Former Cardinals Watch

[MrCrowesGarden]

[JoeMcKim]

Skip Schumaker gets a ST invited with the Padres, reuniting him his best pal Jon Jay.

[heyzeus]

Nick Punto retired. Remember that time he was a Cardinal? I know, right?

[sighyoung]

Nick Punto retired. Remember that time he was a Cardinal? I know, right?

I remember that time he was helping the Cardinals, even when he wasn't a Cardinal.

[Vidor]

Nick Punto retired. Remember that time he was a Cardinal? I know, right?

I remember him playing 2nd like a wizard in the 2011 World Series.

[lukethedrifter]

Shredder?

[Vidor]

One of the unsung stories about the 2011 Cardinals was how much better the up-the-middle defense got during crunch time. We went from The Riot and Skippy as our DP combo to Furcal and Punto.

[Gashouse]

I'm not convinced Kozma got the tag on before Punto got his right hand on the bag. The throw beat him by a mile, but I'm not sure Kozma actually tagged him in time.

I think I remember that Punto made an outstanding defensive play in Game 5 of the 2011 LDS.

[Joe Shlabotnik]

Manager Mike Scioscia said Thursday the three-time NL MVP is doing some swinging but still has a lengthy recovery ahead. Coming off his first 40-home run season since 2010 with St. Louis, Pujols had surgery in November after foot pain limited him to a designated hitter role during the final month of last season.

The team's medical staff thinks Pujols won't be ready for the April 4 opener against the Chicago Cubs.

[jack76]

Damn, at least Pujols could help up out against the Cubs this season.