Dream Weaver

by gibbyfan on Sep 5, 2007 1:45 PM EDT

We all know what Jeff Weaver did last year in the post season was amazing. IF the cards make the post season this year who do you think will be there X-factor (if you think there will be a x-factor). All kinds of options, from Slick Rick to the Kipper (although if you take him your on your own).

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Pineiro or Mulder

Pineiro is right now our #3 and Mulder is the current x factor. Either of those has the shot at doing what Weaver did last post season and surprising us with wins or great games when we need em. I doubt Wells, Reyes, Maroth, Thompson, etc. are trusted with the ball. If you just mean that player that gives us the last umpf to succeed it could be Ankiel easily.

Also I don't put it past this team to make the most improbable of things happen and run a 16th inning Game 7 WS and have to use Slick Rick as the winning pitcher, hey it could happen ;)

by StLHugo on Sep 5, 2007 1:38 PM EDT reply actions

Ludwick

Certainly if we make it to the post-season, I'd expect Mulder was showing us something to get there. Howver unless he is lights out (which I doubt he could be), I wouldn't call him an x-factor. Similarly the kitty is out of the sack on Looper and Ankiel, so unless they became world-beaters, I don't think they'd be a surprise. I think the guy we need to get hot and stay hot, particularly against lefties is Ryan Ludwick.

The St Louis Cardinals- 11 time World Champs!

by Zubin on Sep 5, 2007 2:48 PM EDT reply actions

I'd call Mulder X for unknown quantity

and if it's somewhere above "suck hard", it may be good enough to help us win.

"Dogs look up to us. Cats look down on us. Pigs treat us as equals." --Churchill

by lordsummer on Sep 5, 2007 3:37 PM EDT up reply actions

Why not Reyes?

Heh. He did it in the series last year!

by sdrone on Sep 5, 2007 3:40 PM EDT reply actions

He is in the bullpen......

they plan to use him only when they don't want to use their "regular relievers." Translation: he has been locked in Tony's doghouse, and they have thrown away the key. Never will you see him in St. Louis, unless he stops by with his new team.....

by jillsinmo on Sep 5, 2007 6:49 PM EDT up reply actions

I remember reading that before...

somewhere...

Hello, playoff mosey

by Alxfritz on Sep 5, 2007 6:50 PM EDT up reply actions

It was either in Bernie's pressbox or

Bernie's extra points. I guess the socks make him just too different or something......I know most of you think Reyes is just shit, but man, they could write a book, LaDuncetty, "Everything You Need to Know if You Don't Want Your Top Pitching Prospect to Succeed" He actually was seen to have top of the rotation potential by folks not with this organization-and they couldn't resist trying to make him throw a sinker and change everything that made him special. Do the honorable thing and trade him-way back when he was in AA and you knew the kind of pitcher he was. I rant about this all the time; sorry. I go in peace.....

by jillsinmo on Sep 5, 2007 7:00 PM EDT reply actions

Brendan Ryan

rocks the socks and he isn't in the doghouse.

by cardsgirl95 on Sep 5, 2007 8:38 PM EDT up reply actions

Ankiel

wore high socks when he was a pitcher and TLR loves him. I'm sad Ank doesn't wear them now.

Spantalones

by spants on Sep 6, 2007 12:42 AM EDT up reply actions

I think

it has more to do with performance than the high socks. Not being aggressive in the zone and falling behind batter after batter, then getting whacked when you have to throw a strike is pretty good way to tick a manager/pitching coach off.