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There was much consternation in St. Louis last week after Cardinals first baseman Albert Pujols made his way toward a glittering paycheck with the Los Angeles Angels that will pay him more than $250 million over the course of 10 years. While most residents of the angered city saw an opportunity to set fire to pricey MLB clothing, one church saw an opportunity to turn a negative into a positive. R

Angels also land C. J. Wilson

St. Louis Cardinals skipper Tony La Russa announced his retirement from baseball today after a 33 year managerial career. Tony won his third MLB World Series championship as a manager last Friday night. He retires with the third most wins in MLB history. "I think this just feels like it's time to end it," said the 67 year old La Russa.

The St. Louis Cardinals defeated the Texas Rangers 6-2 in Game 7 of the World Series Friday night in front of their home fans. The win capped off a magical, improbable, theatrical run by the Cardinals on the way to their 11th championship in franchise history.

The 2011 MLB World Series has had plenty of theatrics. Game 6 in St. Louis will go down in the history books. The Cardinals were down to their last strike twice Thursday night, only to win in 11 innings. David Freese hit the game-winning walk-off homerun to propel the Cardinals to a 10-9 victory over the Texas Rangers, forcing a decisive Game 7.

Game 6 of the MLB World Series has been postponed due to rainy forecasts in the St. Louis area. Weather is expected to be better tomorrow, as the Cardinals host the Texas Rangers in Game 6. Texas leads the series 3-2.

Wrong guy, wrong time

The Texas Rangers are one win away from their first MLB World Series championship after winning Game 5 over the St. Louis Cardinals Monday night by the score of 4-2. Rangers catcher Mike Napoli had the hit of the game (pictured left) when he lined a tiebreaking two-run double in the eighth inning. One inning later he made the defensive play of the game throwing out a would-be stealer as Albert Pujols struck out.

The Texas Rangers won game four of the Major League Baseball World Series, defeating the St. Louis Cardinals, 4-0 on Sunday night. Derek Holland threw 8.1 innings of shutout baseball for the Rangers, while Mike Napoli provided the offensive firepower, with a three-run homer in the sixth inning. The win by Texas evens-up the best-of-seven game series at two games apiece. Game five is scheduled for

After earning a split with a dramatic ninth-inning rally in game two of the World Series, the Texas Rangers are now at home at Rangers Ballpark in Arlington for the next three games. A pair of righthanders with almost identical records will square off in game three...

The Texas Rangers pulled out Game 2 of the World Series in stunning fashion, scoring 2 runs in the ninth inning to defeat the St. Louis Cardinals 2-1. The Rangers are just the third team to rally from a 1-0 deficit in the ninth inning or later and win a World Series game.

The St. Louis Cardinals won Game 1 of the World Series Wednesday night with an exciting 3-2 victory over the Texas Rangers. The play of the game came on a go-ahead pinch-hit single by Allen Craig in the bottom of the 6th. As they've done all postseason, the Cardinals bullpen was called on and delievered in glorious fashion.

The 2011 Major League Baseball World Series begins on Wednesday evening, as the National League Champion St. Louis Cardinals host the American League Champion Texas Rangers.

This year's National League Championship Series will Feature the Milwaukee Brewers, and the St. Louis Cardinals. The Brewers won the final game of their best-of-five game National league Division Series, defeating the Arizona Diamondbacks, 3-2, in ten innings, on Friday night. The Cardinals qualified for the NLCS by blanking the Philadelphia Phillies, 1-0, in game five of their National League Div

The Detroit Tigers have advanced to the American League Championship Series, while the Arizona Diamondbacks, Milwuakee Brewers, St. Louis Cardinals, and Philadelphia Phillies are all desperately trying to advance to the National League Championship series.

The San Francisco Giants recently acquired outfielder Carlos Beltran from the New York Mets, while the St. Louis Cardinals gave up outfielder Colby Rasmus, but acquired starting pitcher Edwin Jackson, along with bullpen help, in an 11-player deal.

New York Yankee Robinson Cano outslugged Boston Red Sox Adrian Gonzalez by a single home run in the final round of the HR Derby Monay night. Cano knocked 12 out the park, one more than Gonzalez. Other participants included Prince Fielder and Rickie Weeks of the Milwaukee Brewers, Matt Holliday of the St. Louis Cardinals, Matt Kemp of the LA Dodgers, David Ortiz of the Red Sox, and Jose Bautista of the Toronto Blue Jays. Perhaps the most memorable moment of the HR derby was a scary one, when a fan reached over the stands for a fly ball.

St. Louis Cardinals superstar first baseman Albert Pujols was playing incredible baseball last month before he broke his left wrist. Some reports had Pujols missing up to 6 weeks. However, tomorrow is the first day he is eligible to return from the 15-day DL. Could he be in uniform when the Cardinals take the field tomorrow night?

St. Louis Cardinals' perennial All-Star Albert Pujols will miss 4-6 weeks after suffering a non-displaced fracture of his left forearm. The announcement was made after X-Rays and a CT scan were performed earlier Monday. Pujols was injured after he collided with Kansas City's Wilson Betemit...

St. Louis Cardinals first baseman Albert Pujols will be a free at year's end, but so will Milwaukee Brewers first sacker Prince Fielder. Considering Pujols will undoubtedly get a larger contract, is it possible that Fielder could actually be the better bargain?