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A few days after it was unveiled outside his restaurant, the statue of Albert Pujols was spotted running for the Amtrak station in St. Louis to catch a midnight train to Anaheim.

Willie Randolph wants another crack at managing, and he’s willing to brave the chilly St. Louis elements just to get an interview. The former Mets Manager has decided to throw his hat in the ring for the now-vacant Cardinals manager position by camping outside of Busch Stadium until a decision is made.

The absence of a manager with one of the NL Central's six clubs makes the Cubs' manager the division's fifth best.

Cardinals manager Tony La Russa only announced his retirement Monday morning, but he's already proving to be a handful for some of his new daily haunts. Employees at St. Louis-area restaurants, libraries and shopping centers are reportedly sick of the skipper and how he's spending his new-found free time.

MLB Commissioner Bud Selig said Friday morning that he's extremely grateful the World Series is going to a Game 7 for the first time since 2002, giving the league a game that fans from around the globe are nearly as eager to watch as they are every year when the Super Bowl rolls around.

One viewer lucky enough to watch Thursday night's insanely entertaining World Series Game 6 on mute -- devoid of McCarver and Buck -- believed he had just witnessed the greatest sporting event of all time.

Following a Game 5 riddled with mistakes and miscommunication, the Cardinals will abandon the traditional bullpen phone and employ texts instead.