St. Louis Cardinals

Cardinals Win NL Wild-Card Playoff After Controversial Call Leads To Chaos

David Freese and the St. Louis Cardinals rediscovered their postseason touch. Chipper Jones and the Braves kept throwing the ball away. And the Atlanta fans turned Turner Field into a trash heap.

2012/10/05

MLB Commissioner Bud Selig (credit: Elsa/Getty Images)

New MLB Playoff Format Could Hurt Top Teams On The Field, In The Pocket

Regardless of where you stand on the new MLB playoff schedule, one thing is for sure: The new format could hurt the teams with the best records, both on the field and in the pocket

2012/10/04

Red-Hot Braves Too Tough For Mets

The red-hot Atlanta Braves shut out the Mets 2-0 on Saturday night.

2012/09/29

Cincinnati Reds players celebrate the National League Central Division championship. (Photo by John Grieshop/Getty Images)

Evan Roberts’ MLB Power Rankings

WFAN co-host Evan Roberts provides his weekly Major League Baseball Power Rankings.

2012/09/25

Harvey, Mets Struggle To Get Anything Going In St. Louis

The five-inning stint matched the shortest of eight career starts for the 24-year-old right-hander. Harvey’s string of four consecutive quality starts was the Mets’ best in a single season by a rookie since Jae Seo had six straight in 2003.

2012/09/04

Murphy, Shoppach Hit Two-Run Homers In Mets 5-4 Loss To Cardinals

Daniel Murphy and Kelly Shoppach hit two-run homers for New York, which had won three straight and seven of eight.

2012/09/03

Evan Roberts’ MLB Power Rankings

Consider MLB on notice; there’s a new sheriff in town. Cincinnati gets the top spot in Evan’s weekly rankings, while the Yankees continue to slip and slide downward.

2012/08/29

Statue of Jay Hanna 'Dizzy' Dean in St. Louis. (credit: Dilip Vishwanat/Getty Images)

By The Numbers: Dizzy Dean, The Gashouse Gang’s Real Gasser

Dean was a brash braggart, blessed with a great right arm. He was a character among characters; some of his teammates caroused, fought with both opponents and with each other and, as a team, brought joy to countless fans.

2012/08/13

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Hartnett: Yankee Pinstripes Can Rejuvenate Ichiro

Ichiro could follow the path of past veterans acquired by the Bombers, guys who have been renewed by the legendary Yankee pinstripes.

2012/07/30

Lou Gehrig’s 1928 World Series Home Run Ball Fetches $62,617 At Auction

A baseball that New York Yankees slugger Lou Gehrig hit a home run with in the 1928 World Series has sold for $62,617.

2012/07/10

MLB All-Star Game Preview

In a season with two extra playoff teams and a great deal of parity, virtually every franchise has hope heading into the season’s second half. That’s why you should care about Tuesday’s Midsummer Classic.

2012/07/09

Manager Tony La Russa (Photo by Jamie Squire/Getty Images)

Hartnett: La Russa Is Sucking The Fun Out Of The All-Star Game

Tony La Russa has dropped the ball by not starting fan-favorite knuckleballer R.A. Dickey at the 2012 MLB All-Star Game.

2012/07/09

Jon Niese/file (credit: Justin K. Aller/Getty Images)

Mets’ Niese OK After Heart ‘Started Racing,’ May Have Procedure Over All-Star Break

Niese said Monday that he’s expecting to have a procedure called an ablation next month at the All-Star break to help his condition.

2012/06/05

Dillon Gee (credit: Mike Stobe/Getty Images)

Cardinals Escape New York With A Victory, Salvage Finale Against Mets

Allen Craig hit a tiebreaking, two-run homer in the eighth inning and the St. Louis Cardinals found a bit of missing pop, beating the New York Mets 5-4 Monday and stopping their season-worst losing streak at five.

2012/06/04