New Contest!

by Valatan on Feb 7, 2007 5:54 PM EST in St. Louis Cardinals News

Nice quick summary of Cardinals farmhands in the winter leagues over at the official site. I have an irrational liking of Amaury Martí, which may or may not be related to his having the same last name as José. I as hoping that he'd have an outside chance at a bench job this spring, but I guess not, now that Preston Wilson is a Cardinal again.

Since lboros has some games planned for us, and since spring training is about to start gearing up, I that I should propose another for this spring training. My challenge is simple enough--let's actually anticipate what Tony will do, and read through all of the spring training non-competitions and whatnot, and also make these ultimately meaningless games a little more fun.

So, I challenge you to predict:

The opening day 25 man roster
The opening day starting nine, position and order
The spring training HR leader (don't get cocky here: Albert'll get significantly fewer ABs than other guys--he beat out Chris Duncan by only one homer to get last years title)
The spring training ERA leader (last year, five guys, led by Izzy, allowed no runs in spring training), ten inning minimum
The guy who gets the most AB (Duncan)
The guy who earns the most wins (Mulder)

That should be enough that thee aren't any duplicate winners. Person who gets 1) and 2) right, and the largest number of the following questions will earn her or himself a pair of game tickets when the Cardinals come to your town (or some other piece of swag if you're season ticket holder or the game is sold out or whatnot.) If it's Houston, I'll probably be going to that game, too.

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1.pujols
2.rolen
3.eckstein
4.kennedy
5.chris duncan
6.jim edmonds
7.preston wilson
8.juan encarnacion
9.john rodriguez
10.yadier molina
11.gary bennett
12.aaron miles
13.scott spezio
14.chris carpenter
15.anthony reyes
16.adam wainwright
17.kip wells
18.ryan franklin
19.braden looper
20.randy flores
21.izzy
22.josh kinney
23.tyler johnson
24.russ springer
25.josh hancock

ss-david eckstein
rf-chris duncan
1b-albert pujols
3b-scott rolen
cf-jim edmonds
lf-preston wilson
2b-adam kennedy
c-yadier molina
sp-chris carpenter

Most Homers-Duncan
Most AB's-John Rodriguez
Best ERA-Anthony Reyes
Most Wins-Anthony Reyes

"And that's a winner. A World Series winner for the Cardinals."

by Bird Watcher on Feb 7, 2007 6:06 PM EST reply actions

Wow

Johnny Rocket makes the team over Taguchi!

by liam on Feb 8, 2007 3:13 PM EST up reply actions

Damn

Gooch slipped my mind. He'll obviously be on the team. If I could, I would change the rocket to gooch.

"And that's a winner. A World Series winner for the Cardinals."

by Bird Watcher on Feb 10, 2007 4:51 PM EST up reply actions

Quick suggestion

ERA leader should have a minimum number of innings

by knieriemd on Feb 7, 2007 6:10 PM EST reply actions

Fair enough

and spring training innings usually are pretty short, even for the starters. Let's say ten innings.

by Valatan on Feb 7, 2007 6:11 PM EST up reply actions

my picks

25 man roster:

molina
bennett
pujols
kennedy
eckstein
jolbert cabrera
rolen
spiezio
encarnacion
edmonds
duncan
wilson
taguchi
carpenter
reyes
wainwright
wells
franklin
hancock
thompson
looper
kinney
flores
johnson
izzy

starting 9:
ss eck
lf wilson
1b pujols
3b rolen
cf edmonds
rf enc
2b kennedy
c molina
p carp

most hr: duncan
most ab: marrero
best era: wainwright
most wins: thompson

The St. Louis Cardinals: No Curses, No Excuses, Just CHAMPIONSHIPS!

by amettrick on Feb 7, 2007 6:40 PM EST reply actions

Predictions

25-man roster

Yadi
Bennett
Pujols
Kennedy
Miles
Eckstein
Rolen
Spezio
Encarnacion
Edmonds
Duncan
Wilson
J-Rod
Carpenter
Kip Wells
Reyes
Wainwright
Ryan Franklin
Izzy
Tyler Johnson
Flores
Thompson
Looper
Kinney
Springer

Opening Day Lineup

Eckstein - ss
Duncan - lf
Pujols - 1b
Edmonds - cf
Rolen - 3b
Encarnacion - rf
Kennedy - 2b
Molina - c
Carpenter - sp

Most Homers - Rick Ankiel
Most AB's - Jolbert Cabrera
Lowest E.R.A. - Josh Kinney
Most Wins - Kip Wells

"People think we make $3 million and $4 million a year. They don't realize that most of us only make $500,000." -Pete Incaviglia, baseball player, 1990

by truman13 on Feb 7, 2007 6:42 PM EST reply actions

Ankiel!!

If that happens, and Ricky doesn't make the roster, I am certain to throw a hissyfit.

by Valatan on Feb 7, 2007 11:16 PM EST up reply actions

Give it a try

Pujols
Rolen
Edmonds
Duncan
Carpender
Reyes
Wainwright
Eckstein
Encarnacion
Kennedy
Thompson
Y. Molina
Wilson
J. Rodriguez
Kinney
Looper
Franklin
Wells
Spezio
Bennett
Johnson
Flores
Hancock
Ryan
Cate

HR's-Duncan
AB's-Duncan
ERA- Kinney
Wins- Reyes

by gbaby on Feb 7, 2007 6:43 PM EST reply actions

Sry forgot lineup

SS-Eckstein
LF- Duncan
1B- Pujols
3B- ROlen
CF- Edmonds
RF- Encarnacion
2B- Kennedy
C- Molina

by gbaby on Feb 7, 2007 6:44 PM EST up reply actions

bombs away

Molina
Pujols
Kennedy
Eckstein
Rolen
Enc
Edmonds
Duncan
Carpenter
Wells
Reyes
Wainwright
Franklin
Spiezio
Wilson
Miles
Bennett
Taguchi
Looper
Springer
Flores
Johnson
Kinney
Rincon
Izzy
SS Eckstein
LF Duncan
1B Pujols
CF Edmonds
3B Rolen
RF Encarnacion
2B Kennedy
C Molina
Carpenter

Most ST HRs - Pujols
Best ST ERA - Kinney
Most ST ABs - Duncan
Most ST Wins - Wells

by kindred on Feb 7, 2007 6:49 PM EST reply actions

Picks...

1.pujols
2.rolen
3.eckstein
4.kennedy
5.chris duncan
6.marcus thames
7.preston wilson
8.juan encarnacion
9.so taguchi
10.yadier molina
11.gary bennett
12.aaron miles
13.scott spezio
14.chris carpenter
15.anthony reyes
16.adam wainwright
17.kip wells
18.mike maroth
19.braden looper
20.randy flores
21.izzy
22.josh kinney
23.tyler johnson
24.russ springer
25.ryan franklin

Starting 9:
1 Eck (ss)
2 PW (lf)
3 Pujols (1b)
4 Rolen (3rd)
5 Enc (rf)
6 Kennedy (2nd)
7 Taguchi (cf)
8 Molina (c)
9 Carp (p)

most hr: Duncan
most ab: Duncan
best era: Kinney
most wins: Wainwright

Acquire any Established Major League Starter!

by guayzimi on Feb 7, 2007 6:58 PM EST reply actions

Is it me?

Or do these rosters/lineups leave a lot to be desired?

Acquire any Established Major League Starter!

by guayzimi on Feb 7, 2007 7:00 PM EST up reply actions

hey just curious...

who would u have going the other way to detroit?

Pujols is the greatest Cardinal in my lifetime.

by bigcardsfan5 on Feb 7, 2007 11:17 PM EST up reply actions

your picks

I like your creativity - especially since an inevitable spring training trade of spare reliever/outfielder will likely render all of our picks wrong.

So its J-Rod & Thompson for Maroth & Thames?

by Hinkster on Feb 8, 2007 8:15 AM EST up reply actions

Maybe...

Thompson, Looper, minor league arms... I seem to remember them being interested in right handed relief for some odd reason (they seem to already have a lot of that...). The Detroit paper talked about Maroth and Thames like they had almost no value to the Tigers, so it wouldn't take much. Of course, they're not exactly all-star type players either...

Acquire any Established Major League Starter!

by guayzimi on Feb 8, 2007 11:12 AM EST up reply actions

My picks

Eckstein
Duncan
Pujols
Edmonds
Rolen
Encarnacion
Molina
Kennedy
Carpenter
Wells
Reyes
Wainwright
Thompson
Bennet
Spiezio
Miles
Taguchi
Wilson
Isringhausen
Kinney
Flores
T. Johnson
Hancock
Springer
Looper
Eckstein SS
Wilson LF
Pujols 1B
Rolen 3B
Encarnacion RF
Edmonds CF
Molina C
Kennedy 2B
Carpenter SP

Most ST HRs - Pujols
Best ST ERA - T. Johnson
Most ST ABs - Marrero
Most ST Wins - Reyes

by El Hombre on Feb 7, 2007 7:18 PM EST reply actions

Picks

Molina
Pujols
Kennedy
Eckstein
Rolen
Duncan
Edmonds
Encarnacion
Bennett
Miles
Spiezio
P Wilson
Taguchi
Carpenter
Reyes
Wainwright
Wells
Franklin
Izzy
Looper
Springer
Thompson
Kinney
Flores
T Johnson
Eckstein ss
Kennedy 2b
Pujols 1b
Edmonds cf
Rolen 3b
Encarnacion rf
Taguchi lf
Molina c
Carpenter p

HRs - Rolen
ERA - Carpenter
ABs - Eckstein
Wins - Reyes

by Hinkster on Feb 7, 2007 7:38 PM EST reply actions

I'll give it a shot

Roster:

Molina, Eckstein, Kennedy, Pujols, Encarnacion, Edmonds, Duncan, Rolen

Carpenter, Wainwright, Reyes, Wells, Thompson

Bennett, Miles, Spiezio, Taguchi, Wilson

Izzy, Looper, Springer, Franklin, Kinney, Flores, TJ

HRs: Duncan
ABs: Kennedy
ERA: Reyes
Win: Wells

by plh903 on Feb 7, 2007 8:02 PM EST reply actions

here goes

Roster:

Carpenter
Wells
Reyes
Wainwright
Franklin
Izzy
Looper
Flores
Johnson
Kinney
Hancock
Springer
Molina
Bennett
Pujols
Kennedy
Rolen
Eckstein
Miles
Spiezio
Encarnacion
Edmonds
Duncan
Wilson
Taguchi

Lineup:

Eckstein SS
Wilson LF
Pujols 1B
Rolen 3B
Encarnacion RF
Edmonds CF
Molina C
Kennedy 2B
Carpenter P

Spring Training Leaders:
HR: Duncan
AB: Rodriguez
ERA: Kinney
W: Reyes

Now the story of a wealthy family who lost everything, and the one son who had no choice but to keep them all together...it's Arrested Development.

by Bowen on Feb 7, 2007 8:48 PM EST reply actions

In the case that...

there is a last minute injury or roster swap

there should maybe be a deadline for when you must submit your predictions by

just a suggestion

by Pete on Feb 7, 2007 8:54 PM EST reply actions

Eli

Despite Bennet's heroics vs. the Cubs, if Eli has the superior pre-season, I look to see him with the parent club. Just a feeling.

by Yadier on Feb 7, 2007 11:10 PM EST reply actions

here is mine

and yes, i know the limbs are very thin

Offense (13)
pujols, rolen, eckstein, kennedy, molina
edmonds, encarnacion, duncan, miles, wilson
spiezio, marrero, taguchi

Pitching (12)
Carpenter, Reyes, Wainwright, Wells, Narveson
Franklin, Looper, Springer, Kinney, Johnson,
Flores, Izzy

Opening day lineup
1.Eckstein
2.Taguchi(figure Glavine will be starting)
3.Albert
4.Rolen
5.Edmonds
6.Encarnacion
7.Molina
8.Kennedy
9.Carpenter

ST Leaders
HR-Wilson
AB-Marrero
ERA-Izzy
W-Narveson

Pujols is the greatest Cardinal in my lifetime.

by bigcardsfan5 on Feb 7, 2007 11:44 PM EST reply actions

sorry forgot positions

Opening day lineup
1.Eckstein-SS
2.Taguchi-LF
3.Albert-1B
4.Rolen-3B
5.Edmonds-CF
6.Encarnacion-RF
7.Molina-C
8.Kennedy-2B
9.Carpenter-P

Pujols is the greatest Cardinal in my lifetime.

by bigcardsfan5 on Feb 7, 2007 11:57 PM EST reply actions

damn!

now i feel like that guy from the reds blog that would not use reply to this

Pujols is the greatest Cardinal in my lifetime.

by bigcardsfan5 on Feb 7, 2007 11:58 PM EST up reply actions

What's "reply to this"?

by plh903 on Feb 8, 2007 4:10 AM EST reply actions

hey

i used reply to this to reply to your post, not to make an entirely new post, last night i failed to use it, and when i was talking about the reds guy, on their blog recently, a guy would not use that feature, and the guy in charge got to the point of almost throwing him off the blog because of it, it was very funny if u had read it

Pujols is the greatest Cardinal in my lifetime.

by bigcardsfan5 on Feb 8, 2007 11:43 AM EST up reply actions

I have

it's hysterical. Hence, me "not replying to this" to reply to your post. Far too subtle I know.

by plh903 on Feb 8, 2007 8:48 PM EST up reply actions

sadly

much humor is lost in typing.

And of course, emoticons are lame, so that pretty much means any subtlety in jokes is usually lost.

by mtalken on Feb 9, 2007 9:44 AM EST up reply actions

Your Defending World Champion St Louis Cardinals

if- yadi, bennett, pujols, kennedy, eck, rolen, spiez, miles

of- wilson, jimmy, juan, dunc, so

sp- carpenter, reyes, wainwright, wells, thompson

rp- looper, flores, izzy, kinney, johnson, springer, hancock

eck, ss
preston, lf
albert, 1b
rolen, 3b
juan, rf
jimmy, cf
kennedy, 2b
yadi, c
carp, p

ST:
HR- Dunc
AB- JRod
ERA- Izzy
W- Kinney

Cheers

by Alxfritz on Feb 8, 2007 7:41 AM EST reply actions

My guesses...er I mean predictions

Sounds like something fun to goof with till opening day

1. Pujols
2. Kennedy
3. Miles
4. Eckstein
5. Rolen
6. Spiezio
7. Duncan
8. Wilson
9. Edmonds

Encarnacion
Taguchi
Molina
Bennett
Carpenter
Reyes
Wainwright
Wells
Thompson
Franklin
Looper
Flores
Izzy
Hancock
Johnson
Narveson

Lineup
1B Pujols
2B Kennedy
SS Eckstein
3B Rolen
LF Duncan
CF Edmonds
RF Encarnacion
C Molina

Rotation
Carpenter, Reyes, Wainwright, Wells, Narveson

Most HRs: Edmonds
Most ABs: Duncan
Lowest ERA: Kinney
Most Wins: Thompson

by JBagKY on Feb 8, 2007 8:42 AM EST reply actions

Sorry

Forgot to put it in batting order

Eckstein
Duncan
Pujols
Edmonds
Rolen
Encarnacion
Kennedy
Molina
Pitcher

by JBagKY on Feb 8, 2007 1:34 PM EST up reply actions

Here it goes

1 Eckstein
2 Rolen
3 Miles
4 Speizio
5 Pujols
6 Molina
7 Encarnacion
8 Duncan
9 Edmonds
10 Bennett
11 Taguchi
12 Wilson
13 Kennedy
14 Carpenter
15 Wells
16 Wainwright
17 Reyes
18 Franklin
19 Kinney
20 Springer
21 Flores
22 Johnson (Tyler)
23 Looper
24 Thompson
25 Hancock

SS Eckstein
RF Wilson
1B Pujols
3B Rolen
CF Edmonds
2B Kennedy
C Molina
LF Taguchi
P Carpenter

Preston Wilson - most homers
Josh Kinney - Lowest ERA
Jolbert Cabrerra - Most AB
Kip Wells - Most Wins

How about handin' me another helpin' of those mashed taters...thank you very much!

by Elvis on Feb 8, 2007 9:42 AM EST reply actions

My entry

25 Man Roster:

Molina
Bennett
Pujols
Kennedy
Eckstein
Rolen
Duncan
Edmonds
Encarnacion
Miles
Spiezio
P. Wilson
Taguchi
Carpenter
Wells
Reyes
Wainwright
Isringhausen
Flores
T. Johnson
Kinney
Looper
Thompson
Springer
Hancock

Opening day lineup:
SS Eckstein
LF Duncan
1B MVPujols
3B Rolen
CF Edmonds
RF Encarnacion
2B Kennedy
C Molina
P Carpenter

Most spring HR's - Duncan
ERA - Kinney
AB's - Eckstein
Wins - Carpenter

"I only am who I am because I was born that way. I have a gift and I'm trying to not be selfish about it, but to use it, OK? Jealousy will get you nowhere!"

by I Bleed Cardinal Red on Feb 8, 2007 10:12 AM EST reply actions

Picks

25 man roster:
Molina
Pujols
Kennedy
Eckstein
Rolen
Duncan
Edmonds
Encarnacion
Bennett
Miles
Taguchi
Wilson
Spiezio
Carpenter
Lieber
Wells
Reyes
Wainwright
Izzy
Thompson
Johnson
Flores
Franklin
Springer
Hancock

Starting Lineup
SS Eckstein
LF Spiezio
1B Pujols
3B Rolen
CF Edmonds
RF Encarnacion
2B Kennedy
C Molina
SP Carpenter

ST HR: Wilson
ST AB: John Rodriguez
ST ERA: Izzy, Johnson, Thompson
ST W: Franklin

by wolverine0712 on Feb 8, 2007 10:30 AM EST reply actions

what the hell, here goes

25 Man Roster:

Molina
Bennett

Pujols
Kennedy
Eckstein
Rolen
Miles
Spiezio

Duncan
Edmonds
Rodriguez
P. Wilson
Taguchi
Encarnacion (either on DL or traded)

Carpenter
Wells
Reyes
Wainwright
Franklin

Isringhausen
Flores
T. Johnson
Kinney
Looper
Springer
Hancock

Opening day lineup:
Eckstein
Duncan
Pujols
Rolen
Edmonds
Wilson
Kennedy
Molina
Carpenter

HRs - Marrero
ERA - Reyes
ABs - Schumaker
Wins - Reyes

by lboros on Feb 8, 2007 10:36 AM EST reply actions

Here goes...

Roster

Molina
Bennett
Pujols
Spiezio
Kennedy
Miles
Eck
Rolen
Duncan

10.Edmonds
11.Encarnacion
12.Wilson
13.Taguchi
14.Carp
15.Reyes
16.Wainwright
17.Wells
18.Thompson
19.Franklin
20.Looper
21.Springer
22.Kinney
23.Hancock
24.Flores
25.T Johnson

Lineup
Eck
Kennedy
Pujols
Edmonds
Rolen
Duncan
Encarnacion
Molina
Carp

HR Leader: Pujols
Era: Wainwright
AB: Duncan
Wins: Carp

by DisplacedCardsFan on Feb 8, 2007 10:45 AM EST reply actions

My predictions...

25-man roster:

Beginning with starting 9:

Eckstein
Duncan
Pujols
Edmonds
Rolen
Kennedy
Encarnacion
Molina
Carpenter

Other four starters:

Reyes
Wainwright
Wells
Franklin

Bullpen:

Izzy
Flores
Rincon
Looper
Springer
Kinney
Hancock

Bench:

Bennett
Wilson
Taguchi
Spezio
Miles

HR Leader: Pujols
ERA: Kinney
AB: Duncan
Wins: Looper

The Cardinal Curmudgeon

by lawman3842 on Feb 8, 2007 12:18 PM EST reply actions

I bet noone gets the 25 man right, but here is my

Starters
1 Eckstein
2 Duncan
3 Pujols
4 Rolen
5 Edmonds
6 Wilson
7 Kennedy
8 Molina
9 Carpenter

Bench
10 Bennet
11 Miles
12 Taguchi
13 Spezio
14 Rodriguez

other starters
15 Wainwright
16 Reyes
17 Wells
18 Lieber

Bullpen
19 Izzy
20 Looper
21 Kinney
22 Johnson
23 Flores
24 Hancock
25 Springer

by gocards80 on Feb 8, 2007 1:56 PM EST reply actions

forgot other ?s

Hr Pujols
ab MIles
era Looper
wins Carp

by gocards80 on Feb 8, 2007 1:58 PM EST up reply actions

My predictions

1 Pujols
2 Kennedy
3 Eckstein
4 Rolen
5 Molina
6 Duncan
7 Edmonds
8 Encarnacion
9 Speizio
10 Miles
11 Bennett
12 Taguchi
13 Wilson
14 Carpenter
15 Wells
16 Reyes
17 Wainwright
18 Thompson
19 Franklin
20 Flores
21 Johnson
22 Looper
23 Kinney
24 Springer
25 Isringhausen

Eckstein SS
Duncan LF
Pujols 1B
Rolen 3B
Edmonds CF
Encarnacion RF
Molina C
Kennedy 2B
Carpenter SP

The spring training HR leader = Duncan
The spring training ERA leader = Thompson

The guy who gets the most AB = Duncan

The guy who earns the most wins = Wells

by rev on Feb 8, 2007 3:03 PM EST reply actions

My Take...

Opening day

Eckstein,ss
Duncan, RF
Pujols, 1B
Rolen, 3B
Edmonds, CF
Kennedy, 2B
Wilson, LF
Molina, C
Carpenter, P

Other starters:

Reyes
Wainwright
Wells
Pavano (going out on a limb!)

Bench:

Bennet
Miles
Spezio
The Gooch
Rodriguez

Pen:

Izzy
Looper
Kinney
Flores
Thompson
Johnson, Tyler
Hancock

HR Leader: Molina

ERA Leader: Kinney

Most AB: Duncan

Wins: Pavano

"Baseball is the only field of endeavor where a man can succeed three times out of ten and be considered a good performer." - Ted Williams

by WiscCard on Feb 8, 2007 3:23 PM EST reply actions

list

Molina
Pujols
Kennedy
Rolen
Eckstein
Duncan
Edmonds
Encarnacion
Miles
Spiezio
Bennett
Taguchi
Wilson
Carp
Reyes
Wells
Wainwright
Looper
Kinney
Franklin
Flores
Rincon
Springer
Johnson
Thompson

Starting 9:

Eckstein SS
Duncan LF
Pujols 1B
Rolen 3B
Edmonds CF
Encarnacion RF
Kennedy 2B
Molina C
Carpenter P

ST HR leader: Pujols
ST ERA leader: Springer
ST AB: Duncan
ST Wins: Reyes

by outraged on Feb 8, 2007 4:09 PM EST reply actions

Not a prediction, but it would look good

Starting Fielders:
C: Molina
1B: Pujols
2B: Kennedy
3B: Rolen
SS: Eckstein
LF: Burrell
CF: Edmonds
RF: Duncan

Bench:
C:     Bennett
UTMIF: Miles
UTCIF: Spiezio
4OF:   P-Dub
5OF:   Taguchi

Rotation:
Carpenter
Wainwright
Reyes
Wells
Lieber

Bullpen:
Isringhausen
Kinney
Springer
Cavazos
Flores
Rincon
Narveson

Opening day lineup:
1 Eckstein
2 Duncan
3 Pujols
4 Edmonds
5 Rolen
6 Burrell
7 Molina
8 Kennedy
9 Carpenter

HR - Pujols
ERA - Cavazos
AB's - Schumaker
Wins - Narveson

There's an unlikely Lieber-Burrell for Looper-TJ-Encarnacion-prospect in there. A Lieber for Looper-TJ trade could go down if Franklin doesn't look good in Spring. I'm guessing Narveson's audition for a starting job will be brief and that he'll be moved into a long-relief role early, pitching a couple of innings every three days or so after the starters go 3 or 4 (and he'd pick up a bunch of those W's). Schumaker gets the most AB's because he'll be competing for Taguchi's job (really just pushing Taguchi to perform). I guessed Cavazos would get 10 IP since the club is likely anticipating trading away from the bullpen depth and want to make sure he's ready to face MLB-level competition. I think he'll make a swell right-handed specialist as a rookie.

For the record, I think Encarnacion and Looper will both have very good seasons in 2007 and will look very good in Spring.

by liam on Feb 8, 2007 4:21 PM EST reply actions

predictions

roster

pujols
kennedy
eckstein
rolen
molina
edmonds
encarnacion
duncan
bennett
miles
speizio
wilson
taguchi
carpenter
wells
wainwright
reyes
looper
franklin
thompson
isringhausen
flores
kinney
hancock
springer

opening day lineup

eckstein, ss
duncan, lf
pujols, 1b
rolen, 3b
edmonds, cf
encarnacion, rf
kennedy, 2b
molina, c
carpenter, p

spring training leaders

ab - duncan
hr - pujols
w - wells
era - wainwright

by dpmay on Feb 8, 2007 9:29 PM EST reply actions

I hope I'm wrong, and JuanEnc+Looper are long gone

1. Opening day 25 man roster:
1 Pujols
2 Edmonds
3 Rolen
4 Eckstein
5 Molina
6 Kennedy
7 Duncan
8 Wilson
9 Encarnacion
10 Spiezio
11 Taguchi
12 Bennett
13 Miles
14 Carpenter
15 Wainwright
16 Reyes
17 Wells
18 Thompson
19 Izzy
20 Flores
21 Johnson
22 Kinney
23 Hancock
24 Looper
25 Springer

2. Opening day starting 9 (in batting order):
SS Eckstein
LF Wilson
1B Pujols
3B Rolen
RF Encarnacion
CF Edmonds
2B Kennedy
C Molina
P Carpenter

3. Sping Training HR leader:
Pujols

4. Spring Training ERA leader:
Kinney

5. Most AB:
Duncan

6. Most wins:
Wainwright

by musial6 on Feb 10, 2007 11:11 PM EST reply actions

go cards

1.pujols
2.rolen
3.eckstein
4.kennedy
5.chris duncan
6.jim edmonds
7.preston wilson
8.juan encarnacion
9.Gary Bennet
10.yadier molina
11.aaron miles
12.scott spezio
13.chris carpenter
14.anthony reyes
15.adam wainwright
16.kip wells
17.randy flores
18.tyler johnson
19.Brian Falkenborg
20.Chris Narveson
21.eli marrero
22.josh kinney
23.Rick ankiel
24.braden looper
25.russ springer

1- SS david eckstien
2-RFchris duncan
3-1b pujols
4-CF edmonds
5-3b rolen
6-LF Preston Wilson ( tonys matchups start early)
7- C Yadier Molina
8-2B Adam Kennedy
9- P Chris Carpenter

Most ST HRs-ankiel
Best ST ERA-chris narveson
Most ST ABs-molina
Most ST Wins-reyes

by cards07 on Feb 14, 2007 1:40 PM EST up reply actions

Prediction

1 Molina
2 Pujols
3 Kennedy
4 Eckstein
5 Rolen
6 Edmonds
7 Encarnacion
8 Duncan
9 Wilson
10 Spezio
11 Taguchi
12 Bennett
13 Miles
14 Carpenter
15 Wainwright
16 Wells
17 Reyes
18 Izzy
19 Springer
20 Thompson
21 Rincon
22 Looper
23 Flores
24 Johnson
25 Kinney

SS Eckstein
LF Duncan
1B Pujols
3B Rolen
CF Edmonds
RF Encarnacion
C Molina
2B Kennedy
P Carpenter

HR Leader: Pujols

ERA Leader: Thompson

Most AB: Rodriguez

Most wins: Looper

by saladdays on Feb 14, 2007 1:29 PM EST reply actions

I'll take a shot

Roster

1.    Pujols
2.    Rolen
3.    Kennedy
4.    Eckstein
5.    Duncan
6.    Edmonds
7.    Encarnacion
8.    Molina
9.    Wilson
10.    Taguchi
11.    Bennett
12.    Spiezio
13.    Miles
14.    Carpenter
15.    Wainwright
16.    Reyes
17.    Wells
18.    Izzy
19.    Looper
20.    Kinney
21.    Flores
22.    Franklin
23.    Johnson
24.    Thompson
25.    J-Rod

Opening Day lineup and order:
SS Eckstein
LF Duncan
1B Pujols
3B Rolen
CF Encarnacion
RF Spiezio
2B Kennedy
C Molina

ST HR Leader: Pujols
ST ERA Leader: Thompson
Most AB: J-Rod
Most Wins: Wells

"Slide DiMaggio, slide!" "Hey, my name isn't DiMaggio, my name is mm..mmmm...mmm....mud."

by cmat on Feb 14, 2007 1:47 PM EST reply actions

spring training contest

25 man roster

1 pujols
2 kennedy
3 eckstein
4 rolen
5 encarnacion
6 edmonds
7 duncan
8 molina
9 spezio
10 taguchi
11 miles
12 bennett
13 p wilson

14 carpenter
15 wells
16 reyes
17 wainwright
18 franklin

19 looper
20 kinney
21 flores
22 johnson
23 thompson
24 hancock
25 isringhausen

opening day
eckstein, ss
duncan, rf
pujols, 1b
rolen, 3b
encarnacion, cf
wilson, lf
kennedy, 2b
molina, c
carpenter, p

most spring HRs: rolen
best spring ERA: hancock
most ABs: encarnacion
most wins: reyes

by michajo on Feb 14, 2007 1:52 PM EST reply actions

genuinely a guess, but

25 man
Chris Carpenter
Anthony Reyes
Adam Wainwright
Kip Wells
Brad Thompson

Jason Isringhausen
Tyler Johnson
Braden Looper
Josh Kinney
Ryan Franklin
Randy Flores
Russ Springer

Yadier Molina
Albert Pujols
Adam Kennedy
Scott Rolen
David Eckstein
Juan Encarnacion
Jim Edmonds
Chris Duncan

Preston Wilson
Amaury Marti
Aaron Miles
Scott Spezio
Gary Freakin' Bennett

Starting 9
Adam Kennedy 2b
Chris Duncan lf
Albert Pujols 1b
Jim Edmonds cf
Scott Rolen 3b
Juan Encarnacion rf
David Eckstein ss
Yadier Molina c
Chris Carpenter sp

Most hr: Chris Duncan
Most ab: Jolbert Cabrera
ERA: Tyler Johnson
Wins: Anthony Reyes

Rabid Redbird

by gthedamned on Feb 14, 2007 2:19 PM EST reply actions

My Guess

Starting 8-

SS Eckstein
LF Wilson
1B Pujols
3B Rolen
CF Edmonds
RF Encarnacion
2B Kennedy
C Molina
SP Carpenter

Bench

OF Taguchi
OF Duncan
3B Spezio
2B Miles
C Bennett

Rotation
P Carpenter
P Wells
P Reyes
P Wainright
P Thompson

Bullpen
P Izzy
P Looper
P T. Johnson
P Flores
P Springer
P Kinney
P Hancock

Most HR's - Pujols
Most AB's - Marrero
ERA - Izzy
Wins - Thompson

by stl3bagger on Feb 14, 2007 4:47 PM EST reply actions

Here goes nothing...

***25-man roster (question 1) & lineup (question 2)***
1. David Eckstein - SS - batting leadoff
2. Jim Edmonds - CF - batting 2nd
3. Albert Pujols - 1B - batting 3rd - ***HR leader in spring training (question 3)***
4. Scott Rolen - 3B - cleaning up vs. Glavine
5. Juan Encarnacion - RF - batting 5th (vs. a lefty)
6. Chris Duncan - LF - batting 6th
7. Yadier Molina - C - batting 7th
8. Adam Kennedy - 2B - batting 8th
(Carpenter batting 9th - pitching - on opening day)

9. So Taguchi
10. Preston Wilson
11. Scott Spiezio
12. Aaron Miles
13. Eli Marrero - ***AB leader in Spring Training (question 5)***

14. Chris Carpenter - ***ERA leader (question 4)***
15. Kip Wells - ***IP leader (not a question, but who cares)***
16. Adam Wainwright
17. Anthony Reyes
18. Ryan Franklin - ***wins leader (question 6)***

19. Brad Thompson
20. Braden Looper
21. Jason Isringhausen
22. Randy Flores
23. Russ Springer
24. Tyler Johnson
25. Josh Kinney

by stlfan on Feb 14, 2007 4:51 PM EST reply actions

My Choices

The opening day 25 man roster

Molina
Bennett
Pujols
Kennedy
Eckstein
Rolen
Duncan
Edmonds
Encarnacion
Carpenter
Wells
Franklin
Wainwright
Reyes
Spiezio
P. Wilson
Miles
Taguchi
Isringhausen
Flores
Johnson
Looper
Springer
Hancock
Rincon
The opening day starting nine, position and order
Eckstein, SS
Wilson, LF
Pujols, 1B
Rolen, 3B
Encarnacion, RF
Edmonds, CF
Molina, C
Kennedy, 2B
Carpenter, P
The spring training HR leader: Chris Duncan
The spring training ERA leader: Looper
The guy who gets the most AB: Duncan
The guy who earns the most wins: Carpenter

by snakestl on Feb 14, 2007 6:50 PM EST reply actions

Here I go..

25 man roster
Molina
Bennett
Pujols
Speizio
Kennedy
Eckstein
Miles
Rolen
Duncan
Edmonds
J-Rod
Wilson
Taguchi
Carpenter
Reyes
Wainwright
Wells
Franklin
Thompson
Kinney
Looper
Hancock
Flores
Johnson
Springer
Starting 9
SS Eckstein
LF Duncan
1B Pujols
3B Rolen
CF Edmonds
RF Taguchi
2B Kennedy
C Molina
P Carpenter
Duncan
Kinney
Duncan
Wells

by Chicago Cardinals on Feb 14, 2007 9:38 PM EST reply actions

ST Picks

1 Molina
2 Bennett
3 Pujols
4 Speizio
5 Kennedy
6 Eckstein
7 Miles
8 Rolen
9 Duncan
10 Edmonds
11 Encarnacion
12 Wilson
13 Taguchi
14 Carpenter
15 Reyes
16 Wainwright
17 Wells
18 Franklin
19 Thompson
20 Kinney
21 Looper
22 Hancock
23 Flores
24 Johnson
25 Springer

Starters
SS Eckstein
LF Duncan
1b Pujols
3b Rolen
Cf Edmonds
Rf Encarnacion
2b Kennedy
C Molina
P Carpenter

Hr Rolen
Ab Duncan
Era T. Johnson
Wins Wainwright

by dkh895 on Feb 16, 2007 12:18 PM EST reply actions

llcolt picks

25 man roster:

Eckstein
Kennedy
Pujols
Rolen
Encarnacion
Edmonds
Duncan
Molina
Bennett
Miles
Taguchi
P. Wilson
Spiezio
Carpenter
Reyes
Wainwright
Wells
Franklin
Looper
Izzy
Thompson
Flores
Springer
Kinney
Rincon

Starting 9:

Eckstein
Duncan
Pujols
Rolen
Edmonds
Encanarcion
Kennedy
Molina
Carpenter

HR Leader: Rolen
ERA Leader: Kinney
AB Leader: P.Wilson
Wins: Reyes

by llcolt on Feb 16, 2007 1:11 PM EST reply actions

my entry

The opening day 25 man roster
1 pujols
2 edmonds
3 rolen
4 eckstein
5 kennedy
6 duncan
7 encarnacion
8 molina
9 bennett
10 miles
11 wilson
12 J. Rodriguez
13 carpenter
14 wainwright
15 reyes
16 wells
17 looper
18 rincon
19 kinney
20 flores
21 franklin
22 johnson
23 springer
24 taguchi
25 Izzy

The opening day starting nine, position and order

Eckstein (ss)
Duncan (lf)
Pujols (1b)
Rolen (3b)
Edmonds (cf)
Encarnacion (rf)
Kennedy (2b)
Molina (c)
Carpenter (p)

The spring training HR leader
J. Rod
The spring training ERA leader
Kinney
The guy who gets the most AB
Ankiel
The guy who earns the most wins
Wainwright

On with the youth movement!

by aet15 on Feb 16, 2007 2:44 PM EST reply actions

better late than never

The opening day 25 man roster

Carp
Wells
Wain
Reyes
Looper
Thompson
Izzy
Franklin
Flores
Springer
Kinney
Johnson
Pujols
Kennedy
Eckstein
Rolen
Duncan
Edmonds
Encarnacion
Molina
Taguchi
Spezio
Miles
Bennett

The opening day starting nine, position and order
1.Eckstein, SS
2.Duncan, LF
3.Pujols, 1B
4.Rolen, 3B
5.Edmonds, CF
6.Encarnacion, RF
7.Kennedy, 2B
8.Molina, C
9.Carpenter, P

HR leader: Chris Duncan (I'd love to pick Travis Hanson; just don't have the balls.)

ERA leader: Kinney

Most AB: Duncan

Wins: Wells

by nycbirdo on Feb 28, 2007 12:56 PM EST reply actions

doh

one too few players on the roster - I forgot about Preston Wilson.

by nycbirdo on Feb 28, 2007 1:10 PM EST up reply actions

Here goes

The opening day 25 man roster
pujols
rolen
eckstein
kennedy
duncan
edmonds
wilson
encarnacion
taguchi
molina
bennett
miles
spezio
marrero
carpenter
reyes
wainwright
wells
naverson
looper
flores
izzy
kinney
springer
hancock

Starting 9:
Eckstein (ss)
Wilson (lf)
Pujols (1B)
Rolen (3B)
Edmonds (cf)
Encarnacion (rf)
Kennedy (2B)
Molina (C)
Carpenter (P)

HR: Pujols
ERA: Kinney
ABs: Preston Wilson
wins: Looper

by sdelek on Feb 28, 2007 1:19 PM EST reply actions

the squad

1.pujols
2.rolen
3.eckstein
4.kennedy
5.duncan
6.edmonds
7.wilson
8.encarnacion
9.taguchi
10.molina
11.bennett
12.miles
13.spezio
14.carpenter
15.reyes
16.wainwright
17.wells
18.looper
19.flores
20.izzy
21.kinney
22.springer
23.thompson
24.johnson
25.hancock

lineup

Eck (SS)
Dunc (LF)
Pujols (1B)
Rolen (3B)
Edmonds (CF)
Encarnacion (RF)
Molina (C)
Kennedy (2B)
Carpenter (P)

spring training totals

HR Pujols
AB Duncan
ERA Wainwright
WINS Wainwright

by Pete on Feb 28, 2007 2:56 PM EST reply actions

my guesses

Eck SS
Dunc LF
Pujols 1B
Rolen 3B
Edmonds CF
Encarnacion RF
Molina C
Kennedy 2B
Carpenter P

ST
HR Pujols
AB Duncan
ERA Wainwright
WINS Wainwright

by sarah on Feb 28, 2007 3:00 PM EST reply actions

Shot in the dark...

25 man:

Molina
Pujols
Kennedy
Eckstein
Rolen
Edmonds
Duncan
Encarnacion
Bennett
Spiezio
Miles
Taguchi
Wilson
Carpenter
Wells
Reyes
Wainwright
Looper
Izzy
Springer
Flores
Johnson
Franklin
Thompson
Kinney

Opening day lineup:
Eckstein
Duncan
Pujols
Rolen
Edmonds
Wilson
Kennedy
Molina
Carpenter

Spring Leaders:
HR: Duncan
AB: Duncan
ERA: Wells
Wins: Thompson

2006 World Champs! Inconceivable! You keep using that word. I do not think it means what you think it means.

by BozCardsFanSF on Feb 28, 2007 4:00 PM EST reply actions

april 1, no joke

1 Molina
2 Pujols
3 Kennedy
4 Eckstein
5 Rolen
6 Edmonds
7 Ankiel
8 Duncan
9 Wilson
10 Spiezio
11 Taguchi
12 Bennett
13 Miles
14 Carpenter
15 Wainwright
16 Wells
17 Reyes
18 Izzy
19 Springer
20 Thompson
21 Franklin
22 Looper
23 Kinney
24 Johnson
25 Flores

SS Eckstein
LF Duncan
1B Pujols
3B Rolen
CF Wilson
RF Ankiel
C Molina
2B Kennedy
P Carpenter

HR Leader: Ankiel
Most wins: Wainwright
Most AB: Duncan
ERA Leader: Wainwright

by Johnny64 on Feb 28, 2007 7:01 PM EST reply actions