...wow. can it get any worse? I had a bad calf strain simillar to Albert’s playing softball. It took me 4 months b/f I didn’t feel it. Hopefully Albert’s isn’t as bad…or he’s a quicker healer…or both. D.GOOCH

oh sorry he said we could freak out

trying to reach over the plate. But it didn’t look bad which makes me think it was already worse than thought before the swing. Of course he hit a moon shot to center earlier in the game on it so who knows.

it’s time for the baseball Gods to pick on another team for once….like one that plays on the Northside of the Windy City.

But Pujols is on all my fantasy teams. maybe its selfishness but i’m pissed

I was late to the game and missed his innings. How did he look? One bomb to Votto but otherwise ok? Why was he pulled after 5?

gosh damn it

i had a bad feeling yesterday when i heard about Wagonmaker, and now i just feel sick.

he always seems to come back very quickly from injury . . . just recall the expectations from the beginning of the year. this year is all gravy . . . hey if he’s out for a bit, maybe it will do his elbow some good . . . just looking for the silver lining

how long will it be before the Bonds to St. louis rumors start? Even though it won’t happen.

Said left calf strain too. I imagine an MRI will be coming and the Cards will hide the severity of the injury in true fashion and he’s done for the season. I’m a worrier.

He still should be given 15 games rest.

I love the guy – but I don’t trust Albert to be honest and give it all the rest he needs.

see Dan Uggla listed as the starting 2nd basemen for the cardinals by the reds broadcasting crew? I almost crapped my pants until I realized they just played the marlins and no one had mentioned it here. Maybe now we make a move? I think its safe to assume he will be out at least a few weeks, and if much longer do they think about going in his elbow and getting ready for 09, at least as pujols is concerned?

we’re lucky to have that potential bat and MLB experience at the AAA level. He’s also way more experienced at 1b than Glaus or Mather (40 games in AA).

I just don’t get the reaction: Pujols Injury -> complain about Duncan.

and he def hurt it trying to get out of the box. not good. this is so not good.

this also could be part of my freaking out state i’m in right now, but why was YADDA & Vilone the only guys to help Albert off the field? were was Troy? where was LUD? it’s Albert F’ing Pujols for pete’s sake! the whole team should have been out there to help him. he’s their leader. he’s the best player in the game. he’s the ONE guy they can’t afford to lose. where was every one?

at the current rate, ludwick’s end of year stats
446 ab, 93 runs, 45 2b, 36 hr, 119 rbi

it aint pujolsian, but it’ll have to do until…

this is so not freaking good

If Albert and Wainer are both out for a while, we’ll see what our boys can do. Let the kids play; that was my philosophy going into the season, and will remain throughout. It’ll be interesting at the least, and I’m confident in the guys we send out there every night to get the job done.

Tonight’s win ensures a winning road trip

I wish :D

right before the toughest part of our schedule?

could help ease the pain

who would’ve thought?

recalling duncan doesn’t have to happen, alternatives involving memphians include:
glaus to 1st, freese to 3rd,
mather to 1st, stavinoha comes up
who knows what will happen, but might as well be aggressive with guys you think can or would benefit form a couple of weeks in the show

Guayzimi owes me a hypothetical internet dollar and I’m here to collect.

They’re actually leading off SportsCenter with Cards highlights

and I was totally freaked out

Can Ludwick play first?

sounds like Duncan is coming back up…let’s pray Albert is not too seriously hurt.

Mo hopes that Duncan does his best with this “chance” he he getting.

This may have already been discussed, but on glaus’s near spectacular play (I believe that was the play at least) early in the game pujols had to stretch out on the tail end. I said out loud to my wife “uh oh, he sure is slow getting up there.” It certainly looked to me like he couldn’t get up from the spot he put himself in. It’s sure easy to say from my couch that these guys have to listen to their multi-million dollar bodies and know when to pull back (rolen, here’s looking at you kid), and of course he hit a home run shortly after that, but the difference between stopping when it’s a mild aggravation of his previous strain versus blowing the thing wide open is huge.

...let him play 1B! The Man could pro’lly put up a .250 average and slug .500 (ya gotta remember, the guy’s 87 years old!)

Platooning Duncan and Mather at 1B is the most sensible thing to do right now, not knowing just how long Pujols will be out. Bat Ludwick third…

what about it look especially bad to you? It ‘looked’ like nothing more than a really bad cramp and I’m sure the training staff told him not to put any weight on it for fear of it being worse than a strain/sprain.

Does that mean this should be taken lightly? No, of course not. However, we’ve seen him do worse with his ankles, his back, his arm, etc bending and contorting it in weird shapes. He will miss time, I have no doubt but unless the MRI shows a clean tear, I’d imagine he won’t hit the DL.

Mo said tonight that Chris Duncan will more than likely play 1st while Albert is hurt (for who knows how long).

I know it’s like kicking a dog when he’s down…but what has Duncan done since being sent to the minors to take this spot on the team?
I really hope Chris is ready…because it looks like he is going to be getting a lot of AB’s during the next several weeks. I wish him luck and I hope he can find his power stroke again…..the team will need it.

don’t know if this was previously discussed but ASU said they staged the fight to loosen up the team per ESPN News

doesn’t avoid the DL, which is mind boggling that such a snap medical decision could be made. I mean, Ankiel dings up his shoulder and then later catches the black plague in his knee and is able to avoid being DL’d but Albert apparently hurt himself so bad tonight that he’s going on the DL ASAP.

Did something pop?

I just finished watching the entire game (not just the Pujols part) and boy did Boggs look good after the 1st inning. He has some serious ‘Brandon Webb’ movement on his pitches. I can see what Dave Duncan means about his secondary pitches. He could probably get away with just the 4 seamer and the 2 seamer but if he could ever get that curveball to locate, he’d be deadly.

Watching Brandon Phillips dive out of the way on Boggs first curveball shows how sick it is.