Going Out with a Bang

with just a few days left in spring training, some of the cardinal stars wanted to prove they are ready.

albery pujols' bat finally showed up as he hit his first homerun of spring training. la russa has been saying that pujols would have had a good handful of homeruns had it not been for the strong winds in florida. pujols left the game saying he has broken out of his slump.

if that wasn't enough to cheer about - carpenter pitched 7 scoreless innings, 2 walks, and 5 so's.