Addition of Lopez doesn’t faze Lugo

BY JOE STRAUSSST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH03/01/2010

JUPITER, Fla. — The addition of utility starter Felipe Lopez answers several questions for the Cardinals. It also invites another: Whither Julio Lugo?

Lugo entered camp hoping to vie for a starting role and projected by the club as a possibility to open the season at shortstop if Brendan Ryan’s recovery Read the rest of this entry

Lopez improves Cards’ plan

Cardinals infielder Felipe Lopez, right, with and hitting instructor Mark McGwire by the batting cages Saturday during Cardinals spring training. (Chris Lee/P-D)

By Joe StraussST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH02/28/2010

JUPITER, Fla. — The Cardinals proved Friday night that they could realize Plan A with room left over for a little Plan B.

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St. Louis Cardinals close to signing Felipe Lopez

September 10, 2008: Cards third baseman Felipe Lopez dives to catch a ground ball off the bat of Chicago’s Alfonso Soriano. (Chris Lee/P-D)

By Joe StraussST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH02/26/2010

JUPITER, Fla. • The St. Louis Cardinals are close to agreement with free agent utility player Felipe Lopez on a one-year contract that would offer infield Read the rest of this entry

Felipe Lopez adds flexibility for Cardinals

By Joe StraussST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH02/27/2010

JUPITER, Fla. - The Cardinals proved Friday night that they could realize Plan A with room left over for a little Plan B.

Filling many needs at once, the club on Saturday announced the signing of utility player Felipe Lopez to a one-year, $1 million base with another $1.2 million in potential appearance Read the rest of this entry

St. Louis Cardinals’ Mark McGwire stung by brother’s book

February 21, 2010 - Cardinals hitting instructor Mark McGwire during Cardinals spring training at Roger Dean Stadium in Jupiter, Fla. (Chris Lee/P-D)

By Joe StraussST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH02/26/2010

JUPITER, Fla. — Mark McGwire stepped from the outdoor batting cages behind Roger Dean Stadium on Thursday afternoon. Waiting for him Read the rest of this entry

Cards handle growing pains

Cardinals second baseman Skip Schumaker flips the ball to the shortstop covering second in a fielding drill during Cardinals spring training at Roger Dean Stadium in Jupiter, Fla. (Chris Lee/P-D)

BY DERRICK GOOLDST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH02/25/2010

JUPITER, Fla. — Handpicked to be one of the select Cardinals who spoke to the club Tuesday before spring training’s first Read the rest of this entry

Contracts no big deal for Tony La Russa, John Mozeliak

February 18, 2010 - Cardinals manager Tony La Russa (left) talks with general manager John Mozeliak during Cardinals spring training at Roger Dean Stadium in Jupiter, Fla. (Chris Lee/P-D)

By Joe StraussST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH02/24/2010

JUPITER, Fla. — The future Hall of Fame manager with 2,552 lifetime wins rejected Cardinals ownership’s Read the rest of this entry

NOTEBOOK: Walters reaches camp after a difficult 12 days

BY JOE STRAUSSST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH02/23/2010

JUPITER, Fla. — Pitcher P.J. Walters arrived in camp Monday afternoon, 12 days after the premature birth of his first child. Walters said his daughter, Annabelle Faith, has shown improvement since being delivered by emergency Caesarian 14 weeks before her May due date.

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Pujols arrives at Cardinals’ camp

Cardinals first baseman Albert Pujols throws during Cardinals spring training at Roger Dean Stadium in Jupiter, Fla. Pujols had bone chips removed from his right elbow in the off-season. (Chris Lee/P-D)

BY JOE STRAUSSST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH02/22/2010

JUPITER, FLA. — A refusal to give in to opposing pitchers, injury or his team’s occasional downturns has Read the rest of this entry

Franklin chides MLB policy on guns

ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH02/21/2010

JUPITER, Fla. — Closer Ryan Franklin is among the large number of avid outdoorsmen on the Cardinals roster and on Saturday expressed disappointment in Major League Baseball’s recent directive prohibiting certain weapons, including all firearms, from the clubhouse.

Clubs distributed the ban to players earlier this week.

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