24 Feb
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 [...]
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23 Feb
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 [...]
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22 Feb
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 [...]
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21 Feb
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.
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20 Feb
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 [...]
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