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New special on FOX Sports Midwest will preview the 2013 St. Louis Cardinals season.

The Cardinals Spring Training Report premieres Monday, Feb. 25 at 9 p.m. CT on FOX Sports Midwest.

FOX Sports Midwest is scheduled to re-air the tribute to Stan Musial, “Remembering Stan Musial” twice in the upcoming weeks.

Special takes fans inside the Winter Meetings and five of the best St. Louis Cardinals regular season games of 2012 will be replayed.

Catch the televised festivities from Busch Stadium this weekend as Whitey, Ozzie, Bruce and many of the St. Louis Cardinals World Champions from 30 years ago will re-assemble.

Kansas City Royals and St. Louis Cardinals specials planned on FOX Sports Midwest this week.

FOX Sports Midwest’s annual “This One’s For You” telecast will be seen by troops across the world on American Forces Network.

Major cable carrier comes to agreement with St. Louis Cardinals television provider to pick up entire remaining slate of games in 2012.

A fee-based dispute means many St. Louis-area Cardinals fans will miss 20 games on television this season, including three this coming week.

If one is flexible, broadcasts of 23 of 28 St. Louis Cardinals spring training games in 2012 can be found.

Current plans for total television broadcasts of St. Louis Cardinals spring training games are down – from almost one-third of the games last year to just 25 percent in 2012.

FOX Sports Midwest This One’s For You telecast will connect Missouri National Guard troops in Afghanistan with home.

A busy Thursday is planned between radio appearances and weekly columns. Here is where to find Brian Walton’s contributions.

Catch Brian Walton’s weekly column focused on St. Louis Cardinals minor leagues and minor leaguers each Thursday.

It won’t bring back 20 missing St. Louis Cardinals broadcasts, but some unhappy customers are getting concessions from AT&T U-Verse.

Catch all the new St. Louis Cardinals articles, videos and more from spring training, posted on FOX Sports Midwest’s website daily.

Almost one in every three 2011 St. Louis Cardinals spring training games may be available on television.

The St. Louis Cardinals’ local television contract has as many more years to run, seven, as the possible duration of Albert Pujols’ next contract.

Video highlights of the Baseball Writers’ dinner roast are also posted at FOXSportsMidwest.com.

Help select five of the best St. Louis Cardinals games from last season to be replayed on FOX Sports Midwest.

Catch FOX Sports Midwest’s live and interactive chat during Wednesday afternoon’s St. Louis Cardinals game. Join our discussion!

How might the record deal for Texas Rangers television rights affect the St. Louis Cardinals?

Catch FOX Sports Midwest’s live and interactive chat during Friday afternoon’s St. Louis Cardinals game. Join our discussion!

Catch FOX Sports Midwest’s live and interactive chat during Wednesday afternoon’s St. Louis Cardinals game. Join our discussion!

Catch FOX Sports Midwest’s live chat during Wednesday afternoon’s St. Louis Cardinals game. Join our discussion!

Catch FOX Sports Midwest’s live chat during Wednesday afternoon’s St. Louis Cardinals game. Join our discussion!

Catch FOX Sports Midwest’s live chat during Thursday afternoon’s St. Louis Cardinals game. Join our discussion!

In the most recent Nielsen research data, the St. Louis Cardinals games have taken over the highest local ratings in baseball.

Catch FOX Sports Midwest’s live chat during Friday afternoon’s St. Louis Cardinals game. Join our discussion!

Starting next season, FOX Sports Midwest will be televising all games that were on KSDK in recent years.

Catch FOX Sports Midwest’s live chat during Thursday afternoon’s St. Louis Cardinals game. Join our discussion!

Catch FOX Sports Midwest’s live chat during Wednesday afternoon’s St. Louis Cardinals game. Join our discussion!

Catch FOX Sports Midwest’s live chat during Friday afternoon’s St. Louis Cardinals game. Join our discussion!

Catch FOX Sports Midwest’s live chat during Thursday afternoon’s St. Louis Cardinals game. Join in the discussion!

I will again be a panelist for FOX Sports Midwest’s live chat during Thursday afternoon’s St. Louis Cardinals game. Join in the discussion!

I will again be a panelist for FOX Sports Midwest’s live chat during Thursday afternoon’s St. Louis Cardinals game. Join in the discussion!

FOXSportsMidwest.com will host live online chats during 16 St. Louis Cardinals games this season.

A number of new, exciting opportunities plus the continuation of others make for a busy season of reporting on St. Louis Cardinals baseball in 2010.