>>Cards Close In On Pujols After Marlins Pull Out

(Dallas, TX)  --  The Cardinals appear closer to re-signing Albert Pujols [[ POO-holes ]] after the Miami Marlins withdrew their interest Wednesday.  According to the "New York Daily News," the Marlins feel Pujols and the Cards are just a few million dollars apart and expect him to re-sign with the Redbirds.  St. Louis is believed to have offered the three-time NL MVP a 10-year deal worth at least $220-million.

>>McCarver Wins Ford Frick Award

(Dallas, TX)  --  Former Cardinals catcher Tim McCarver has won the 2012 Ford C. Frick Award for contributions to baseball broadcasting.  After a 21-year playing career, McCarver has served as the primary national analyst for World Series coverage for more than 30 years with NBC, ABC, CBS and FOX.  McCarver will be honored during Hall of Fame Weekend in Cooperstown, New York in July.

>>Marlins Agree To Four-Year Deal With Buehrle

(Dallas, TX)  --  The Miami Marlins are making another big free agent splash.  MLB Network reports the Marlins have agreed to a four-year, $58-million contract with pitcher Mark Buehrle.  The 32-year-old left-hander is heading to South Beach after 12 years with the Chicago White Sox.  Buehrle went 13-and-9 with a 3.59 ERA this past season and is reunited with manager Ozzie Guillen, who left Chicago in late September to become skipper of the Marlins.  Buehrle has 161 career wins.