Scott Spiezio joined us this morning on The ITD Morning After. It was his first interview since last February when the Cardinals released him.

To our surprise, Spiezio said he was actually clean and sober at the time of his release, but that the organization had to part ways with him because of the negative p-r surrounding the time following his rehab, Tony La Russa's DUI, and the death of Josh Hancock.

Spiezio says he's clean now, and that he still has strong positive feelings for the Cardinals. All he wants to do, he says, is take his kids down on the field at Busch Stadium so they can see where their dad played.

To listen to the audio of our interview with Spiezio, click here.

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