TOWER GROVE — It was only last year, barely more than 13 months ago, that the St. Louis Cardinals were changing Mark Mulder’s arm slot and still waiting to see if Matt Clement could pitch his way to the majors. General manager John Mozeliak called Clement “a lottery ticket”, and really the description applied to Mulder as well.

The Cardinals banked plenty in 2008 on what the scratch of a coin revealed.

This year, as the Cardinals…

TEMPE, Ariz. — St. Louis Cardinals president Bill DeWitt III said that tickets to this summer’s All-Star Game will be scarce for the general public and that the whirlwind of activity related to Major League Baseball’s midsummer classic could mean a $60-million infusion for the city.

DeWitt was the featured speaker at a breakfast meeting with the St. Louis Regional Chamber and Growth Association. The topic of his chat was the “economic impact” of the All-Star…