Game 89 Open Thread: July 16, 2007

I thought Molina would get yesterday off, gets today instead.  Still no Edmonds.  With Skippy in the lineup, that means he wasn't activated either.

Skip played well last night, but why all of a sudden is he getting starts over Ludwick?

1) He wants them to go 5 innings to get the win.

That's nice of Tony and all, but there have been multiple occasions when he's left the starter in there and just "hopes" that the guy will work out of it.  I've seen it this year with Looper and Wainwright.  

2) He wants to keep guys in so that he can pinch-hit for them in the hitting half of the inning.  

This one is insane.  Maybe he does it because he wants to use his bench efficiently, I don't know.  But it's just crazy.  Win now, protect the lead now!  Don't worry about having enough bench players later down the road!  It's quasi-similar to his reasoning for leaving Albert on the bench in the All-Star game.

I can't remember where I read it, but someone said that LaRussa is too busy thinking three steps ahead that he doesn't see what's right in front of him.  That's spot on.

Was this Shannon absence expected or is his wife doing worse or something?

Yikes.

man that feels good.

interesting early note, both leftys reached base against Kim, but both righty K'd. hummm,,,,

It seems like so many gmes where we have trailed as soon as the pregame show was over, that our record when we do score first must be very good.

This is world record hackiness.

I bet that Jack Clark could run on Kim.  

Oquendo must be wearing green

i dont care who's this if for, WANT TO WATCH A BASEBALL GAME.

go back to the charity drive, that's at least as relevant to tonight's game.

for sake of comparison, the cardinals average 7.6 on cable, 13.7 on ksdk.

maybe the ratings don't justify paying decent announcers?

someone please make THIS STOP.

sweet.

that is the kind of thing some of the 4,000 people watching your broadcast might find interesting.

no? sticking with the car dealer infomercials and the mermaid strippers? ok then.

Vote please!

I hate to send down Ludwick either but its not like we can keep 6 outfielders with the state of our infield defense.

it could happen.

grrrrr

come on FRANK! get out of this.

nice K dude. nice K.

Yes, that about covers it, Marlins announcers.

2 hr in the last 2 games.

QUICK! TRADE HIM! TRADE HIM!!!

Uh huh.

empty.  sad.

and he does.

boo

gooooood win.

now if only the Brew Crew and the flubs remember who they really are,,,,

Probably wishful thinking, but maybe AK is turning it around?

Franklin continues to anchor the bullpen.  He got into some trouble tonight, but bore down and pitched out of it.  Miggy hitting that home run (which he will do against any pitcher) with nobody on instead of two or three runners on made the difference.

With Duncan hitting like he is, Albert should get more pitches to hit.  Now if only Rolen can turn it on a bit.

Steve Stone worked for WGN with Harry and then Chip. he was pretty good actualy with Harry. i remember watching a lot of cubs game as a kid with him and Harry. when Harry got wasted Steve was at his best. he got a raw deal when the Tribune Co. fired him and Chip when they were ragging on cub players and moises alou and him almost got into a fight. sorry to all the Steve Stone fans, and Mr.Stone himself.

Steve Lyons is the guy who works for Prime Ticket, and until last season, Big FOX. in the booth Sweet Lou made a comment about wallets during the ALCS, and Lyons then made his racest remark about spanish people stealing wallets, and Big FOX fired him the next day. he also made fun of some poor blind mets fan during last years NLDS. but he still works for Prime Ticket. and unless something else happens, when VIN hangs it up in a year or two, it will be Lyons & Charlie calling all Dodger games.

if any of my info is wrong, blame wikipedia. thanks Lboros for catching my error.

i'm going to try and get some sleep. good night VEB. to quote the best broadcaster of all time,  i'll see you all, tomorrow night.

Heck, if the whole team hit like it has been the past 2 weeks, we wouldn't be this many games under .500.

He is so out of shape, he makes Ryan Howard look like Lance Armstrong.

"It's not enough to get somebody back," La Russa said Monday as the Cardinals opened a three-game series against the Florida Marlins. "We need somebody back playing productively. That's what we need."

Which is total crap.  They brought back Encarnacion who was hitting on his rehab assignment in the .100s.

LaRussa's double standards for certain players is staggering.  Kip Wells is healthy but not producing, yet he keeps getting trotted back out there.  Randy Flores is healthy but not producing, yet he keeps getting trotted back out there.  

Edmonds has said since the weekend that he is ready to play.  You and I saw how lefties KILLED BYK tonight, yet Edmonds stayed on the DL.

Hurk, Tuesday's starter is giving up a .310 average to LHB (small sample size). Willis is only giving up .133 to LHB.

So, Edmonds could play tomorrow against Hurk but will sit against Willis.  They then face James (LHP)[.274 vs LHB], Caryle (RHP) [.312 vs LHB], Davies (RHP).

Once all the chest thumping is over with, Edmonds should start Tuesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday.  I have no idea who they will pitch Sunday.