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| La Russa named NL's top manager |
MLB Baseball |
11/06/2002 |
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| New York, NY (MySportsbook) - St. Louis Cardinals skipper Tony La Russa was named National League Manager of the Year on Wednesday by the Baseball Writers' Association of America. La Russa won the award for a record fourth time, but earned the honor for the first time in the NL. La Russa received 22 first-place votes, six second-place votes and one third for 129 points. La Russa's Cardinals saw six different starting pitchers go on the disabled list in 2002. Starting pitcher and clubhouse favorite Darryl Kile p |
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| Cardinals' Benes files for free agency |
MLB Baseball |
10/31/2002 |
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| St. Louis, MO (MySportsbook) - St. Louis Cardinals pitcher Andy Benes filed for free agency Thursday after the club declined a $6 million option on his contract. The Cardinals want to sign Benes, but at a lower salary. The 35-year-old Benes was contemplating retirement in April when his ERA ballooned to 10.80 ERA after three starts. However, he returned from a knee injury in July, and his 1.86 ERA after the All-Star break led the major leagues. He finished 5-4 in 2002 with a 2.78 ERA. The move appears to be par |
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| Red Sox decline option on Hermanson |
MLB Baseball |
10/31/2002 |
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| Boston, MA (MySportsbook) - The Boston Red Sox have opted not to exercise the $7.5 million club-option on pitcher Dustin Hermanson for the 2003 season. Instead, the team will give the righthander a $200,000 buyout. After being acquired from the St. Louis Cardinals prior to last season, Hermanson suffered through numerous injuries and appeared in just 12 games for the Red Sox, pitching only 22 innings while posting a 1-1 record with a 7.77 ERA. Hermanson went down with a strained groin in his first start of the |
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| Cards' Matheny undergoes surgery |
MLB Baseball |
10/28/2002 |
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| St. Louis, MO (MySportsbook) - St. Louis Cardinals catcher Mike Matheny underwent successful arthroscopic surgery Monday on his right shoulder. The procedure to clean out debris from the shoulder was performed by team physician Dr. George Paletta. The team expects Matheny to be ready for the beginning of spring training. He was the fourth Cardinal to have surgery this offseason, following J.D. Drew, Ivan Cruz and Jason Isringhausen. In 110 games this past season, Matheny batted .244 with three homers and 35 RBI |
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| Cardinals' Isringhausen undergoes surgery |
MLB Baseball |
10/25/2002 |
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| St. Louis, MO (MySportsbook) - St. Louis Cardinals closer Jason Isringhausen underwent surgery on his right shoulder Thursday. According to team doctor George Paletta, the operation was a "cleanup" of the shoulder. During the procedure, a small tear was revealed in the labrum, but the rotator cuff appeared to be okay. Isringhausen went 3-2 this season with a 2.48 ERA and 32 saves for the NL Central Division champions. However, he had trouble pitching on consecutive days down the stretch because of discomfort in |
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| Chad Hutchinson to start at QB for Cowboys |
NFL Football |
10/21/2002 |
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| uarterback this Sunday for Dallas, replacing the ineffective Quincy Carter, who threw four interceptions in this past weekend's 9-6 overtime loss to Arizona. The Cowboys host Seattle this weekend. Hutchinson, who played professional baseball for the St. Louis Cardinals as a pitcher, has yet to take a snap in an NFL regular-season contest. He played in all four preseason games this summer, throwing one touchdown pass as well as an interception. Carter had started 15 games in his career for Dallas, including the las |
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| Can Cards even series against Livan? |
MLB Baseball |
10/13/2002 |
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| San Francisco, CA (MySportsbook) - The St. Louis Cardinals will try to even things up and keep their World Series hopes alive when they play Game 4 of the things up and keep their World Series hopes alive when they play Game 4 of the National League Championship Series against the San Francisco Giants tonight at Pac Bell Park. Standing in St. Louis' way is San Francisco righthander Livan Hernandez, who is 6-0 in the postseason for his career. After losing the first two games of the best-of-seven set at home, th |
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| Cards don't fold; win Game 3 |
MLB Baseball |
10/13/2002 |
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| San Francisco, CA (MySportsbook) - Eli Marrero homered in the sixth inning to snap a tie and the St. Louis Cardinals held on for a 5-4 victory over San Francisco in Game 3 of the National League Championship Series. Mike Matheny and Jim Edmonds also homered for the Cardinals, who cut their deficit in the best-of-seven series to two-games-to-one. Edmonds also drove in a run in the second inning, as did Edgar Renteria with a sacrifice fly. Cardinals starter Chuck Finley (1-0) threw five innings to earn his first |
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| Giants aim to grab huge lead in NLCS |
MLB Baseball |
10/12/2002 |
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| San Francisco, CA (MySportsbook) - The San Francisco Giants will attempt to grab a commanding 3-0 advantage in the National League Championship Series this afternoon, when they battle the St. Louis Cardinals at Pac Bell Park. San Francisco shocked the baseball world by taking the first two of this best- of-seven series on the road at Busch Stadium. The Giants have grabbed a 2-0 advantage in a playoff series for the first time since 1954. They have won five consecutive LCS contests, including their last three in |
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| Padres will not exercise option on Lankford |
MLB Baseball |
10/12/2002 |
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| res announced Friday that they will not exercise their option on outfielder Ray Lankford for the 2003 season. The Padres could have retained Lankford for $7.5 million, but instead decided to buy out the contract for $1 million. Lankford, who was acquired from the St. Louis Cardinals in exchange for starting pitcher Woody Williams last season, had a disappointing 2002 campaign, hitting just .224 with six homers and 26 RBI in 81 games. The 35-year-old Lankford is a career .272 hitter with 232 home runs and 852 RBI. |
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