The Easter Weekend With Seat Cushion Night

Easter always takes me back to 1987. The Cardinals and the Mets were the best rivalry in baseball then, and early in the year, in the fourth series of the year, the Mets made their way to STL for the Easter weekend. It was a cool Saturday night, and Busch Stadium was packed for seat cushion night. The Cardinals had won the NL East in 1985 in a tense battle with the Mets, and New York and run away and hid in their championship season of 1986.

101 ESPN

Cardinals Museum Announces 2018 Programming Schedule

The St. Louis Cardinals Hall of Fame and Museum announced its 2018 Programming Schedule, which includes 13 Saturday Signings at the Museum and a new Flashback Fridays series.

St. Louis Official Site

1980 Meetings Crucial To Brewers' 1982 Success

Before the Brewers and Cardinals met in the 1982 World Series, they met at the '80 Winter Meetings.

Milwaukee Official Site

How Dave LaPoint Got Second Chance With Cardinals

Looking to rebuild his reputation, Dave LaPoint returned to the organization where he felt the most comfortable and had enjoyed his greatest success.

RetroSimba

At Fantasy Camp, Fans Live The Dream

The soles of my cleats are pressed upon the evergreen mattress that is the outfield, this heavenly anti-stress, as I am living the dream of so many St. Louisans — at Busch Stadium, playing baseball, patrolling the former workspace of “Jimmy Baseball.”

Hochman

The Toughest Question In Baseball: How A Cardinal Coach Keeps Young Players Focused On Their Dream

The Springfield Cardinals (AA) were not playing very well in the summer of 2015 when pitching coach and former St. Louis Cardinal starter Jason Simontacchi asked the young Redbirds a question.

KMOV

Cardinals Fantasy Camp Returns To Busch Stadium June 23-26, 2016

For the third consecutive season, Cardinals fans can live the ultimate baseball dream as the St. Louis Cardinals Fantasy Camp comes to Busch Stadium from June 23-26. Presented by Mercy and the Westin-St. Louis, the three-day camp gives fans the opportunity to play alongside former Redbirds like Brian Jordan, Rick Ankiel and Jason Isringhausen, be drafted and managed by Cardinals legends including Willie McGee, and interact with Redbirds luminaries such as Tony La Russa and Jim Edmonds. The Busch Stadium camp has proven to be a popular addition to the yearly Cardinals Fantasy Camps held at Roger Dean Stadium in Jupiter, Fla., dating back to 2001.

St. Louis Official Site

Whitey Herzog Revisits The Year He Rebuilt The Cardinals

The way Whitey Herzog tells it, it started at Grant’s Farm over braunschweiger sandwiches, a few hands of euchre and, of course, some cold bottles of the family label.

Belleville News Democrat

Trade For Jack Clark Shook Cardinals From Their Slumber

In a deal that triggered their transformation into champions, the 1985 Cardinals got a sleeping giant to wake up their offense.

RetroSimba

Paul Molitor Vs. Cardinals: Sensational, Strange 1982 Series

Paul Molitor is linked with Willie McGee and Darrell Porter as central figures in two of the most prominent plays in the 1982 World Series between the Brewers and Cardinals.

RetroSimba

Tim Hudson Humming, But Must Contend With Nemesis

Tim Hudson is having the best start to a season of any Giants starter in nearly 30 years, posting a 1.92 ERA through his first 10 starts for his new club, a franchise-best through 10 outings since 1985 (Dave LaPoint, 1.88). But the veteran right-hander hasn't fared well against the team he'll face in the finale of a four-game weekend set at Busch Stadium on Sunday afternoon.

St. Louis Official Site

Rick Ankiel, Jason Isringhausen Among Former Cardinals Playing On Campers Teams; Bruce Sutter, Willie McGee, Ozzie Smith, Jim Edmonds Also Taking Part

For the first time in club history, the Cardinals will hold a Fantasy Camp at Busch Stadium from July 10-13th giving fans the opportunity to play alongside former Redbirds like Rick Ankiel and Jason Isringhausen and interact with the likes of Ozzie Smith, Willie McGee and Bruce Sutter. The camp is an addition to the yearly Cardinals Fantasy Camp held at Roger Dean Stadium in Jupiter, Florida, dating back to 2001.

St. Louis Official Site

Can Young Starters Show The Way?

At least for a relatively brief time, the Cardinals will have three rookies in their rotation: Shelby Miller, John Gast and Tyler Lyons.

Bernie Bytes

Jack Clark Set For May 24 Appearance

The Peoria Chiefs have announced that former St. Louis Cardinals slugger Jack Clark will be the guest at the first Red Hot Friday promotion on May 24 at Peoria Chiefs Stadium. In addition to the Jack Clark appearance, Red Hot Fridays include 25 cent hot dogs and the Chiefs will give away six Flat Screen TV's as they host the Kane County Cougars at 6:30 p.m. May 24 is the first of four planned Red Hot Fridays with former Cardinals on the Chiefs 2013 promo schedule.

Peoria Official Site

Rockland Signs Joey Hage & Ryde Rodrguez

The Boulders late Saturday announced the acquisitions of catcher Scott Clement, infielder/outfielder Joseph Hage, outfielder Ryde Rodriguez and infielder Cole Kraft. Catchers Jonathan Candelier and Chad Duesler, outfielder Eric Flynn, infielder/outfielder Jermel Lomack and infielder Deybis Benitez have all been released.

Pearl River Patch

Ryde Rodriguez: Gets LaPoint

Troy Cate, Somerset Looks Like A Good Match

Only the right situation was going to pull Troy Cate far away from his offseason home and young family in Calgary.

Cate thinks he found exactly that kind of setup with the Somerset Patriots – even though his first three phone calls as a free agent went to other organizations.

My Central Jersey

Dustin Smith Out To Forge His Own Career

If you are Ozzie Smith's son and you play baseball, there is one question you get asked all the time, everywhere you go, any time you meet someone new. So we might as well just get it out of the way from the top.

LoHud

Dave LaPoint Named Rockland Manager

The Rockland Boulders officially announced the signing of their first ever field manager, ex-New York Yankee Dave LaPoint, who will lead the club in their inaugural 2011 season in the Canadian American Association of Professional Baseball.

Rockland Boulders Official Site

Photos From Cardinals Legends Camp

As in each January, the 2011 St. Louis Cardinals Legends Camp is being held at Roger Dean Stadium in Jupiter, Florida. The basic allure is that the average fan can participate in workouts, games and evening events alongside former Cardinals players.

The Cardinal Nation Blog

Joe Buck: It's Good To Have Family

In the heartland of Cardinal country, his ballcap is the color of Cubbie blue. He stands in line waiting for his coffee surrounded by men and women in business suits. The very recognizable face of Joe Buck, Fox Sports' lead play-by-play broadcaster and son of Hall of Fame broadcaster Jack Buck, blends into the crowd.

The Hardball Times