Hunt and Peck: Cardinals wish their mommas Happy Mother's Day!

Today i play for my biggest fan! The person who believed in me from day 1! I love you momma and Happy mother's day to all mom's

— Kolten Wong (@KoltenWong) May 10, 2015

Happy Mothers Day #KCancer https://t.co/bMhHMODBeU

— Jon Jay 2Js (@jonjayU) May 10, 2015

Happy Mothers Day to all those wonderful mothers out there! Hope y'all all have a great day.

— Randal Grichuk (@RGrich15) May 10, 2015

Happy Mother's Day to this badass! Thanks for making me who I am today! Love ya Mom! @gonzmama https://t.co/HIqagMl1LI

— Marco Gonzales (@MarcoGonzales_) May 10, 2015

Happy Mother's Day from the #CardsMuseum! pic.twitter.com/7J69HvYvAa

— St. Louis Cardinals (@Cardinals) May 10, 2015

what else is going on in baseball...

• Drew Smyly is experiencing shoulder soreness. - Hardball Talk
• Alex Cobb will have Tommy John surgery. - Hardball Talk
• Hank Aaron is one of baseball's greatest living players. - Sports on Earth
• Allen Craig will be sent to AAA. - Hardball Talk
• Is Bryce Harper a future MVP candidate?  - Fox Sports
• Shoutout to ncgostl for sending me the link to this video of an unassisted double play. - MLB

• .@RealKingFelix, first of his name, fourth youngest to 2,000 Ks. pic.twitter.com/aMjUUsLsqv

  — MLB GIFS (@MLBGIFs) May 10, 2015

• W.C. Heinz is the greatest sportswriter ever. The MLB needs a "pie crust rule" pic.twitter.com/cIPElIMfmA

  — American 9th-Rater (@Bro_Pair) May 10, 2015

• Lorenzo Cain discusses his mother's influence. - ESPN
• Andrew Cashner talks about his mother battling leukemia. - MLB
• Other MLB players salute their moms. - ESPN; Cut4

what the cardinals are up to...

• Matt Carpenter was left in St. Louis to overcome "extreme fatigue". He looks to rejoin the team on Tuesday. - MLB
• Matheny looks for ways to fight fatigue. - STLToday

• #VivaElGallo pic.twitter.com/oyp1Dl8dNP

  — Craig Edwards (@craigjedwards) May 9, 2015

• Marco Gonzales goes 2 1/3 innings in his first start back from the DL. - STLToday
• The Cardinals consider a six-man rotation. - STLToday
• Looks like this father and son have been found, but it is still an adorable picture!
  

  Anyone in STL know this dad? Took this pic a couple weeks ago and would love to get it to him. @cardinals #STLCards pic.twitter.com/jP0TQKB4ns

  — jeremiah (@jeremiahcox) May 10, 2015

• Jaime Garcia makes his rehab start.
  

  Wearing #66, Jaime Garcia takes the mound for the @memphisredbirds. #STLCards pic.twitter.com/bN8ucU4NmB

  — Dan Buffa (@buffa82) May 10, 2015

• Inside the @memphisredbirds free magazine was this touching picture of Oscar Taveras. #STLCards #RIPOT pic.twitter.com/Ihsyp2uyPk

  — Dan Buffa (@buffa82) May 11, 2015

• Kolten Wong is batting .336/.375/.518.

  — Drew Silva (@drewsilv) May 10, 2015

• Run differential in Cardinals losses One run - 5 Two runs - 2 Three runs - 2

  — Maq (@elmaquino) May 10, 2015

• Cardinal70 put an interesting Avengers spin on a game recap. - Cards Conclave

KNOW THINE ENEMY...

the cleveland indians

• The Indians are a strange and unfamiliar enemy. Learn more about them at Let's Go Tribe! - Let's Go Tribe

the nl central

A straight on view from the Clemente Bridge of the awesome fireworks over #Pittsburgh tonight after a Pirates">@Pirates win! pic.twitter.com/uc8Se6awXL

— Dave DiCello (@DaveDiCello) May 10, 2015

As part of Make-a-Wish day for young boy, #Pirates signed him to a one-day big-league contract, had him throw first pitch to McCutchen (1/2)

— Derrick Goold (@dgoold) May 8, 2015

After a pair of sub-par at-bats, @TheCUTCH22 cast out his baseball demons. And … IT WORKED? http://t.co/1iOzwD7JIk pic.twitter.com/ZtIHjVkn2A

— Cut4 (@Cut4) May 10, 2015

Kris Bryant hit his first Major League homer. - ESPN

Cubs first team in majors … to strike out 300 times this year (304 in 30 games).

— Gordon Wittenmyer (@GDubCub) May 10, 2015

Standings:

St. Louis Cardinals	22	9	.710
Chicago Cubs	15	15	.500
Cincinnati Reds	15	16	.484
Pittsburgh Pirates	15	16	.484
Milwaukee Brewers	11	21	.344

weekend scoreboard:

Friday, May 8	Cardinals	8	Pirates	5	VEB Recap	BD Recap
Saturday, May 9	Cardinals	5	Pirates	7	VEB Recap	BD Recap
Sunday, May 10	Cardinals	3	Pirates	4	VEB Recap	BD Recap

Hopefully all you VEB mommas out there had a wonderful Mother's Day!

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