If one sport epitomizes the sense of hope and optimism that can lift a melancholy spirit, it is Baseball. 

 

The Cardinals left spring training reasonably convinced that converted outfielder Skip Schumaker could handle second base after the club lost second basemen Felipe Lopez and Aaron Miles to free agency and divested itself of Adam Kennedy. 

--INF/OF Joe Mather, who entered spring training as the presumptive starter at third base, was optioned to Class AAA Memphis on April 2. 

The Cardinals made it through spring training with no significant pitching injuries other than the shoulder discomfort experienced by RH reliever Chris Perez, costing him two weeks of work. 

Albert Pujols drove in six runs and Ryan Ludwick hit a two-run homer as the St. 

You've waited five months for baseball to return. 

The Cardinals made it through spring training with no significant pitching injuries other than the shoulder discomfort experienced by RH reliever Chris Perez, costing him two weeks of work. 

The Cardinals left spring training reasonably convinced that converted outfielder Skip Schumaker could handle second base after the club lost second basemen Felipe Lopez and Aaron Miles to free agency and divested itself of Adam Kennedy. 

--INF/OF Joe Mather, who entered spring training as the presumptive starter at third base, was optioned to Class AAA Memphis on April 2. 

Florida Marlins right-hander Josh Johnson finished his first healthy spring in three years with a strong start Thursday in a 6-3 loss to the St. 

A bad back cost Todd Helton in more ways than one. 

The Cardinals left spring training reasonably convinced that converted outfielder Skip Schumaker could handle second base after the club lost second basemen Felipe Lopez and Aaron Miles to free agency and divested itself of Adam Kennedy. 

--RHP Chris Carpenter, who felt discomfort in his left calf while running on March 30, will skip his last scheduled spring start. 

The Cardinals made it through spring training with no significant pitching injuries other than the shoulder discomfort experienced by RH reliever Chris Perez, costing him two weeks of work.