Hagin has a private meeting with team
By Joe Strauss 0f the Post-Dispatch
03/28/2005
JUPITER, Fla. -Cardinals radio broadcaster Wayne Hagin addressed the players in a closed-door meeting before Monday morning's workout and expressed regret over the stir created by his March 19 comments about Colorado Rockies first baseman Todd Helton.
"I consider it personal and I would like it to remain so, but I thought it was something important for me to do," Hagin said.
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Sanders returns
Left fielder Reggie Sanders returned to the lineup Monday and homered in his second at-bat against New York Mets starter Kris Benson.
He had not batted against live pitching since undergoing an appendectomy March 17.
Sanders says he expects being in the lineup opening day next Tuesday.
"I felt pretty good," he said. "I'm only looking forward now. I plan on getting at-bats in all the remaining games, and that should be enough."
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Two pitchers are sent to Memphis
The Cardinals trimmed their roster by reassigning pitching prospect Anthony Reyes to Class AAA Memphis and optioning lefthanded reliever Carmen Cali to Memphis.
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Cards due to take action on Ankiel
By Joe Strauss of the Post-Dispatch
03/29/2005
JUPITER< Fla. -- The Cardinals remain tight-lipped about when they will attempt to pass pitcher-turned-outfielder Rick Ankiel through waivers, but they must do so no later than Wednesday.
Teams will have until the weekend to claim Ankiel.
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Cards trade Myers back to Red Sox
BY DERRICK GOOLD and JOE STRAUSS of the Post-Dispatch
03/29/2005
JUPITER, Fla. –- The Cardinals alleviated some of the lefthanded logjam in the bullpen by trading submariner Mike Myers to Boston on Tuesday.
The team did not immediately confirm the trade, although Myers did, and it was not immediately known whom the Cardinals would receive in return.
Myers’ trade leaves the Cardinals with three lefties still in camp, certain setup man Ray King and two auditioning, non-roster invitee and spring surprise Bill Pulsipher and returning lefty Randy Flores. The Cardinals have not decided if three of the seven relievers taken into opening day will be lefthanders or if they’ll just take two.
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CBS Sportsline
Cardinals report: Notes, quotes
--The Cardinals trimmed four position players Sunday (March 27), including Bo Hart, who was their regular second baseman for most of the second half of the 2003 season. 2B Hart, OF John Gall, INF Scott Seabol and C Mike Mahoney all were optioned to Triple-A Memphis. Seabol, who had 31 home runs last year at Memphis, had the best spring of the quartet, hitting .313 in 32 at-bats.
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CBS Sportsline
Redbird left fielder catches La Russa's eye -- Fielding, strong at-bats may earn Gall big chance
JUPITER, Fla. - His spring training batting average is on the high side of .300. The big club's boss, St. Louis Cardinals manager Tony La Russa, is raving about his play as an outfielder. And John Gall, wisely, is trying not to get caught up in any of it.
