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Cards in the News – December 2, 2005

BugMeNot

Cardinals
General Interest
”Cards put in their bid for Burnett“
By Joe Strauss, St. Louis Post-Dispatch

”FIRST-PERSON: Putting family first, by retiring“
By Tim Ellsworth, BP Sports

Minors
AAA - Memphis Redbirds
”Winter Meetings on Horizon“
- Memphis Redbirds website

Low-A – Swing of the Quad Cities
”McCormick Listed Among Cardinals' Top Prospects“
-Baylor press release

Other Minor League News
”Cubs deal Van Buren to Boston“
By Carrie Muskat, MLB

”Reds sign two to Minor League contracts“
By Anthony Castrovince, MLB

”Mailbag: What are their prospects?“
By Jonathan Mayo, MLB (question on Blake Hawksworth answered)

”Journell gets fresh start with hometown Reds“
By Michael Cooper, Dayton Daily News (Journell quotes)

For those of you that think Baseball America has it in for the Cardinals, the following appears on their website –
“Our Top 10 Prospects finish off the National League Central with the Houston Astros,…”
Now click on this link and see which NL Central team’s Top 10 Prospects has yet to be released.

Elsewhere in Baseball
”Phillies sign Gordon to replace Wagner“
By Ken Rosenthal, Fox Sports

”Dodgers join Cubs, Braves in bid to land Furcal”
By Scott Miller, Sportsline

”Rangers join Yankees as suitors for Farnsworth“
By ESPN news service

”Castillo could be next Marlin traded“
By Ken Rosenthal, Fox Sports

”Phillies: Abreu not being shopped“
By Paul Hagen, Philadelphia Daily News

At the Birdhouse
”Reds Sign Journell“
By Ray Mileur

”Ask The Insiders”
By Ray Mileur and Brian Walton

”Agonizing over A.J.“
By Brian Walton (subscription)

”Cardinals Prospect #39 - Mike Ferris, 1B”
By The Birdhouse staff