WINTER WARM-UP SCHEDULE ANNOUNCED; PLAYER AUTOGRAPH DATES & TIMES SET

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1 For Immediate Release WINTER WARM-UP SCHEDULE ANNOUNCED; PLAYER DATES & TIMES SET St. Louis, January 4, 009 Cardinals Care announced today the complete weekend schedule for the Winter Warm-Up, including autograph times and dates for most current and former players scheduled to be at the event--a few Cardinals are still finalizing travel schedules. The 3 th Annual Winter Warm-Up will be held January 7-9, 009, at the Millennium Hotel in downtown St. Louis, followed by the annual Baseball Writers Dinner on Monday, January 9. Admission passes are still available via the internet at by phone at from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m., seven days a week, and Monday through Friday at the Busch Stadium administrative offices at 700 Clark Street from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Fans my also buy Warm-Up admission passes at the Cardinals Team Stores at Union Station, The Galleria, St. Louis Mills, St. Clair Square, South County Mall and Mid Rivers Mall. Admission passes, valid for all three days of the Warm-Up, are $40 for fans age 6 and over, $0 for children age 5 to 5, while kids under 5 are admitted free of charge. Members of the military, police and fire departments with an active ID will receive one free adult pass which must be obtained by coming to the Cardinal offices. All proceeds from the Winter Warm-Up benefit Cardinals Care, the team s community foundation that cares for kids. Since its inception in 997, Cardinals Care has distributed more than $.3 million to build youth ballfields, develop the Redbird Rookies program, and fund area children s organizations. This has been made possible thanks in large part to fan and sponsor support of the Warm-Up. The three-day Warm-Up will run from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. on Saturday, January 7 and Sunday, January 8 and 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. on Monday, January 9. Each day will feature autograph sessions, clinics on baseball techniques and strategy, and interactive games. Panel discussions with team owners, scouts, broadcasters and other baseball officials and personalities will also take place throughout the weekend. Another feature of the Winter Warm-Up is the memorabilia. There are silent and live auctions, the Cardinals Care Team Store and dozens of baseball exhibitors and dealers. Some of the auction items include Albert Pujols game used jersey, Albert Pujols 006 game used broken bat, Yadier Molina autographed game used jersey, Rick Ankiel autographed game used jersey and Ryan Ludwick autographed game used broken bat. Please reference the Cardinals website at stlcardinals.com for a more complete listing of memorabilia. -more-

2 -- Many players autographs are free with the admission pass, while others require an autograph ticket available through a specific additional donation. Autograph tickets will be available, until sold out, each day of the Winter Warm- Up. Please check the attached schedule or the Cardinals website for complete details, including every players autograph dates, times and donation amounts, if applicable. In addition to the Cardinals Care Winter Warm-Up festivities, Manager Tony La Russa will be holding his annual Animal Rescue Foundation s (ARF) Stars to the Rescue event on Sunday, January 8, at 6:30 p.m. at the Chaifetz Arena in St. Louis, MO. Join host Tony La Russa for a fabulous evening of music and entertainment with Vince Gill, Huey Lewis and The News, Kevin Cronin and Dave Amato from REO Speedwagon, comedians Lewis Black and Kathleen Madigan, Lady Antebellum, and others. Tickets priced at $50, $55, $40, and $5 (students with ID only) are on sale now and may be purchased through Metrotix at For additional information, please visit On Monday night, January 9, following the Warm-Up, the annual Baseball Writers Dinner will take place at the Millennium Hotel. The cost is $50 per person. For tickets to the dinner call Cardinals Care would like to thank and recognize the many generous sponsors for the 009 Winter Warm-Up: Millennium Hotel, KTRS 550, Rawlings Sporting Goods, The Saigh Foundation, Anheuser-Busch InBev, St. Louis Post-Dispatch, Fox Sports Midwest, Thrivent Financial, Hunter Engineering, Enterprise Rent-A-Car, Swank Audio Visuals, Suburban Journals, Sportservice, Southwest Bank, Armstrong Teasdale, Belleville New- Democrat, Syberg s, In Focus Marketing, RBO PRINTLOGISTIX, Nick Kladis, Nehmen-Kodner, Inc., Bank of America, Warren Sign, NewsChannel 5, Konica-Minolta Business Solutions, Gwin s Travel, Edward Jones, Wireless USA, Centric Group, Lohr Distributing Co. Inc., Paramount Convention Services, Victoria Products, Betallic, 6 Sports, St. Louis Sportswear, Coca-Cola, Garlich Printing, Allied Photocolor, Hardee s, Framin Place, MetalMasters and their local distributors, St. Louis Town Planner, St. Louis Small Business Monthly, Supply Concepts, Inc., and Waylon Ad, Inc. ###

3 SATURDAY, JANUARY 7 TH 9:00 Bob Gibson Joe Mather Jerry Reuss 0:00 Chris Carpenter Phil Gagliano Joe Mather Jerry Reuss :00 Chris Duncan George Altman Ray Washburn Chris Carpenter :00 Nick Stavinoha Bob Forsch Chris Duncan Ray Washburn :00 Chris Perez Adam Kennedy Nick Stavinoha Bob Forsch :00 Brett Wallace Chris Perez Adam Kennedy 3:00 Trever Miller Jason Motte John Jay Brett Wallace 4:00 Trever Miller Jason Motte John Jay Brian Barton Jarrett Hoffpauir Scott Terry Tom Lawless Brian Barton Jarrett Hoffpauir Tom Lawless Todd Wellemeyer Bernard Gilkey Josh Kinney P.J. Walters Todd Wellemeyer Bernard Gilkey Josh Kinney P.J. Walters Charlie Manning Bryan Anderson Curt Ford David Green Charlie Manning Bryan Anderson Curt Ford David Green Brendan Ryan Danny Cox John Tudor Royce Ring Brendan Ryan Danny Cox John Tudor Royce Ring Noon Silent Auction :00 Silent Auction 3:00 Silent Auction Hear about Cardinals sales, marketing and broadcasting with Senior Vice President Dan Farrell Learn how clubhouse staff handle the big leagues with Rip Rowan, Jerry Risch and Ernie Moore Meet the members of Team Fredbird of the St. Louis Perfectos Meet and get tips from 3 rd place winner in the World Series of Poker Dennis Phillips What s it worth? Ask sports collector, Dave Jackson Hear the history and significance of the sleeve patches with Brian Finch Learn what it takes to shoot a Cardinals game with team photographer Scott Rovak Meet members of the real life A League of Their Own One on One with Cardinals General Manager John Mozeliak View live demonstrations of the Weatherbird from Post-Dispatch artist Dan Martin MC 0 Noon: Katie Felts 0:50- Meet members of the :00 5:00 KTRS Live MC Noon pm: Al Hrabosky :50- Meet members of the Q&A with GM John Mozeliak

4 SUNDAY, JANUARY 8 TH 9:00 Skip Schumaker Mark Little T.J. Mathews Ryan Franklin Brad Thompson Alan Benes KTRS Live All Day 0:00 Red Schoendienst Skip Schumaker T.J. Mathews :00 Tony La Russa Joe Thurston Chuck Diering Ryan Franklin Brad Thompson Alan Benes Rick Ankiel Blake Hawksworth Shane Robinson Dr. Wendell Becton presents experiences with the Decatur Redbird Rookies & A day in the life of the Assistant Team Physician Explore the evolution of the Cardinals jersey with Brian Finch MC 0 Noon: Rene Knott 0:50- Meet members of the :00 Bruce Sutter Neil Fiala Tony La Russa Joe Thurston :00 Lou Brock David Freese Charlie James Bruce Sutter (:30) :00 Ryan Ludwick Todd Worrell David Freese 3:00 Rick Horton Brian Barden Ryan Ludwick Todd Worrell 4:00 Rick Horton Brian Barden Andy Benes Rick Ankiel Blake Hawksworth Shane Robinson Mike Parisi Greg Mathews Andy Benes Mike Parisi Greg Mathews Kyle McClellan Jack Clark Colby Rasmus Joe Magrane Kyle McClellan Jack Clark Colby Rasmus Joe Magrane Noon Silent Auction :00 Silent Auction 3:00 Silent Auction Experiences in Major League Baseball with former Cardinals player Ted Savage Meet the members of Team Fredbird of the St. Louis Perfectos Meet and get tips from 3 rd place winner in the World Series of Poker Dennis Phillips Learn what it takes to shoot a Cardinals game with team photographer Scott Rovak Meet members of the real life The League of Their Own Baseball Operations and Analysis: Bringing Stats and Scouts Together Q&A with Assistant GM John Abbamondi, Michael Girsch, Sig Mejdal and Matt Carroll FSN Roundtable Discussion MC 3: John Rooney Q&A with Manager Tony LaRussa :50- Meet members of the Redbird Rookies League MC 3: Rick Horton

5 MONDAY, JANUARY 9 th 9:00 Troy Glaus Cal Eldred Joel Pineiro Mike Jorgensen 0:00 Kyle Lohse Troy Glaus Cal Eldred Joel Pineiro :00 Yadier Molina Ed Mickelson Kyle Lohse :00 Ted Savage Ron Hunt Yadier Molina Jason LaRue Mike Tyson Jeff Lahti Rich Hacker Whitey Herzog Khalil Greene Jason LaRue Mike Tyson Daryl Jones Ken Dayley Khalil Greene Adam Wainwright Daryl Jones Ken Dayley 0:30 Live Auction :00 Silent Auction Noon Silent Auction Discuss What s new at Busch with Stadium Operations Vice President Joe Abernathy (:30) Get an update on the Cardinals Franchise, including Ballpark Village and the All-Star game with Club President Bill DeWitt III Dr. Wendell Becton presents experiences with the Decatur Redbird Rookies & A day in the life of the Assistant Team Physician Learn what it takes to shoot a Cardinals game with team photographer Scott Rovak KTRS Live All Day MC 0 : Dan McLaughlin 0:5- Meet members of the 0:30 Live Auction :50- Meet members of the :00 Albert Pujols Jess Todd Stan Royer John Costello Adam Wainwright :00 Live Auction Come discuss the minor leagues with Vice President Jeff Luhnow and John Vuch :00 Live Auction MC :30: Frank Cusumano :00 Albert Pujols Jess Todd Stan Royer John Costello :00 Silent Auction of the St. Louis Perfectos