Spring Training and World Classic Baseball

So spring training is well underway for our Redbirds. Catcher Yadier Molina left Saturday to report for Team Puerto Rico. Third base coach Jose Oquendo is excited and thinks that Puerto Rico's chances are good. General Manager of the Cardinals offered Oquendo some advice, telling him that he doesn't need his backup catcher. Puerto Rico's backup catcher is Yadier Molina; Ivan Rodriguez is the starting catcher. Puerto Rico played the New York Mets (Mommy's fave team b/c she is from Queens, New York) today in an exibition game. Puerto Rico beat the Mets 6 to 1. Yay! Highlights : Carlos Beltran drove in two runs with his single. According to a report on the game, the Puerto Rican team looks sharp and extremly alert for a team that had assembled two days earlier. I caught a few innings of the game, and did see Molina behind the plate, also I saw the new Molina jersey with his new number, 4, on it today while at the St. Louis Dugout at South County Mall. Puerto Rico plays its first offical game on Tuesday, March 7th at 8 PM. They are scheduled to play Team Panama at Hiram Bithorn Stadium in San Juan Puerto Rico. Team USA is also scheduled to play on Tuesday at 2 pm vs Team Mexico at Chase Field.