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	<title>Baseball Historians &#187; 2008 Cardinals</title>
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		<title>Cards Drop Series</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Jun 2008 15:50:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Mulroy</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Things started off well for St. Louis Wednesday night in Detroit as Skip Shumaker led off the game with a home run and Rick Ankiel followed with another shot 2 batters later. Ankiel would add another solo shot in the 5th, but it was not enough as the ...]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[Things started off well for St. Louis Wednesday night in Detroit as Skip Shumaker led off the game with a home run and Rick Ankiel followed with another shot 2 batters later. Ankiel would add another solo shot in the 5th, but it was not enough as the Cards would blow the lead 4 times-including 2 [...]]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Cards Top Tigs in Opener</title>
		<link>http://www.stlouiscardsblog.com/cards-top-tigs-in-opener/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Jun 2008 17:08:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Mulroy</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Kenny Rogers pitched well early and was looking to hold on to a slim lead, but the Cardinals were able to get to him and break the game open in the 6th inning and Braden Looper help on long enough to earn his 9th win of the year in the Cardinals&#8217;...]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[Kenny Rogers pitched well early and was looking to hold on to a slim lead, but the Cardinals were able to get to him and break the game open in the 6th inning and Braden Looper help on long enough to earn his 9th win of the year in the Cardinals&#8217; 8-4 win over the [...]]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Cards Bounce Back</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Jun 2008 15:46:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Mulroy</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[2008 Cardinals]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[After an embarrassing series in which they were swept by the Kansas City Royals, the Cardinals were left looking for answers&#8230;and an offense. They may have found both in their weekend series victory over the defending champion Boston Red Sox.
Friday night, Kyle Lohse earned his 9th win of the year by allowing only 2 runs [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[After an embarrassing series in which they were swept by the Kansas City Royals, the Cardinals were left looking for answers&#8230;and an offense. They may have found both in their weekend series victory over the defending champion Boston Red Sox.
Friday night, Kyle Lohse earned his 9th win of the year by allowing only 2 runs [...]]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Cards Swept</title>
		<link>http://www.stlouiscardsblog.com/cards-swept/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Jun 2008 21:21:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Mulroy</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[2008 Cardinals]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Kyle Davies must have liked his chances facing an Albert Pujols-less Cardinals lineup, because he certainly didn&#8217;t pitch like a man with a career 5+ ERA. Davies shut the Cards down, allowing 1 run on 5 hits through 7 innings in Kansas City&#8217;s 2-1 win Tuesday. Royals&#8217; shortstop Mike Aviles hit a solo shot off [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[Kyle Davies must have liked his chances facing an Albert Pujols-less Cardinals lineup, because he certainly didn&#8217;t pitch like a man with a career 5+ ERA. Davies shut the Cards down, allowing 1 run on 5 hits through 7 innings in Kansas City&#8217;s 2-1 win Tuesday. Royals&#8217; shortstop Mike Aviles hit a solo shot off [...]]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Another Series Win</title>
		<link>http://www.stlouiscardsblog.com/another-series-win/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Jun 2008 00:11:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Mulroy</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Cardials proved that they are the scrappiest team in Major League baseball and just might be stubborn enough to stay in the NL Central race no matter how many of their players go down to injury, bouncing back from a 20-2 loss Friday night to win 2 straight and take the series from the [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[The Cardials proved that they are the scrappiest team in Major League baseball and just might be stubborn enough to stay in the NL Central race no matter how many of their players go down to injury, bouncing back from a 20-2 loss Friday night to win 2 straight and take the series from the [...]]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Decision Time</title>
		<link>http://www.stlouiscardsblog.com/decision-time/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 14 Jun 2008 15:39:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Mulroy</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I promise this isn&#8217;t a knee-jerk reaction to the 20-2 thrashing last night, but it&#8217;s time for the front office to take an honest look at where the Cards stand this year. Just a few weeks ago things were looking really good with the offense rolling behing sluggers Pujols, Ankiel, and Ludwick and the solid rotation, headed [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[I promise this isn&#8217;t a knee-jerk reaction to the 20-2 thrashing last night, but it&#8217;s time for the front office to take an honest look at where the Cards stand this year. Just a few weeks ago things were looking really good with the offense rolling behing sluggers Pujols, Ankiel, and Ludwick and the solid rotation, headed [...]]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Carpenter Update</title>
		<link>http://www.stlouiscardsblog.com/carpenter-update/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 14 Jun 2008 14:08:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Mulroy</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[As if the whole 20-2 thing, Albert Pujols, and Adam Wainwright weren&#8217;t enough, more bad news:
http://www.stltoday.com/stltoday/sports/stories.nsf/cardinals/story/F81AFE4472E49790862574680013369A?OpenDocument
also, it appears, Mark Mulder will need another surgery. He is looking for a second opinion but has stated that he will retire instead of having surgery and trying to rehab again.
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[As if the whole 20-2 thing, Albert Pujols, and Adam Wainwright weren&#8217;t enough, more bad news:
http://www.stltoday.com/stltoday/sports/stories.nsf/cardinals/story/F81AFE4472E49790862574680013369A?OpenDocument
also, it appears, Mark Mulder will need another surgery. He is looking for a second opinion but has stated that he will retire instead of having surgery and trying to rehab again.
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		<title>Phils Rip Cards</title>
		<link>http://www.stlouiscardsblog.com/phils-rip-cards/</link>
		<comments>http://www.stlouiscardsblog.com/phils-rip-cards/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 14 Jun 2008 13:14:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Mulroy</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Todd Wellemeyer&#8217;s return from the DL did not go nearly as smoothly as Joel Pineiro&#8217;s as everything seemed to go wrong for him, his teammates, and coaches in their 20-2 loss last night, including a few ejections. Russ Springer was tossed in the 8th after hitting Ryan Howard, who had hit 2 home runs to [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[Todd Wellemeyer&#8217;s return from the DL did not go nearly as smoothly as Joel Pineiro&#8217;s as everything seemed to go wrong for him, his teammates, and coaches in their 20-2 loss last night, including a few ejections. Russ Springer was tossed in the 8th after hitting Ryan Howard, who had hit 2 home runs to [...]]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Series Recap</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 14 Jun 2008 12:44:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Mulroy</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Fighting what a lesser team might look at as insurmountable odds, the Cards came out swinging Wednesday, dominaing all aspects of the game in a 10-0 win. Braden Looper shut down te Cinncincatti offense, throwing a 3-hit shutout. Meanwhile, the Cardinals&#8217; offense jumped all over Johnny Cueto, dusting him for 6 runs through 5 innings. Rick Ankiel [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[Fighting what a lesser team might look at as insurmountable odds, the Cards came out swinging Wednesday, dominaing all aspects of the game in a 10-0 win. Braden Looper shut down te Cinncincatti offense, throwing a 3-hit shutout. Meanwhile, the Cardinals&#8217; offense jumped all over Johnny Cueto, dusting him for 6 runs through 5 innings. Rick Ankiel [...]]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Win Streak Continues</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Jun 2008 21:33:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Mulroy</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Cards found themselves down 3-0 in the 7th inning and were being completely dominated by Astros&#8217; starter Wandy Rodriguez in the final game of their series in Houston when the offense managed to manufacture 5 runs on just 2 hits (both singles) to take the lead. The bullpen gave up a run in the bottom half of [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[The Cards found themselves down 3-0 in the 7th inning and were being completely dominated by Astros&#8217; starter Wandy Rodriguez in the final game of their series in Houston when the offense managed to manufacture 5 runs on just 2 hits (both singles) to take the lead. The bullpen gave up a run in the bottom half of [...]]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Wainwright Injured in Win</title>
		<link>http://www.stlouiscardsblog.com/wainwright-injured-in-win/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 08 Jun 2008 19:28:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Mulroy</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Adam Wainwright was well on his way to yet another dominating performance over the Houston Astros when some discomfort in his fingers forced him to leave the game in the 6th inning. Wainwright, who had only given up 2 runs through 5, handed the game over to the bullpen and despite Kyle McClellan giving up 2 [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[Adam Wainwright was well on his way to yet another dominating performance over the Houston Astros when some discomfort in his fingers forced him to leave the game in the 6th inning. Wainwright, who had only given up 2 runs through 5, handed the game over to the bullpen and despite Kyle McClellan giving up 2 [...]]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Moehler Baffles Cards</title>
		<link>http://www.stlouiscardsblog.com/moehler-baffles-cards/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 08 Jun 2008 19:20:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Mulroy</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Of all the pitchers who might step up and completely shut n the Cardinals&#8217; offense, Brian Mohler would have to be pretty far down on the list, but he did just that Friday night, shutting out the Cards through 7 innings in the Astros&#8217; 6-1 win. St. Louis starter Braden Looper gave up 5 runs, although only [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[Of all the pitchers who might step up and completely shut n the Cardinals&#8217; offense, Brian Mohler would have to be pretty far down on the list, but he did just that Friday night, shutting out the Cards through 7 innings in the Astros&#8217; 6-1 win. St. Louis starter Braden Looper gave up 5 runs, although only [...]]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Draft Review</title>
		<link>http://www.stlouiscardsblog.com/draft-review/</link>
		<comments>http://www.stlouiscardsblog.com/draft-review/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Jun 2008 22:28:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Mulroy</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Cards ended up taking Brett Wallace with their first round pick in this year&#8217;s Rule 4 Draft. This is honesly kind of surprising because they are taking a BIG chance that he will be able to handle 3rd base on an everyday basis in the majors. Granted, he has only committed 8 errors in [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[The Cards ended up taking Brett Wallace with their first round pick in this year&#8217;s Rule 4 Draft. This is honesly kind of surprising because they are taking a BIG chance that he will be able to handle 3rd base on an everyday basis in the majors. Granted, he has only committed 8 errors in [...]]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Double the Fun</title>
		<link>http://www.stlouiscardsblog.com/double-the-fun/</link>
		<comments>http://www.stlouiscardsblog.com/double-the-fun/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Jun 2008 22:02:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Mulroy</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[With Wednesday night&#8217;s game against the Nationals being rained out, the Cards faced the prospects of a good old fashioned day-night double header. St. Louis took care of business in Game 1 behind another stellar effort from Todd Wellemeyer, who recorded his 7th win of the year by shutting out Washington through 6 innings. The offense was paced [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[With Wednesday night&#8217;s game against the Nationals being rained out, the Cards faced the prospects of a good old fashioned day-night double header. St. Louis took care of business in Game 1 behind another stellar effort from Todd Wellemeyer, who recorded his 7th win of the year by shutting out Washington through 6 innings. The offense was paced [...]]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>2008 Draft</title>
		<link>http://www.stlouiscardsblog.com/2008-draft/</link>
		<comments>http://www.stlouiscardsblog.com/2008-draft/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Jun 2008 16:52:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Mulroy</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Putting aside my obvious affinity for the high-risk, high-reward high school kids, here are a few more names to think about for tomorrow&#8217;s draft:
RHP Ryan Perry, Arizona- possibly the biggest question-mark pitcher in this draft, Perry has two plus pitches, including a fastball that hits 98 mph, and a slider that scouts see as having potential at [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[Putting aside my obvious affinity for the high-risk, high-reward high school kids, here are a few more names to think about for tomorrow&#8217;s draft:
RHP Ryan Perry, Arizona- possibly the biggest question-mark pitcher in this draft, Perry has two plus pitches, including a fastball that hits 98 mph, and a slider that scouts see as having potential at [...]]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Cards Beat Nats…and Rain</title>
		<link>http://www.stlouiscardsblog.com/cards-beat-natsand-rain/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Jun 2008 15:54:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Mulroy</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Cardinals endured 2 rain delays to get back to their winning ways, beating the Nationals 6-1 last night. Kyle Lohse picked up his 6th win of the year, allowing 1 run on 4 hits over 5 innings. The bullpen shut the Washington offense down for the rest of the game, including rookie reliever Mark [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[The Cardinals endured 2 rain delays to get back to their winning ways, beating the Nationals 6-1 last night. Kyle Lohse picked up his 6th win of the year, allowing 1 run on 4 hits over 5 innings. The bullpen shut the Washington offense down for the rest of the game, including rookie reliever Mark [...]]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Wainwright Falls Apart Late</title>
		<link>http://www.stlouiscardsblog.com/wainwright-falls-apart-late/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Jun 2008 15:33:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Mulroy</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Adam Wainwright has looked like a bona fide ace, and he seemed to continue along that track Monday night as he was absolutely shutting the Pirates down and looked to be cruising with a 4-0 lead through 6. Unforunately, it all fell apart for Wainwright in the 7th as he surrendered 5 runs to put the [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[Adam Wainwright has looked like a bona fide ace, and he seemed to continue along that track Monday night as he was absolutely shutting the Pirates down and looked to be cruising with a 4-0 lead through 6. Unforunately, it all fell apart for Wainwright in the 7th as he surrendered 5 runs to put the [...]]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>2008 Draft Watch</title>
		<link>http://www.stlouiscardsblog.com/2008-draft-watch/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Jun 2008 22:41:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Mulroy</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The 2008 MLB draft is almost upon us so I figured I would throw out a few possibilities for the Cardinals to take at 13 (their highest pick in a while, if I&#8217;m not mistaken). Keep in mind, I have absolutely no insider information, these are just a few names I have seen on various [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[The 2008 MLB draft is almost upon us so I figured I would throw out a few possibilities for the Cardinals to take at 13 (their highest pick in a while, if I&#8217;m not mistaken). Keep in mind, I have absolutely no insider information, these are just a few names I have seen on various [...]]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Weekend Split With Bucs</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Jun 2008 14:47:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Mulroy</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The kids got rocked in the Cards&#8217; 14-4 loss to the Pirates Saturday night. Mike Parisi struggled in his first big league start, giving up 8 runs and not making it out of the 3rd. There was not much relief from the bullpen, either, as Kelvin Jimenez-who was called up when Joel Pineiro was sent to the [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[The kids got rocked in the Cards&#8217; 14-4 loss to the Pirates Saturday night. Mike Parisi struggled in his first big league start, giving up 8 runs and not making it out of the 3rd. There was not much relief from the bullpen, either, as Kelvin Jimenez-who was called up when Joel Pineiro was sent to the [...]]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Cards on a Roll</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 31 May 2008 19:51:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Mulroy</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Todd Wellemeyer continued to be the biggest of several big surprise contributors for the Cardinals this year, allowing only 1 run on 6 hits over 7 innings to put his record at a dazzling 6-1 on the year with an ERA of 3.16. The bullpen had some trouble with the Pirates&#8217; hitters but held on [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[Todd Wellemeyer continued to be the biggest of several big surprise contributors for the Cardinals this year, allowing only 1 run on 6 hits over 7 innings to put his record at a dazzling 6-1 on the year with an ERA of 3.16. The bullpen had some trouble with the Pirates&#8217; hitters but held on [...]]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Duncan, Lohse Step Up</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 30 May 2008 18:53:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Mulroy</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Even though he has struggled a bit to start the year, the Cardinals knew they would have to bring their A-games against Astros ace Roy Oswalt and they did just that in a 3-2 victory to seal the series win last night.
Starter Kyle Lohse pitched a phenomenal game, completely shutting the Astros down through 6 [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[Even though he has struggled a bit to start the year, the Cardinals knew they would have to bring their A-games against Astros ace Roy Oswalt and they did just that in a 3-2 victory to seal the series win last night.
Starter Kyle Lohse pitched a phenomenal game, completely shutting the Astros down through 6 [...]]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Ace Material</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 29 May 2008 19:43:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Mulroy</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Many people have said that Adam Wainwright would be the Cardinals&#8217; ace by default with Chris Carpenter injured to start the year. Lately, however, the 26 year old has been making a case for himself as the real deal, allowing only 1 run on 3 hits while striking out 8 through 8 innings in St. Louis&#8217; [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[Many people have said that Adam Wainwright would be the Cardinals&#8217; ace by default with Chris Carpenter injured to start the year. Lately, however, the 26 year old has been making a case for himself as the real deal, allowing only 1 run on 3 hits while striking out 8 through 8 innings in St. Louis&#8217; [...]]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Chacon Shuts Down Cards</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 28 May 2008 21:36:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Mulroy</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Braden Looper struggled in his outing last night, giving up 8 runs and not making it through the 5th inning in the Cardinals&#8217; 8-2 loss to the Astros. Houston starter Shawn Chacon scattered 7 hits over 7 innings and never really found himself in trouble, with the exception of at bats against Albert Pujols. Pujols [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[Braden Looper struggled in his outing last night, giving up 8 runs and not making it through the 5th inning in the Cardinals&#8217; 8-2 loss to the Astros. Houston starter Shawn Chacon scattered 7 hits over 7 innings and never really found himself in trouble, with the exception of at bats against Albert Pujols. Pujols [...]]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Cards Drop Finale</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 26 May 2008 03:57:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Mulroy</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Cards played well enough to win for 9 innings, but had a few lapses in the extra frame which did them in in their 4-3 loss to the Dodgers today. St. Louis got 2 runs off lefty phenom Clayton Kershaw while Todd Wellemeyer continued to be a pleasant surprise, giving up 3 runs over [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[The Cards played well enough to win for 9 innings, but had a few lapses in the extra frame which did them in in their 4-3 loss to the Dodgers today. St. Louis got 2 runs off lefty phenom Clayton Kershaw while Todd Wellemeyer continued to be a pleasant surprise, giving up 3 runs over [...]]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Cards Continue Roll</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 25 May 2008 16:09:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Mulroy</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Kyle Lohse returned to the form he showed early in the season and the Cardinals&#8217; offense was able to get to Dodgers&#8217; starter Brad Penny with 2 outs in the 3rd inning to secure a 4-0 win to put St. Louis back into a tie with Chicago in the top spot in the NL Central.
The [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[Kyle Lohse returned to the form he showed early in the season and the Cardinals&#8217; offense was able to get to Dodgers&#8217; starter Brad Penny with 2 outs in the 3rd inning to secure a 4-0 win to put St. Louis back into a tie with Chicago in the top spot in the NL Central.
The [...]]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Ace Steps Up</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 24 May 2008 17:19:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Mulroy</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Adam Wainwright showed why he is considered the current ace of the Cardinals&#8217; staff and Ryan Ludwick continued to rake offensively as the Cards took the first game of their series against the LA Dodgers 2-1 last night.
Wainwright was stellar for the first time in a while, giving up only 1 run on 5 hits [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[Adam Wainwright showed why he is considered the current ace of the Cardinals&#8217; staff and Ryan Ludwick continued to rake offensively as the Cards took the first game of their series against the LA Dodgers 2-1 last night.
Wainwright was stellar for the first time in a while, giving up only 1 run on 5 hits [...]]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Cards Take Series Against Pads</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 22 May 2008 18:01:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Mulroy</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Joel Piniero got off to a solid start against the Padres Tuesday night, but a 3-run home run by Kevin Kouzmanoff in the 6th was all the Padres needed as they put the Cards away 3-2. St. Louis bounced back to win the series last night, however, as they pounded out 16 hits in an [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[Joel Piniero got off to a solid start against the Padres Tuesday night, but a 3-run home run by Kevin Kouzmanoff in the 6th was all the Padres needed as they put the Cards away 3-2. St. Louis bounced back to win the series last night, however, as they pounded out 16 hits in an [...]]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Cards Blast Pads</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 20 May 2008 22:59:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Mulroy</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Ryan Ludwick was clearly not a fan of splitting time in the Cardinal&#8217;s outfield earlier this year and has firmly entrenched himself both in the starting outfield and in the cleanup spot behind Albert Pujols with the absolute tear he has been on for the past month or so.
Ludwick was 3-4 with 3 RBI and [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[Ryan Ludwick was clearly not a fan of splitting time in the Cardinal&#8217;s outfield earlier this year and has firmly entrenched himself both in the starting outfield and in the cleanup spot behind Albert Pujols with the absolute tear he has been on for the past month or so.
Ludwick was 3-4 with 3 RBI and [...]]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Cards Take Series</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 19 May 2008 15:24:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Mulroy</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[For the first time in a while the Cardinals decided to find a way to win and dug themselves out of an early 3-0 deficit to beat the Tampa Bay &#8230;Rays 5-4  on a walk-off double by Skip Shumaker.
Starter Kyle Lohse did not pitch poorly, giving up only 3 runs (2 earned) over 6 innings but [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[For the first time in a while the Cardinals decided to find a way to win and dug themselves out of an early 3-0 deficit to beat the Tampa Bay &#8230;Rays 5-4  on a walk-off double by Skip Shumaker.
Starter Kyle Lohse did not pitch poorly, giving up only 3 runs (2 earned) over 6 innings but [...]]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Weekend in Review</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 18 May 2008 15:53:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Mulroy</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Jason Isringhausen was put on the 15-day DL after admitting to an injury he suffered several days ago when he punched a TV screen in Milwaukee. Taking his place on the roster was closer of the future Chris Perez, who provided the home fans with their only reason to cheer in the Cards&#8217; 3-1 loss to Tampa [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[Jason Isringhausen was put on the 15-day DL after admitting to an injury he suffered several days ago when he punched a TV screen in Milwaukee. Taking his place on the roster was closer of the future Chris Perez, who provided the home fans with their only reason to cheer in the Cards&#8217; 3-1 loss to Tampa [...]]]></content:encoded>
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