The St. Louis Cardinals have raised ticket prices 3 percent for the 2008 season. Team president Mark Lamping indicated today that season ticket holders will be notified of the 3 percent increase by mail and e-mail.
“We believe that Cardinals tickets will remain a great value,” Lamping said.
The price hike averages out to about $1.15 a ticket. View the full story, with more quotes from the club president here.
So, does this mean that Dewitt really does plan to raise the payroll into the $110 million range as he said? I’d like to think so, but we’ve all heard [...]

The Cardinals and relief pitcher, Russ Springer, have agreed to a contract extension today. The deal is said to be for one year, at fair, market value. Springer, who will be 39 next month, appeared in 76 games in ‘07, with an 8-1 record. His 2.18 ERA was his career best. View all of his stats here. Derrick Goold, of the St. Louis Post Dispatch, first broke this story, and mentions Springer’s willingness to return after finding out the team’s direction for next season. Here’s the link to Goold’s article.
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As it stands right now, the Cardinals are without a general manager and a field manager. Interim GM John Mozeliak would like to take over Walt Jocketty’s old job, and is definitely a candidate. Already he has picked up Jason Isringhausen’s club option for next season, and, according to Derrick Goold of the St. Louis Post Dispatch, is planning to talk to agents about the possible returns of David Eckstein, Russ Springer, and Joel Pineiro. Check out that full story here. Additionally, he has to make offers to arbitration-eligible players. Mozeliak also has had a phone conversation with Tony La [...]

Hi. I’m Mike, and I’m a huge fan of the St. Louis Cardinals. I’ve been following the team since I was a kid, and my obsession has gotten much worse over the years. I’ll be posting my personal opinions of the team, and all of their happenings here as often as I can. Occasionally, I might include a little non-Cardinal baseball news. I’ll welcome everyone’s comments and feedback too. So here’s to an exciting off-season. Go Cards!!