VIERA, Fla. – Davey Johnson has experienced too much death, and so these days he mostly ignores it. He stopped going to funerals. He will not gaze into the casket. Johnson was deeply saddened when his good friend, Gary Carter, died of a brain tumor this winter . Johnson would have fit perfectly among the baseball dignitaries at the services, the man who managed Carter and the New York Mets to the World Series 26 years ago. He sent his respects, and on the day they buried Gary Carter, Davey Johnson went to the ballpark. Read full article > >

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Nationals’ Davey Johnson: ‘I’m enjoying what I’m doing right now’

VIERA, Fla. – Davey Johnson has experienced too much death, and so these days he mostly ignores it. He stopped going to funerals. He will not gaze into the casket. Johnson was deeply saddened when his good friend, Gary Carter, died of a brain tumor this winter . Johnson would have fit perfectly among the baseball dignitaries at the services, the man who managed Carter and the New York Mets to the World Series 26 years ago. He sent his respects, and on the day they buried Gary Carter, Davey Johnson went to the ballpark. Read full article > >

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Nationals’ Davey Johnson: ‘I’m enjoying what I’m doing right now’

Mr. Carter, who entered the Baseball Hall of Fame as a Montreal Expo, most famously helped propel the Mets to their dramatic 1986 World Series championship.

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Gary Carter, Exuberant Power-Hitting Catcher, Dies at 57

PHILADELPHIA — An appeals court has overturned the attempted prostitution conviction of a Philadelphia woman who was accused of offering sexual favors for World Series tickets. Authorities had alleged that Susan Finkelstein posted a racy online ad, then met with an undercover Bensalem police officer in October 2009 and offered to perform sexual acts in exchange for tickets to see the Philadelphia Phillies and New York Yankees. Read full article > >

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Pa. appeals court overturns woman’s conviction in World Series tickets-for-sex case

Pujols, a three-time National League M.V.P., leaves the Cardinals after helping them to a dramatic regular-season comeback and the World Series championship last season.

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Three days after the Cardinals won the World Series, Tony La Russa retired with 2,728 victories, third most among managers.

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Cardinals’ La Russa Announces Retirement

Tony La Russa quits just after World Series win.

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St. Louis Cardinals Manager Retires

After winning the third World Series of his 33-year managerial career, St. Louis Cardinals Manager Tony La Russa is stepping down. “There isn’t one [factor] that dominates [my decision],” La Russa said at a news conference in St. Louis. “They all just come together telling you your time is over. “We went through the season and I felt that this just feels like it’s time to end it and I think it’s going to be great for the Cardinals to refresh what’s going on here. I’m looking forward to what’s ahead. I’m ready to do something different.” Read full article > >

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Game Six was the defining moment for the Rangers. They they didn’t just lose; they invented a new form of agony.

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For Texas, the Moment Slipped Away, Twice

The Cardinals, who made the postseason with the fewest wins, 90, of any playoff team, won their 11th World Series title by beating the Rangers in a series that went all seven games.

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Cardinals 6, Rangers 2: Cardinals Win World Series

ST. LOUIS — The Texas Rangers were finding out Thursday night, in Game 6 of the World Series, what the entire National League found out in September, what the Philadelphia Phillies and Milwaukee Brewers found out in October: You cannot kill the St. Louis Cardinals . If they are down to their last game, they will win it. If they are down to their last out, they will redeem it. If they are down to their last strike, you’d better paint the corner and pray. Read full article > >

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2011 World Series Game 6: St. Louis Cardinals beat Texas Rangers, force Game 7 on David Freese homer in 11th

The Rangers jumped out to an early lead in Game 7 after Josh Hamilton and Michael Young both doubled in runs in the top of the first inning.

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Bats: Live Analysis: Rangers 2, Cardinals 0

Two men with decades in baseball, Bud Selig, the game’s commissioner, and Bill DeWitt, the St. Louis Cardinals owner, celebrated the most thrilling contest of their lives.

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Cardinals 10, Rangers 9 (11 innings): For DeWitt and Selig, the Game of a Lifetime

ST. LOUIS — Colby Lewis and his Texas teammates casually tossed a ball in left field, trying to avoid the tarp and any anxiety about being so close to the World Series championship. On this day, the only winner was the weather. Game 6 was postponed Wednesday because of an accurate wet forecast, delaying the Rangers’ bid to clinch their first championship. Ahead 3-2, they can close out the St. Louis Cardinals on Thursday night. It’s likely to be clear with temperatures in the low 50s at Busch Stadium. Read full article > >

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Game 6 of World Series postponed because of rainy forecast, will be play Thursday night

ST. LOUIS Gradually, one piece at a time in five interwoven installments, this World Series has turned into one of the finest in many years. Little was expected perhaps. Much has already been delivered. And even more is now promised as Game 6 returns here on Wednesday with the Cardinals clinging to life. Read full article > >

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World Series delivers more than expected