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It is time to make Oswalt a Cardinal

Dennis McHawes — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 11:34:15 +0000

The St. Louis Cardinals need to sign Roy Oswalt, end of story. The rumors of Oswalt wanting to become a Cardinal resurfaced again this off-season. Where there is that much smoke, there must be some fire somewhere. This is regardless what the front office and John Mozeliak are saying. These same type of rumors swirled around Oswalt and the Cardinals a few years back and we didn’t make it happen. These rumors have taken on a new life once again. I am not sure what the delay is competing this signing or why there is always a denial when this topic is brought up. … [visit site to read more]

Cardinals Draft 2011

Nick Zell — Sun, 05 Jun 2011 17:21:57 +0000

As most are NOT aware, tomorrow marks the beginning of the MLB Draft that will continue all the way through Wednesday. Many people tend to ignore the MLB Draft all together as many players don’t sign, decide to wait another year after being picked, or you get the real athletes that are involved in different sports and they decide to go elsewhere like the NFL or NBA. Some players are even two sport athletes: Deion Sanders, Bo Jackson, etc.

Some players decide to reach elsewhere because they are not getting the money via the MLB that they are looking for right away. I can imagine the sentiment, you sign with a baseball franchise only to reach the heights of Double A ball and spend your days hoping for a shot at the show. Personally I am not incredibly athletic anymore but I would of course be very happy with the opportunity, but when young and in peak physical condition you get that take on the world mentality. Many athletes want the spotlight, they LOVE to take risks and through other sports they tend to take those chances, much to my dismay, MLB seems to be a fall back sport for some of the potential talent.

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Cardinals 6 – Giants 1

Nick Zell — Mon, 11 Apr 2011 00:03:59 +0000

The Cardinals finally put together their strongest showing thus far to win a good game

Matt Holliday makes his anticipated return to the Cardinal lineup and David Freese ends up being the unlikely hero of the day.

Game Recap

David Freese Plays The Unlikely Hero For The Cardinals That Badly Needed To Win

Far be it from me to judge David Freese, as of today, he looks like the best offensive weapon we have seen all year. Today the Cardinals win in their highest scoring affair of the season and it’s all thanks to him going 3 for 4 with 3 RBIs and a HR. For a man who typically does not have the best batting average year in and year out, today was a positive vote of confidence in his abilities.

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