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• As Triple Crown Race Heats Up, So Do Joey Votto-Albert Pujols Comparisons
  by Jeff FletcherFiled under: Cardinals, RedsST. LOUIS -- Because they share the same spot on the field 18 times a year, and because this season they are sharing space at the top of the National League's most important leaderboards, it is natural that people would start to do the unthinkable ... Compare Joey Votto and Albert Pujols. "He's right […]
• Albert Pujols Irked by Colby Rasmus' Reported Trade Request
  by Jeff FletcherFiled under: CardinalsST. LOUIS -- Tony La Russa may be trying to squelch talk of a rift between him and Colby Rasmus, but the Cardinals' outfielder isn't doing his part. In response to a report in Sunday's St. Louis Post Dispatch that Rasmus had asked for a trade earlier this season, La Russa said that he had spoken to Rasmus […]
• Comeback, Postseason Just Not in Cards
  by Jeff FletcherFiled under: Cardinals, NL CentralST. LOUIS -- The sweaty Midwest summer had quickly given way to a pleasantly comfortable day, sunny with a cool breeze. There were televisions showing college football. Busch Stadium was full. On the field, shadows crept across the diamond because of the network-mandated mid-afternoon start. Everything about […]
• Jaime Garcia One of Few Bright Spots for Struggling Cardinals
  by Jeff FletcherFiled under: Cardinals, Reds ST. LOUIS - Jaime Garcia must be the front-runner in a crowded field for NL Rookie of the Year, but it's understandable if his name isn't the first that comes to mind. Garcia, it seems, stopped being a rookie a while ago. The Cardinals handed Garcia the ball in the first game of their must-win series aga […]