Lineup 3.10: Gonzalez grabs a glove
DISNEY WORLD — When the Cardinals received reports on Juan Gonzalez and his wish to return to the major leagues, the praise was all about bat speed, attitude, power and physical condition. Before spring training opened a Cardinals official acknowledged that they didn’t really know what to expect in the field.
Several weeks later, they’re going to find out.
Gonzalez, who has one major-league at-bat in the past 3 1/2 seasons, will start in right field and bat sixth today against Atlanta at Disney’s Champion Stadium. It will be his first appearance in the field, coming in the Cardinals’ 13th game of spring. The team had been cautious putting him out there to preserve his legs, though he was not held out of any drills or workouts the Cardinals did in the field.
The lineup, facing Atlanta rookie righthander Jair Jurrjens.
The Cardinals (5-7)
- Adam Kennedy, 2B
- Brian Barton, LF
- Albert Pujols, 1B
- Rick Ankiel, CF
- Troy Glaus, 3B
- Juan Gonzalez, RF
- Yadier Molina, C
- Adam Wainwright, RHP
- Cesar Izturis, SS
Check back for the pitching plan.
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Derrick Goold said he was going to Mizzou for capital-J journalism, but after growing up in the Time Zone Baseball Forgot he was really drawn to MU sitting between two major-league cities. Goold joined the Post-Dispatch in 2001 after working for The Times-Picayune and Rocky Mountain News, covering sports from LSU to NHL and every level of baseball in between. 
DG,
See from the boxscore that Yadi is below .100 so far in ST, after he really seemed to turn a corner in the 06′ postseason regarding his ability to get hits. Too early to get worried, or is he having some problems?