Bird Land » Bird LandDerrick Goold\'s riffs on St. Louis Cardinals news, notes and anecdotes, from first pitch to hot stove.Title Bout: Has Jones clinched it- (Found September 22, 2008 ) TOWER GROVE -- Atlanta third baseman Chipper Jones doesn't have to take a swing this week with his balky right shoulder and he'll likely edge Albert Pujols for his first career batting title. The numbers are too loaded in Jones' favor for Pujols to catch up on his own. He needs ...http://www.stltoday.com/blogzone/bird-land/bird-land/2008/09/title-bout-has-jones-clinched... Pitch Switch: Pineiro will start tonight- (Found September 22, 2008 ) PITTSBURGH -- The Cardinals made a late-night switcheroo and reversed course on their pitching plans for this weekend series against the Pirates at PNC Park. Joel Pineiro is back as tonight's starter -- if there is need for a starter tonight, that is -- and Brad Thompson has been shifted ...http://www.stltoday.com/blogzone/bird-land/bird-land/2008/09/pitch-switch-pineiro-will-sta... Carp calls it a season; surgery for Ankiel likely (updated)- (Found September 22, 2008 ) PITTSBURGH -- Cardinals pitcher Chris Carpenter will be shut down for the remainder of the 2008 season as a result of a consultation with team doctors, the team confirmed in an official release Friday evening. Thatlikelihood was first reported in Friday morning's paper. Carpenter continues to have discomfort and soreness related to ...http://www.stltoday.com/blogzone/bird-land/bird-land/2008/09/carp-calls-it-a-season-ankiel... Engine House No. 25: Where Clemente is Celebrated- (Found September 22, 2008 ) PITTSBURGH -- Left for demolition like the heaps and hunks of scrap metal all around, this stranded file cabinet, plucked from an office and Forbes Field and then pitched, contained a treasure of paperwork. There were probably letters and contracts and files on Hall of Famers, from Willie Stargell to ...http://www.stltoday.com/blogzone/bird-land/bird-land/2008/09/engine-house-no-25-where-clem... Title Bout: Pujols chasing Jones (and links)- (Found September 22, 2008 ) TOWER GROVE -- This past weekend, Chipper Jones' son, Shea, got to visit his namesake for the first time. Jones and the Atlanta Braves visited Shea Stadium, home of the New York Mets,for the final time, a locale that embraced Chipper Jones as "Larry Jones," a favorite (but beloved) rival ...http://www.stltoday.com/blogzone/bird-land/bird-land/2008/09/title-bout-pujols-chasing-jon... Torre, the player, among 10 finalists for Hall- (Found September 22, 2008 ) TOWER GROVE -- Former Cardinal Joe Torre, a Hall of Fame manager by any stretch of the definition, is one of 10 former players announced this afternoon as finalists for induction into the National Baseball Hall of Fame through the new veterans' selection process. Cooperstown announced the list Tuesday, and the ...http://www.stltoday.com/blogzone/bird-land/bird-land/2008/09/torre-the-player-among-10-fin... Roof Rift: Iconic Bud Sign Covered in Wrigleyville- (Found September 22, 2008 ) CHICAGO -- For years it's loomed beyond left field, right there across Waveland and in perfect line of sight from the visitor's dugout -- a little slice of home for the visiting baseball team from St. Louis, as red as the Cardinal on their jerseys. The "Budweiser Building," or "Bud Roof," ...http://www.stltoday.com/blogzone/bird-land/bird-land/2008/09/roof-rift-iconic-bud-sign-cov... Title Bout: Jones pulling away from Pujols- (Found September 22, 2008 ) CHICAGO -- Not to be lost in how the recent losing streak slowed -- complicated -- the Cardinals push for a winning record this season, it may also have a damaged Albert Pujols' MVP candidacy. Ryan Howard, he of 138 RBIs and a .248 batting average, seems to be gaining ...http://www.stltoday.com/blogzone/bird-land/bird-land/2008/09/title-bout-jones-pulling-away... Wainwright and his Central issue- (Found September 22, 2008 ) CHICAGO -- The National League Central woke up this morning with four teams that had winning records and one club, the Chicago Cubs, poised to runaway with the division title, possibly winning it by at least 10 games. It is, arguably, the toughest division in baseball (the AL East objects!), ...http://www.stltoday.com/blogzone/bird-land/bird-land/2008/09/wainwrights-and-his-central-i... Title Bout: Pujols v. Jones- (Found September 22, 2008 ) TOWER GROVE -- True to the scouting report that had him hitting well at home this season (.400), hitting well against Colorado in his career (.313) and pounding the opposing pitchers (.358), Atlanta's Chipper Jones rakedhis way back into the batting title lead with a 6-for-12 series against the Rockies. ...http://www.stltoday.com/blogzone/bird-land/bird-land/2008/09/title-bout-pujols-v-jones/ |