St. Louis Cardinals

[BoylenOver]

Cards take the first two games in Cincinnati and have Wainwright on the hill today.

What was Phillips thinking, calling the Cards "little bitches"? He sealed his team's doom with those statements.

[Green Monstah]

Cards take the first two games in Cincinnati and have Wainwright on the hill today.

What was Phillips thinking, calling the Cards "little bitches"? He sealed his team's doom with those statements.

I saw most of the "brawl" (i.e., when Molina and Phillips had words and the benches cleared), but I didn't see what happened when things got really heated. Did Carpenter go after Rolen?

[Clark Addison]

Watching a Reds-Cardinals brawl is like watching Nazi Germany invade the Soviet Union. You're not sure who to root for.

Or maybe that's just me.

[pellegrino]

Watching a Reds-Cardinals brawl is like watching Nazi Germany invade the Soviet Union. You're not sure who to root for.

Or maybe that's just me.

what do you mean? You can cheer for whoever hits the hardest. Having no dog in the fight can make the fight all the more enjoyable.

[HBCoug]

Cards take the first two games in Cincinnati and have Wainwright on the hill today.

What was Phillips thinking, calling the Cards "little bitches"? He sealed his team's doom with those statements.

I fear the powers of Arroyo's mini mullet. He always seems to shut down out offense (last game in STL notwithstanding). Wainwright has been sick since the break though (really all year) so a sweep wouldn't shock me.

[BoylenOver]

Watching a Reds-Cardinals brawl is like watching Nazi Germany invade the Soviet Union. You're not sure who to root for.

Or maybe that's just me.

It must be tough when you're Albania.

[bag]

Wow, it's been a while since I've visited the Cardinals thread (I think I even started this thread...hmm).

The series against the Reds was awesome. Stupid Phillips. What an idiot. I LOVED Yadi hitting a homer in that game just to twist the knife a bit. Awesome. Did you see the reaction to the outfilder as he watched the ball go over the fence? He was pissed. That series meant something.

I really hope this starts a domino effect and helps the Cards get a few games on the Reds in ths standings. I could see this hurting a young team like the Reds. We'll see I guess.

[Bastage]

What was Phillips thinking, calling the Cards "little bitches"?

When did Jorge Posada get traded to St. Louis?

[bag]

I thought I'd throw out a little Adam Wainwright love today.

Here is where he stands in the following categories in both the majors and the National League:

MLB NL

Wins 1 (tied) 1 (tied)
ERA 2 2
WHIP 2 1
Strikeouts 8 3

Not bad. He'd actually only .02 in ERA and 10 strikeouts away from taking the triple crown (so to speak) in pitching in the NL.

[bag]

I thought I'd throw out a little Adam Wainwright love today.

Here is where he stands in the following categories in both the majors and the National League:

MLB NL

Wins 1 (tied) 1 (tied)
ERA 2 2
WHIP 2 1
Strikeouts 8 3

Not bad. He'd actually only .02 in ERA and 10 strikeouts away from taking the triple crown (so to speak) in pitching in the NL.

Well, the format of that table doesn't look very good. It looked better before I posted it. Oh well.

[HBCoug]

I thought I'd throw out a little Adam Wainwright love today.

Here is where he stands in the following categories in both the majors and the National League:

MLB NL

Wins 1 (tied) 1 (tied)
ERA 2 2
WHIP 2 1
Strikeouts 8 3

Not bad. He'd actually only .02 in ERA and 10 strikeouts away from taking the triple crown (so to speak) in pitching in the NL.

Wainwright is a stud. The JD Drew/Eli Marerro for Marquis/King/Wainwright was easily Jocketty's best move during his STL tenure. All too often under Jocketty, the Cardinals give up the young talent for established overpriced veterans as that is who LaRussa has typically preferred to play over the years. Thankfully JD Drew couldn't coexist with Tony, and the rest is history. Scary to think that if we hadn't gotten absolutely fleeced by Billy Beane in that Dan Haren/Barton/Calero for Mulder deal, we'd have a 1-2-3 of Wainwright, Haren, and Carp. I would've liked to see us add a decent bat, preferably up the middle as the Ryan/Skip/Miles platoon is going to kill us eventually, but there's no doubt this team is peaking at the right time. The schedule looks great with all of the tough games against the NL West at home while Cincinnati takes three trips out to the West coast still.

[bag]

Yeah, I wish they picked up a bat too. Westbrook was probably a good pick up, but getting rid of Ludwick and not picking up another hitter has me a little worried. They seem to be handling it ok at the moment, but I'm not sure if they have the offense to really compete in the post season. I hope I'm wrong.

[HBCoug]

4 straight losses to pathetic NL Central teams. The team can't hit for shit. At least Big Mac is a perfectly qualified major league hitting coach.

[BoylenOver]

Cards are done. Reds give up 33 runs in a 3-game series and win 2 out of 3; Cards give up 11 and lose 2 out of 3.

Huge disappointment.

[filsdepac]

Cards are done. Reds give up 33 runs in a 3-game series and win 2 out of 3; Cards give up 11 and lose 2 out of 3.

Huge disappointment.

? Not sure if you're talking about the most recent series, but Reds gave up 37 runs and LOST 2 out of three, should've lost all 3. Hopefully both continue to lose.