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On Marketplace Morning Report
11:25 am
Tue February 15, 2011

Albert Pujols aiming for most expensive contract in baseball

Cardinals first baseman Albert Pujols in 2008. (via Flickr/SD Dirk)

If he doesn't re-sign with the St. Louis Cardinals, first baseman Albert Pujols could set off a bidding war to end all wars. Pujols reportedly wants to be baseball's first $300-million-man.

Check out Adam Allington's story for Marketplace Morning Report.

Musial Awarded Medal of Freedom
9:43 am
Tue February 15, 2011

Cardinals great Musial awarded Presidential Medal of Freedom

Updated at 1:32 p.m. Feb. 15, 2011 with post-ceremony comments

Hall of Fame baseball player Stan Musial was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom today in Washington.

The St. Louis Cardinals outfielder and first baseman received the medal from President Barack Obama today in a ceremony at the White House.

"This is the top honor that I'm ever going to receive," Musial told the St. Louis Beacon in his hotel room before the ceremony.

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Ballpark Village
4:19 pm
Wed January 19, 2011

A familiar, small step forward for Ballpark Village

The city's Downtown Economic Stimulus Authority has restarted the clock on the construction of Ballpark Village.

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Ballpark Village
9:34 am
Tue January 18, 2011

Panel to hit "restart" on Ballpark Village

Credit (Rachel Lippmann/St. Louis Public Radio)
The site of Ballpark Village as it looked on Jan. 14, 2011. After a two-year delay, the developer is moving forward again with an effort to seek financing and tax breaks.

Remember Ballpark Village? The multi-million dollar development at the site of the old Busch Stadium that was supposed to rival Kansas City's Power and Light District? (And is in fact a product of the same developer, Cordish Companies.) The development that in 2008 became not-so-affectionately known as Lake DeWitt? That was supposed to be partially completed by the All Star Game and instead got turned into a parking lot and softball field?

Well, kind of like a cat, the project lives again. And this time, Ald. Phyllis Young says she thinks something substantial will get built.

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