Why Cardinals Made Joe Torre A Third Baseman

Joe Torre reported to Cardinals spring training prepared to be their catcher, got switched to third base two weeks before the season opened and ended up playing a similar number of games at both positions.

RetroSimba

Bill McNamee & Jared Schweitzer Receive Extended Invitations In Tryouts With The Edmonton Capitals

Bill McNamee lost the pop on his fastball a long time ago, but the thrill of staring down a batter, well, that never dies.

Edmonton Journal

Cardinals Release 15 From Minor League Camp

A former second-round pick, a one-time Spring Training sensation and a potential hometown hero were all released by the Cardinals from Minor League camp on Thursday. First baseman Mike Ferris, right-handed reliever Dennis Dove and lefty Eric Haberer were the biggest names on a list of 15 Minor Leaguers released.

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My Personal Exclusive Interview With Luke Gorsett

Straight from his winter league assignment in Nicaragua, St. Louis Cardinals minor league outfielder Luke Gorsett fields questions from our Josh Jones in this exclusive interview.

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Scout.com:Cardinals Players Of The Year @ Quad Cities

Fifth in a ten-part series where our local correspondents identify the top starting pitchers, relievers and position players by level from the St. Louis Cardinals system during the 2007 season. Today’s focus is the Swing of the Quad Cities of the single-A Midwest League.

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