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St. Louis on the Air
4:07 pm
Thu September 27, 2012

One Last Strike: Former Cardinals Manager Tony La Russa

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Tony La Russa at the St. Louis Public Radio studios
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Tony La Russa won two World Series championships as manager of the St. Louis Cardinals and another with the Oakland Athletics.  He won four Manager of the Year Awards and has the third highest win total in Major League Baseball history.  Host Don Marsh talks with La Russa about his career, the current season, and his new memoir, “One Last Strike: Fifty Years in Baseball, Ten and a Half Games Back, and One Final Championship Season.”

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2013 Cardinals
2:01 pm
Wed September 12, 2012

First contest against Pujols' new team among highlights of 2013 Cardinals schedule

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The St. Louis Cardinals will will face former teammate Albert Pujols, shown here in April 2011, July 2-4 in Anaheim.
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A home opener against the Cincinnati Reds, a record number of interleague games, and the first showdown with the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim since they lured away Albert Pujols are among the highlights of the 2013 St. Louis Cardinals schedule, released today by Major League Baseball.

The season opens April 1 with a game against Arizona. The home opener is a week later.

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Marathon ballgame
9:21 am
Wed July 4, 2012

Players battle heat in quest for baseball record

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Players (and umpires) battled the heat as much as each other in a quest for the longest baseball game, benefitting Backstoppers.
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Updated at 8:55 am Thursday: The players officially broke the record of 48 hours, 9 minutes and 12 seconds around 7:30 this morning. They'll keep playing until 7 pm to reach 60 hours.

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A group of 52 baseball players has taken to the diamond at T.R. Hughes Ballpark in O'Fallon, Mo. this Fourth of July in an effort to break the world record for the longest baseball game.

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