The Cardinals
opened the season in front of a national audience on Sunday, but what we didn't know was that a lot of players probably weren't sure they'd make it back to St. Louis alive after hitting some vicious turbulence on their flight home from Memphis on Saturday. From the
St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
Saturday's flight home from Memphis left several players still shaken Tuesday. "I was scared," reliever Tyler Johnson said. "I thought we were going to die."
The 45-minute-flight experienced severe turbulence en route to St. Louis, dropping several times in air pockets and at one point severely banking to avoid more severe winds.
Third baseman Scott Rolen thought the flight was the worst of his career. A flight attendant fell and food flew about the cabin. Preston Wilson watched the contents of his cup jump toward the cabin roof then land in the adjoining seat.
Reports that
Tony La Russa was piloting the plane were unfounded. (Zing!)
