Cardinals Agree to Deal with Carlos Beltran
Carlos Beltran has agreed with the St. Louis Cardinals on a two-year deal worth $26 million. The deal is pending a physical and is said to include a full no-trade clause, according to MLBTraderumors.com. While not exactly a perfect answer for Pujols leaving, the signing of Beltran will keep the Cardinals a contender in the 2012 season.
Albert Pujols Rumors – Cubs, Cardinals, Marlins
If you haven’t been watching Fox Sports or ESPN, or maybe you just live under a rock, you may not know what’s going on in Major League Baseball and with future Hall of Fame slugger Albert Pujols. The winter meetings are in full swing here in Dallas and Albert’s agent, Dan Lozano, has been running around meeting with anyone who mentions $200 Million.
Rangers vs. Cardinals: 2011 World Series Game 2 Tonight
The Texas Rangers will have Colby Lewis take the mound tonight to try and tie the 2011 World Series up 1-1 against Jaime Garcia and the St. Louis Cardinals. In a close game last night, the Cardinals took the first game of the series 3-2. C.J. Wilson gave up three earned with six walks and never looked like he had complete control of the ball. Chris Carpenter, while losing control from time to time, held things together and only gave up two earned over six innings of
St. Louis Cardinals and Tony La Russa come to agreement for 2011
The St. Louis Cardinals and Manager Tony La Russa have come to an agreement for La Russa to manage yet another season in St. Louis according to Joe Strauss of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch. The deal is said to be for one-year with an option for 2012. La Russa has won two World Series as Manager; one with the St. Louis Cardinals in 2005 and one with the Oakland Athletics in 1989. He currently sits at third on the list of winningest managers in baseball history with 2638 victories and could possibly pass
Mark McGwire Sort of Comes Clean (pardon the pun)
Mark McGwire’s interview with Bob Costas on the MLB network was awkward, staged, and inconsistent; which makes sense now that we know Ari Fleischer was his advisor. McGwire spent eleven full seasons in Oakland. He and Tony LaRussa helped deliver the last World Series title