Pujols' neck Tuesday. But the star slugger says he's had no problems with head...

2010-06-13T17:30:13ZAP Newstag:baseballstatsandnews.com,2010-06-13:/professional-baseball/youngs-homer-arizona-75-win-cardinals-962265a/

<div id="subtitle"><a title="Chris Young (Outfielder)" href="/topic/Chris+Young+(Outfielder)" >Chris Young</a>'s homer in 9th inning rescues bullpen, gives <a title="Arizona Diamondbacks" href="/topic/Arizona+Diamondbacks" >Diamondbacks</a> 7-5 win over Cardinals</div><div><p>Chris Young rescued Arizona's much-maligned bullpen with his second homer of the game, a two-run shot in the bottom of the ninth inning that gave the Diamondbacks a 7-5 victory over the <a title="St. Louis Cardinals" href="...

2010-05-31T17:45:19ZAP Newstag:baseballstatsandnews.com,2010-05-31:/professional-baseball/cardinals-hit-offensive-highs-whip-reds-124-949802a/

<div id="subtitle">Garcia has strong finish, Cardinals wallop Arroyo in 12-4 rout of Reds</div><div><p><a title="Albert Pujols" href="/topic/Albert+Pujols" >Albert Pujols</a> continued his torrid hitting, rookie <a title="Jaime Garcia" href="/topic/Jaime+Garcia" >Jaime Garcia</a> overcame a shaky start, and the <a title="St. Louis Cardinals" href="/topic/St.+Louis+Cardinals" >St. Louis Cardinals</a> knocked out <a title="Bronson Arroyo" href="/topic/Bronson+Arroyo" >Bronson Arroyo</a> in the fif...

2010-05-24T13:00:44ZAP Newstag:baseballstatsandnews.com,2010-05-24:/professional-baseball/threetime-nl-mvp-pujols-scuffling-943160a/

<div id="subtitle">Three-time NL <a title="Albert Pujols" href="/topic/Albert+Pujols" >MVP Albert Pujols</a> scuffling a bit, seemingly frustrated even while hitting .303</div><div><p>Albert Pujols has no RBIs in nine games and he's just a few more towering pop-ups or infield choppers from having his average drop below .300. No wonder the frustration is showing at times for a player who's always made production look easy.</p><p>May has not been a good month for the three-time NL MVP, who has one...

2010-05-19T01:45:12ZAP Newstag:baseballstatsandnews.com,2010-05-19:/professional-baseball/la-russa-confident-cardinals-offense-fine-938016a/

<div id="subtitle">La Russa confident sputtering Cardinals offense will get back in gear</div><div><p><a title="Tony La Russa" href="/topic/Tony+La+Russa" >Tony La Russa</a> is confident the <a title="St. Louis Cardinals" href="/topic/St.+Louis+Cardinals" >St. Louis Cardinals</a>' offense will come around, no matter where he puts slugger <a title="Albert Pujols" href="/topic/Albert+Pujols" >Albert Pujols</a> on the lineup card.</p><p>An attack that was supposed to be dynamic has been underwhelmi...

2010-05-17T20:15:54ZAP Newstag:baseballstatsandnews.com,2010-05-17:/professional-baseball/pujols-cardinals-clean-nationals-936675a/

<div id="subtitle">Pujols' hitting, Lohse's pitching help Cardinals clean up against Nationals</div><div><p><a title="Albert Pujols" href="/topic/Albert+Pujols" >Albert Pujols</a> had three hits and a walk and helped fuel a four-run first inning from the cleanup slot in the <a title="St. Louis Cardinals" href="/topic/St.+Louis+Cardinals" >St. Louis Cardinals</a>' 6-2 victory over the <a title="Washington Nationals" href="/topic/Washington+Nationals" >Washington Nationals</a> on Monday night.</p>...

2010-10-14T06:20:41ZArticlesBasetag:baseballstatsandnews.com,2010-10-14:/professional-baseball/mlb-tickets-power-hitters-game-1856872a/

<p>Though it's certainly a cliché, it's also well known that everyone loves the long ball.  It's what brought audiences back following the strike in the early 1990s and its one of the main reasons that helps to keep stadiums full each year.  While fundamental baseball is all good and well, it's still the homerun and the big boppers in the league that are the biggest draw, helping to sell the most <a rel="nofollow" onclick="javascript:_gaq.push(['_trackPageview', '/outgoing/article_exit_link']);"...

2010-05-02T18:45:16ZReuters US Online Report Sports Newstag:baseballstatsandnews.com,2010-05-02:/professional-baseball/dominant-carpenter-pitches-cards-victory-922302a/

<div><p>ST LOUIS (<a title="Reuters Group plc" href="/topic/Reuters+Group+plc" >Reuters</a>) - <a title="Chris Carpenter" href="/topic/Chris+Carpenter" >Chris Carpenter</a> maintained his perfect start to the season as he led the streaking <a title="St. Louis Cardinals" href="/topic/St.+Louis+Cardinals" >St Louis Cardinals</a> to a 6-0 shutout of the <a title="Cincinnati Reds" href="/topic/Cincinnati+Reds" >Cincinnati Reds</a> on Sunday.</p><p>The former <a title="Cy Young Award" href="/topic/Cy...

2010-04-27T15:46:08ZAP Newstag:baseballstatsandnews.com,2010-04-27:/professional-baseball/cox-pujols-worth-50-million-917577a/

<div id="subtitle">Braves manager: Pujols' next contract should be worth $50 million per year</div><div><p><a title="Atlanta Braves" href="/topic/Atlanta+Braves" >Atlanta Braves</a> manager <a title="Bobby Cox" href="/topic/Bobby+Cox" >Bobby Cox</a> has an idea of how much <a title="St. Louis Cardinals" href="/topic/St.+Louis+Cardinals" >St. Louis</a> slugger <a title="Albert Pujols" href="/topic/Albert+Pujols" >Albert Pujols</a> should get in his next contract: $50 million a year.</p><p>Cox saw...

2010-04-25T16:15:22ZAP Newstag:baseballstatsandnews.com,2010-04-25:/professional-baseball/penny-cards-shut-giants-2-914245a/

<div id="subtitle">Penny, two relievers shut out Giants, Pujols hits 7th homer in Cardinals' 2-0 win</div><div><p><a title="Brad Penny" href="/topic/Brad+Penny" >Brad Penny</a>, <a title="Jason Motte" href="/topic/Jason+Motte" >Jason Motte</a> and <a title="Ryan Franklin" href="/topic/Ryan+Franklin" >Ryan Franklin</a> combined on a nine-hit shutout, <a title="Albert Pujols" href="/topic/Albert+Pujols" >Albert Pujols</a> hit his team-leading seventh home run and the <a title="St. Louis Cardinals"...

2010-07-14T14:07:36ZAP Newstag:baseballstatsandnews.com,2010-07-14:/professional-baseball/mets-beat-cardinals-21-20-innings-906286a/

<div id="subtitle">Reyes hits sacrifice fly in 20th inning to lift Mets to 2-1 victory over <a title="St. Louis Cardinals" href="/topic/St.+Louis+Cardinals" >St. Louis Cardinals</a></div><div><p><a title="Jose Reyes" href="/topic/Jose+Reyes" >Jose Reyes</a> hit a sacrifice fly in the 20th inning and the <a title="New York Mets" href="/topic/New+York+Mets" >New York Mets</a> beat the St. Louis Cardinals 2-1 on Saturday night in the longest game in the majors in two years.</p><p><a title="Jeff Fra...

2010-06-16T12:17:32ZAFP Global Editiontag:baseballstatsandnews.com,2010-06-16:/professional-baseball/hitters-blast-baseball-starts-new-season-894827a/

<div><p><a title="Major League Baseball" href="/topic/Major+League+Baseball" >Major League Baseball</a> got into full swing as 26 teams opened their seasons, including World Series runner-up <a title="Philadelphia Phillies" href="/topic/Philadelphia+Phillies" >Philadelphia Phillies</a> who got help from a couple of newcomers.</p><p>The Phillies opened the 2010 campaign with a bang, as <a title="Roy Halladay" href="/topic/Roy+Halladay" >Roy Halladay</a> pitched seven superb innings in his Phillie...

2010-04-05T14:00:32ZAP Newstag:baseballstatsandnews.com,2010-04-05:/professional-baseball/pujols-hits-2-hrs-cardinals-beat-reds-116-894624a/

<div id="subtitle">NL MVP Pujols homers twice, Cardinals beat Reds 11-6 in Big Mac's return as batting coach</div><div><p><a title="Albert Pujols" href="/topic/Albert+Pujols" >Albert Pujols</a> and his <a title="St. Louis Cardinals" href="/topic/St.+Louis+Cardinals" >St. Louis Cardinals</a> didn't need much help from Big Mac.</p><p>The <a title="National League (MLB)" href="/topic/National+League+(MLB)" >National League</a>'s MVP went 4 for 5 and hit two of a team-record four homers on opening d...

2010-03-30T12:15:45ZAP Newstag:baseballstatsandnews.com,2010-03-30:/professional-baseball/cardinals-stability-lineup-889616a/

<div id="subtitle">Cardinals may not tinker with lineup quite as much with full season of Pujols, Holliday ahead</div><div><p><a title="Tony La Russa" href="/topic/Tony+La+Russa" >Tony La Russa</a> loves to tinker with the lineup card, using a whopping 135 variations last year in what was a pretty typical campaign.</p><p>No doubt there'll still be some juggling for the <a title="St. Louis Cardinals" href="/topic/St.+Louis+Cardinals" >St. Louis Cardinals</a> this season as La Russa factors in lef...

2010-11-10T16:02:31ZAP Newstag:baseballstatsandnews.com,2010-11-10:/photo/nl-gold-gloves-baseball-2378805p/

FILE - In this combo of 2010 file photos, the 2010 National League Gold Glove winners are shown. They are, top row from left, <a title="Cincinnati Reds" href="/topic/Cincinnati+Reds" >Cincinnati Reds</a> pitcher <a title="Bronson Arroyo" href="/topic/Bronson+Arroyo" >Bronson Arroyo</a>, <a title="Houston Astros" href="/topic/Houston+Astros" >Houston Astros</a> outfielder <a title="Michael Bourn" href="/topic/Michael+Bourn" >Michael Bourn</a>, <a title="Colorado Rockies" href="/topic/Colorado+Roc...

2010-09-30T19:45:32ZAP Newstag:baseballstatsandnews.com,2010-09-30:/photo/rockies-cardinals-baseball-2354975p/

<a title="St. Louis Cardinals" href="/topic/St.+Louis+Cardinals" >St. Louis Cardinals</a> first baseman <a title="Albert Pujols" href="/topic/Albert+Pujols" >Albert Pujols</a> follows through on an RBI double during the first inning of a baseball game against the <a title="Colorado Rockies" href="/topic/Colorado+Rockies" >Colorado Rockies</a> on Thursday, Sept. 30, 2010, in St. Louis. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson)<div id="copyright"><div> Copyright 2010&#160; <a href="http://www.ap.org">AP Ne...

2010-09-27T20:30:12ZAP Newstag:baseballstatsandnews.com,2010-09-27:/photo/pirates-cardinals-baseball-2353135p/

<a title="St. Louis Cardinals" href="/topic/St.+Louis+Cardinals" >St. Louis Cardinals</a>' <a title="Albert Pujols" href="/topic/Albert+Pujols" >Albert Pujols</a> connects for an RBI single in the third inning of a baseball game against the <a title="Pittsburgh Pirates" href="/topic/Pittsburgh+Pirates" >Pittsburgh Pirates</a>, Monday, Sept. 27, 2010, in St. Louis.(AP Photo/Tom Gannam)<div id="copyright"><div> Copyright 2010&#160; <a href="http://www.ap.org">AP News</a></div></div><div><p...

2010-09-24T14:16:26ZAP Newstag:baseballstatsandnews.com,2010-09-24:/photo/cardinals-cubs-baseball-2351540p/

<a title="St. Louis Cardinals" href="/topic/St.+Louis+Cardinals" >St. Louis Cardinals</a>' <a title="Allen Craig" href="/topic/Allen+Craig" >Allen Craig</a> hits into a double play, scoring <a title="Albert Pujols" href="/topic/Albert+Pujols" >Albert Pujols</a>, during the third inning of a baseball game against the <a title="Chicago Cubs" href="/topic/Chicago+Cubs" >Chicago Cubs</a> Friday, Sept. 24, 2010 at <a title="Wrigley Field" href="/topic/Wrigley+Field" >Wrigley Field</a> in Chicago. (AP...

2010-09-23T13:00:40ZAP Newstag:baseballstatsandnews.com,2010-09-23:/photo/cardinals-pirates-baseball-2351026p/

<a title="St. Louis Cardinals" href="/topic/St.+Louis+Cardinals" >St. Louis Cardinals</a> <a title="Albert Pujols" href="/topic/Albert+Pujols" >Albert Pujols</a> rounds the base after hitting a two-run homer off <a title="Pittsburgh Pirates" href="/topic/Pittsburgh+Pirates" >Pittsburgh Pirates</a> starting pitcher <a title="Brian Burres" href="/topic/Brian+Burres" >Brian Burres</a>, right, in the third inning of a major league baseball game in Pittsburgh, Thursday, Sept. 23, 2010. (AP Photo/J...