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Tony LaRussa, Bob Knight and Billy Bob Thornton (UPI/Bill Greenblatt)

Listen in as Tony LaRussa was roasted by legendary college basketball coach Bob Knight, actor/musician Billy Bob Thornton, Detroit Tigers’ Manager Jim Leyland, former Cardinal Steve Kline, and Martin Kilcoyne at this year’s St. Louis Baseball Writers Dinner. Adam Wainwright and Albert Pujols also accepted their St. Louis Baseball Men of the Year awards.

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ST. LOUIS (KMOX) – Albert Pujols says he wants to remain a Cardinal.

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2011 Winter Warmup (KMOX/Brad Choat)

ST. LOUIS (AP) — Albert Pujols signs autographs for $175 a pop on Sunday at the St. Louis Cardinals  Winter Warmup. The team has until the start of spring training to get the three-time NL MVP to sign a new contract.

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Former New York Mets slugger Darryl Strawberry (R) joins Baseball Hall of Famer Lou Brock (L) and Rock and Roll Hall of Famer Chuck Berry for a "thumbs up" during the Pujols Family Foundation annual holiday party in St. Louis on December 4, 2010. (UPI/Bill Greenblatt)

ST. LOUIS (KMOX) – The Pujols Family Foundation is celebrating the success of its annual Christmas celebration benefit.

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Joey Votto #19 of the Cincinnati Reds bats against the Philadelphia Phillies on October 6, 2010 during Game 1 of the NLDS at Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The Phillies defeated the Reds 4-0. (Photo by: Rob Tringali/SportsChrome/Getty Images)

NEW YORK (AP) — Cincinnati’s Joey Votto was overwhelmingly elected the National League’s Most Valuable Player on Mondaymore

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ST. LOUIS (KMOX) — Memories, stories, and the emotions of remembering created a special Tuesday night at the Millennium Hotel as the St. Louis Sports Hall of Fame welcomed fourteen new inductees while honoring eleven other individuals, teams and organizations.more

Many of this year’s Gold Glove Award winners are worthy of selection and are fine choices. I know this is a subjective process but I’d like to believe that this comes down to more than a popularity contest when managers and coaches are the ones casting votes. Unfortunately that’s just not the case, particularly in the American League.
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Albert Pujols shares a moment with teammate Yadier Molina in this 2010 season file photo. (UPI/Bill Greenblatt )

NEW YORK (AP) — Cardinals first baseman Albert Pujols and catcher Yadier Molina are both 2010 National League Gold Glove award winners.

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SANTO DOMINGO, (AP) — Albert Pujols hopes to negotiate a contract extension for beyond 2011 with the St. Louis Cardinals. St. Louis exercised a $16 million option for 2011 on Oct. 6 for the three-time NL MVP.

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