Archive for January, 2010

Hall of Fame got it right

By Phil RogersCHICAGO TRIBUNE01/31/2010

CHICAGO — Go ahead, don’t serve me at Harry Caray’s. Give me only the single burger, not the double cheeseburger, at the Billy Goat. Make me buy my way into Grant Park for the Blues Festival and Taste of Chicago this summer.

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Baseball roundup

ASSOCIATED PRESS01/29/2010

Brewers pick up Edmonds — Former Cardinals outfielder Jim Edmonds has agreed to a minor-league deal with the Milwaukee Brewers, hoping to return to the big leagues after sitting out last season.

The 39-year-old is a career .284 hitter with 382 homers and 1,176 RBIs in 16 seasons with the Cardinals, Anaheim, San Diego and the Chicago Cubs.

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10 Questions

01/27/2010

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St. Louis Cardinals sign former Cub pitcher Rich Hill

April 24, 2007 - Chicago Cubs pitcher Rich Hill throws during the second inning of a baseball game against the Milwaukee Brewers,. (M. Spencer Green/AP)

BY ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH01/27/2010

The Cardinals may have made themselves a little bit deeper on Tuesday.

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Free-agent signing list

ASSOCIATED PRESS01/26/2010

The 79 free agents who have signed, with name, position, former club if different, and contract. The contract information was obtained by The Associated Press from player and management sources. For players with minor league contracts, letter agreements for major league contracts are in parentheses:

NATIONAL LEAGUE

ARIZONA (2): Signed Bob Howry, Read the rest of this entry

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Cards agree on contract with Ludwick

BY JOE STRAUSS {”byline organization”/}jstrauss@post-dispatch.com > 314-340-837101/25/2010

The Cardinals reached agreement Tuesday with right fielder Ryan Ludwick on a one-year, $5.45 million contract that will allow the parties to avoid a potential salary arbitration hearing next month.

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David Freese’s drunk driving arrest in December has not dislodged him as the top contender for the St. Louis Cardinals’ third base job.

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January 27, 1999 - Pope John Paul II prays in the Blessed Sacrament Chapel before the evening prayer service at the St. Louis Cathedral. Pope John Paul II’s 31-hour visit to St. Louis on Jan. 26-27 included an evening prayer service at the St. Louis Cathedral.

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ST. LOUIS (AP) - Outfielder Ryan Ludwick and the St. Louis Cardinals have avoided arbitration for the second straight season, agreeing Tuesday to a $5.45 million, one-year contract.

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ST. LOUIS (AP) — Outfielder Ryan Ludwick and the St. Louis Cardinals have avoided arbitration for a second straight season, agreeing to a one-year, $5.45 million contract.

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