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- The Bum hosts “live” chat at FanHome on Sunday, 8 PM
- Win 2 tickets to a Cards Game – enter the “Name the Forum” Contest
- What do the Redbirds and the River Bandits have in common? Find out tonight at the Season Opening Chat Session
- Back later with the Season Opener Package from the Post Dispatch

The Big Club

Springfield flies high - Double-A Cardinals get boost going into season with win over parent club by Kary Booher / Springfield News-Leader

McClellan back as a major leaguer by Allen Vaughan / Springfield News-Leader

Let the Mozeliak era begin By Joe Strauss / ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH

Reyes lands in Cardinals bullpen By Joe Strauss / ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH

Cards need to manufacture 'buzz' By Derrick Goold / ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH

Ludwick OK after unfortunate trip - Outfielder goes 0-for-6 with four strikeouts and being hit in head By Matthew Leach / MLB.com

Cards drop a game to AA Springfield - Rico Washington homers, makes roster by Associated Press / Belleville News-Democrat

Thompson brushes off rocky start - Righty looking forward to getting to St. Louis, regular season By Matthew Leach / MLB.com

Reyes, Washington make the cut - Reliever, infielder last to make it onto Cards 25-man roster By Matthew Leach / MLB.com

Cards struggle in loss to Baby 'Birds - Thompson allows four runs, 10 hits over four innings of work By Matthew Leach / MLB.com


Birds in the Bushes

Cardinals Report by Kary Booher / Springfield News-Leader

River Bandits roster has youthful look by Steve Batterson / Quad Cities Times


X-Cards/Other News:

MLB Notebook: Houston parts ways with Woody Williams by the Associated Press / St Louis Post-Dispatch

Civil Rights Game is a King’s cause By Steve Henson, Yahoo! Sports

Redbirds striving to keep game in town By Marlon W. Morgan / Commercial Appeal

LETS GO BLOGGING:


Birdland by Derrick Goold – Blog / St Louis Post Dispatch

Obviously, You’re Not a Golfer By Matthew Leach – Blog / MLB.com

Cardinals Corner by Kary Booher – Blog / Springfield News-Leader

viva el birdos

Future Redbirds

View From the Cheap Seats By Scott Wuerz / Belleville News-Democrat

Cardinals Best News Links Blog

C70 at the Bat