...league and then forcing it to play in a winner-take-all game, it could make the path tougher.That's OK by Cardinals manager Mike Matheny, whose team clinched the majors' final playoff spot this year."We're ecstatic. We'd be home...

...wins this year and claiming the ultimate prize. ''It's something you've got to notice. It's possible,'' Cardinals manager Tony La Russa said. ''Hard not to get discouraged. They didn't. ''I think the one thing I'm absolutely...

...went 0-for-15. ''They outplayed us in every category, so it ended up not being a terrific competition,'' Cardinals manager Tony La Russa said. ''We were ready to play. We didn't play good enough.'' Ramirez, put on waivers in the...

...announce his choice on Tuesday's off-day. ''It was really a well-played game, well-pitched game,'' Cardinals manager Tony La Russa said. ''Brutal ending.'' Too bad not a whole lot of people may have seen it. Most baseball fans...

...early last year in the ALCS for the Yankees. ''I've never seen him pitch when he wasn't tough to beat,'' Cardinals manager Tony La Russa said. ''It shapes up to be a terrific matchup.'' Righty Julian Tavarez went two innings for...

...postseason, and Suppan outpitched Roger Clemens there in Game 7 of the NLCS. ''We like playing on the road,'' Cardinals manager Tony La Russa said. ''We love playing at home. We're disappointed we didn't get a game here.'' Getting...