Bo Hart's Arrival In 2003 Cemented In Cardinals Lore

When Bo Hart lined a pitch into left field for his fourth hit of the Cardinals’ 13-9 win over the Royals on June 28, 2003, Cardinals pitching coach Dave Duncan looked over at bench coach Joe Pettini.

St. Louis Official Site

Best All-Time General Managers: No.9 Walt Jocketty

The #9 GM on our countdown of the best all-time general managers designed one of the great organizations in baseball before attempting to do the same with one of the game’s first ever franchises.

Call To The Pen

Yankees Named Miguel Cairo Infielders Coordinator

Former Venezuelan big league Miguel Cairo returns to the New York Yankees, where he played two seasons during his career as an active player, including one as a starting second baseman, the 2004, possibly his best in the majors.  (Translated)

El Emergente

Cardinals Taught Mike Leake Hard Lesson As A Rookie

Matched against an elite big-game pitcher in an electric atmosphere overloaded with emotion from toxic comments by teammate Brandon Phillips and the surprise arrival of Jim Edmonds, Reds rookie Mike Leake unraveled versus the Cardinals.

RetroSimba

Stubby Clapp & Bo Hart Know First Big-League Hit Is Forever

They will always remember the first one because in baseball, there is no charity.

Memphis Daily News

Is Stephen Piscotty An Option At First Base?

Here's an update on Stephen Piscotty, the Cardinals' top hitting prospect:

Bernie Bytes

Yoan Moncada Signing Shifts Focus To Other Cuban Prospects

Cuban infield prospect Yoan Moncada is off the board, but his agreement with the Red Sox could have a lasting impact on other Cuban prospects seeking Major League contracts.

MLB Official Site

Andy Ibanez, Angel Miguel Fernandez, Gelkis Jimenez, & Yasiel Mederos To Showcase In Dominican On Friday & Saturday

Cuban second base prospect Andy Ibanez will highlight a showcase of players from the island on Friday and Saturday in Boca Chica, Dominican Republic.

Jesse Sanchez At The Park

Cardinals Have Had Their Share Of Surprising Postseason Heroes

It is still hard to fathom, 58 Octobers later.

Post-Dispatch

Yo, John Mozeliak! Cardinals' Bench Needs Repairs

A Cardinals' player recently asked the question:

Bernie Bytes

Miguel Cairo To Fill In For Mark Berry As Reds' Coach

When the Reds hit the road to St. Louis following Sunday’s game against the Nationals, Mark Berry will stay in Cincinnati to undergo radiation treatments and Miguel Cairo will take his place on the bench.

Community Press & Recorder

Walt Jocketty A Master Director

After the movie “Moneyball” was released, a woman in his building stopped Reds general manager Walt Jocketty and said, “Now I know what you do.”

Cincinnati Enquirer

C.J. Fick Reassigned To Minors Camp, Bo Porter Speaks Highly Of Jose Martinez

Meanwhile, outfielder Che-Hsuan Lin, catcher Carlos Perez and pitchers C.J. Fick, Josh Zeid and Sergio Escalona were reassigned to Minor League camp.

Houston Official Site

Miguel Cairo Named Special Assistant To Walt Jocketty

Cincinnati Official Twitter

Nicked Up Scott Rolen Gets Reprieve In Opener

Third baseman Scott Rolen isn't the type of guy who would ask his manager for a day off because of a sore shoulder, Reds manager Dusty Baker said. So, sometimes Baker has to make the decision for him.

Reds Official Site

Lance Lynn Seeing More Work In High-Leverage Innings; Nick Punto's Throwing Woes Could Force Roster Move; Jon Jay Shines As Tony LaRusssa Deploys.....

Lost in the mix of the Cardinals' late-game implosion on Friday night was a perfect eighth inning from Lance Lynn, who has now given the Cardinals four straight scoreless appearances.

Cardinals Official Site

Miguel Cairo Last Of The Original 1998 Devil Rays Still Active

Reds utilityman Miguel Cairo has made more than a dozen stops through his pro career, which has spanned more than two decades.

St. Petersburg Times

Miguel Cairo's Homer Helps Bronson Arroyo Down Blue Jays

At the Great American Ball Park on Sunday, however, Arroyo lasted a season-high eight innings and gave up just one earned on five hits, helping the Reds avoid a sweep. Cincinnati's offense, which has been stagnant for much of the series, looked equally lethargic at times on Sunday. But a two-run homer by Miguel Cairo was all Arroyo needed.

Reds Official Site

Scott Rolen Scratched Due To Sore Left Foot

Scott Rolen is out of the lineup with a sore left foot. Rolen fouled a ball off of that foot in the 2nd inning of Sunday’s game vs. the Giants. Dusty Baker would have played him tonight had Rolen been good to go.

“I’m not dead and it’s not broken,” Rolen said. “But it happened in the second inning yesterday and I had to stand out on it for three hours. I’ll be pretty hobbling on it.”

Mark My Word

Miguel Cairo Hits Second Career Grand Slam In Reds Win

There was a bigger bounty from the Reds' second bases-loaded, no-out rally in the seventh inning against John Grabow. With one out, Cairo hit the second grand slam of his career into the facing of the upper-deck bleachers in left field to put the game away.

Reds Official Site