Impact of Piscotty trade goes beyond foul lines

For weeks, Gretchen Piscotty had been toting around a bag stuffed with the necessary apparel: a few Cardinals t-shirts and a jersey proudly displaying the family name. There was no way this mother of three was going to be caught unprepared whenever Stephen phoned her with the news. The preparation paid off, as Gretchen was in South Dakota attending a wedding when her eldest son called to share that he had been called up to the big leagues.