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How Ryan Franklin became an All-Star Cardinals closer

When the St. Louis Cardinals signed Ryan Franklin to a one-year, $1 million deal in January 2007, they were seeking reinforcements for their depleted starting rotation. Instead, they discovered an All-Star closer who saved 84 games in five seasons with St. Louis. When Franklin signed with the club, the defending World Series champions’ rotation was […]

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Chris Carpenter

How Chris Carpenter won the 2005 Cy Young Award (Part 4)

Admittedly, this story about Chris Carpenter’s 2005 Cy Young Award-winning season got quite a bit longer than I originally intended. As a result, this is the fourth in a four-part series of articles. You can find the other parts here: Part 1 Part 2 Part 3   On September 8, Chris Carpenter earned win No.

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How Chris Carpenter won the 2005 Cy Young Award (Part 3)

Admittedly, this story about Chris Carpenter’s 2005 Cy Young Award-winning season got quite a bit longer than I originally intended. As a result, this is the third in a four-part series of articles. You can find the other parts here: Part 1 Part 2 Part 4   On July 11, Tony La Russa announced that

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How Chris Carpenter won the 2005 Cy Young Award (Part 1)

Admittedly, this story about Chris Carpenter and his 2005 Cy Young Award-winning season got quite a bit longer than I originally intended. As a result, this is the first in a four-part series of articles. You can find the other parts here: Part 2 Part 3 Part 4   For years, Chris Carpenter and his

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