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Cardinals general manager John Mozeliak conceded Tuesday that the club continues to ponder how and when to re-introduce Mark McGwire, hitting coach, to the team's fan base and expectant local and national media.

For the most part, the 2009A MLBA Awards Season will be aA snoozefest. Sure, there will be some debate over secondary awards like Rookie of the Year, but for the most part, the major hardware is spoken for.

Hall of Famer Bob Feller, who turned 91 on Tuesday, assumed the podium for Major League Baseball's Player Alumni Association Legends for Youth Dinner to rousing applause inside the ballroom at the New York City Hilton.

Chris Carpenter looks like a favorite to lock down his third NL CY young. Looking ahead to next season, one wonders where he will rank amongst starting pitchers in 2010.A Is he still an injury risk? The St.

ST. LOUIS - The St. Louis Cardinals have announced the organization's minor league coaching and training staffs for the upcoming 2010 season.

The timing could not have been more perfect. A day before the Rocky Mount Senior High School class of 1979 gathered to celebrate its 30th reunion, a time capsule the former classmates had buried as ninth-graders finally was unearthed.

They never talked about it. Neither saw a reason to. Four years after Jayson Werth's wrist was shattered and his career thrown into limbo by a pitch from A.J. Burnett in an exhibition game, he will step into the batter's box in Game 2 of the World Series to face the hard-throwing right-hander with plenty at stake.

Major League Baseball doesn't need a mythical national champion. It can generate enough arguments on its own.

When it came to the pitchers who had been among the most consistent, most steady and, at times, most dominant in the National League for the past two season, St.

Carpenter, shortly after being shot by an opposing player. He went on to throw 6 2/3 shutout innings later that day.

In so many towns across the Major League Baseball landscape, the idea of the annual postseason ritual of fretting over the local manager's immediate future is standard autumn dreaming.

This spring, there were a lot of questions surrounded Cardinals starting pitcher Chris Carpenter.Carpenter, the 2005 Cy Young Award winner, had helped the Cardinals win the 2006 World Series.

Carpenter, who won the award in 2004, returns from injuries to lead the N.L. in ERA and go 17-4. Hill recovers from a concussion to get career hits in homers, RBIs and runs.

Kansas City Royals pitcher Zack Greinke has been named the American League Bullet Rogan Award winner by the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum.

The St. Louis Cardinals confirmed Tuesday that first baseman Albert Pujols will undergo an arthroscopic debridement of his right elbow on Wednesday morning.

There were times during spring training when Brendan Ryan sensed the 2009 season was going to be a series of bad hops.

Baseball Prospectus' Pre-season Projection : 83-79, third place Actual record: 91-71, first place In about half a week, this team went from "perceived to have a good shot to win the NL" to "searching for an identity." Baseball's funny like that.

St. Louis Cardinals pitcher Chris Carpenter hits the links with his new set of custom-built clubs.

THE WATERCOOLER: Tony La Russa said he has a "formula" and will take time measuring his desire to manage along with his effectiveness with the Cardinals.

Dodgers vs. Phillies Starting pitching Many observers considered it an upset when the Dodgers had the pitching to hold off a Cardinals staff led by Chris Carpenter and Adam Wainwright.