>>Cardinals' Schumaker Has Torn Oblique Muscle
(Lake Buena Vista, FL) -- Cardinals second baseman Skip Schumakerhas a torn right oblique muscle and will likely start the season on the disabled list. He was injured while batting last Friday and had a Monday MRI exam. Schumaker missed the NLCS last year with the same injury.
>>La Russa Has Book Deal
(St. Louis, MO) -- Retired Cardinals manager Tony La Russa has his own book coming out. "One Last Strike: Fifty Years in Baseball, Ten and a Half Games Back, and One Final Championship Season" is expected to come out this fall. It will be co-written by Hall of Fame writer Rick Hummel.