More photos » ... Ross D. Franklin - AP ... 28 days ago: ... Washington Nationals' Josh Willingham (16) walks toward the outfield as play is stopped as protesters hang a banner against the new Arizona immigration law SB1070, the Arizona Diamondbacks ownership and moving the 2011 All-Star game from Phoenix, in the first inning of a baseball game Monday, Aug. 2, 2010, in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin) ... Browse more photos » ... Since SB 1070 was signed into law by Governor Brewer on
The Cardinals finished the second week of OTAs this past Saturday (5/28) with mostly passing situations in 7-on-7 and 11-on-11 drills. Darren Urban reports that Matt Leinart was a mix of both good and bad. The Bad: Leinart reportedly missed deep to a wide open Steve Breaston by throwing over the receiver’s wrong shoulder, which prompted Leinart [ ... ] ...
Ken Whisenhunt is apparently pleased with what he has seen from Leinart so far this offseason. The Cardinals’ head coach recently told Darren Urban of the Cardinals’ Official Website that:You see it in Matt’s confidence and how he sees the plays. His reads are much more decisive. He is throwing the ball with confidence. It’s [ ... ] ...
Apparently Onrea Jones, not Ed Gant as a previously reported, has established himself as the front runner for the fourth wide receiver position. Whisenhunt explained that “O.J. has done a great job of working hard, made a lot of plays in the OTAs and did a good job for us last year on the practice [ ... ] ...
Darren Urban reports that Deuce Lutui has switched agents. Lutui has until June 15th to sign his one-year, $1.76 million tender before the Cardinals are allowed to lower the tender to 110% of his 2009 salary ($588,500). Whether the switch will prompt Lutui’s signing remains to be seen, but if Deuce doesn’t hurry up, it’s [ ... ] ...
Twitter is a great way to keep up with your favorite players, and below is a list of current Cardinals that are spending some of their day sending out “Tweets” to their fans:Chris ‘Beanie’ Wells – http://twitter.com/BeanieWells26Cody Brown – http://twitter.com/CBrown1750 Darnell Dockett – http://twitter.com/ddockett Kerry Rhodes – http://twitter.com/kerryrhodes Trumaine McBride – http://twitter.com/TruMcBride Larry Fitzgerald – [ ... ] ...
Kent Somers of the Arizona Republic reports that RFA Deuce Lutui will finally sign his $1.76 million tender…in a few days. Apparently, Lutui’s new agent, Ken Harris, met with the Cardinals and informed them that Deuce will sign his tender before June 15th.I still contend that the Cardinals want Lutui starting at right guard, despite [ ... ] ...
More photos » ... Matt Rourke - AP ... The Philadelphia Phillies' mascot, Phillie Phanatic, in front of view of Philadelphia City Hall ... Browse more photos » ... Baseball mascots. Can't live with 'em, can't tie them up in a heavily-weighted burlap bag and dump them at the dead of night into the deep end of the Chase Field swimming pool while singing the Hallelujah Chorus. But not all mascot are quite as evil incarnate as others. They are, admittedly, almost a universal part of the
Christian Petersen - Getty Images ... Joe West explains Rule 8.02, and Blaine Boyer's breaking thereof, to AJ Hinch ... View full size photo » ... Record: 23-36. Pace: 63-99. Change on last season: -2. Change on 2004: 0 ... 8.02 ... The pitcher shall not -- ... (a) (1) Bring his pitching hand in contact with his mouth or lips while in the 18 foot circle surrounding the pitching rubber ... PENALTY: For violation of this part of this rule the umpires shall immediately call a ball ... --
It’s been relatively uneventful since the Cards broke minicamp, but there’s some news to report now. The Cardinals signed former Cleveland Browns fullback Charles Ali this past Friday (5/7) to a one year deal. Ali will compete for playing time with fellow Cardinals fullbacks Nehemiah Broughton and Reagan Maui’a. After the latter two fullback’s names, Charles [ ... ] ...