The Phillies’ decision this week to drop pitcher Jamie Moyer from their roster and allow him to become a free agent could mean the 48-year-old left-hander has reached the end of his big-league playing career. Moyer, who injured his arm last summer, has said he will pitch in the Dominican Republic’s winter league to show [...]
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Would Moyer fit as Cards’ No. 5 starter, Garcia mentor?
Posted in Pitchers on October 29, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Oakland staff has deep ties to Cardinals
Posted in Managers on October 27, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Cardinals fans generally know that St. Louis manager Tony La Russa and his coaching staff have strong connections to the Oakland Athletics. La Russa managed the Athletics before joining the Cardinals, and St. Louis coaches Dave Duncan, Dave McKay and Mark McGwire either played for or coached with Oakland. What may not be as commonly known is [...]
Like Lonnie Smith, Molina no Series stranger
Posted in Games, Trades on October 26, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
In May 1985, the Cardinals traded outfielder Lonnie Smith to the Royals. In October, Smith played in the World Series for the Royals against St. Louis. This week, catcher Bengie Molina will become the first player since Smith to appear in a World Series against the team that traded him during that regular season. Thanks to research by [...]
Renteria rates as clutch World Series hitter
Posted in Hitters, Pitchers on October 25, 2010 | 2 Comments »
The Giants would be wise to make Edgar Renteria a part of their starting lineup in their World Series showdown against the Rangers. Slowed by injuries, Renteria appeared in only 72 regular-season games for San Francisco this year. At 34, he generally no longer is considered one of the elite shortstops in the game. But Renteria has a history [...]
Lincecum falls short in pursuit of Gibson
Posted in Games, Pitchers, Records on October 22, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Tim Lincecum’s strikeouts have impressed observers of this postseason, but the Giants’ ace still doesn’t top the standard established by the Cardinals’ Bob Gibson. Gibson holds the record for most strikeouts by a pitcher in his first three career postseason games, according to the Elias Sports Bureau. Gibson struck out 31 in three games of [...]
Think Posey is good? How about Garagiola?
Posted in Broadcasters, Hitters, Records on October 21, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Buster Posey, the Giants’ impressive rookie, may bring comparisons to other hard-hitting catchers such as Ted “Simba” Simmons or Joe Mauer. But how about Joe Garagiola? Posey has joined Garagiola as the only rookie catchers in big-league history to have 4 hits and at least 2 RBI in a postseason game. Posey did it last night (Oct. [...]
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