Breaking Down SF Giants Vs. Cardinals
What makes this series so enticing is that the Giants are built the same way as the Cardinals.
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What makes this series so enticing is that the Giants are built the same way as the Cardinals.
For the Cardinals, the offense had to come alive to finish off the Washington Nationals. The Giants had to quiet the powerful bats of the Cincinnati Reds.
It is not often that the past two World Series winners square off in the postseason, especially in the league's championship series.
Having made history, the Giants hope to recreate it by returning to the World Series in 2012.
The last two World Series winners sure are showing their championship mettle in mid-October.
The San Francisco Giants won 94 games this season compared to the 88 games won by the St. Louis Cardinals.
Left-hander Madison Bumgarner will pitch Game 1 of the NL championship series at home Sunday against the St. Louis Cardinals.
With the two hottest teams in the postseason in the NLCS, the San Francisco Giants need to turn up the offense to get past the St. Louis Cardinals.
First-year manager Mike Matheny and the wild-card Cardinals will open the NL championship series at San Francisco on Sunday.
Bruce Bochy has a decision to make about who to give the ball to Sunday against either the St. Louis Cardinals or the Washington Nationals, and he should look no further than Tim Lincecum for the job.
Adam Wainwright pitched seven strong innings and the St. Louis Cardinals bounced back from a blowout, beating the San Francisco Giants 3-1 Thursday.
Marco Scutaro hit a grand slam and drove in a career-high seven runs, leading Ryan Vogelsong and the San Francisco Giants to a 15-0 romp over the St. Louis Cardinals on Wednesday night.
The San Francisco catcher stayed hot with a three-run homer, and Barry Zito pitched 6 2-3 innings to make that stand up as the Giants beat the St. Louis Cardinals 4-2 on Tuesday night.
The San Francisco Giants have reached agreement on a $1.25 million, one-year contract with utility infielder Ryan Theriot to give them depth at shortstop and second base.
Joe Torre resigned from his executive vice president position with Major League Baseball Wednesday to join a group trying to buy the Los Angeles Dodgers.
Three time National League MVP Albert Pujols is leaving the St. Louis Cardinals for the Los Angeles Angels.
John Madden says St. Lous Cardinals manager Tony La Russa is definitely ending his baseball career on a high note.
As a friend of Cardinals manager Tony La Russa, John Madden was routing for St. Louis to win Thursday night and send the World Series to a seventh game.
Cardinals manager Tony La Russa said an eighth-inning bullpen mix-up led to the wrong pitcher throwing to Texas hitter Mike Napoli, who blasted a two run double to give the Rangers the lead in game five of the World Series.
St. Louis Cardinals pitcher Chris Carpenter fought through an elbow injury to win Wednesday night's World Series Game One against the Texas Rangers.
John Madden may not be hockey's greatest fan, acknowledged the controversy surrounding issues of player safety and the amount of head shots hockey players endure.
John Madden discussed his ideas for remodeling the KCBS newsroom with the morning crew Wednesday. The coach also weighed in on his friend Tony LaRussa's fine for criticizing an umpire's strike zone.
Thanks to late season collapses by the Red Sox and the Braves, and their own victories on the last day of the season, the St. Louis Cardinals and Tampa Bay Rays squeaked into the playoffs Wednesday night.
Tony La Russa will be managing his 5,000th major league game when his Cardinals take the field against the Milwaukee Brewers Friday night.
Madison Bumgarner won his second straight after losing his first six decisions and Andres Torres gave the National League's worst offense a big boost with his first career grand slam in the San Francisco Giants' 7-3 victory over the St. Louis Cardinals on Monday.
