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Royals hire ex-Cardinals skipper Mike Matheny as manager
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Mike Matheny walked through the doors of Kauffman Stadium a year ago to take a job as a special adviser with the Kansas City Royals, an out-of-the-spotlight position that allowed…
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If Mike Matheny Learned From His Mistakes in St. Louis, He Can Succeed in Kansas City.
As expected, and as planned, Kansas City Royals GM Dayton Moore made it official on Thursday by hiring his friend Mike Matheny to take over for the retired Ned Yost as the team’s manager. In…
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Bernie’s Daily Redbird Review: Shildt Doesn’t Take Shildt From Anybody! How The Cards Won The NLDS
Wait a minute … Cardinals 13, Braves 1? THIRTEEN to ONE? With rookie lefty Genesis Cabrera breezing along, throwing 99 mph darts, closing it out for St. Louis in NLDS Game 5? Wow. MLB’s postseason…
2 months ago -
Bernie: Hail To The Chief, Craig Berube, For Being The Best Leader in STL Sports Since Tony La Russa
Not that there was any real chance of coach Craig Berube leaving the Blues, but this is a happy day for the franchise and those who love The Note. The Stanley Cup champs made it…
5 months ago -
Bernie: As Albert Pujols Returns, Let’s Appreciate What He Meant to the Cardinals. And Mourn What’s Been Lost.
I was privileged to have a prime seat for witnessing the best of Albert Pujols. He gave St. Louis and the Cardinals 11 seasons of excellence and intensity, fearlessness and ferociousness, pride and purpose, MVP…
6 months ago -
The Greatness of Opening Day in St. Louis: Red Jackets, Clydesdales, And The Red Sea.
The Cardinals’ annual home opener is a special event that never fails to delight and inspire. Friday afternoon the famous red sea inside Busch Stadium will roll with good times, carried happily by powerful undercurrents.…
8 months ago -
On This Opening Day, Best Wishes To Mike Shildt And The 2019 Cardinals
Mike Shildt has his dream job, managing the Cardinals, this time for his first full season. And because the gig feels like something lasting and lengthy instead of a temporary assignment, this role of Shildt’s…
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Baines: “It hasn’t sunk in” after Baseball Hall of Fame tour
COOPERSTOWN, N.Y. (AP) — Though clearly struck by the moment, Harold Baines kept his emotions in check just as he always has — even on a day he’ll never forget. “I hold it inside. It’ll…
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Column: A puzzling Hall of Fame selection for Baines
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Before the weekend there probably wasn’t a bookie in this gambling town who would offer any kind of odds on Harold Baines making the baseball Hall of Fame. Way too much…
12 months ago -
Baines surprised by Hall of Fame election _ many others, too
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Harold Baines is aware many fans are questioning whether his credentials are Hall of Fame worthy. He’s not sweating. “Well, they can’t take it away from me now, even if they…
12 months ago