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Published June 8, 2010 at 5:00 a.m.

Tom Gannam - AP ... Here is a picture of a dog and some baseball players ... View full size photo » ... Housekeeping: I'm excited to be able to finally announce this, because it's been in the works for a while: This month SB Nation is launching its new regional hubs—here's Arizona, as an example—and I've been tapped to edit the St. Louis edition. It launches June 15. The immediate goal is to offer more breaking news and broader pieces there while keeping VEB (as well as our sister-blogs,

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Cardinals Sign Randy Winn

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Published June 5, 2010 at 1:09 p.m.

Gene J. Puskar - AP ... Philadelphia Phillies catcher Carlos Ruiz, right, waits for the late relay throw as New York Yankees' Randy Winn scores during the fourth inning of a spring training baseball game in Clearwater, Fla., Wednesday, March 17, 2010. Winn was once traded for a manager, which has to suck, really ... View full size photo » ... Back in the days when the Matt Holliday signing was an open question a cheap, defensive-minded platoon involving Randy Winn was one of a number of

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Random Ramsdom, 6/8: Jason Smith's toe will be fine

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Published June 8, 2010 at 12:19 p.m.

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There's another injury to a member of the St. Louis Rams offensive line to report, but first some company news. ... As you may have noticed, SBN launched the first round of city/regional hub sites yesterday. Arizona, Boston, Chicago, DC, Detroit and New York were the first out of the gate. The St. Louis regional hub launches on Tuesday, June 15. To celebrate, you're invited to a kick-off event that evening from 6-8 p.m. at The Schlafly Tap Room: 2100 Locust Street (at 21st), St. Louis, MO.

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Random Ramsdom: 6/7/2010

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Published June 7, 2010 at 2:52 a.m.

Another week, another step closer to the true fun of the offseason. Let's get into today's links: Starting off with something different, the Rams rival opponent (see Seahawks) apparently was rejected by an Australian Rugby star. Whatever happens down under, stays down under ... What are Atogwe's options? Well, that is the exact question Sando answered in his mailbag ... The PD takes a look at Sam Bradford's progress. Glowing, pre-season praise. Let's all hope it doesn't fade ... If you are

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Cardinals Pre-Draft Minor League Update

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Published June 4, 2010 at 5:00 a.m.

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Jeff Roberson - AP ... St. Louis Cardinals starting pitcher Chris Carpenter walks off the field after working the sixth inning of a baseball game against the Cincinnati Reds on Wednesday, June 2, 2010, in St. Louis. If you ask Chris Carpenter about his time in the minor leagues, this is the response you're likely to get ... View full size photo » ... We're three days from having a new set of players to worry and wonder about; if you can't get enough Future Redbirds, this is good news. But as

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Defense Based Economy Could Soon Be Hurting in St. Louis

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Published May 12, 2010 at 10:31 p.m.

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A strike in California and budget cuts in Washington could mean bad news for St. Louis's huge, defense-related economy ... A strike began Tuesday at Boeing's C-17 transport assembly plant in California ... That could eventually mean temporary layoffs here if the strike lasts long enough ... But a bigger worry for St. Louis may be the likely defense spending cuts that are coming ...

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Holliday, far away to stay

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Published May 7, 2010 at 5:00 a.m.

More photos » ... Jim McIsaac - Getty Images ... PHILADELPHIA - MAY 06: Ryan Howard #6 of the Philadelphia Phillies looks really goofy in these sunglasses ... Browse more photos » ... Nature abhors a bad news vacuum. The Cardinals have seen minor improvement from Brendan Ryan, have not yet begun to worry about Skip Schumaker or Matt Holliday, and have found their rotation and bullpen to be considerably more sturdy than their March counterparts. So pending any structural disasters the bad

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Astros, Again

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Published May 11, 2010 at 5:00 a.m.

More photos » ... Jared Wickerham - Getty Images ... PITTSBURGH - MAY 09: Blake Hawksworth #53 of the St. Louis Cardinals flaps against the Pittsburgh Pirates during the game on May 9, 2010 at PNC Park in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania ... Browse more photos » ... Michael Bourn is one for his last 13. This isn't a huge problem for Michael Bourn—he led the league in stolen bases last year, he's on his way to doing it again this year (should Yadier Molina's newfound love for base theft continue to

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Hit for your Mother, we beg

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Published May 9, 2010 at 7:00 a.m.

Entering the season, it seemed like the Cardinals had a number of offensive options on paper. Albert Pujols and Matt Holliday would serve as the foundation. Yadier Molina, Skip Schumaker and Ryan Ludwick should all be average or better offensive contributors. Colby Rasmus still gave scouts that special feeling and David Freese had a compelling statistical case for being a starter ... So it's been understandably frustrating watching the Cardinals through the last week or so as the offense

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Has Kroenke become more problem than solution?

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Published May 11, 2010 at 8:33 a.m.

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More photos » ... Anonymous - AP ... Is this man getting screwed in the Rams ownership situation? ... Browse more photos » ... I've been kind of nonchalant about the St. Louis Rams ownership situation. I was happy with Shahid Khan when he was the lead horse to purchase the Rosenbloom's 60 percent share. When Stan Kroenke threw his name into the mix at the last minute, I was fine with that too. Both men have ties to the region making it more likely for the Rams to stay in or around St. Louis.

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