“The last week or so of the Triple A season, I was kind of preparing myself for the offseason,” Hudson said. “I was getting ready for that mentally. My wife and I were moving into our new apartment in Tampa, so I was kind of turning the page to go in to that chapter of my offseason. Then we have to flip the switch pretty quickly, because not only are you going up to the big leagues but you're going up to a team that's contending with their eyes set on the World Series. It's not just you're up here and we're going to throw you in to the fire and see if you float or not.
Joe Hudson an unlikely September callup as Cardinals' fourth catcher
