When the Cardinals take the field for their first Spring Training game at noon on Friday, I will be watching. In fact, I've already made plans to meet a fellow fan at a local barbecue establishment.
I'll watch (or listen to) many of their practice games over the next month. Mostly, the Florida sunshine and trappings of baseball will serve as a portal to spring. But even though we all know that we shouldn't read too much - if anything at all - into what happens during Spring Training, there are a few specific things I will be on the lookout for:
As Craig so well put it a couple days ago, let’s not pretend we have any idea how Adam Wainwright will do this year.