I don’t feel too well right now…need to go back to bed…get into fetal position.

Only 2 games in Wsh but they did play without him and split those 2. Also he was 0-12 or something in Hou and they won 2-1 in that series. It will be harder without the threat of AP but I think this group could play fine without him.

Vs RHP Schumaker, Miles/Ryan, Ankiel, Ludwick, Glaus, Duncan, Molina, Pitcher, Kennedy/Izturis
Vs LHP Ryan, Barton, Ludwick, Ankiel, Glaus, Mather, Molina, Pitcher, Izturis/Miles

Not the same without AP but not horrible either.

all your links have an extra http in them that will make them dead links

So, based on your posting, I would assume that Adam Kennedy just chews bubblegum? Perhaps he’s the reason everyobdy is all out of bubblegum?

on AP’s injury. Surprisingly, most of the posts are not of the asshat variety.

Need to get Salas on the 40 man (wicked and seems mature beyond his years), along with Garcia and Wasdin maybe….hes unspectacular but can eat some innings in a spot bullpen start along with Villone. At any rate, the 40 man roster needs an overhaul.

Whats going to happen with Izzy? Theres a question!

Boggs never used the slider much in AA either, he needs another pitch, but I believe in the kid over the long haul, he and Garcia have a future. We got a few young arms! And apparently need’em.

I believe Mather will heat up…hes playing the defense I thought he would, he makes his plays without much drama.

When was Villones last start?

From the P-D:

After falling, Pujols tried to stretch the muscle before assistant trainer Greg Hauck got to him. Catcher Yadier Molina and reliever Ron Villone lifted Pujols, who recoiled after once touching his left toe to the ground on the way to the dugout.

Pujols grimaced while being carried and, according to one teammate, shook in pain.

It makes my stomach churn. I was giddy after we pounced on Bailey early, especially with the Ludwick-Pujols-Ankiel trio doing the pounding. Does Mo have Will “The Thrill” Clark’s number?

... because PHELPS ROCKS!!!

GO CARDS!!!

I’d also expect Brett Wallace to sign soon now that ASU’s season is [unfortunately] over.

As far as El Hombre goes, and this is a just “for what it’s worth” sort of thing, Comcast Sports Net said that “the Card’s GM said about Albert’s calf quote: ‘it’s pretty bad.’”

Once again, take it for what it’s worth which probably isn’t much anyway. That being said, I don’t want anybody saying that Mozeliak isn’t positive about our best hitter’s outlook.

better glove than Duncan.

I’m up here in Michigan. I have tickets to the Cards-Tiger game at Commerica in Detroit,
June 26. PLEASE somebody tell me that a mild calf strain heals in less than 2 weeks. If they put Albert on the 15 day DL today, he would be active June 26th. I just got my Pujols shirt back from the dry cleaners & I have nothing else to wear if he doesn’t play!!!

Didn’t understand why I couldn’t watch a movie after the game last night. I just told her I wouldn’t enjoy it because I wouldn’t be able to get into it.

Anyway. Cardinals will be fine without Pujols for 2-4 weeks. Anything past that I think we could be in trouble. Losing AP and AW; or APAW as they are known together in certian rings around the interweb; will really test this team. I mean, to lose your best pitcher and your best hitter within a will be hard. But this team isn’t anything if it isn’t resilient.

So get well soon APAW.

Sometimes I think I amuse myself to easily..

The club will probably put Wainwright on the disabled list today with what it describes as a sprained right middle finger but is more specifically a tear of a “pulley” that connects to the finger’s flexor tendon.

The injury, which forced Wainwright from Saturday night’s start against the Houston Astros, is less serious than a tear of the flexor tendon itself and, according to the club, will not require surgery. However, it is not considered minor.

So it isn’t a minor issue. But it is one they expect will not need to be cut on. Expecting at least 3 weeks before he comes off the DL. He will be re-examined next week to learn more.

http://www.stltoday.com/stltoday/sports/stories.nsf/cardinals/story/702C9544406DDA49862574650018D5C5?OpenDocument

hopefully chris will rise to the occasion and, along with reyes, bring us something we need. leaving them at AAA isn’t getting us anywhere and one or both need to flash brightly for at least a couple of weeks in the bigs, if we are to get a good return. 2 AAAA players aren’t really worth enough to get anyone we can really use and we need them to prove they are not AAAA players. for better or worse, they can’t demonstrate that playing in memphis. both have too much ML service time for anyone to bite on their “potential” at this point without some current demonstration of ML success.

I’m shell shocked. Yes RB you were the first person I thought of when I read about this disaster, thanks a lot. In the off season BP ran an article purposing we trade Albert right after lboros did a post about trading Wagonmaker and at the time I called it crazy because those are the cornerstones that you build around. Now I’m terrified we are in for structural failure.

Their calling it a mild strain, but I’m not buying it. I have never seen Albert carried off the field, except in nightmares. With his pain threshold that doesn’t bowed well. The calf killed him last year and he said it was deep in the muscle. That’s why last weeks tweaking of it didn’t seem so bad because it was on the top of the muscle and didn’t hurt as much. Connect the dots and I think were dealing with a tear. God I hope I’m wrong.

If this is semi long term a move will have to be made, and I don’t mean from within the organization. Many of us had the impression this team could use another bat even before this. My first thought was to trade for one the the many third basemen that are going to be on the market and move Santa to first temporarily. Target one with some flexibility in the field, that way when Albert comes back we can move our newly acquired player to second base. Try to kill to birds with one stone. Oh wait, The Baron already did that.

but what’s wrong with a Duncan/Mather platoon at first base? They both get playing time and are put in a situation to succeed. I wouldn’t be against it at all.

Not really kidding.

scott hatteberg?

any other names anyone can think of

too bad we couldnt have snagged broussard

to move Glaus to 1st and acquire a 3rd baseman. Andy Laroche?

Maybe put a deal together where Reyes and Duncan are shipped to LA and we acquire Pierre and Laroche? Of course for this to work, we would have to eat Pierre’s contract and maybe send another young player or two, but it would give us a leadoff hitter who can run (which we will need to do while AP is out) and gives us a 3rd baseman who is young and can possibly replace Glaus when his deal is done.

because of this:

Six goals in one hockey game goes a l-o-n-g way with this goaltender!

Play A Hard Nine, boys!

I still think we’ll find out today that Pujols isn’t hurt as bad as we thought he was last night and that he will need probably 4 or 5 days off from playing the field before he returns to the lineup.

LaRussa acted like his leg came unglued from his body last night and that it was a certainty he was hitting the DL. Tony is NEVER that certain about an injury an hour after it happens. They are usually pretty cloak and dagger about this kind of stuff. Which leads me to believe this goes back to another one of the daily posts from last week: he’s making a hero out of Pujols.

Say he is severely injured tonight and when he plays on the weekend, just gush to the press about what a ‘warrior’ and ‘marvel’ the guy is. Even Tom Brenneman said as much last night in the 9th inning. He said, Pujols is the kind of guy that you could see carried off the field tonight and then be in the starting lineup the next day.

Atleast, I hope :D

Just the bones of his opponents

I am really scared that losing Albert (probably) and Adam W to the DL will hurt the birds chances this year. However, championship teams face adversity and challenges and still find a way to get it done. Should Albert go to the DL, and the team continue to play solid ball and keep pace with the cubs to stay in contention, then I will get real excited. At some point the greatest hitter in the game (Albert) and perhaps one or both of our aces (Carp and Adam) will be ready to go again. If not, well then they did the best they could while healthy and there is always 2009.

This from the P-D today:

The club is also encouraged by the recent progress of rehabilitating veterans Mark Mulder and Matt Clement from shoulder issues. Clement is scheduled to make a rehab start for Class AA Springfield on Friday and, according to Mozeliak, could be activated before month’s end.

“Both guys are getting close to the point right now where I can see them forcing us to make a decision on the roster,” Mozeliak said.

I’m cool with Clement. But Mulder? WTF? Didn’t I just read that they reworked his delivery?

So, if I read that right, a major league pitcher with 2+ years of arm trouble and 2 surgies can just fix his delivery and hop right back on the bus?

Maybe Mulder can play first.

what about bryan anderson? bring him up, let him play every day for a month or so.

More good news- Steven Hill, springfield’s 1B/OF/C (and a guy i have very high hopes for) was apparently HBP yesterday and “may have suffered a broken hand.”

So I came home last night from Night Owl Bowling League and found out Pujols had been injured! This caused my first baseball-related nightmare last night. All of my players were getting injured (was I the manager?). aaaahhhhh!!!! Worst nightmare I’ve had in a while. At least I don’t remember much, and it shows just how much of a Pujols fan I am (this didn’t happen when Wainer got hurt, but it’s a combination of the two I’m sure).

Anyway, since Duncan has already been called up, let’s all root for him to be a great replacement (temporarily!) for APu. If he sucks that bad, I’m sure he’ll be sent back down anyway. He might be slumping and not hitting all that well, but the guy does have power, he just needs to start utilizing it again. I’m with H.L., I think this injury isn’t going to be too severe. At least, here’s hoping it was just a bad cramp!

per bernie on 1380
schu
miles
lud
ank
glaus
dunc
larue
loop
ryan

And given Pujols’s history with quick recovery, I wouldn’t be surprised to see him a bit before the ASB

to fill in until Pujols is back. Chris Duncan is not the answer.

reporting on 1380.

any word on Carp? All I ever hear is that he threw a simulated game…but never hear of his status. Anyone know how he did in those sim game performances or when his clock will start?