Ever since Mark McGwire reappeared in St. Louis through a double-door used mostly as a thoroughfare for food trays and caused the media to sardine into a narrow hallway just to ask him questions -- what the late Joe Strauss called "The Riot at the Hyatt" -- there has been less chaos, more control for the Cardinals at Winter Warm-Up.
A stop behind the podium to field questions from the media is as much a part of their day as signing autographs or meeting with the trainers.
Matt Carpenter spent more than 23 minutes talking with the media Monday.