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Cardinals To Upgrade Video Boards; Schwarber's Homerun Ball Finally Removed From Video Board

 width=For the upcoming season, their 10th at Busch Stadium, the St. Louis Cardinals will be adding a wow factor to their game-day experience.

The Cardinals announced details Tuesday of a multimillion-dollar investment in high-definition LED video boards that just might make the place feel brand new all over again.

Rather than a video board arms race or adding another layer to the Cubs-Cardinals rivalry, team officials say it's a simple matter of keeping up with available enhancements to the game. Multiple major league teams have made the switch to high definition the last handful of years, and with equipment now a decade old, the Cardinals were ready for their turn.

>>Schwarber's Homerun Ball Finally Removed From Video Board

Back in the NLDS, Cubs rookie slugger Kyle Schwarber sent a baseball on a ride that ended up on top of the right-field video board.

The Cubs did say at the time that the ball was only to be encased until the Cubs' playoff run was over, so the news that it's now gone shouldn't be a surprise.

 width=Via the Chicago Tribune:

Cubs spokesman Julian Green said Tuesday that the ball is no longer atop the board and was removed sometime after the season.

He would not say where the ball is now “for security reasons.” But he did confirm that it is in the Cubs' possession in "a safe, secure place” and that they have not yet decided what its future will be.

Green also said that there is no marker atop the board to mark that remarkable moment.

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