Our fans will get to see another guy that's listed among the top few pitchers in college baseball that's draft-eligible. He's a guy who's supposed to have electric stuff.

Neal Santiago, our trainer, says Matt is doing much better and is probable for the weekend. Kris will go and he can pinch-hit.

It's not like fans will be sitting on their wallets if baseball players stop playing.

We want to have one last hurrah at Busch Stadium with the best fans in baseball. The weekend will be filled with heartfelt tributes to the most memorable athletes, coaches, broadcasters and plays that have made Cardinals baseball the tradition that it is today.

This will be a great series for our team and our fans, and it continues our model of playing major interconference rivals that bring national attention to our program,

This is bigger than baseball in the Olympics because of the attraction of the fans. If they're going to knock us out, then we have got something that they don't have. That's how I feel and I want the Olympic people to know it.