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Dave Duncan Gets Two-Year Cardinals Deal; Mark McGwire Will Return

We already knew that Tony La Russa would be back with the Cardinals next season, and now we know that he'll have the wise pitching guru Dave Duncan by his side. The only difference is that Duncan knows he'll be there in 2012 whether or not La Russa and the team decide to exercise their mutual options. Duncan re-signed...

Ask the GM: Three-Step Plan for Pirates

FanHouse TV analyst Steve Phillips answers your questions about rebuilding the downtrodden Pittsburgh Pirates, Prince Fielder's future and what fantasy baseball player on the waiver wire could lead a team into the playoffs. Click below to watch, and send in your questions for Phillips to askourgm@aol.com.

Jeff Suppan Headed Back to Cardinals

Earlier, we talked about the Cardinals' desire to add another arm to their rotation. Jeff Suppan, late of the Brewers, was mentioned as one of the possibilities. It didn't seem like a gamble with a high likelihood of success leading to this take on his return to St. Louis. "Dave Duncan's reputation as a savior of lost...

Cardinals Would Like to Add Pitching

Cardinals manager Tony La Russa and pitching coach Dave Duncan would like the team to look outside the organization to bolster their flagging starting rotation. According to Joe Strauss of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, the cloudy outlook for returns by either Kyle Lohse or Brad Penny is the reason why the men are pushing...

Dream Team of Undervalued Coaches Paying Off Big

The average major league salary on Opening Day 2010 was $3,297,828. This number includes Alex Rodriguez's $33,000,000 with the Yankees as well as Braves rookie Jason Heyward's $400,000 minimum salary. OK, stop. Don't go anywhere. Math isn't necessary to read this story. I'm not going to rail on about player salaries....

Dave Duncan News From the Web

05/09/12 Was Dave Duncan Overrated as Cardinals Pitching Coach? Source: Bleacher Report For 29 years, Dave Duncan was Tony LaRussa's right-hand man.
05/02/12 Flood control next project for city Source: Kokomo Tribune - Kokomo IN Kokomo city officials signaled Wednesday they're ready to move ahead on stormwater drainage improvements for a section of town hit hard last year by flooding.
04/14/12 Romero bails out Lynn in 6th Source: St Louis Post-Dispatch - St Louis MO Cardinals center fielder Jon Jay smacked his second homer in the last three games today and it was of impressive proportion.
04/14/12 Cards' game to start at 2 p.m. Source: St Louis Post-Dispatch - St Louis MO After a second straight day of nearly a two-hour rain delay, the Cardinals-Chicago Cubs game is scheduled to start at 2 p.m. today at Busch Stadium.
04/14/12 Duncan doesn't think about returning Source: St Louis Post-Dispatch - St Louis MO Cardinals pitching coach Dave Duncan, who is on a leave of absence to care for his wife, Jeanine, said Jeanine Duncan "is responding very well to treatment" for brain cancer."