Cardinals manager Mike Matheny, while conducting his pregame interview in the Cardinals’ dugout Tuesday, peered over the heads of the various reporters involved and observed his franchise losing money by the minute.
Injured slugger Matt Holliday, taking his first outside batting practice in a while, launched a fusillade of line drives over the left-field wall.
“He’s losing a lot of baseballs right now,” said Matheny, smiling. “He’s costing the club.”
More seriously, Matheny said, “It’s always good to see him back. But whenever you see a step forward, you have to realize it always gives the potential that something could come up and you’d take one back.