Game 106 Open Thread: Part Deux

this is all my fault

it was 8-2 when i turned off the tv to take a walk; 8-7 when i returned; and now 12-7 and counting . . . . . .

i'm a curse

by lboros on Aug 2, 2006 11:04 PM EDT reply actions

I did

the EXACT same thing. Well not the walking part. But checked the score online to see how bad it was after turning it off earlier. Then flipped it back on to see Looper once again blowing up.

by dccardsfan on Aug 2, 2006 11:06 PM EDT up reply actions

I, too, did the exact same thing

(Talking to girlfriend, who wanted to take a walk)

ME: Can I check the score before we go? If it's close i want to stay and watch for a little bit."

HER: Sure, whatever.

(turns on tv. score is 8-2. turns off tv.)

ME: Nevermind.

Lesson? Don't go on walks.

by effin fisk on Aug 3, 2006 1:47 PM EDT up reply actions

I turned off the TV at 8-3

And left it off after I seen Miles go deep.

by ryanisforever on Aug 2, 2006 11:05 PM EDT reply actions

not a hit

Dumb arse Flores should have throw imediately to first.

by Zubin on Aug 2, 2006 11:05 PM EDT reply actions

Flores was too busy double clutching

He took 7 steps! 7 steps, I counted (or, actually, my husband did)
That should have been an out, and an end to the streak...
C'mon guys! You are better than this!
Okay, Albert, Scott, and Jim, you are better than this... the rest of you... well, okay, play above the potential you are currently displaying...

on the upside, gonna get to see the Memphis Redbirds play tomorrow and Friday...

I'm going to my happy place now.

by RosevilleRedbird on Aug 2, 2006 11:09 PM EDT reply actions

Rally?

by dccardsfan on Aug 2, 2006 11:11 PM EDT reply actions

Thanks Jimmy

I said you were better than this!

I'm going to my happy place now.

by RosevilleRedbird on Aug 2, 2006 11:11 PM EDT reply actions

Double Play

I'll be the realist.

R.I.P. Chris Collins

by viva el rojo pajaro 42 on Aug 2, 2006 11:16 PM EDT reply actions

please no DP Yadi...

... please. just this once.

by kindred on Aug 2, 2006 11:17 PM EDT reply actions

goddammit

by kindred on Aug 2, 2006 11:17 PM EDT up reply actions

why was he hitting for himself?

has he already burned j-rod? zpiezio?

marquis?

by lboros on Aug 2, 2006 11:19 PM EDT reply actions

To answer you questions

Yadi is "Clutch."
Nope.
He is at second.
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA, the sad thing is yes, yes he has.

R.I.P. Chris Collins

by viva el rojo pajaro 42 on Aug 2, 2006 11:21 PM EDT up reply actions

i guess he has to save j-rod

to pinch-hit for the pitcher . . . .

by lboros on Aug 2, 2006 11:22 PM EDT up reply actions

The entire staff

outside of Carp, Suppan, Wainwright, and Hancock need to being taken behind the woodshed and shot. This staff is so pathethic it's hard to believe. How can a team play this bad? Something big needs to happen soon.

by deanj on Aug 2, 2006 11:20 PM EDT reply actions

Soup

Can be shot in the leg.

R.I.P. Chris Collins

by viva el rojo pajaro 42 on Aug 2, 2006 11:22 PM EDT up reply actions

Well

You have to credit to Looper. Tonight's just been a bad outing for him. He's usually not too bad.

by aet15 on Aug 2, 2006 11:24 PM EDT up reply actions

Please

don't put us on National TV again this year, we are embarrassing ourselves enough as it is.

by Pujols for MVP on Aug 2, 2006 11:22 PM EDT reply actions

Last two Cards games on ESPN

Weaver started and got shelled each time, Braves and Philles. Both were at home.

R.I.P. Chris Collins

by viva el rojo pajaro 42 on Aug 2, 2006 11:23 PM EDT up reply actions

Reyes...

... is warming up in the pen.

wtf?

by kindred on Aug 2, 2006 11:24 PM EDT reply actions

Serious?

We're keeping Weaver in the rotation but moving Reyes to the pen?

by aet15 on Aug 2, 2006 11:25 PM EDT up reply actions

Well

Atleast I have Rollins on my fantasy team. What a huge day. The worst production player on my team this week? Ol' Albert.

Pfft, whatever.

by Pujols for MVP on Aug 2, 2006 11:34 PM EDT reply actions

I just got home

and I turn on the TV and I get this crap....Hey, why is Belliard out of the game..is he okay..? I've been an advocate for Weaver, but this is intolerable garbage...

Reverend Redbird

by erik on Aug 2, 2006 11:35 PM EDT reply actions

Belliard

He had two absolutely horrid at-bats. So TLR brought in Miles who had two straight hits, and not to mention, one was a two-run HOMER!

by aet15 on Aug 2, 2006 11:49 PM EDT up reply actions

Izzy?

In a 16-8 fiasco with 2 out in the ninth? I guess LaRussa didn't want this one to get away?

by punditmoi on Aug 2, 2006 11:36 PM EDT reply actions

Who else was left?

Have Chris Duncan pitch? I'm sure he's got a 2-seamer...

by whopperman on Aug 3, 2006 1:40 AM EDT up reply actions

Unfortunately...

...they've got him working on a 4-seamer. It's causing him to change his mechanics, but that isn't such a big deal.

by Hardcore Legend on Aug 3, 2006 1:43 AM EDT up reply actions

My God

Why don't we throw Rodriguez out there now and save the pen?

R.I.P. Chris Collins

by viva el rojo pajaro 42 on Aug 2, 2006 11:37 PM EDT reply actions

ignore that

shoulda done it in the fifth.

R.I.P. Chris Collins

by viva el rojo pajaro 42 on Aug 2, 2006 11:37 PM EDT up reply actions

Come Back of the Year II

Having watched the lead shrink to single run, the Phils rally for 8 more to secure victory. They also get a sixth at bat for Utley to earn a clean hit off the glove of our new backup SS, mr. do it all miles.

For a moment there we thought maybe it was a Card comeback. Here's to hope for tomorrow with another sure fire starter taking the mound. We'll show'em.

Fan for Life. Go Cards.

by Birds on the Bat on Aug 2, 2006 11:38 PM EDT reply actions

Maybe

Albert can hit the ball all the way around the world and it can count as two home runs and then they will have to count it as two grand slams since the bases will be loaded.

A guy can dream can't he?

R.I.P. Chris Collins

by viva el rojo pajaro 42 on Aug 2, 2006 11:43 PM EDT reply actions

Sure he can

All Albert hits now is solo shots unfortunately..every 5-6 games.

by Pujols for MVP on Aug 2, 2006 11:44 PM EDT reply actions

Luna 1 for 10 as an Indian.

I'm not rooting against him, in fact I hope he does well to prove LaRussa wrong. I just thought I would post the only thing that hasn't gone wrong yet this week.

by deanj on Aug 2, 2006 11:47 PM EDT reply actions

and how many hits...

... does Thug Ronnie have?

in case you haven't been paying attention, he's got two GIDP, an error, and a few Ks.

by kindred on Aug 2, 2006 11:51 PM EDT up reply actions

If Reyes goes in the Pen

If they seriously put Reyes in the Pen I am boycotting Cardinal baseball till they DFA Weaver.

by DimitroffVodka on Aug 2, 2006 11:48 PM EDT reply actions

I'll agree

R.I.P. Chris Collins

by viva el rojo pajaro 42 on Aug 2, 2006 11:52 PM EDT up reply actions

I read today

somewhere that I can't remember, and it's too late to look it up, that Reyes gets bumped a day so Carp can pitch on regular rest for Friday. Which means he won't be starting for a week and he needs some work in between so he can have that fresh feeling.

by Elle on Aug 3, 2006 2:05 AM EDT up reply actions

whoa!!!

TLR just went off in the post-game press conference. they didn't get the feed there immedietely, but it sounded like he said, "this club is not good enough, including the manager" and stormed out of the room.

fucking finally!

by kindred on Aug 2, 2006 11:57 PM EDT reply actions

GIDP's

Albert is now matched with Yadi for the club lead of 13. Edmonds is right there at 12, and now Jenc and Belliard are in the race.

Anybody have any historicals and club records for GIDP's?

Fan for Life. Go Cards.

by Birds on the Bat on Aug 2, 2006 11:58 PM EDT reply actions

Right now...

...he's just not very good. I'm don't want to catch heat for it, but he's 7 for 32 (.218) with 4 RBIs, 1 HR and 4Ks.

He's raising up when he swings at the ball, not staying down and powering through it. It's creating big holes in his swing.

Might as well bat him lead-off since no one is getting on in front of him. Bat him lead off so we might not get a 1-2-3 first inning for a change.

by Hardcore Legend on Aug 3, 2006 12:08 AM EDT up reply actions

the team has given up

42 runs in the 6 games, and you want to talk about albert not getting it done?

that is classic

by lboros on Aug 3, 2006 12:19 AM EDT up reply actions

Of course, I see it now....

...Albert's poor hitting is directly related to the teams poor pitching.

How could I have been so blind.

by Hardcore Legend on Aug 3, 2006 12:30 AM EDT up reply actions

i just don't see the relevance

of your harping on every 30 at-bat sample in which albert fails to meet mvp standards.

by lboros on Aug 3, 2006 1:10 AM EDT up reply actions

Who is harping?

If it were Jim Edmonds, Yadier Molina or Aaron Miles, you'd have no problem with people posting such lines.

MVP standard or not, Pujols has had 2 multi-hit games in his last 14. That's simply not good coming from a guy that bats in the prime spot in the lineup.

Pithing is terrible. Doesn't change the fact that while #3 spot went 1 for 5, 4 thru 7 went 7 for 15 tonight with 4 RBIs, 3 2Bs and a homerun.

Why not bat Albert first? Give him more at-bats to break out of the funk, Eckstein and Belliard aren't getting on base, so bat Eckstein 2nd and give Rolen, Edmonds, Encarnacion and Duncan a chance to drive him in.

Pujols isn't hitting well right now. Why can't that be said? No one is talking about running him out of town or throwing him under the bus. However, he's what makes this team go.

by Hardcore Legend on Aug 3, 2006 1:30 AM EDT up reply actions

Hitting doesn't matter

When you give up 16.

by whopperman on Aug 3, 2006 1:43 AM EDT up reply actions

What about the previous 5 when we lost by an..

..average under 2 runs per game?

That doesn't have anything to do with the Pujols discussion, but 1 horrid night does not a 6 game losing streak make.

by Hardcore Legend on Aug 3, 2006 1:47 AM EDT up reply actions

Well...

Tonight obviously weighs heavier on my mind since I actually paid to see this garbage and I didn't see any of the previous five because they all conflicted with Memphis games.

I see your point, though.

by whopperman on Aug 3, 2006 1:56 AM EDT up reply actions

Oh yeah...

forgot to add -- drove 300 miles AND paid to see this crap.

by whopperman on Aug 3, 2006 2:09 AM EDT up reply actions

you're suggesting we move the guy to leadoff

maybe that's not "harping," but it's certainly making way too much out of a 32-at-bat sample.

it's a true fact that albert has had an off week, but it's also a pointless fact --- it's about 10th on the team's list of concerns right now.

your opinion may differ

by lboros on Aug 3, 2006 1:46 AM EDT up reply actions

Obviously Pujols power outage isn't the highest

concern with this team. However, he's been able to mask the problems for a good stretch of the season. Without any relief coming for the rotation in the near future, I guess you could say the team is more reliant on Pujols to score more runs than the pitching can give up :P

Pujols, unfortunately had 5 HRs in his last 91 ABs. 12 XBH in that same span. That a HR every 18+ ABs and an XBH every 7.5 ABs. His career averages for those are 1 HR every 14 ABs and 1 XBH every 6.5.

Luckily, Albert has had his best month of his career in the month of August, so look forward to a big rebound. However, it's been a rough almost 30 days for El Hombre.

by Hardcore Legend on Aug 3, 2006 2:02 AM EDT up reply actions

his line for july

was .361 / .441 / .691. august is two days old.

forgive me for saying so, but i think it's ridiculous to call that a "rough" 30 days.

he's ever-so slightly behind his xbh and hr rates over 91 at-bats, but the gaps are completely insignificant. in those 91 at-bats that have you so concerned, pujols has put up a .314 / .410 / .593 line --- a 1.003 ops.

forgive me again, but i think it's ridiculous to deem that a slump. that's a great batting line, even for a player who carried a 1.200 ops for half a season.

we got so accustomed to having albert produce in every key situation during the first half that it created some unrealistic expectations. for this one week, he has not been superman; for this one week, he has not been great enough to save the team from its own mediocrity.

to you, that means "he's just not very good" right now --- and i'm quoting you directly from this post above. i just don't think the evidence supports that statement

by lboros on Aug 3, 2006 2:26 AM EDT up reply actions

That's a great line...

...for a leadoff hitter.

by Hardcore Legend on Aug 3, 2006 2:32 AM EDT up reply actions

Since June 4th....

....
24 Games
91 ABs
28 H
15 R
7 2B
5 HR
1 3B
14 RBI
6 K
13 BB
1 HBP

.307/.400/.571
.971 OPS

Still good stuff, but not El Hombre-ish.

by Hardcore Legend on Aug 3, 2006 2:55 AM EDT up reply actions

July 4th

not June.

by Hardcore Legend on Aug 3, 2006 2:56 AM EDT up reply actions

I think we have bigger complaints

Than someone only posting a 971 OPS.

Like the staff's 971 ERA lately. Or the 971 OPS of C and 2B combined.

by whopperman on Aug 3, 2006 3:05 AM EDT up reply actions

the basic argument here is

that albert is doing more to help the cardinals win than any other player on the team, and virtually any other player in baseball . . . . . but he's made some outs when the cards were trying to dig out of another 5-run hole, and the cards lost those games. if he'd gotten hits in those situations, the cards might have won.

ergo he needs to do better.

by lboros on Aug 3, 2006 3:12 AM EDT up reply actions

The basic arguement here is

that seemingly no one on this team is playing at or better than their career averages right now.

When your team leaders (Pujols and Rolen) are doing that, motivating the rest of the team becomes increasingly difficult.

by Hardcore Legend on Aug 3, 2006 4:06 AM EDT up reply actions

but 6 game samples

mean nothing. taking the season as a whole:

pujols is headed for career highs in slugging, homers, rbi, walks, and ops --- this despite missing 15 games on the dl

rolen is 15-20 points above his career avgs in avg, obp, and slg

encarnacion is headed for a career high in slugging and close to his career peaks in avg, hr, rbi, and ops

eckstein is beating his career avgs for avg and obp, and is slugging right at his career avg

rodriguez, duncan, and zpiezio are all overachieving.

luna beat his career avgs in everything

you're being unrealistic to expect these guys to maintain career-best production week in and week out. if albert slides back to the mean for a week or a month, that is normal. it's hardly a problem, as you're interpreting it.

the problems with the team are a) the pitching stinks, which is 90 pct of the problem, and b) the supporting cast's level of talent is too low. juan encarnacion may be beating his own standards, but his standards are so low that he can beat them and still not be a very good player. ditto aaron aaron miles -- he's playing right to his career avgs, but he's still a terrible player. the fault for this lies with the front office / ownership; not every scrap-bin player will turn in an abe nunez or tony womack type year. not every bad ballplayer will magically have a good season when they put on a cardinal uniform.

by lboros on Aug 3, 2006 9:32 AM EDT up reply actions

I think the team has finally hit their breaking

point. La Russa stormed out and didn't bother to answer questions. Even Albert looked like he had no fight in him. Also, I'm pretty sure that elbow is bothering him.

by ryanisforever on Aug 3, 2006 12:07 AM EDT reply actions

full press conference from TLR...

"this won't take long... no part of our club is good enough, including the manager."

hopefully this puts some fire into the team. it's about time TLR didn't candy-coat everything.

by kindred on Aug 3, 2006 12:10 AM EDT reply actions

A-MEN

That was great. La Russa looks genuinely pissed off. You know that things are bad right now when he has hit that point.

by ryanisforever on Aug 3, 2006 12:12 AM EDT reply actions

Obvious

There is something to that Utley (so called hit) that just was so ordinarily obvious. It is getting disgusting men....

by fop197 on Aug 3, 2006 12:13 AM EDT reply actions

What

does "There is something to that Utley (so called hit) that just was so ordinarily obvious" mean?

Cheers, Alex Fritz

by Alxfritz on Aug 3, 2006 4:27 AM EDT up reply actions

Ryan Howard

How did he get out of St. Louis? He went to high school and was a star. Went to Springfield and was a star. Who the heck did we draft instead of Ryan? I am sure this has been said before, but whoever let him get out of the STL needs to be dragged threw the streets, shot, and his bloody corpse hung from the ARCH.

Pathetic game tonight. No life in this team whatsoever. Only good thing about tonight was are pathetic play royaly screwed ESPNs schedule. Way to go guys! If you are going to suck on national tv, at least do you best to put the screws to ESPN.

Just saw Tony's post game, at least he seamed as pissed off as the rest of us. He didnt even take one question, blew up, and stormed out. Too bad he didnt drop any F Bombs on live tv. That would have been sweet.

What's it going to take for this team to play up to its potential like they did the past two seasons? It's like, to quote Troy Aikman, They are numb to winning. They have done it for so long and just expect it to always happen. And they just go threw the motions and expect wins to, just happen. And thats not how to play winning baseball. This team should be embarrassed with their level of intenseity.

I am a fan for life. But this is getting harder and harder to defend this teams play. I just dont see it. I dont see the fire they used to have. I dont think they are going to make it to the playoffs. And if they do, its one and done.

This is hard to watch. We come back and get within one run, and then the bullpen blows up. How many beatings can this team take before they get pissed off and start playing like they did for the past two seasons? Are they even capiable of doing that? All we have is questions. No answers. This is very very depressing.

Don't give up. Don't ever give up. After all, GOD is a Cardinal Fan too.

by gdm426 on Aug 3, 2006 12:14 AM EDT reply actions

That'd be sweet

Pujols could go back to left field. Imagine that 3-4-5. Pujols, Howard, Rolen.

by aet15 on Aug 3, 2006 12:30 AM EDT up reply actions

I was...

at the game tonight. I have to say I have never seen this team this flat before. They all look like they are hungover from teh trade deadline disapointment. I believe they were expecting moves far more substantial than the ones that were made and as a consquence they are playing flat and unmotivated. That is just one observers opinion however...

by BigMac545 on Aug 3, 2006 12:14 AM EDT reply actions

TLR

For some reason this does make me feel better, at least LaRussa is finially pissed off. I just wonder why it took two solid losing streaks to get to this point, I think after getting our asses handed to us by the cubs would have been enough to send me over the edge.

Church of Alberto

by barefootpirate on Aug 3, 2006 12:16 AM EDT reply actions

Albert

IMO he was still struggling with the back thing and now the elbow...any chance he goes back on the DL? He clearly does not look like big al...ive cashed my chips in im buying into the theory that he is still dinged.

by punchinjudy on Aug 3, 2006 12:17 AM EDT reply actions

The sad thing is that we are going to win...

...the Central and probably the NLDS. Not that I'm complaining, but we pick the best times to suck.

by Hardcore Legend on Aug 3, 2006 12:17 AM EDT reply actions

Maybe to the first,

but no way to the second. We may lose less games than the Reds and not lose the division. But there is no way this club, as it stands, can win a playoff series against anyone. We have become one of the worst teams in baseball. And all for 90 million and change.

by deanj on Aug 3, 2006 12:29 AM EDT up reply actions

This team can beat any team out of the West...

..it's far worse than the terrible Central.

by Hardcore Legend on Aug 3, 2006 12:31 AM EDT up reply actions

and

we took 2 out of 3 vs the mets, with suppan/marquis/mulder as our pitchers. And that was before glavine self-destructed.

We're gonna be ok, guys. This is a good time for a slump- win tomorrow, then go on a tear next week and take 2 of 3 from MIL and 2 of 4 from CIN and we'll be fine.

by SleepyCA on Aug 3, 2006 2:45 AM EDT up reply actions

I was at the game tonight

and it was absolutely horrible. The fans (me included) were calling for Weaver's head by the end of the 2nd inning. How can we expect to win any games when we don't start playing until the 7th inning? How bad are TLR and Walt going to allow this to get?

by MarcGldstn on Aug 3, 2006 12:20 AM EDT reply actions

Mopey weaver

this Weaver boy is damaged goods...MENTALLY. he looked like a mopey kid.

by MOmojo on Aug 3, 2006 12:36 AM EDT reply actions

Anybody wanna bet

there are several pitchers on the first Southwest Airlines flight to Memphis tomorrow?

Kidding aside, I think Jeff Weaver may have pitched himself into the unemployment line tonight.

Reyes was in the bullpen this evening because his next start was pushed back a day, to allow Carp to pitch on normal rest. Not a bad idea... try to keep Reyes' arm fresh for the rest of August and September.

Maybe Bi-Polar Betty will drill J-Roll in the ribs to start tomorrow night's game... it'd be different, at least!

"A man should live forever, or die trying." -- Mike Callahan

by The Ol Goaler on Aug 3, 2006 12:42 AM EDT reply actions

P-D website

says it all:

"Phillies beat Cards to a pulp"

I can't believe a 1st place team has gotten its ass kicked as many times as it has this year!

by chuckb on Aug 3, 2006 12:45 AM EDT reply actions

And how.

Maybe this is what finally snaps them out of their coma. This team needs overhauling, but not a complete scrapping.

by matt reeder on Aug 3, 2006 12:45 AM EDT reply actions

I don't know what it needs

but it needs a lot! Starting w/ a SP who can get out of the 5th or 6th inning!

Good thing Marquis is tough on all the lefties the Phils will have in their lineup!

by chuckb on Aug 3, 2006 12:48 AM EDT reply actions

a sign of the times?

even the resident dirtball is half assed.

he's no steve kline.

or even this cat.

a championship level dirtball.

just for the hell of it. hereally loved being a cardinal, huh?

by sjoshi on Aug 3, 2006 12:57 AM EDT reply actions

Could we see

the Cardinals go '03 on their roster and overhaul it? Would there be a team dumb enough to take on Juan'cion and Looper's contracts? At this point, the only players worth bringing back next season should be:

Pujols
Rolen
Edmonds
Eckstein
Molina
Reyes
Carpenter
Wainwright
Hancock
Duncan
Rodriguez
Spiezio
..and grudgingly, Isringhausen

That's 13 players.

by ryanisforever on Aug 3, 2006 1:06 AM EDT reply actions

Why would you grudingly take back one of the...

...Top 5 closers in baseball?

by Hardcore Legend on Aug 3, 2006 1:06 AM EDT up reply actions

Because

he's going to be 34.

by ryanisforever on Aug 3, 2006 1:09 AM EDT up reply actions

Closer

Find a kid who throws 99 and throw him in there.

Cheers, Alex Fritz

by Alxfritz on Aug 3, 2006 2:06 AM EDT up reply actions

If we knew where to get one...

..don't you think we'd be using him already, in some capacity?

by Hardcore Legend on Aug 3, 2006 2:13 AM EDT up reply actions

nope

if that was the case, we would have grabbed jenks or turnbow (pre-meltdown t-bow, that is.) Lots of kids out there throw hard. But the problem is they are kids. Closers must be veterns in some peoples eyes.

Cheers, Alex Fritz

by Alxfritz on Aug 3, 2006 2:17 AM EDT up reply actions

Yes...

We'd be trying to teach him an 89-mph two-seamer, because that 99-mph crap won't work in the majors.

by whopperman on Aug 3, 2006 2:50 AM EDT up reply actions

Bleh

I am a Cards fan first and a Yankees fan 2nd. I follow the Yanks and every year it seems like they hit a wall and get shelled in a game or no hit by the 7 Astros pitchers or something and then they turn it around big time. The Cards this year have seemingly had a lot of embarassing games that should have brought a turnaround. Here to hoping that this one is the last.

"The right-hander is throwing up in the bullpen." -Mike Shannon

by DJ87 on Aug 3, 2006 1:19 AM EDT reply actions

Matheny

In other news, Mike Matheny will be out for the rest of the year b/c of his concussions. Kinda sad. Here's a bit from AP:

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) -- Catcher Mike Matheny has made little progress in his recovery from a concussion and will not play again this season for San Francisco.

After another series of tests and appointments with specialists at the University of Pittsburgh last week, Matheny and the Giants' medical staff made the difficult decision that he should spend the rest of 2006 recovering to reduce the risk of further damage to his brain.

"It's real, and I understand that, and I also understand it's out of my hands," said Matheny, who made the announcement Wednesday after the Giants' 8-6 victory over the Washington Nationals. "I'm at peace with that. ... It's such a weird phenomenon: I look at myself right now and I look as normal as I ever have."

The 35-year-old Matheny, who is on the 60-day disabled list, has been sidelined since May 31 and is still experiencing "fogginess," memory loss, dizzy spells and headaches. He has
walked into a room, for example, and not remembered why he did.

A four-time Gold Glove winner -- including last season in his first year with the Giants -- Matheny was hit in the head several times by foul balls during a three-game series at Florida -- the last one square on his chin.

by Dirk Dorkelson on Aug 3, 2006 1:23 AM EDT reply actions

That's a damn shame...

post-concussion syndrome can be a serious condition, affecting "quality of life" even more than the ability to play baseball. Matheny's been a class act his whole career, but I'm afraid his career may be over.

"A man should live forever, or die trying." -- Mike Callahan

by The Ol Goaler on Aug 3, 2006 8:44 AM EDT up reply actions

First inning leads....

....the Cardinals have scored in the first inning in exactly 1 of their last 15 games.

by Hardcore Legend on Aug 3, 2006 1:36 AM EDT reply actions

only 3 games

since the All-Star break. For a fragile pitching staff, it would help to...

oh, who am I kidding? They'd just relinquish the lead anyways.

by Hardcore Legend on Aug 3, 2006 1:38 AM EDT up reply actions

Did

someone say Reyes got pushed back a day? Does that put Carp starting on Sat?

Cheers, Alex Fritz

by Alxfritz on Aug 3, 2006 2:07 AM EDT reply actions

Weaver's Quote

...on the official website this morning is:

"That's the way it's going right now," Weaver said. "At times, I feel like I make good pitches and they still hit it out. It's just one of those funks pitchers go through, just like hitters. Sometimes it just takes a pitch right down the middle that's popped up to get you out of the situation. There's really nothing I can put a finger on, other than just working too hard to get guys out."

Seems like he's working on getting that popup a bit too often to me.

Also, Pu's gotta be playing hurt...seen him hit uncharacteristically badly lately, with rally-ending popups and GIDP's. Here's hoping whatever ails him straightens out soon.

by EckEqualsClutch on Aug 3, 2006 6:46 AM EDT reply actions