Oscar Garza

And because Denver is the farthest west of today's games they get the latest start, scheduled to begin at 8 p.m., Mountain Standard Time. The problem is that series has already been delayed a day by bad weather. As I write this mid-day here in L.A., it's just below freezing......

Yesterday I predicted the Dodgers would knock the Cards out this weekend, but I didn't think it would necessarily happen Saturday--or that the Blue Crew would make it look relatively easy. The Dodgers gradually silenced the St. Louis crowd as they built a 5-0 lead. The Cards scored a measly......

The Cardinals took three shots to the gut Thursday. The first was literal, when Matt Holliday misplayed James Loney's two-out line drive against reliever Ryan Franklin, the ball bouncing off the left fielder's mid-section and allowing the tying run to reach second base. The second shot was when Ronnie Belliard......

Baseball is the cruelest game. Just ask Cardinals left fielder Matt Holliday, who homered in the second inning Thursday and then made an error in the 9th that eventually allowed the Dodgers to win, 3-2. And ask Cards pitcher Adam Wainwright, who gave up only three hits and struck out......

So, St. Louis mayor Francis Slay and our own mayor, Antonio Villaraigosa, have a friendly bet going on the series. If the Dodgers win, Tony V. gets some toasted raviolis (I assume that passes for cuisine in St. Louis), a Build-a-Bear critter (what the hell?!), and a Twitter T-shirt (ditto)......

When the Cardinals loaded the bases with no outs in the first inning Wednesday night, it was hard not to think about Cliff Lee, who gave up six hits and one run in the Phillies' victory over the Rockies earlier in the day. The Phillies got last year's American League......