Cards move within 1 win of World Series (AP)

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The bumbling Brewers made four errors that led to three unearned runs, and the St. Louis Cardinals survived a short start by Jaime Garcia to beat Milwaukee 7-1 Friday night and take a 3-2 lead in the NL championship series. Yadier Molina and Matt Holliday had three hits each for St. Louis, which burst to [...]

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post from Baseball: Past and Present on 14 October 2011 11:34:58 PM. © Baseball: Past and Present

I have some good news and some bad news. I’ll start with the bad news. Today’s post isn’t ready to be published, well, today. It’s a 5,000-word research paper, sent in by a couple of readers, and I’d like another day to edit and get the format looking appropriate for publication. The good news is [...]

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La Russa leaning toward returning (AP)

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Tony La Russa sounds like he wants to return as St. Louis Cardinals manager next season. Before Game 5 of the NL championship series Friday night, La Russa expressed excitement about the talent in place. He said there was so much right-handed depth in the bullpen that some pitchers might have to be viewed as [...]

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Greinke v Cards open thread

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Greinke v Cards open thread

I have no idea how ZG will pitch tonight

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La Russa leaning towards returning (AP)

post from MLB News Blog on 14 October 2011 08:32:23 PM. © MLB News Blog

Tony La Russa sounds like he wants to return as St. Louis Cardinals manager next season. Before Game 5 of the NL championship series Friday night, La Russa expressed excitement about the talent in place. He said there was so much right-handed depth in the bullpen that some pitchers might have to be viewed as [...]

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Rangers hoping LHP Holland will be calm (AP)

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Derek Holland insists he didn’t feel jittery while starting Game 2 of the AL championship series. The Texas left-hander sure looked and pitched like it, giving up four hits and four walks while getting just eight outs against Detroit. As he prepares to start Game 6 on Saturday, the 25-year-old with the fuzzy mustache says [...]

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Yankees and Cashman Expected to Come to Deal Next
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Yankees Noesi Starting in Dominican Winter League

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Nolan Ryan 2006 Topps Rookie Of The Week

Nolan Ryan 2006 Topps ‘Rookie Of The Week’ The 1968 Topps set features some of the greatest rookie cards of the decade – namely Johnny Bench and Nolan Ryan. And while the odds of personally owning either of those legendary … Continue reading →

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Should the Royals sell stadium naming rights

Reports are out today that the Royals partners across the parking lot have agreed to sell the naming rights to the stadium (the early rumors point to Google, but they are just rumors). The team may still include "Arrowhead" in the name somewhere, but it will no longer be called just "Arrowhead Stadium" as it has since its inception in 1972.

Kauffman Stadium is different as it was called Royals Stadium from its construction until 1994 when it was named after the beloved owner Ewing Kauffman who had then recently passed away. Having the name of an iconic figure in the stadium name makes it a bit more sacred and perhaps a bit more crass to sell the naming rights.

But baseball is a competitive industry and if it can bring more revenue to the club that, in theory, can be used to invest in better players, should the team sell the naming rights? Can we live with "Cerner Field at Kauffman Stadium"? "Applebee's Park at Kauffman Stadium"? "Oklahoma Joe's BBQ Pit at Kauffman Stadium"? Could the team be creative like Sporting Kansas City and donate the naming rights to a charity? Any preferred corporate partners?

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