Schumakers
by DanUpBaby on Feb 13, 2009 12:32 PM EST
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PrintThe season still hasn't begun—allow me to continue stretching personal anecdotes into minor post-fodder.
Here's the anecdote: remember those halcyon days right after it was obvious that the Looper conversion was going to work? I'm talking about when he came out of April, 2007 with a 1.91 ERA... anyway, after that moment I think it's fair to say that my idea of pitching in the rotation was shaken forever. If Braden Looper, a ROOGY who'd lost five miles an hour off his fastball in the bullpen, could be made into a fine starter, who couldn't be? My exuberance knew no bounds—If you'd asked me at that moment to name you a feasible Cardinals rotation, you probably would have gotten:
- SP Braden Looper: Providing experienced rotation leadership.
- SP Tyler Johnson: A dominant starter in A-ball. Ready to make the jump back into the rotation with his high-80s fastball and slider.
- SP Josh Kinney: He throws just like Looper, only he has a better slider! Consider it done.
- SP Jason Isringhausen: One of the top starting prospects in baseball, just ten short years ago.
- SP Jeff Weaver: Look, I just really liked Jeff Weaver.
- SP Jason Motte: The former catcher starts in configuration A. Who cares about a second pitch when you threw out 75% of potential base stealers in the minor leagues?
- C Brett Wallace: He looks like a catcher, doesn't he? In the same way that Schumaker looks like a second baseman? I rest my case.
- 1B Yadier Molina: There are few late-inning surprises I enjoy more than Yadi playing first base, because he plays it exactly like he catches: he gets his body in front of everything, and he doesn't dive after balls so much as getting into a crouch and sliding toward them. He'll provide an excellent competitive advantage when Motte is trying to pick a fastball hitter off of first base.
- 2B Skip Schumaker: The emotional leader of the all-Schumaker team.
- 3B Albert Pujols: I've even worked this out with his ragged arm; he's just got to throw it to Motte, who has to act like he's about to throw it right at the baserunner. When the baserunner dives out of the baseline, the umpire will call him out.
- SS Aaron Miles: An emeritus pick for the team; nobody plays shortstop like they're out of position quite like Aaron Miles did, and he would finally be at home on a team like this. (When Troy Glaus—70 career innings at short—gets off the DL, the Cubs can have Miles back.)
- LF Brendan Ryan: As La Russa proved this past September, you simply can't overestimate the competitive advantage you get by making sure your corner outfielders are quick on the double play turn.
- CF Rick Ankiel: The cog around which this team operates—see configuration B.
- RF Chris Perez: Perez doesn't seem like he'd have very much range in the outfield, but if he plays behind Ankiel in right and just throws out a potential double a game I think he makes it up.
Pretty solid, right? I expect to hear from La Russa any day now. But that's not all—this lineup transforms, in a way that La Russa and Michael Bay can both appreciate. Presenting Configuration B:
- SP Rick Ankiel
- C Jason Motte
- 1B Brett Wallace
- 2B Bryan Anderson
- 3B Yadier Molina
- SS Albert Pujols
- LF Brendan Ryan
- CF Skip Schumaker
- RF Chris Perez
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Hey, if you're like me, you're a big fan of Joe Posnanski's blog. It's probably the best one in the business, and it's produced such gems as this Musial article, one of the great pieces of Cardinal writing on the internet. What if I told you that, over the next few weeks, VEB would become more like Joe Posnanski's blog? You'd be excited, right?
Well, couch it in the hypothetical no more—VEB is ready to join Poz in the exciting world of flogging personal projects.
The Maple Street Cardinals Annual, which you can order at the preceding link, comes out in a few days. It features articles from Larry Borowsky, whom you may have heard of, Aaron Schafer, at whose pseudonym you might nod appreciatively every Wednesday, and yours truly, among others like Will Leitch of Deadspin fame. And those are just the ones I've managed to hear about pre-publication. The best part about the book, in my mind, is the long-form stuff the form allows; I got a chance to write a 2,500 word piece ranking Cardinals MVPs, which would only have caused eye injuries on the computer.
Anyway: you'll hear more about it. I guarantee it. If I can clear the copyright issues with Posnanski's lawyers I might try inserting the newsstand date after every plausible mention of the book (3/3/09). But we'll see.
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Great Post....
But the flaw with Confiuration “A” is Miles…. he’s with the Cubs.
Guess you have to go with Plan B.
by OKCARDSFAN_411 on Feb 13, 2009 12:37 PM EST reply actions
Sheesh.....
Note to myself…. READ THE WHOLE FREAKING POST YOU IDIOT!..
Sorry DanUpBaby….. pretty funny post….. I’m kind of surprised you didn’t get Barton into the infield somehow….. those dreadlocks and his MIT background should be a golden…
by OKCARDSFAN_411 on Feb 13, 2009 12:45 PM EST up reply actions
Ludwick
I was kind of hoping to see Ludwick’s name as the new catcher. Think about how his production would play there.
The thought that I have is that the season is over. And that everybody in the game; a fan, a coach, a player, a manager, front office, scouts...surrender. They say, "that's enough," especially after a game like this. But then Christmas comes, New Years, contracts are signed, trades are made, free agents are signed; and then baseball, like the rose beneath the April snow will force it's way to the front again. And we'll have the fever once more.
-Jack
no
ludwick can’t play catcher unless you really want the only left handed throwing catcher in the last 20 years.
Cardwash - Cardinal, Washington fan (Washington???? Yeah, I know)
dude
we’re going 5 blades here. I don’t see why it’ll be a problem to teach him to throw right handed; he’s got all of spring training to work on it.
"If I'm right, it was a brilliant move, if I'm wrong, it was a crazy idea". -Mo
by SleepyCA on Feb 13, 2009 3:03 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
Fuck everything, someone get a hold of Gillette
we are obviously making a jump to 7 blades here. The funny thing is, I would love to see Chris Perez in RF, and that is probably crazier than Ludwick behind the plate.
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Not sure what the problem with a LH catcher would be though
I understand the problem with a lefty 2B, SS, and 3B, because they would have to flip their body around to throw to first. But I just can’t picture the problem with a lefty catcher. Can someone enlighten me?
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by jd is legend on Feb 14, 2009 12:24 AM EST up reply actions
Most hitters are right-handed
So the hitter would be in the left-handed catcher’s way. Granted, it’s exactly like left-handed hitters with right-handed catchers, but a lefty catcher would have to deal with it almost every batter.
and you don't often have to throw around lefties
to catch guys trying to go from second to first.
"If I'm right, it was a brilliant move, if I'm wrong, it was a crazy idea". -Mo
Creative thinking!
Like OKCARDSFAN said, Miles is now a Cub. A potential for that spot could be Brendan Ryan.
Welcome to Baseball Heaven.
Great Post, but
It always breaks my heart (over dramatic?) when I get really excited about a link, and I get this:
“404: The page you were looking for doesn’t exist.”
I’ll definitely be looking forward to early March for that purchase though.
The thought that I have is that the season is over. And that everybody in the game; a fan, a coach, a player, a manager, front office, scouts...surrender. They say, "that's enough," especially after a game like this. But then Christmas comes, New Years, contracts are signed, trades are made, free agents are signed; and then baseball, like the rose beneath the April snow will force it's way to the front again. And we'll have the fever once more.
-Jack
Thanks chuck.
The thought that I have is that the season is over. And that everybody in the game; a fan, a coach, a player, a manager, front office, scouts...surrender. They say, "that's enough," especially after a game like this. But then Christmas comes, New Years, contracts are signed, trades are made, free agents are signed; and then baseball, like the rose beneath the April snow will force it's way to the front again. And we'll have the fever once more.
-Jack
Annual..
The book looks great. I put in my order this morning and can’t wait for it to arrive.
I think you missed the boat on Ankiel though. He used to be a pitcher so he has experience as an infielder! Since he was positioned between shortstop and second base, that automatically qualifies him for either position. This solves your shortstop problem while Glaus is out and gives you a great utility player.
P.S. A little self promotion: I wrote a blog over at Whiteyball.com today comparing Rick Ankiel and Smokey Joe Wood. I was interested in their many similarities and thought it would be an interesting study.
by MRCARD on Feb 13, 2009 1:13 PM EST reply actions 1 recs
Very good post over there, sir.
Rec’d
"I just wish that the late Harry Caray were still around so I could hear him mispronounce 'Kosuke Fukudome' every fukun' night" -- Dennis Miller
great read
that Stan Musial article is awesome
by Cards Fan in Chitown on Feb 13, 2009 1:16 PM EST reply actions
Priceless
LF Brendan Ryan: As La Russa proved this past September, you simply can’t overestimate the competitive advantage you get by making sure your corner outfielders are quick on the double play turn.
I laughed for a good minute from this one
"All baseball fans can be divided into two groups: those who come to batting practice and the others. Only those in the first category have much chance of amounting to anything."--Thomas Boswell
Where's Joey Bombs in all of this?
Is he starting at 2B in configuration C?
Patiently awaiting the day Colby Rasmus does this: .275/.381/.551/.932, 29HR, in St. Louis...
Umm, I think you're thinking of
Amaury Marti.
There was Gibson in the Reds' dugout, visibly manhandling about three Reds and tossing them bodily out of the dugout and onto the field...He was the toughest athlete mentally I ever saw, and the greatest competitor. JACK BUCK
by ISawGodInGibby'sRightArm on Feb 13, 2009 9:52 PM EST up reply actions
from the posnanski link
Arbitrator: I would tend to agree. Do you have any proof that Mr. Francoeur sucks?
Atlanta Braves: Well, yes, we did bring along our Jeff Is Sucky File. Jeff hit .239 last year. That sucks. He walked 39 times and struck out 111. That hoots. He slugged .359. That stinks. He has a 72 OPS+, and while we in Atlanta do not care much for advanced statistics, we are told that reeks. His .294 on-base percentage was worst among all outfielders except for some guy in Houston named Michael Bourn, and quite frankly none of us had ever heard of him. So that sucks. He hit 11 home runs. That sucks. He was sixth in the league in outs. That sucks. He stole zero bases, not that we expected him to be super speedy, but zero stolen bases is still kind of sucky, would you not agree?
Arbitrator: It does sound a bit sucky, yes. And I have never heard of Michael Bourn either.
Atlanta Braves: We would also like to remind the honorable arbitrator that we are offering Jeff $2.8 million. And he sucks.
genius.
i have avoided the steroids discussions by and large because i don't really identfiy with either
position. but i thought posnanski’s discussion was the best i’ve read so far.
You'd be surprised how much Atlanta fans love Francouer though
Particularly, the ladies
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by jd is legend on Feb 14, 2009 12:26 AM EST up reply actions
women suck
BEN MOTHERHUSHYOURMOUTH SHEETS
ManRam
I'm going to go try to find a puppy and kick it. - Brad Thompson AND THAT'S A WINNER!
ouch, for the record, that wasn't a shot at anyone here
just had a bad experience with a certain one that’s all. sorry i offended anyone.
BEN MOTHERHUSHYOURMOUTH SHEETS
ManRam
I'm going to go try to find a puppy and kick it. - Brad Thompson AND THAT'S A WINNER!
Maple Street Book
another reason to buy: I wrote an article on Jess Todd and Daryl Jones.
Not to toot my own horn but…..
I'll be the one overrating these Faberge' eggs, thank you very much!
Future Redbirds / PAH9
sometimes that's the best horn to toot
by Cards Fan in Chitown on Feb 13, 2009 2:31 PM EST up reply actions
resist the urge...resist it
yeah, but that sells it. I am ordering the book (who am I kidding, I didn’t make it the comments before ordering the book).
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not if someone special toots it for you
which will never happen for me
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ManRam
I'm going to go try to find a puppy and kick it. - Brad Thompson AND THAT'S A WINNER!
They didn't invite me
But I would have written a chapter on the power that mustaches have on baseball players in general, and why Perez needs to keep his at its skankiest.
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by jd is legend on Feb 14, 2009 12:27 AM EST up reply actions
You like mustaches?
(Desperately trying to become more shameless in self-promotion)
Mirror, mirror, on the wall, who's the ace-est of them all?
by the red baron on Feb 14, 2009 3:15 AM EST up reply actions
the Rod Beck section
while short and sweet, might be some of your most guffaw inducing material yet
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by mattyfrommo on Feb 14, 2009 10:37 AM EST up reply actions
KC can keep posnanski
as long as we have Danup writing articles like this. Great stuff.
"If I'm right, it was a brilliant move, if I'm wrong, it was a crazy idea". -Mo
Just saw this on Sportingnews.com
Fantasy spin: “The initial impression is let’s keep working Skip out,” La Russa said after watching him for the first time. “Skip’s got a cannon. He’s tough. He’s quick. I think he’ll leave here in seven weeks as an average second baseman, at least.” That still seems pretty unlikely, but if La Russa is willing to let him learn on the job, then Schumaker will probably be at second base on Opening Day. That’d open up a place in the outfield for Colby Rasmus or Chris Duncan.
*Rasmus is to CF as Longoria is to 3B*
If Tony says it will be so
then it will be so – even if no one else agrees with him. Over at the P-D’s Cardinal Beat they have the same quotes along with TLR advising Skip to buy a house in StL.
Those Pilgrims ain't lookin' so proud now...
i'm shocked, i really am
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ManRam
I'm going to go try to find a puppy and kick it. - Brad Thompson AND THAT'S A WINNER!
That's weird.
That’s the same post that’s on Rotoworld…ahh, they list the P-D as the source. Now it makes sense.
There was Gibson in the Reds' dugout, visibly manhandling about three Reds and tossing them bodily out of the dugout and onto the field...He was the toughest athlete mentally I ever saw, and the greatest competitor. JACK BUCK
by ISawGodInGibby'sRightArm on Feb 13, 2009 9:56 PM EST up reply actions
Maybe next year after Khalil leaves Tony will try schu out at SS...
*Rasmus is to CF as Longoria is to 3B*
Mather at SS in 2010
mark it
j/k
by Cards Fan in Chitown on Feb 13, 2009 3:53 PM EST up reply actions
Are there any other 6 foot 4 SS out there that are succesful?
*Rasmus is to CF as Longoria is to 3B*
He looks athletic enough unlike Duncan who reminds me of an action figure with no bendable joints.
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by Red Blazer on Feb 13, 2009 4:21 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
Note to self
Do not sip lemonade while reading VEB. You are bound to cough up lemonade all over your laptop. That is bad for th laptop.
born Dodger blue, now dyed Cardinals red
this is true of most wet beverages as well
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ManRam
I'm going to go try to find a puppy and kick it. - Brad Thompson AND THAT'S A WINNER!
Yes,
wet beverages, computers in general, and VEB do not mix well.
Ripken, Cal
Countdown to world series #11
263 days
by bearcatcardfan on Feb 13, 2009 11:27 PM EST up reply actions
Maybe the fine folks at Maple Street Press..
..can figure out if it’s “Borowsky” or “Borowski”….
Don't need a weatherman to know which way the wind blows.
La Russa was asked if he had to give assurances to Schumaker about his place on the team — because Schumaker has yet to come to spring training with a guaranteed job in the majors. La Russa’s answer was succinct:
"I can tell Skip to buy a house in St. Louis for this year," La Russa said.
And that’s really the position Schumaker wants.
So, I guess there’s not going to be a Skip trade after ST? We’re just ruling out that entirely? So, should Colby renew his lease in Memphis or should Rick start putting his $2.85M towards weekly installments at the Extended Stay Marriott?
Jeez
Sounds like we can also start referring to the 2nd base competition as the 2nd base “competition.”
Um...
…does anybody really think that Skip’s NOT going to make the team? LaRussa telling Shumaker that he should buy a house in St. Louis doesn’t mean he’s going win the 2B job. It just means that Skip’s probably not going to be cut from the team. He’s got a guaranteed job this year, whether it’s at 2nd, the outfield, or on the bench.
i don't think he'll get cut.
So, I guess there’s not going to be a Skip trade after ST?
but he’s looking pretty expendable in the OF, and i have no faith that he ought to stick at 2b. I think Tony’s comment reveals something about his thought processes.
If you look at his OF competition, I don’t think he should get a guaranteed spot on the team. sure, see what he looks like in the OF during spring training, but I’m not sure I would tell anybody in the OF, except maybe ludwick, that he can buy a house in St. Louis this season.
I agree Tom
What the hell is Tony, A.K.A. Mr. Competition doing? This guy is the king of the “no-one is guaranteed a job, they all earn it in spring training” comment.
I like Skip. I think he is a very useful player. Is he superfluous on our team? Probably. We don’t really need another left-handed outfielder. But, nevertheless, he has proved that he can play ball at the major league level.
Don Tony, however, feels compelled to guarantee Skip a roster spot on a team that has some legitimate competition for once. Tony suggested that Mo cut AK because Adam wanted a guaranteed job. The reasoning behind that roster move was that everyone had to earn their spot, and Adam wasn’t willing to do so in spring training.
So Tony is basically saying that Adam Kennedy, who has been a very servicable 2b for a long time in this leage, has not proven that he is ready to play for this team in 2009. But Skip Schumaker, who has all of 1 decent platoon season, has proven himself to be a roster-worthy player. I don’t get it.
Baseball's only fun if you're playing it, watching it, or thinking about it.
Skip was never not gonna make the team
Whether he’s a 2B, OF, or LOOGY, he’s got a spot on our 25
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by jd is legend on Feb 14, 2009 12:29 AM EST up reply actions
which team(s)
do you think want schumaker? i don’t think he really has much of any trade value, although if he can manage second base that will change immediately.
yep
to me, if he makes the 2B convert he is instantly a very valuable player… if he doesn’t, I’m almost apt to give him the kennedy treatment if I were in charge
by Cards Fan in Chitown on Feb 13, 2009 4:16 PM EST up reply actions
well, at some point, if we end up with five outfielders and two middle infielders better
in their spots than Skip (not saying we will, just IF), and given that skip doesn’t have any options, we would have to bite the bullet and take what we get, even if we only get minor prospects.
if he’s not the best option after ST, then what else do we do? invent an injury and put him on the DL? DFA him? play him over a better player?
the thing is
i don’t think a team would even offer one “minor prospect” for him, let alone “minor prospects”.
Was Skip the guy who had an apartment in Memphis
only to have to leave it there because he got called up and had to leave his bulldog behind as well?
by Hardcore Legend on Feb 13, 2009 9:15 PM EST up reply actions
pretty sure that was BOOG, but i could be wrong
maybe Tony was telling Skippy in this down economy there’s a lot of deals to be had in the RE market? especially in the STL. maybe instead of reassuring him he’d make the team, he was trying to help him add to his portfolio?
BEN MOTHERHUSHYOURMOUTH SHEETS
ManRam
I'm going to go try to find a puppy and kick it. - Brad Thompson AND THAT'S A WINNER!
'twas randy kiesler
and TLR let him bring his bulldog with him to the clubhouse.
"If I'm right, it was a brilliant move, if I'm wrong, it was a crazy idea". -Mo
Threadjack
"The initial impression is let’s keep working Skip out," La Russa said. "Skip’s got a cannon. He’s tough. He’s quick. I think he’ll leave here in seven weeks as an average second baseman, at least."
I’ll be riding my pet dragon — the pegicorn’s at the vet — to the first baseball game in Busch Stadium. There’s special parking for pet dragons in the fantastic new Ballpark Village. Once I finish parking, I walk over to see Skip, the league average second baseman.
"I can tell Skip to buy a house in St. Louis for this year," La Russa said.
That Spring Training “competition” at 2B went by real quick. Skip kicked some major ass apparently.
A pegacorn is neither male nor female
vivaelbeñsheets
by vivaelpujols on Feb 14, 2009 10:24 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
It simply means
that, if 2b doesn’t work out, they’ll keep him as an outfielder.
that is the kicker
Tony has already said that the best outfielders will be on the team, now it seems he has already made up his mind that Skip will either be one of the best OF’s or that he will , as he said “be an average second baseman, at least”. Hell, I like Skip, but it isn’t stretching the imagination to think that coming out of ST that he won’t be one of the top 5 OFs or not be able to hack it at 2B. Wasn’t it just a couple weeks ago that Skip himself said that he thought the whole thing was a joke?
It just looks like unless one of the OFs are traded, someone isn’t going to get a fair shot.
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perhaps pegacorn
would be a better spelling
by Cards Fan in Chitown on Feb 13, 2009 5:47 PM EST up reply actions
pegacorn is a daddy pegasus and a mommy unicorn
pegicorn is a daddy unicorn and a mommy pegasus. pegicorn’s are much rarer because the female pegasus can just fly away if they “don’t feel like it tonight”.
ah
I hadn’t thought of that. Thanks!
by Cards Fan in Chitown on Feb 13, 2009 7:12 PM EST up reply actions
Trying to come up with a good joke
Best I can do is, “if the female’s horny, the fella can always wing it.”
Completely unsatisfying joke.
Yeah, sorry, Liam,
Mirror, mirror, on the wall, who's the ace-est of them all?
by the red baron on Feb 14, 2009 3:20 AM EST up reply actions
is this special parking to the left or right of the SING BEN SHEETS writing?
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ManRam
I'm going to go try to find a puppy and kick it. - Brad Thompson AND THAT'S A WINNER!
C'mon AZ
you don’t think you can turn a good athlete into a league average 2B in 7 weeks? Larry Fitzgerald could do it. LeBron? Hell, he could do it in 5.
and a star tight-end for the Browns!
Patiently awaiting the day Colby Rasmus does this: .275/.381/.551/.932, 29HR, in St. Louis...
by RunninRedbird on Feb 13, 2009 6:32 PM EST up reply actions
Y'know, completely off topic here, but
I don’t understand why some NFL or college team doesn’t sign a 7’6 guy to be their “Hail Mary specialist.” That way, if it comes down to the end of the game and a Hail Mary needs completing, they can send him in there to easily catch the jump ball. Of course, this would only work until the opposing team got their own 7’6 guy…
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by jd is legend on Feb 14, 2009 12:33 AM EST up reply actions
It's probably because
those 7’6" guys are so uncoordinated that they couldn’t catch a football and run at the same time. And the ones that are usually play basketball. I bet Larry Fitzgerald can be just as successful as one of those guys on the hail mary since he can jump 12 feet in the air.
Patiently awaiting the day Colby Rasmus does this: .275/.381/.551/.932, 29HR, in St. Louis...
by RunninRedbird on Feb 14, 2009 8:05 AM EST up reply actions
Sign Shaq
I think that the NFL is in the NBA’s off season anyway.
vivaelbeñsheets
by vivaelpujols on Feb 14, 2009 11:25 PM EST up reply actions
Shaq would just look funny in an football uniform
Get me Yao Ming in a football uniform, he may be the only person who would look funnier
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by jd is legend on Feb 14, 2009 11:30 PM EST up reply actions
ruh roh
The Cardinals have spoken to Jason Isringhausen’s representation so it is conceivable that Izzy could be in camp in a couple weeks if he isn’t picked up by another team by then.
If it wasn't for this poor economy
I would say we should all donate some money and give it to a random team so they could sign Izzy and spare us from all the long drunken nights this summer in close games.
We’ve got a long way to go and a short time to get there.
By the way
almost all the info in that “report” was all kinds of depressing information. If Boggs goes down they will have no choice but to sign some pitcher one would think. I hope the news in Florida gets better in the coming days.
We’ve got a long way to go and a short time to get there.
When I kept telling myself, "Don't worry,"
They really, really won’t sign Izzy again.
Sanity will prevail and they will play a 2B that is a professional infielder.
The young pitching might come through.
Maybe I was wrong.
Why don’t you just throw in a Kris Benson rumor for the cherry on the top.
Sign someone who can pitch, then let this team play.
by IL and StL Fan on Feb 13, 2009 11:45 PM EST up reply actions
Or maybe Izzy will play second.
Baseball Fever.... Catch it!
by skcabrozar on Feb 14, 2009 3:37 AM EST up reply actions 1 recs
That would almost be OK
If it would keep him off the mound.
OK, wait, this is Spring Training, the time when Hope Springs Eternal. Pessimism be gone!
Sign someone who can pitch, then let this team play.
by IL and StL Fan on Feb 14, 2009 11:38 AM EST up reply actions
i enjoy my long drunken summer nights
but that has nothing to do with izzy. i really hope perez works his mechanics out quick though.
Something tells me Mo is going to be busy
working the phones with agents in the coming weeks hoping to pick up some guys on the cheap. I think our holes are going to start looking pretty big….. real quick.
We’ve got a long way to go and a short time to get there.
maybe we could pay the cubs?
if you can’t trust a southern lawyer cooking a kosher meal in a dumpster,
well, then, the world has grown far too cynical
by RosevilleRedbird on Feb 14, 2009 12:02 AM EST up reply actions
i say pass to booze, hunker down & pray for the sweet release of death
BEN MOTHERHUSHYOURMOUTH SHEETS
ManRam
I'm going to go try to find a puppy and kick it. - Brad Thompson AND THAT'S A WINNER!
by gdm426 on Feb 14, 2009 12:39 AM EST up reply actions 1 recs
I like Yadi at 1B
But the downside is that he won’t get to pick off runners at first anymore. I’m pretty sure he picks off more people at first than any of our pitchers, which brings me to my suggestions: Yadi as closer. He has the arm for it and with his quick release and ability to pick off runners at first, not one would ever steal on him.
And I say England's greatest prime minister was Lord Palmerston.
great work today Dano
perked me up after getting played yet again by a female.
ahh, women,,,, what are you going to do?
BEN MOTHERHUSHYOURMOUTH SHEETS
ManRam
I'm going to go try to find a puppy and kick it. - Brad Thompson AND THAT'S A WINNER!
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