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Which Group Of St. Louis Residents Is Bidding Albert Pujols Good Riddance? Classical Music Fans
Cardinals fans are reacting strongly to today's news of his departure for Anaheim, leading to surreal images like guards surrounding the statue of him outside his St. Louis restaurant....
Report: Albert Pujols To Sign With The Angels
Tim Brown of Yahoo appears to have had it first, as you can see above, but Buster Olney's sources are telling him the same thing. Bob Nightengale of USA Today says it's for 10 years and $250 million. Somebody check on Leitch to make sure he's OK. [Yahoo]...
Not Even Degenerate Gamblers Care About Monday's Horrible Rams/Seahawks Game
According to Bodog's Sportsbook Manager, this week's Monday Night Football game is shaping up to see a historical lack of action. Says Richard Gardner, "with Bradford and Feeley both being questionable, and the fact that the game is on the West Coast this game is pacing to be the lowest bet Monday N...
Checking In With Albert Pujols's Agent, Who Threatened To Sue Us Before He Knew What We Were Going To Write
A week ago we published some not very nice things about superagent Dan Lozano, but not before we were threatened with a lawsuit. Hours before publishing, Lozano's attorney issued itemized denials of a handful of facts we included in our story—and denials of many more that we did not. ...
Dan Lozano: Albert Pujols's Superagent, "King Of Sleaze Mountain"
Somebody's out to get Dan Lozano. The agent for Albert Pujols, Lozano is pursuing what everyone expects to be the biggest contract in baseball, the financial and professional zenith of a career that's been two decades of success. When Lozano, 44, left the Beverly Hills Sports Council last year, he t...
Mike Matheny Got Cardinals Job After Telling Bank He Would No Longer Be Making Payments On His Loan
Before trying his hand at managing a baseball team, Mike Matheny tried his hand at being a real estate tycoon. Unfortunately, due to the the economic downturn, several of his projects have gone sour and he was forced to sell his house (pictured above), nestled on 11 acres that included a baseball f...
Tony La Russa Wants Mike Matheny To Father His Grandchildren, And Other Hot Fucking Stove Developments
<emYour roundup of all the hottest hot-stove items of the day (and whatever shit Ken Rosenthal is throwing against the wall). This is...HOT FUCKING STOVE!!!...
Colt McCoy Gets Sacked, Chucks The Ball At The Rams Twice, Gets Away With It
Your morning roundup for Nov. 14, the day we learned airport security stops terrorists, not kleptomaniacs. Video via Michael L. Got any stories or photos for us? Tip your editors....
Ron Washington Told The Rangers To "Motherfuck Golf" In An Expletive Laced Pre-Game Speech Before Game 7 Against The Cardinals
Hours after losing game 6 in dramatic fashion and moments before sending his team out on the field for a decisive game 7, Ron Washington delivered this expletive and NSFW laden pre-game speech. Audio via Joe Sports Fan. ...
3,000 Cards Fans Will Now Claim The Autographed Hat A Cubs Fan Found On The Highway
Did you lose a 2011 World Series championship cap autographed by Cardinals players somewhere on I-74 in central Illinois recently? Of course you did. A Cubs fan found it, and now he wants to return it to its rightful owner—you: "He says whoever comes forward will have to know about an unexpected sig...
Albert Pujols Spotted At The Airport In St. Louis. But Where Could He Be Going?
Your roundup of all the hottest hot-stove items of the day (and whatever shit Ken Rosenthal is throwing against the wall). This is ... HOT FUCKING STOVE!!!!...
This Evening: Albert Pujols Dedicating A Statue Of Albert Pujols At Albert Pujols's Restaurant, Pujols 5 Westport Grill
Your p.m. roundup for Nov. 2, the day most of those "sexy" studies turned out to be frauds. Photo of Pujols dedicating Pujols statue via Big League Stew. H/T to Mike T, who also suggested the perfect headline. Got any stories or photos for us? Tip your editors....
Tony La Russa Made Up His Mind About Retiring In August
Every morning, the fine folks at Sports Radio Interviews sift through the a.m. drive-time chatter to bring you the best interviews with coaches, players, and personalities across the sports landscape. Today: John Mozeliak has kept a secret since the summer....
The Luckiest Guys At Game 7 Bet It All On Red, And Lost
This is the totally true story of three guys from Nashville who decided that afternoon to head to St. Louis and pay for game 7 tickets with one spin of the roulette wheel. They did not win. They made it in anyway. [Diamond Hoggers]...
This Is How David Freese's Game 6 Walk-Off Home Run Sounded In British
We added BBC Radio's call to the video of David Freese's 11th-inning walk-off home run in Game 6 of the World Series. It's no paternal tribute, but it sure is British!...
Tony La Russa Lives On, In Baby Horse Form
Fear not, denizens of Redbird Nation. Your pilot may have hung up the satin jacket for the greener pastures of the TV studio, but there will forever be a La Russa roaming the fields of St. Louis, pooping in the grass....
The World Series of Entropy
The Classical launches in November, but the cruel folks behind it love baseball way too much to let the World Series pass without comment. Throughout the series, its writers will do a daily diary for Deadspin. Keep tabs on us @Classical....
Bud Selig Congratulated The St. Louis Cardinals In The Middle Of A Seventh Grade Oral Report
Your morning roundup for Oct. 29, the day we all got tongue-bathed. Got any stories or photos for us? Tip your editors....
The St. Louis Cardinals Are World Champions
Forgive us for eating our dessert first, as Game Seven despite its inherent drama proved to be bland and lukewarm compared to Thursday night's feast for the senses. The deciding runs were scored with a third inning Allen Craig homer and in a fifth inning during which St. Louis brought two home wit...
This Cardinals Fan's Budweiser Sweater Just Landed On America's Christmas List
Forget that he's providing free advertising for both the Belgian-Brazilian brewing conglomerate and the stadium itself, that sweet knit sweater has America saying not "This Bud's for you" but "How the hell can I get one of those!?" Though personally it reminds me a bit more of this classic:...