Untested Matheny is right choice for Cardinals (Yahoo! Sports)

Mike Matheny will replace Tony La Russa as the manager in St. Louis, a risky move but one that makes sense.

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Cardinals, Rangers may be back in 2012 (Yahoo! Sports)

Surprised to see St. Louis and Texas in the World Series? Don't be surprised if they soon make it again.

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This post was written by Yahoo! Sports - MLB - New York Yankees News on October 30, 2011

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Carpenter paves way for Cards in Series finale (AP)

St. Louis Cardinals' Yadier Molina(notes) reacts after Texas Rangers' David Murphy(notes) flies out to end Game 7 of baseball's World Series Friday, Oct. 28, 2011, in St. Louis. The Cardinals won 6-2 to win the series.

The Cardinals gave the ball to their ace. On short rest, Chris Carpenter paved the way in the World Series finale. The 36-year-old Carpenter was his usual stingy self on short rest in Game 7. Emphasizing breaking balls after a shaky start, the right-hander shut down the Texas Rangers' dangerous in a 6-2 victory that gave St.


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Game 6 thriller gets best Series rating since ’09 (AP)

The Cardinals' thrilling 10-9, 11-inning victory over the Texas Rangers in Game 6 received the best World Series television rating since 2009. Thursday night's game got a 12.7 fast national rating and 21 share, Fox said Friday. It was the highest-rated World Series game since the New York Yankees' Series clincher against Philadelphia got a 13.4 two years ago, and it was the...

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Cardinal-Rangers Thriller Should Look Familiar to Old-Time Yankee Fans: A Fan’s View (Yahoo! Contributor Network)

I am not old enough to remember a thrilling game very similar to what transpired last evening between the Cardinals and Rangers. I was three years old in 1960 when the team I would root for in the future, the New York Yankees, would also lose an incredibly dramatic World Series...

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Cardinals, Rangers banged up heading into Game 7 (PA SportsTicker)

By DAVE SKRETTA AP Sports Writer

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Pujols in a Cardinals uniform just looks right (Yahoo! Sports)

His impending free agency has created uncertainty, but it's hard to picture Albert Pujols wearing anything but Cardinal red.

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This post was written by Yahoo! Sports - MLB - New York Yankees News on October 26, 2011

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Holland’s grown-up game shuts down Cardinals (Yahoo! Sports)

The Rangers' Derek Holland may wear an adolescent mustache, but he pitched like a man in a 4-0 Game 4 World Series win.

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2011 Cardinals’ offense compares well to ’04 (Yahoo! Sports)

2011 Cardinals' offense compares well to '04 ARLINGTON, Texas -- First baseman Albert Pujols created a contretemps of sorts when he didn't make himself available to the media after he committed a key error in the ninth inning of Game 2 of the World Series.

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