Josh Hancock

Remember when Mark Mulder was awesome? The St. Louis Cardinals lefty returned to the mound Monday night, not to start (Lohse dominated that position) but to finish. And after two shoulder surgeries, maybe he's just lucky to be back on the hill. Mulder, 30, made his first career relief appearance, doubling as his season debut against the New York Mets, serving up a scoreless ninth in his team's 7-1 victory. He allowed two hits before getting Jose Reyes to fly out to end the game. Welcome... Read Full Story

Well, I presumed that Barry Bonds might have a new home based on his 2007 season; however, as it is right now, he's without a baseball home and seemingly unemployable due to his drug issues and federal indictment. However, there's one team that may have interest in the beleaguered slugger -- yes, the Tampa Bay Rays. The Tampa Bay Rays have recently done what the St. Louis Cardinals did a while back: have internal discussions about the prospect of pursuing Barry Bonds. Manager Joe Maddon... Read Full Story

We all saw this one coming. Albert Pujols is upset about not getting to play in Tuesday night's All-Star game, pouting and questioning his own manager, Tony La Russa. "It's the All-Star game. He can do what he wants," Pujols said postgame. "He does whatever he wants. If I wasn't expecting to play, I wouldn't have come up here." The 2005 NL MVP and puzzle-piece to the St. Louis Cardinals' World Series victory last year, claims La Russa didn't speak to him the entire game. Imagine the... Read Full Story

Finally, here are some Oriole pictures... Spring Training Photos - St. Louis Cardinals at Baltimore Orioles; March 4th, 2008 Alas, I got front row seat action, as today a fellow fan gave my friend and I a comp ticket as we were looking to purchase some for the action Tuesday afternoon. Boy, did we get lucky today. Anyhow, the fellow who gave us the tickets also sang a wonderful rendition of the Star-Spangled Banner and got the crowd to join in. If have the opportunity to head down to... Read Full Story

According to ESPN, St. Louis Cardinals manager Tony La Russa pleaded guilty yesterday to driving under the influence Wednesday, eight months after police found him asleep inside his running sport utility vehicle at a stop light and smelling of alcohol. The incident took place in Florida during Spring Training, and lest we forget, a few weeks later, relief pitcher Josh Hancock lost his life due to driving while drunk. La Russa said he had decided to plead guilty to the misdemeanor because it... Read Full Story