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Jaime Garcia’s Sunday gem in historical context
On Sunday, St. Louis Cardinals starting pitcher Jaime Garcia helped his club notch its first win of the season as he tossed a four-hit complete game shutout while striking out a career-high nine San...
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Carpenter and Pujols need to party like it is 2005
The difficult season being endured by the long-standing stars of the St. Louis Cardinals continued Friday night as the home club lost to the Kansas City Royals. It was St. Louis’ seventh consecutive...
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Carpenter throws most pitches since 1998
St. Louis Cardinals pitcher Chris Carpenter came into Wednesday with just two wins in 16 starts this season and had been victimized at times by poor bullpen support. On one hand, with the short-handed...
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Cardinals-Reds match-up means Fourth of July fireworks ahead
I know there is still one game remaining for the St. Louis Cardinals in Tampa but as I looked at the pitching match-ups for the upcoming Cincinnati Reds series, I could not get past Monday’s...
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Carpenter’s support ranks among MLB’s worst
Lost in the rubble of Tuesday night’s bullpen failure by the St. Louis Cardinals, as represented by blown save in the ninth and a walkoff home run served up in the 11th, was the fact that it was...
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Chris Carpenter’s contract extension: Pro and con
One could argue both sides of Chris Carpenter’s two-year extension for the 2012 and 2013 seasons at a reported $21 million. Some see it as a benefit to the St. Louis Cardinals. The club keeps its...
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Carpenter’s lack of support includes more double plays
Though the three-run home run served up by St. Louis Cardinals reliever Kyle McClellan to the Chicago Cubs’ Alfonso Soriano Friday night was the killer in St. Louis’ defeat, there were more culprits....
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Vote for your Cardinals NLDS starting pitchers
With no pitching matchups set, let alone rosters or game times, for the National League Division Series (best of five) between the Philadelphia Phillies and St. Louis Cardinals, let’s use the open day...
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Greinke gives Cardinals additional motivation
On the eve of NLCS Game 1, Milwaukee starter Zack Greinke ripped St. Louis Cardinals pitcher Chris Carpenter. The open days between MLB playoff games, called “Workout Days,” usually provide generic...
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Was Carpenter’s the best clutch playoff start in Cardinals history?
As baseball fans know, St. Louis Cardinals right-handed pitcher Chris Carpenter threw a three-hit, complete-game shutout at the Philadelphia Phillies in the National League Division Series Game 5 on...
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Carpenter ties Gibson in Cardinals post-season wins
Despite clearly not having his best stuff Wednesday night, St. Louis Cardinals starting pitcher Chris Carpenter held on long enough to pitch five innings in what remained a 4-3 game in favor of the...
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The Cardinal Nation Blog 2011 top story #19: Chris Carpenter’s extension
What difference a couple of months can make. For much of the summer, corners of the baseball world were abuzz about the prospect of St. Louis Cardinals long-time rotation anchor Chris Carpenter being...
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The Cardinal Nation Blog 2011 top story #5: NLDS win over Phillies
As the 2011 Major League Baseball regular season concluded, the St. Louis Cardinals had just completed an impressive comeback from the dead. Having barely claimed the final Wild Card berth and facing...
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Reviewing the predictions: TCN Blog’s top five Cardinals stories of 2011
Just over a year ago, last January 21, I published my predictions of the topics I thought could evolve into the top five stories across the Cardinal Nation in 2011. With the benefit of full hindsight,...
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Cardinals sixth starter, what took you so long?
On Monday, the St. Louis Cardinals made official their plans to return pitcher Lance Lynn to a starter’s program in spring training camp. In fact, the 24-year-old will start Wednesday’s home game...
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Where is Matt Adams, already?
Though we don’t yet know the severity of the shoulder injury St. Louis Cardinals outfielder Jon Jay suffered during Thursday’s game, there is plenty of speculation and suggestion about what the club...
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Carpenter, Miller and playoff-race piggybacking
Pessimism and trade rumors about St. Louis Cardinals pitching prospect Shelby Miller have evolved to major league reality for the 21-year-old with his Tuesday promotion to St. Louis. Pessimism over...
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Are expectations for Carpenter too high?
While I certainly understand the reasons for it, the widespread excitement over the 2012 debut of Chris Carpenter at Chicago’s Wrigley Field on Friday afternoon has me a bit concerned. I fear that some...
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TCN Blog 2012 top story #9: Carp’s injury and comeback
Simply put, the 2011 St. Louis Cardinals would not have won the World Series without starting pitcher Chris Carpenter. They had to try to repeat without the veteran right-hander for most of 2012....
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Chris Carpenter overreaction reaction
It is probably best to start this article with three declarations. I cannot fully express my admiration and respect for what Chris Carpenter has accomplished for the St. Louis Cardinals over the last...
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Carpenter, Lohse and Dave Duncan’s impact
In several recent tweets, ESPN’s Buster Olney was sharing the thoughts of a talent evaluator offering his opinions as to why Kyle Lohse is still unsigned. The following quote comes from the evaluator...
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Greinke admits mistake calling out Carpenter in 2011
Former Brewers pitcher Zack Greinke wishes he had not made critical comments about St. Louis pitcher Chris Carpenter before the 2011 NLCS. Zack Greinke has been a lot less relevant to the St. Louis...
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Who should start for St. Louis in Garcia’s spot?
With Jaime Garcia’s shoulder pushing him onto the disabled list, the St. Louis Cardinals do not have a starting pitcher for their series finale in San Diego on Wednesday night, May 22. With its...
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Charting Chris Carpenter’s comeback
The comeback of St. Louis Cardinals right-handed pitcher Chris Carpenter is ready to ramp up. The 38-year-old will make his first minor-league rehab appearance on Monday, July 15 at Double-A...
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Agent says Chris Carpenter will retire
In his always-interesting Sunday column, the Boston Globe’s Nick Cafardo quotes St. Louis Cardinals pitcher Chris Carpenter’s agent, Bob LaMonte, about the 38-year-old’s future plans. Chris Carpenter’s...
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TCN blog 2013 top story #9: Chris Carpenter finally gives in
Though it will never be proven conclusively, I believe that 38-year-old Chris Carpenter shot his final bullets in a final blaze of glory as he led the St. Louis Cardinals to the 2011 World...
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Why Chris Carpenter fans should pull for Josh Beckett
Sure, Josh Beckett plays for the rival Los Angeles Dodgers, the new Yankees in terms of player payroll escalation and the St. Louis Cardinals’ bitter opponent in the 2013 National League Championship...
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Help United Way While Helping Yourself to Cardinals Baseball
If you are looking for a good weekend to treat the family to St. Louis Cardinals baseball before school starts up again, I recommend August 15-16. The opponent at Busch Stadium will be the San Diego...
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Reds-Cardinals Had Their Own “DeflateGate” in 2009-2010
A recent tweet from a friend asserted that “DeflateGate” is one more reason that baseball is better than football. After all, baseballs cannot be deflated, as the New England Patriots are being accused...
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Cardinals Hall of Fame Induction on FOX Sports Midwest
FOX Sports Midwest release FOX Sports Midwest will televise the St. Louis Cardinals’ 2016 Hall of Fame induction ceremony on tape delay in a one-hour special debuting Sunday, Aug. 28, at 11:30 a.m....
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