Thursday, May 17th, 2012

St. Louis Cardinals Outfielder, Matt Holliday, will have surgery to remove his appendix on Friday, just one day after hitting a go-ahead home run and going 3 for 4 in the Cardinals’ season opener. The Cardinals lost 5-3 to the San Diego Padres in 11 innings.
The team says it has no idea how long [...]

St. Louis Cardinals ace starting pitcher Adam Wainwright is currently on a flight back to St. Louis to have a ligament in his right elbow examined.
The official Cardinals Twitter account (@cardsinsider) stated on Wednesday morning, “At this time things don’t look good, will have more info after he sees doctors.”
Cards GM Jon Mozeliak told reporters [...]

Spring training is here, baby!  And we’re loading up on news and rumors from around the majors.
The Los Angeles Angels went 80-82 last season and missed the playoffs for the second time in seven seasons.  Not bad.  But how are going to put together a winning season this time around.  Doug Mead asks 10 Questions [...]

It’s not nearly as crazy as it sounds.  Whereas most experts believe Albert Pujols will be running off to the highest bidder in 2012, the All-Star first baseman actually makes a lot more sense playing in a Kansas City Royals uniform.  Don’t believe me?  Check out what Jeff Gordon at StL Today has to say [...]

The St. Louis Cardinals traded RF Ryan Ludwick, in a 3-team trade, to the San Diego Padres on Saturday.
The Cardinals in return receive SP Jake Westbrook from the Cleveland Indians and cash, along with minor league pitcher Nick Greenwood from the Padres.
The Indians received AA RHP Corey Kluber from the Padres.
St. Louis was able to [...]

Albert Pujols was a guest this afternoon on The Late Show with David Letterman (it will air later tonight).  Dave had a nice chat with Albert before he asked Pujols to take some batting practice on 53rd Street.
Letterman had taxi’s set up in the distance from where Pujols was hitting, with varying distances (see photo [...]

With the Cardinals clinching the NL Central, Tony La Russa is preparing for his 14th trip to the postseason. La Russa is one of two Managers in Baseball history to win a World Series in the National and American League. He is also the only manager to win multiple pennants in both leagues.
La Russa took [...]