Today's Starting Pitchers Are Going To Stare At You Now...
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• Baseball Prospectus | Future Shock: Fixing What Ain't Broke - Kevin Goldstein
"Between the Stephen Strasburg factor, prime-time coverage on the MLB Network, and just a general growth in interest, the 2009 draft was quite easily the most publicized baseball draft ever. As such, the August 15th signing deadline received the most publicity ever, and more people were exposed to a system quite unlike what those familiar with football and basketball's talent procurement systems expect."
• Boggs looks to log innings, not miles | stlcardinals.com: News - Matthew Leach
"Boggs hasn't always pitched well this year, but he's handled himself very well. Despite bouncing back and forth between Triple-A Memphis and St. Louis all year, he's never complained. And, at times, he's pitched very well."
• Riggleman hopes to stick - STLtoday.com - Rick Hummel
La Russa on Riggleman: "I really enjoyed him as a teammate in '77, which was the last year I attempted to play," said La Russa. "He loved the game and ... he's a product of the Cardinals' system and you know he learned a lot of things. And I don't think he got enough credit for what he did with the Cubs.
• Pujols ends game with fireworks - STLtoday.com - Rick Hummel
"There were at least four standing ovations of note Friday night at Busch Stadium..."
• Riggleman: I asked Morgan to alter slide - Washington Times - Mark Zuckerman
"If Jim Riggleman had his druthers, Nyjer Morgan never would have slid headfirst into third base Thursday afternoon and thus never would have suffered a season-ending hand injury..."
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