Schumaker over Craig really Tony??

I think we definitely need to give Skip playing time. For one, he definitely has a defensive advantage over Craig the Outfielder. Plus, while we have Skip, we may as well use him. It is also a very good idea to get Skip back in shape for when another one of our boys breaks his hand on a hit by pitch.
You also can’t hate a man who got our ninth inning rally started with an excellent double.
I don’t think that Skip is really that much better, and I strongly agree with getting Craig at bats, as he has definitely proven himself worthy of those plate appearances this year, I just don’t think that a Craig-Schumaker Platoon is that terrible of an idea. At the very least it will keep Green off the field, which is a plus for everyone. Furthermore, with all the “younger, less expensive, and way more capable young ball players on this team,” we may be looking to trade Schumaker. You can’t trade a guy without showing him off a little first. I personally think that Skip would look great in a Rasmus-Schumaker-Green package trade for a Mr. Mark Buerhle.
Finally, and no one can deny this, we need Schumaker’s great stubble to complete the 3-4-5 o’clock shadow combo. Between him, Descalso, and Pujols, we have one of the grittiest looking infields in the league.

Way to ruin a good thing Theriot.

Borderline nonsensical

Also they should try and get a Wilie Mcgee -type player. Wat do you think?

THE CARDINALS NEED TO MAKE TICKET PRICES LOWER, LIKE $5. IT WOULD TREAT FANS RIGHT. I’M A SEASON TICKET HOLDER AND CAN NO LONGER AFFORD MY MORTGAGE THANKS TO THE COST OF BASEBALL GAMES.

DO THE ST. LOUIS CARDINALS OWN THE LOUISVILLE CARDINALS? THESE ARE QUESTIONS WE SHOULD BE ASKING.

MAKE ME THE GM ALREADY, FREDBIRD. I HAVE GREAT IDEAS.

BO HART.

is on the team so you have to play him, at least now and then, but I think he’s outgrown any real usefulness. He’s the new Aaron Miles.
But let’s talk about Greene for a minute.
A week or so ago I said I wanted to get him in the line up (at SS) and asked what keeps him on the bench? Well, I got half of my wish and now I wonder if there really is any merit in hanging on to him. He may be the worst guy we have at 2nd base. He can run and throw and sometimes hit but he doesn’t excite me much.
What I have the hardest time understanding is Theriot at SS. If there is a place at all for Greene it’s at SS. Theriot he just doesn’t have the arm for it…or the range.
I find it really strange that Tony wanted Ozzie to move over to 2nd and put Clayton at SS because Clayton had a better arm and now he wants the weakest arm at SS. Am I missing something?
 Back to Schumaker….He was best in the outfield but we don’t need him in the outfield. Before he went down he was hitting a little better than last year but that’s not saying much. And at what point did that experiment at 2nd quit being an experiment and become permanent? It should be Punto’s job to lose and Schumaker should be sending out resumes.
This could be a much better team if it had a better middle infield. Theriot has been doing a good job as a leadoff hitter but that’s it. Where does he belong on the field? Without Punto we have 2 weak links in the infield and with Punto at 2nd we have a weak link at SS….the worst place to have the weakest link.
As it looks right now, I’d trade Schumaker to get Boog back. I could find a use for him easier than I could for Skip.

but towards the end of last season, Skip was considered a fringe Type B Free Agent according to Elias. I know his good offensive 2009 will no longer count into those rankings, so he would have to build some value this year in order to make it as a Type B. Would the Cards offer arbitration (I sure hope not) to Skip if he makes it as a Type B? I would assume that with his performance/playing time, he would accept to get the arb increase to his salary and a ML contract, but then again, maybe he sees DD over his shoulder and thinks he needs to head elsewhere to actually get playing time.