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Dugout Abbey's Christmas Spectacular

Have Yourself a Merry Little Berkmas.

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See the future of the St. Louis Cardinals now.

2012 is nearly over. Get a head start on 2013 by finding out which minor league players you should watch next year and beyond.

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Pinch Hitting & the 2012 St. Louis Cardinals

The 2012 St. Louis Cardinals turned in one of the worst pinch-hitting statistical lines in all of the majors last season. Should Cardinals fans be worried?

In Oscar Taveras we'll trust.

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Rafael Furcal is the only option for Cardinals.

When the free agent and trade market gives you lemons, stick with the slightly aged lemon you already have. There may not be any good, realistic options for the St. Louis Cardinals at shortstop.

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Who's your top novelty prospect?

In honor of Future Redbirds' recently completed Top 20--who's your favorite novelty prospect?

Are there any Cards records left to break?

The St. Louis Cardinals' all-time home run record didn't fall quite like we expected it to. Which records will be on the way out?

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an anthology of the best St. Louis Cardinal poetry

read the poetry published this season by mike matheny, yadier molina, chris carpenter, adam wainwright, and many of your favorite cardinals.

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Christmas for the Cardinals

If you had one wish for the Redbirds before 2013 gets here, what would it be?

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How to turn Hiroyuki Nakajima into Ty Wigginton

Shortly before the Oakland Athletics signed Hiroyuki Nakajima to a two-year, $6.5 million contract, the St. Louis Cardinals signed Ty Wigginton to a two-year, $5 million contract.

Where's the Cards' worst All-Time Best?

The St. Louis Cardinals make a pretty imposing All-Time Great 25-man roster. Where are their (relative) weaknesses?

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What you missed on VEB over the weekend

A look at what happened around Viva El Birdos and SB Nation St. Louis while you weren't working. Most of it was about Ty Wigginton.

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Where Does Holliday Rank?

After trading for Matt Holliday during the 2009 regular season, the St. Louis Cardinals signed the slugger to a 7-year contract worth $120 million. Here's a look at where Holliday ranks amongst his MLB peers after the contract's first 3 seasons.

A Ty Wigginton confusion FAQ

Some frequently asked questions for which the only answer is, "I have no idea why the St. Louis Cardinals signed Ty Wigginton."

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Would you trade Adam Wainwright?

Every player has a price. Adam Wainwright is a great player so his price is higher but that's not to say it doesn't exist. What would it take for the St. Louis Cardinals to trade Adam Wainwright.

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The confusing, replaceable Ty Wigginton

The St. Louis Cardinals signed Ty Wigginton to a two-year, $5 million contract, ostensibly to be the third-string third baseman and a left-handed pinch hitter.

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Cards Sign Dominican Alex Reyes for $950k

The Cardinals made a splash in the Dominican market this week with the signing of Alexander Reyes for $950,000. Alexander, who grew up in Elizabeth, NJ before moving to the DR with family has taken a less traditional path to professional baseball.

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Where will the Cards' next pretty-good IF play?

Jake Lemmerman will reportedly man shortstop in Springfield. Where does that put the rest of the St. Louis Cardinals' minor league infielders in 2013?

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Cardinals Sign Ty Wigginton

In the same week the Cardinals trade away lefthanded-hitting utility man Skip Schumaker, the club signs righthanded-hitting utility man Ty Wigginton.

Around the league: stories to track from MLB

See what's happening around baseball.

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The Schumaker Conundrum

Considering Skip Schumaker, on his way out the door, and why we all cared way, way too much about him.

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Skip traded to Dodgers (for real this time)

The St. Louis Cardinals won't have Skip Schumaker to kick around ground balls anymore. Maybe now we that he's been traded we can appreciate the weird things he did.

The Royals' Mark Mulder trade

The Kansas City Royals made a blunder familiar to St. Louis Cardinals fans over the weekend when they traded Wil Myers and a surprisingly valuable package of extras to the Tampa Bay Rays.

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A Look At Lynn's Debut Season As A MLB Starter

Lance Lynn had a strong inaugural season a big-league starting pitcher in ways fans might not expect.