The Cardinals opened their Grapefruit League play with a win over the New York Mets today by the score of 7-0.  After yesterday’s beating of St. Louis University, the Cards are now 2-0 in the early going.
I was at the opener for the second straight year.  It’s a fun time to be a Cardinal fan. [...]

Shortly after the Cardinals learned of a warrant being issued for the arrest of utility man Scott Spiezio, the team officially released him.  Sources say that Spiezio is wanted in Orange County, California on six different charges, including driving under the influence and assault, all stemming from an incident in late December.

Spiezio missed over [...]

Tomorrow is the big day.  It’s the first Spring Training game for the Cardinals.  They’ll play Saint Louis University at Roger Dean Stadium Wednesday afternoon.  Mitchell Boggs is scheduled to start, and pitch two innings.  P.J. Walters, Clayton Mortensen, and Jamie Garcia will follow, getting two innings each, with Chris Perez to pitch the final [...]

There were confirmed reports from Cardinals camp today that manager Tony La Russa was quietly lobbying for Barry Bonds.  Spring Training games start this week and the home run king still remains a free agent.  There has been little interest in the 43 year old slugger, as an investigation continues with possible perjury charges hanging [...]

Cardinals pitcher Anthony Reyes has a momentous opportunity in front of him in 2008.  He’s in a competition with at least two of his teammates to win one of a couple of open spots in the starting rotation.  This position is nothing new for Reyes, as he was also competing for a spot with the [...]

Short post today.  I’ll point you in the right direction for a few good reads about our Birds.  As usual, Derrick Goold is blogging from Cardinals camp, and gives some insight on today’s simulated game.  Check it out here. Yesterday, Goold had a gem of a story about some of the pitchers taking a road [...]

The Cardinals have shown a mild interest in adding another arm to the competition for the available spots in the starting rotation.  Coming into camp, three pitchers were vying for the fifth spot, at least until Mark Mulder’s return.  Now, with the news on Matt Clement, the trio of Reyes, Wellemeyer, and Thompson would be [...]

I spent some time at Cardinals camp yesterday, and as promised, I’ll use this post to share my experience.

There was more traffic than I anticipated, so I didn’t arrive at camp until 9:45.  Although it was raining when I left my place, the weather was great in Jupiter (Today I can really feel the [...]

I spent a lot of time at Cardinals camp in Jupiter, Fl today, and while I finish working on a lengthy post about my experience, enjoy this old ad from ESPN.

The Cardinals signed veteran left-hander Ron Villone to a minor league contract today.  Villone, 38, is a journeyman reliever coming off a two-year stint with the New York Yankees.  St. Louis will be his 11th team since first making it to the big leagues in 1995.  For his career, Villone is 55-57, with a 4.76 [...]