Matt Carpenter’s wife Mackenzie Carpenter has to be a good egg. Now, we’ll admit that we’ve been wrong about it before when we say that a player seems like “one of the good guys,” but we feel pretty confident to say it about Cardinals All Star Matt Carpenter. And given that a guy like Matt Carpenter would have no shortage of suitors, we’re going to have to assume the same for Mackenzie Carpenter. Matt Carpenter’s…

Jon Jay’s fiancée Nikki Stecich attended the University of Miami. She played on the women’s soccer team, appearing on defense in 2005. We know that Jay and Stecich met during their college years, but when they started dating remains a mystery. Jay proposed to her during the 2011 offseason. In July 2011, the Cardinals traded their once rising star/now bust Colby Rasmus. With the trade complete, John Jay assumed the role of starting Centerfielder and…

Adam Wainwright’s wife Jenny Wainwright has helped Adam find his faith and his relationship with religion. Adam and Jenny were married in 2004, shortly after he was dealt from Atlanta to St. Louis, and about a year after Jenny graduated from college. While both grew up attending church, it wasn’t until Adam married Jenny that both focused on their religion. On the Christian blog Athletes in Action, Jenny explains: It was during the first year…

Mike Matheny’s wife Kristin Matheny was the first person to find out that he was hired as the manager of the World Series Champion St. Louis Cardinals, replacing legendary skipper Tony LaRussa. On Friday, November 11th, Mike Matheny was notified of the news, with one caveat: He could tell no one until his introductory press conference the following Monday. Mike Matheny’s wife Kristin was sitting next to him when the news came in, he had…

After a world series title with the St. Louis Cardinals (and turning in an arguably MVP performance in the process), the excitement doesn’t end there for Allen Craig. On November 12, 2011, just two weeks after the end of the World Series, Allen Craig will marry his long-time girlfriend Marie LaMarca. Allen Craig met Marie LaMarca while they both attended Chaparral High School in Temecula, CA around 2002 when Allen was a senior. The couple…

Public Service Announcements have long been used to warn the public of something they may otherwise wrongly believe or not be aware of. The US government has issued PSAs with Elmo and friends to help teach kids about the flu. GI Joe had a string of PSAs when it was still big which, thanks to the wonders of the Internet, have been re-worked into a hilarious string of parody PSAs. NBC cons their stars into…

Manager of the St. Louis Cardinals Tony LaRussa and his wife Elaine LaRussa are huge animal nuts. No, you don’t get it. We mean HUGE animal nuts. To the point where they have a rabbit, five dogs, five mice, and fourteen cats at their home in Alamo, CA. Huge to the point where they actually started a 37,000 square foot no-kill shelter called Animal Rescue Foundation. Huge to the point where Tony, Elaine and their…