Todd Wellemeyer News

Cardinals pitching coach Dave Duncan has arrived at an answer for the most immediate question confronting his starting rotation this offseason.

Stung by a rash of blown calls in the playoffs, Major League Baseball is breaking tradition and sticking with only experienced umpires for the World Series.

Most of the Cardinals emptied their Busch Stadium lockers Sunday before returning to their winter homes.

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John Smoltz expressed a strong interest in returning to the Cardinals for 2010, but many of his free-agent-to-be teammates were less sure about what the future may hold for them.

Oddsmakers in Las Vegas have picked the New York Yankees and the St. Louis Cardinals as favorites to meet in baseball's World Series, with New York an overwhelming favorite to win its first title since 2000.

Manager Tony La Russa confirmed Monday afternoon that third baseman Troy Glaus would be on the Cardinals' playoff roster for their National League Division Series that starts Wednesday in Los Angeles.

A couple of decisions still remain for the Cardinals as they set their roster for their National League Division Series against the Dodgers, but much of the picture was clear as of Tuesday afternoon.

Prince Fielder's second home run gave him a share of the National League RBI title and the Brewers a ninth-inning lead, but they needed a 10th-inning rally to close the season with a sweep-capping 9-7 win over the Cardinals at Busch Stadium on Sunday.

What's up with Yadi ? The messed up problem with it all is we know Yadier Molina is an intelligent base runner.

The Cardinals , virtually certain to reach the postseason for the first time in three Octobers, will arrive under radically different circumstances.

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Mitchell Boggs' last start for the Cardinals was his best one. On Sept. 5, he worked seven innings of one-run ball in a 2-1 Cardinals win at Pittsburgh.

His start abbreviated by a four-run fourth inning, righthander Todd Wellemeyer exposed the Cardinals' bullpen to a hazardous five innings of work in a game already filled with runs.

The St. Louis Cardinals skipped John Smoltz 's turn in the rotation Monday night after he complained of shoulder tendinitis two days earlier.

The Cardinals will give the ball to a familiar name in unfamiliar territory on Monday night, when they open a three-game series with the Marlins at Busch Stadium.

St. Louis Cardinals starter John Smoltz will miss his next scheduled start due to tendinitis in his pitching shoulder.

Cardinals right-hander John Smoltz has been scratched from his scheduled Monday start due to tendinitis in his right shoulder.

The one thing a closer usually wants after a blown save is the one thing Ryan Franklin isn't going to get: the chance to come back out and atone the next day.

Glaus looking for a role Notebook Third baseman knows playing time will be scarce.