St. Louis Post-Dispatch · Feb 17, 2021
It's that time again — spring training — and almost anything goes
Former St. Louis Cardinal Whitey Herzog signs autographs for fans before a spring training baseball game against the Miami Marlins in Jupiter, Fla., Friday, March 23, 2012. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)Cardinals fans walk past the entrance to Al Lang Stadium in 1997, the team's last spring in St. Petersburg, Florida.This will be my 43rd spring training covering the Cardinals, who start their 2021 camp Wednesday in Jupiter, Fla. This, surprisingly, covers only a half-dozen managers — Ken Boyer, Whitey Herzog, Joe Torre, Tony La Russa, Mike Matheny and Mike Shildt.