Since no one has done it yet, I figured I'd get this going.

Let's talk about the Cards, and pray that we don't donk out of the playoffs AGAIN.

I'm feeling good about making it to the World Series. They're winning games early this year on the strength of Pujols alone. I gotta believe at some point the rest of the guys will start hitting, and I trust Jocketty to make a move near the deadline to get a bat. Definitely don't want to see us donk out again.

Oh, good thing we're not in the AL, because according to KowboyKoop we would have "no shot in hell" of making the playoffs.

It's true, it's true.

Also, awesome that you already feel confident about getting to the World Series...when the Mets (and even the Reds) have looked much more powerful thus far. Mets pitching has been pretty good with Pedro and 90's version Glavine.

Reds just swept the Cards. Cards bullpen is shaky. They did have a pretty watered down lineup this game though, so can't read too much into it.

That was our B er...C team today. I'm not sure what was going on. The fact that we almost won the game is pretty pathetic. Ponson continues to look like he's got things together.

The Cards suck and the Cubs rule. Unlike most Cub fans I don't hate the Cardinals. Every single baseball game I went to growing up was at Busch Stadium and I hell of a lot of respect for the Cardinals and their history. You can expect legitimate comments out of me on here.

What happened yesterday?

So St. Louis loses another one to Houston that wouldn't have even been a close one had it not been for Pujols.

What seems to be the trouble?

need a win badly tonight....luckily got Carpenter going tonight. Heard that his last 18 road starts he's 14-1...I'd say things are looking good for tonight, plus I think Rolen is back in the lineup..

Cardinals lose again. They are a good team, but not as good as last year...maybe they won't win the division after all? We'll see.....

looks like a Cardinals sweep, but Ponson leaving early isn't a good thing. He's been about the most consistent starter so far this year.

I thought I would never I'd see those two words together. Maybe he left his bad pitching in Baltimore...but you're right he has been pitching well this season.

the title of this thread is experiencing a severe lack of asterisks

yes, had you told me at the beginning of the season I would utter those words I probably would have cried, thinking that meant we were gonna finish in last. But I don't think any team with Pujols playing everyday could ever finish in last, so I don't have to worry about that. The rest of the guys have been up and down, but Ponson has been pretty steady. He's not dominant or anything, just been kind of Suppan-like this year.

man, i knew i forgot something....

Speaking of Ponson it appears that he will miss his next start with a muscle strain in his throwing elbow.

funny that this thread doesn't seem to get posted in much unless the Cards win....lol.

Cards lose to Rockies today.

Is there any concern here about Pujols chronic back problems? Also, can this Reyes kid step in and pull a rookie year Ankiel?

This thread doesn't get posted in after a Cardinals loss because some of us don't freak out after a simple loss.

And yes, I'm very concerned about Pujols back pain. If he goes down, we're not going anywhere near the playoffs. However, I'm pretty confident in his ability to play through pain (see the planter fascitis (sp?) from all last season).

we survived the joe torre years (gag...) we can certainly survive a few losses.

we've been picking up late in the season lately anyway.

plus there's trades that will make this team later on down the line. period.

did everyone's heart stop a little last night when Pujols slipped? He's indispensible at this point.

Anthony Reyes showed us again a little bit of why the future of the rotation is looking pretty good. Our offense should be good as long as we have that Pujols guy, he seems to be pretty decent

Got the Yahoo! GameChannel up watching. Here's hoping we aren't the team that goes down in delivering Bonds' 715.

nearly got a cycle out of our bullpen pitchers yesterday. Only one they missed was a single. Marquis with the 3rd inning pinch hit triple! that's a sentence I can't believe I ever typed.

How about Chris Moneymaker won the 2003 WSOP?

well, this is looking crappy...5-0 in the second.

and we dub thee, worst inning of the year for the pitching staff! (at least I hope it's the worst all year). Gave up 8 runs and 14 batters to the plate.

is it just me, or is our pitching staff just blowing the big one this season?

Just feel happy you didn't resign Morris.

pitching staff isn't bad, bullpen just sucks with inherited runners. They're fine when they start the inning though.

Isn't the ability to strand inherited runners the most crucial aspect of relief pitching?

It's a big part, but being able to get guys out for multiple innings is important too. Playoff time is probably where inherited runners become more crucial, since managers aren't quite as likely to let a guy battle throw, since they don't usually need to preserve the bullpen (enough off days to make up for it).

Pujols hurt for how long? Just lost two in a row to Cincy...looks like Cincy may be giving STL a good run so far....

things are not good. Pujols out probably like 4-6 weeks. Izzy is having SERIOUS control issues, like, more walks than strikeouts serious. Mulder has been pathetic last 3 outings, Suppan and Marquis aren't pitching well, Carp and Ponson just back from DL, Edmonds should probably be on DL, Bigbie (not a big player, but a good PH guy) out with an umbilical(?!) hernia. I'm just glad it's the Reds and not the Astros that are going to pass us first, cause I doni't think they have the pitching to go a huge run and get way out ahead of us until Pujols gets back and the managements trades one of our SP so Tony will have to give Reyes a spot and leave him there (since he's probably our 2nd best pitcher, but stuck in AAA right now).

Let's just say I think we might be able to beat the Royals if we played them now, but I wouldn't be placing any money on the deal.

and looks like Carpenter is back pitching well again after his DL stint, and Rolen is simply tearing it up (leads league in hitting as I write this), and Pujols is feeling better and should be back closer to the 4 weeks than 6. Oh, and Cincinnati gave us a gift horse by losing 5 straight after they swept us, lead back up to 3!

well, thank you AL Central leaders for beating our brains in and exposing the many glaring weaknesses of our team. Man, Sox beat our brains in, and Detroit seems to think they get to do the same thing. Should have won last night (Thanks IZZY!!!). Hopefully can win today and not get swept on our 6 game jaunt through Chicago/Detroit.

Sweep.


I wish we played in the NL Central...we won the series at Houston, swept Pittsburgh and have a 2-0 lead over Milwaukee in the deciding game of this series....wish we played there instead of playing the ChiSox and Tigers 38 times.

Cleveland and Minnesota aren't walks in the park! Either one of them would probably win this division too.

I'm just hoping this turns out to be the worst week of the season for the Cards.

No, Cleveland and Minnesota aren't walks in the park either...but I wouldn't go so far as to say they'd win the NL Central. They'd both be winning teams in the NL most likely, but I'd definitely put St. Louis ahead of them. The Cards are just in a funk at a bad time, that's all. Once they snap out of it they'll be back to whipping up on Houston and whoever else is (or won't) make a run at them in the Central. Royals play Cincy next..perhaps we'll help you Cards out in the Central.

Royals lock up the series with tonight's amazing win...go for the sweep tomorrow.

we suck!

just a down swing...you'll recover

Nah, the Cards don't suck (though their pitching did in tonight's game), they'll be fine....believe it or not the Royals are playing pretty well right now..even found a way to win tonight even though we didn't play all that well at times tonight.

just venting some frustration. It's really been over 2 seasons since we've dealt with any prolonged struggles like this.

Most annoying thing right now is realizing that the NL is there for the taking pretty easily and our team is severely flawed right now, and there isn't a lot of help out there to go get.

so I guess Jeff Weaver is our big acquisition....yeehaw!

jeez...

I never have seen what all the hub-bub about Jeff Weaver has been.

bump for the playoffs.


GO CARDS!

he has pitched well so far in the playoffs, you have to give him that. But tonight he needs to come through again. I hope he will.

assuming there is even a game tonight, there has been a lot of rain in the area...it's been a solid rain here all day today

Hijack

Let's go Mets