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    He pushed himself into strong consideration for his second Cy Young Award by leading the NL in ERA, which helped him win the NL Comeback Player of the Year award. "It's the least of my concerns ... I've won one before (2005). It's super-awesome and fun and nice, but I'd much rather get to the playoffs and pitch in the World Series." La Russa believes the Cardinals have two aces, not one. Full Article at Belleville News-Democrat
    It's the least of my concerns ... I've won one before (2005). It's super-awesome and fun and nice, but I'd much rather get to the playoffs and pitch in the World Series.
    – Cy Young SOURCE: Belleville News-Democrat 1 month ago
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Cardinals' 2009 season full of surprises
  1. We were a little over .500 ... We got thinner and thinner. We took a lot of blows. Now we're a deeper and better team. We've still got the same attitude, so you crank out more wins. The attitude was here, and the guys we added ... are quality-character types.
    SOURCE: Belleville News-Democrat 1 month ago
  2. We believe we have something special in this clubhouse ... I don't think anybody is ready to go home. It's a lot of fun to come to the field and come to the clubhouse and hang out with these guys because they're all good guys. We expect to win. We have guys who can win. The front office has done a great...
    Skip Schumaker – Skip Schumaker SOURCE: Belleville News-Democrat 1 month ago
  3. I've had nothing but respect as a visitor here (in St. Louis) ... The fans, this whole organization, what they've done, what Tony has done. I bleed hard for the team that I'm wearing a uniform for.
    John Smoltz – John Smoltz SOURCE: Belleville News-Democrat 1 month ago
  4. That's what kept us alive for four months -- a terrific, competitive, consistent attitude ... That's why we survived.
    SOURCE: Belleville News-Democrat 1 month ago
  5. I'm going to enjoy myself and try to help this team get to the playoffs and World Series ... I'll work every day I can to be the best player I can be and go out and do things to help this team win -- and leave it there.
    Matt Holliday – Matt Holliday SOURCE: Belleville News-Democrat 1 month ago
  6. Ability and willingness to go out there and compete every day
    SOURCE: Belleville News-Democrat 1 month ago
  7. Whether you get the win or your team gets the win, it doesn't matter.
    SOURCE: Belleville News-Democrat 1 month ago
  8. No doubt about it ... He was great in the Atlanta organization, Texas, Chicago. He's a known guy and I would have been shocked if he was anything less than all the compliments he had been receiving and earning. He's really, really good. He's into competing.
    SOURCE: Belleville News-Democrat 1 month ago
  9. There are other guys out there like these ... But there wasn't anybody who joined us who all of a sudden had to change his stripes.
    SOURCE: Belleville News-Democrat 1 month ago

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  1. India's Harbhajan Singh (C) celebrates taking the wicket of Sri Lanka's Prasanna Jayawardene during the fourth day of their second test cricket match in Kanpur November 27, 2009.
  2. (R-L) India's captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni, Rahul Dravid and Shanthakumaran Sreesanth walk off the field after they won their second test cricket match against Sri Lanka in Kanpur November 27, 2009.
  3. SHENZHEN, GUANGDONG - NOVEMBER 27: Alex Cejka of Germany plays his tee shot on the fourth hole during Foursomes on the second day of the Omega Mission Hills World Cup on the Olazabal course on November 27, 2009 in Shenzhen, China.
  4. Hiroyuki Fujita of Japan (L) and teammate Ryuji Imada chat on the 15th green during the second round of the World Cup golf tournament in Dongguan November 27, 2009.
  5. Sri Lanka former army chief Sarath Fonseka speaks to aides in Colombo, November 27, 2009. Sri Lanka's main opposition party said on Thursday it will back Fonseka's bid in a presidential election, the most serious challenge to President Mahinda Rajapaksa's re-election campaign. Fonseka, a key figure in the defeat this year of Tamil Tiger separatists after a 25-year war, has yet to formally announce his candidacy to challenge his former commander-in-chief.
  6. Ryuji Imada of Japan (2nd L) and teammate Hiroyuki Fujita (L) celebrate with their caddies on the 15th green during the second round of the World Cup golf tournament in Dongguan November 27, 2009.
  7. SHENZHEN, GUANGDONG - NOVEMBER 27: Martin Kaymer of Germany plays his approach shot on the fourth hole during Foursomes on the second day of the Omega Mission Hills World Cup on the Olazabal course on November 27, 2009 in Shenzhen, China.
  8. SHENZHEN, GUANGDONG - NOVEMBER 27: Ross Fisher (L) and Ian Poulter of England discuss his bunker shot on the fourth hole during Foursomes on the second day of the Omega Mission Hills World Cup on the Olazabal course on November 27, 2009 in Shenzhen, China.
  9. India's players (L-R) Gautam Gambhir, Pragyan Ojha and Murali Vijay celebrate after they won their second test cricket match against Sri Lanka in Kanpur November 27, 2009.
  10. SHENZHEN, GUANGDONG - NOVEMBER 27: Ross Fisher of England plays his bunker shot on the fourth hole during Foursomes on the second day of the Omega Mission Hills World Cup on the Olazabal course on November 27, 2009 in Shenzhen, China.
  11. SHENZHEN, GUANGDONG - NOVEMBER 27: Rory McIlroy of Ireland runs up some steps during Foursomes on the second day of the Omega Mission Hills World Cup on the Olazabal course on November 27, 2009 in Shenzhen, China.
  12. GOSFORD, AUSTRALIA - NOVEMBER 27: Pelay Ingles of the Jets dribbles the ball during the round nine W-League match between the Central Coast Mariners and the Newcastle Jets at Bluetongue Stadium on November 27, 2009 in Gosford, Australia.
  13. A man cycles past the electronic stock board of a securities firm in Tokyo Friday, Nov. 27, 2009. The benchmark Nikkei 225 stock average fell 301.72 points, or 3.2 percent, to 9,081.52.
  14. Men walk past a securities firm's electronic signboard indicating Japanese stock prices in Tokyo Friday, Nov. 27, 2009. The benchmark Nikkei 225 stock average fell 301.72 points, or 3.2 percent, to 9,081.52.
  15. Indian cricketer Harbhajan Singh, foreground, celebrates the dismissal of Sri Lankan Prasanna Jayawardene, unseen, as teammates Rahul Dravid, left, and Mahendra Singh Dhoni join him during the fourth day of their second cricket test match in Kanpur, India, Friday, Nov. 27, 2009.
  16. U.S. astronaut Timothy J. Creamer, left, Russian cosmonaut Oleg Kotov, center, and Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency astronaut Soichi Noguchi pose before a training session at a mock-up of a Soyuz TMA space craft in Star City outside Moscow, Russia, Friday, Nov. 27, 2009. The three are the next crew scheduled to blast off to the International Space Station on Dec. 21 from Baikonur cosmodrom.
  17. Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency astronaut Soichi Noguchi smiles before a training session at a mock-up of a Soyuz TMA space craft in Star City outside Moscow, Russia, Friday, Nov. 27, 2009. The three are the next crew scheduled to blast off to the International Space Station on Dec. 21 from Baikonur cosmodrom.
  18. U.S. astronaut Timothy J. Creamer, left, Russian cosmonaut Oleg Kotov, center, and Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency astronaut Soichi Noguchi arrive for their training session at a mock-up of a Soyuz TMA space craft in Star City outside Moscow, Russia, Friday, Nov. 27, 2009. The three are the next crew scheduled to blast off to the International Space Station on Dec. 21 from Baikonur cosmodrom.