Game 28 Open Thread: April 29, 2008

starting at short again tonight. Awesome.

Cueto is on my fantasy team and I really hope he hurts my fantasy team tonight…(gah, I hate saying that!) Go Cardinals!

REDS

Patterson, CF
Keppinger, SS
Griffey Jr., RF
Phillips, 2B
Dunn, LF
Encarnacion, 3B
Votto, 1B
Bako, C
Cueto, P

CARDINALS

Schumaker, RF
Kennedy, 2B
Pujols, 1B
Ankiel, CF
Glaus, 3B
Duncan, LF
Molina, C
Pineiro, P
Izturis, SS

in the two hole. Hmm….....

What kind of pitcher is he? Fastball power pitcher or finesse soft tosser?

Really not much to complain about I guess. I prefer Ryan over Izturis but w/e. Thankfully we’ve got our real leadoff hitter tonight.

This pitcher is one of the up-and-comers though so I hope we can get to him, or else it will be a long night. I like Piniero though so I think we’ve got a good shot.

This could be a winner, even if we are facing a very talented young fireballer, the type of pitcher that has been our kryptonite this young season. (Not that we’ve been Supermen.)

How about Jail Chris Duncan?
Or what about Trade Chris Duncan?
Then Again Bench Chris Duncan?

Any of those is fine. I can’t watch him stumble like a baby deer on ice out there in LF anymore and then NOT hit HRs.

I really like tonight’s lineup. Duncan should be a 6 hitter. And while Yadi has made improvements as a hitter the past few years, he should never hit higher than 7th.

The only thing that would make it better is Ryan at SS batting 9th.

Pineiro IP 5.0
Pineiro ER 2.5
Pineiro Ks 3.5
Pineiro BBs 2.0

Pujols Hits 1.5
Pujols HRs 0.5

Team LOB 8.5
Team BBs 4.5

tonight in the other game to watch.

Cards have a chance to share first place again

shared it with a couple of people here in H-Town

even at 65 years old, he plays shallow enough to get that one.

That wind is soooo loud.

now I’m 3 dimensional (audio, mlb gameday, and vivaelbirdos)

the pitch out was just dumb.

Nomber of Mmm’s said by Dan tonight 6.5

that should stop the reds

Red R dumb.

best double play EVER

awful.

that was beautiful

wierd plays on the basepaths

Shannon was virtually impossible to follow on that play.

1-2 spot on base infront of Pujols. Time to walk the bases loaded and then leave 3 on.

Hehe. Im just fooling around.

Ideal set-up for Pujols

but has Yadi been giving up more steals this year? Perhaps it should be phrased “are the Cardinals giving up more steals this year?”. Maybe it’s just me, but it seems like the Cards have given up quite a few steals this year, more than usual anyway.

or just a hit please

Ankiel!

Brandon Phillips hit into fielder’s choice double play, third baseman Troy Glaus to catcher Yadier Molina to second baseman Adam Kennedy to catcher Yadier Molina to right field Skip Schumaker to shortstop Cesar Izturis. Corey Patterson out at home. Jeff Keppinger out at 3rd. Three out.

5-2-4-2-9-6 double play

I went and checked that we are leading the league in Doubles, We seem to hit so many freaking doubles

with the post-Pujols damage

tehe

the video of that crazy-ass double play on gameday is freaking priceless. That’s the equivalent of a kickoff return with no time remaining in a football game.

a willie mays hayes..nice

C’mon lil’ Dunc. Fight him

some power down in the lower part of the order is nice

They are pitching him inside again.

“Nice defense from the Cards”

difference is crappy base running vs. good baserunning

when did he start this batting stance?

If I wasn’t starting Johnny Cueto in fantasy baseball.

:(

who doesn’t score from first on a MOLINA double with two outs

3 runs for the game.

We need to break our pattern of falling into complacency after a good first.

That means he’s on pace for a 5 IP outing, no? More Dusty Baker jokes?

that Matty Mo has officially retired?

I like the fact that we have our bantam weights split up- i think that the spread-out power will result in more runs… or you know, won’t.

on Pineiro’s walks

Know him? hint…. 2005 playoffs against Houston.

Albert Hoffman lived to 102?

he must be in a giving mood himself. My God make them hit the ball!

If the cards can’t find any middle infielders with pop in the next couple of years (and I mean any) it might be advantageous to package molina and utilize Anderson.

Bullet dodged, this Reds lineup scares me.

you’ve flirted with danger both innings.. clean it up!

through the first four hitters in this inning.

we will be seeing Iron bill tonight.

are bugging me, they aren’t very interesting.

makes me sick … please put in Ryan after awhile Tony …

Is 10 multi-hit games among the leaders on this team?

for picking up Skip in fantasy?

Adam Kjust did a total “Aw Shucks” thigh slap after that foul ball.

He’s incurring so much less of my wrath this year. A question for the ages: is it because he’s better or because Izturis is so much worse?

over last night’s

Someone should tell Albert that when other people are hitting. He doesn’t have to take the day off.

Let’s DFA him, he swings at the frist pitch too much. what has he done to help us lately?

he def can bring the heat, but i think all the “phenom hype” after what 6 starts is a bit early

I like them when we get them.

ankiel is on fire again to do it for him. now i can’t wait to get both of them going at full force at the same time

what a game, inside the park?

Or 2 base error?

will they give it to him?

Dunn, poor guy

The guy who couldn’t score on a molina double just went four bases!

this is totally uncool.

“You said Dunn has a strong arm, I disagree!” (As the ball slipped out his hand behind his back and he had to go chase after it against the wall)

maybe i can bring a radio…

Shannon’s letting me down tonight.

these close games were giving me a heart condition…

which one?

We’ve scored 7 runs and we aren’t even out of the 2nd?!

troy”s heatin up

corey patterson in center, aging all star in right, young power arms, dusty baker in the dugout?

With Pujols going 0-2

dubbed by the pope..haha

to get to Iz-2. Smart move.

and kill them again tomorrow